Society

People can receive pensions when participating in social insurance at the age of 50 according to new law

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Vietnam Social Security said that people participating in social insurance late (from 45 to 50 years old) can still receive pensions instead of only receiving one-time social insurance benefits as before.

Dien Bien accelerates the progress of projects before the rainy and flood season

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Dien Bien - The rainy and flood season is approaching, workers and engineers of key projects are still speeding up progress.

Rushing to construct to bring the project worth more than 1,840 billion VND in Quang Ninh to completion

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Quang Ninh - The project to renovate and upgrade National Highway 279 with a total investment of more than 1,840 billion VND is being urgently implemented to ensure the set schedule.

Plum season on Moc Chau plateau

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On Moc Chau plateau, hậu plum tree has long been not only a typical tree of the misty land but also an important source of livelihood for thousands of households. With nearly 3,500ha of hậu plum, this is one of the key crops that brings stable income to local people.

Many hours of firefighting at straw storage warehouse in Lam Dong

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Lam Dong - Firefighters spent many hours extinguishing a fire at a straw storage warehouse, using excavators to rake the straw warehouse to spray water.

Thanh Xuan Ward comprehensively hands over Ring Road 2.5 site

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Hanoi - Thanh Xuan Ward is mobilizing all forces to achieve the progress of handing over the clean site of Ring Road 2.5 Project before May 15.

Rare little cu li stray into people's house

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Quang Tri - A rare small culi individual lost in a resident's garden has been received by functional agencies and handed over to a rescue unit for care.

Phu Quoc brightly lit with construction lights on the APEC mega-construction site

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An Giang - As night falls, Phu Quoc is not only sparkling with the lights of fireworks serving tourists visiting, but also with bright lights in the construction site.

Fire at noon, 2 houses in Nam Nha Trang ward were burned down, destroying many properties

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Khanh Hoa - At noon on May 8, a house fire on Dong Nai street, in Nam Nha Trang ward, caused many properties to be burned down.

Business households in Da Nang hope to soon complete infrastructure to welcome guests

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Da Nang - Business households on Phan Chau Trinh street hope that the sidewalk upgrade and renovation project will be completed soon to facilitate business activities.

Lao Cai sets average life expectancy target above 72 years

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Lao Cai - The Provincial People's Committee has just issued a Plan to implement the Multidimensional Poverty Reduction and Social Security assurance Project in 2026.

Da Nang leases nearly 29ha of land to develop Cam Le Industrial Cluster

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Da Nang - The City People's Committee leases more than 289,000 m2 of land in Cam Le ward to develop infrastructure for Cam Le Industrial Cluster, with a term until 2075.

Lao Cai encourages officials to dare to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility

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Lao Cai - Not only encouraging the spirit of innovation and creativity in the performance of official duties, the province also creates a "shield" to protect officials who dare to act for the common good.

Piloting low-emission zones: Avoid causing more traffic congestion

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When piloting low-emission zones, experts believe that locations for waiting for passengers, arranging goods... need to be carefully calculated to avoid traffic bottlenecks.

Proposal to reduce the scale of expanding the Phap Van - Cau Gie expressway to 8-10 lanes

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The investor proposed to reduce the scale of expansion of the Phap Van - Cau Gie expressway from 10–12 lanes to 8–10 lanes due to changes in Hanoi's traffic planning.

Water level of some hydropower reservoirs in the Central - Central Highlands region on May 8

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The water level and water flow to hydropower reservoirs in the Central - Central Highlands region are low, operating activities mainly serve power generation.

Water level of some hydropower reservoirs in the North on May 8

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Hydropower reservoirs in the Northern region are lower than the normal water level, mainly generate electricity, and have not discharged overflows.

People join forces to lift car to rescue female student in Lam Dong trapped under the chassis

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Lam Dong - An 8th grade female student riding an electric bicycle was hit by a car and trapped under the car. Many people joined forces to lift the car to rescue and take the victim to the emergency room.

Quang Ninh achieves over 21,000 billion VND in tourism revenue in 4 months

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Quang Ninh - The number of tourists to Quang Ninh in the first 4 months of 2026 reached nearly 8.2 million, total revenue from this service is over 21,600 billion VND.

Child abuse is a hidden form of crime, difficult to detect

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Ho Chi Minh City - After a period of intensive treatment, the condition of the 2-year-old boy in the abuse case in Hoa Hiep commune is gradually stabilizing.