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Mud covers more than 300m of Cong Hoa street, people have difficulty moving

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Ho Chi Minh City - More than 300m of Cong Hoa street is covered in mud, people have many difficulties traveling. Police are extracting camera footage to identify the vehicle that caused the incident.

Tam Trinh road is at risk of delay due to infrastructure problems

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Hanoi - The 3.5km long Tam Trinh road project has reached about 99% of the site clearance but is at risk of delay due to infrastructure problems.

Very heavy rain continues in Ho Chi Minh City, high tide reaches alarm level III

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Moderate rain, heavy to very heavy rain will continue to occur in Ho Chi Minh City in the coming days. Meanwhile, high tides are rising, increasing the risk of flooding in low-lying areas.

Hanoi bans vehicles from passing through 2 deep flooded points, traffic diversion

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Hanoi prohibits vehicles from passing through 2 deep flooded points in Tran Phu and Duong Hoa communes, and at the same time organizes traffic diversion until the flooded locations are gone.

Temporary bridge in Hanoi flooded, new bridge project "covered in tarpaulin" due to lack of construction site

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Hanoi - Temporary bridges are often flooded every time heavy rain lasts, while the new 72 bridge project is deserted of workers due to lack of construction site.

Hanoi plans to deploy IoT applications in security and traffic

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Hanoi aims to deploy IoT applications in security and order, traffic, environment, health and electricity to promote smart cities and digital government.

Ho Chi Minh City and Southern region forecast to continue thunderstorms in the coming days

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According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, in the coming days, the weather in Ho Chi Minh City and the South will maintain hot weather interspersed with thunderstorms in the late afternoon.

Verification of watermelon fields of near-poor households in Nghe An suspected of being destroyed

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Nghe An - Functional agencies verify the destruction of dozens of watermelons about to be harvested from a near-poor household, causing great economic damage.

Rushing to construct culverts along the Red River in Ninh Binh before the rainy and storm season

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Ninh Binh - Construction of Con Tu and Con Nam culverts on the Red River mouth dike is being accelerated to ensure dike safety before the 2026 rainy and storm season.

Large fire in Nhon Trach 6 Industrial Park, column of smoke rising hundreds of meters high

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Functional forces are extinguishing a fire at a fabric production enterprise in Nhon Trach 6 Industrial Park, Phuoc An commune, Dong Nai city.

Hanoi proposes to build a wastewater treatment system worth more than 4,000 billion VND

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Hanoi submits to the People's Council a project for a wastewater collection and treatment system and a wastewater treatment plant with a total investment of more than 4,000 billion VND.

Announcing the first anchorage point for overnight ships in Bai Tu Long Bay

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Quang Ninh - The Department of Construction of Quang Ninh province has just announced the Hang Nha Tro anchorage point to serve tourist boats staying overnight in Bai Tu Long Bay.

Yen So pumping station is ready to operate at maximum capacity in the 2026 rainy season

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Yen So Headworks Complex Management Enterprise proactively deploys plans to respond to heavy rain, ensuring safe drainage for the southern area of the Capital.

Rescue of 7 people trapped in the elevator of a beauty salon in Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - Rescue forces have just successfully rescued 7 women trapped in a suspended elevator at a beauty salon on Phan Van Tri street.

Traffic police resolutely prevent trains from leaving the station when passengers do not wear enough life jackets

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Hanoi - Traffic police forces are strengthening inspections and propaganda at ferry terminals to ensure waterway traffic safety.

Commune officials have received severance benefits, if they want to become village heads, they must refund expenses

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Son La - The Department of Home Affairs has just answered citizens about whether commune officials who have retired and received benefits and are now elected as village heads must return the funds?

Hanoi is brilliant with flags and flowers to welcome the 11th National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front

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Hanoi - These days, the streets of the Capital are filled with the colors of flags and flowers towards the 11th Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front taking place from May 11-13, 2026.

Series of hundred-billion-VND projects connecting the two banks of the Cau River in Thai Nguyen

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Thai Nguyen - Projects when completed are expected to synchronize traffic infrastructure, ensuring safety for people and vehicles when traveling across the Cau River.

Weather forecast for next week from May 11-17, 2026

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Weather forecast from May 11-17: Next week, Hanoi will welcome a widespread heat wave starting from Thursday (May 14).

Southern weather forecast for the coming days

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The meteorological agency forecasts that hot weather in the Southern region is likely to last for the next few days.