Society

A man suddenly dies while playing pickleball

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Ho Chi Minh City - Functional agencies are verifying and clarifying the cause of death of a man while playing pickleball in Vung Tau.

Dead-end road in Ha Tinh to be invested more than 1,400 billion VND to complete

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Ha Tinh - Provincial road DT. 553 has just been approved for investment policy to connect and clear the route from Thach Xuan commune to Huong Do commune.

Nghe An urges progress in issuing red books to people

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Nghe An - The Provincial People's Committee requests localities to accelerate the progress of reviewing and handling backlog dossiers and issuing land use right certificates to people.

Truck carrying more than 100 motorbikes on Ben Thuy 2 bridge catches fire

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Ha Tinh - A truck carrying many motorbikes suddenly caught fire while traveling across Ben Thuy 2 bridge, causing all goods to be burned down.

Forest fires continuously occur in Quang Tri

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Quang Tri - Two consecutive forest fires in Kim Ngan and Dong Trach communes have been promptly controlled and extinguished by functional forces and people.

Hanoi traffic police open road to take patients with acute appendicitis to the emergency room

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Hanoi - While on duty to control traffic during Tet, Hanoi traffic police promptly supported and paved the way to take a patient with appendicitis to the emergency room.

20,400 billion VND expressway project investor apologizes to people

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Quang Ngai - Hoai Nhon expressway with a total investment of 20,400 billion VND had to be temporarily suspended after less than 24 hours of traffic opening.

Series of roads banned from traffic in the center of Ho Chi Minh City during New Year's Eve fireworks display

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On New Year's Eve of the Lunar New Year Binh Ngo 2026, many central streets of Ho Chi Minh City will be closed to traffic to serve fireworks displays.

Adjusting to reduce speed for some types of vehicles on the expressway through Ha Tinh

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Ha Tinh - With the speed adjustment, sleeper buses and some types of vehicles are only allowed to run at a maximum of 80 km/h on the North - South expressway through Ha Tinh province.

No power outages in southern provinces from the 29th to the end of the 5th day of Binh Ngo Tet

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EVNSPC does not perform the tasks that must be stopped or reduced power supply from 0:00 on February 17 (the 29th day of Tet) to the end of 24:00 on February 21.

Southern weather with strong sunshine

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According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, the weather in the South is almost rainless, with strong sunshine during the day.

Illegal firecrackers disguised as "Tet toys

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The hot Tet firecracker market leads to a matrix of smuggled firecrackers, fraud and price chaos. Many tricks to disguise "Tet toys" pose a risk of fire and explosion and violation of the law.

Hanoi will completely eliminate the "black spot" causing pollution

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Approaching the Binh Ngo Lunar New Year 2026, the amount of domestic waste in many residential areas and urban areas is increasing sharply, posing a major challenge to environmental sanitation work. Faced with this situation, many localities simultaneously implemented directives to ensure a clean environment, no accumulation of waste and food safety and hygiene to serve people during important festival days.

Tet peak season, bus stations, airports, and train stations are packed with people

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In the days leading up to Binh Ngo Tet 2026, the flow of people leaving Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to return to their hometowns to reunite with their families increased sharply, causing inter-provincial bus stations, train stations and airports to enter the busiest peak of the year.

Khanh Hoa strengthens fire prevention in tourist wharf areas during Tet

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Khanh Hoa - Fire and Rescue Police of Khanh Hoa Provincial Police strengthen fire and explosion safety at Nha Trang Tourist Wharf.

Overcoming environmental pollution at a 120 billion VND project in Phu Tho

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The situation of environmental pollution and traffic unsafety during the construction of the Kim Boi Commune Resettlement Area project, Phu Tho province (total investment of 120 billion VND) has basically been overcome after Lao Dong Newspaper reflected it.

People send messages reporting cramped passenger cars, traffic police quickly handle it

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Traffic police discovered that some passenger cars were carrying more people than allowed, stuffing goods in the passenger compartment, drivers and car owners faced high fines.

Traffic police stick to the road during Tet, eliminate the risk of accidents

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Gia Lai - During the Binh Ngo Tet 2026, the traffic police force strengthens 24/24h patrols, strictly handles violations of alcohol and drug concentration to ensure traffic safety.

Trailer truck causes chain collision in Lam Dong, killing 3 people

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Lam Dong - A chain collision between a tractor-trailer, a truck and 2 motorbikes on the Ho Chi Minh road killed 3 people on the spot.

Hanoi pilots Kham Thien street traffic organization for 3 months

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Hanoi will pilot traffic organization adjustments on Kham Thien street for 3 months, including banning taxis and contract cars under 8 seats during peak hours to reduce congestion.