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Heavy rain suddenly appears in Ho Chi Minh City from early morning

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On the morning of May 21, many areas in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces experienced thunderstorms, lightning and strong gusts of wind.

Stone mine landslide in Thanh Hoa, 1 dead, 2 missing

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Thanh Hoa - The rockslide at the exploitation site of Anh Tuan Co., Ltd. killed 1 person and 2 people are missing.

Morning news 21. 5: More than 1,500 violations detected through remote fines in Hanoi

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Morning news on May 21st: 27 people hospitalized after a semi-boarding meal at a primary school in Sa Dec; Hanoi discovers more than 1,500 violations through remote fines...

Da Phuoc landfill overloaded, Ho Chi Minh City needs to strongly switch to waste power

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Ho Chi Minh City - With a waste generation volume of about 14,000 tons/day, Ho Chi Minh City is warned not to continue to depend on the waste burial model in Da Phuoc.

Weather today May 21: Many provinces and cities in the North have thunderstorms, with heavy rain in some places

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Weather today May 21, the Northeast region, southern Lao Cai, Southern Phu Tho, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain.

Metro Line 1 distributes 500 - 1,000 free tickets per day to people in need from June 5th

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Ho Chi Minh City - From June 5, Metro Line 1 deploys "ATM tickets of gratitude", distributing 500 - 1,000 free tickets per day to workers, students - students in difficult circumstances.

Recording many rare wild chickens in Chu Mom Ray National Park

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Quang Ngai - For species belonging to group IB, just having acts of illegal hunting and trapping in the forest can be considered for criminal handling.

9 groups of official subjects will have their pensions and social insurance allowances increased from July 1st

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According to information from Vietnam Social Security, 9 groups of subjects will receive increased pensions and social insurance allowances from July 1.

Illegal corrugated iron enclosure discovered at the foot of Hang Ma mountain, Hai Phong

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Hai Phong - Nhi Chieu Ward People's Committee announces the search for organizations and individuals related to the illegal corrugated iron fence at the foot of Hang Ma mountain.

6th grade male student in Hai Phong dies from drowning while swimming in the river with friends

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Hai Phong - May 19, leaders of Phu Thai Commune People's Committee confirmed that a tragic drowning incident had just occurred in the area, killing a 6th grade student.

Fire at Safira Khang Dien apartment building, residents flee

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Ho Chi Minh City - In the afternoon of May 19, a fire suddenly broke out in the 7th floor apartment building of Safira Khang Dien apartment building (Ho Chi Minh City), causing many residents to panic and flee.

Water level of some hydropower reservoirs in the Central - Central Highlands region on May 19

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Hydropower reservoirs in the Central - Central Highlands region are generally still lower than the normal water level. Water flow to the reservoirs is low to medium.

Bird trapping on Bao Loc Pass, man electrocuted to death

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Lam Dong - A man trapping birds on Bao Loc Pass unfortunately let a metal pole get caught in a medium-voltage power line and was electrocuted to death.

Lang Son Police Director promoted to Colonel ahead of schedule

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Lang Son - Mr. Vu Thanh Tung, Director of the Provincial Police, was promoted by the Ministry of Public Security from Senior Colonel to Colonel two years ahead of schedule.

Provincial Competitiveness Index in 2025, Quang Ngai ranked lowest

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Quang Ngai - According to the results of the Provincial Competitiveness Index in 2025 of 34 localities, Quang Ngai ranked lowest.

Da Nang includes the results of handling redundant houses and land in cadre evaluation

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Da Nang sets deadline for handling thousands of public land and housing facilities in the second quarter of 2026.

Da Nang expands T2 international terminal, preventing passenger overload

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Da Nang - The project to expand international terminal T2 at Da Nang airport with a total investment of nearly 1,500 billion VND has just officially started construction.

Hung Yen promotes progress of two key inter-regional transport projects

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Hung Yen - Leaders of Hung Yen Provincial People's Committee request units and localities to ensure the progress of implementing two key inter-regional transport projects in the area.

Groundbreaking ceremony for a 5,250 billion VND waste-to-energy plant in Hanoi

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Hanoi - The Nui Thoong High-Tech Environmental Treatment and Power Generation Plant project has a capacity of 2,000 tons/day and night, with a total investment of about 5,250 billion VND.

Northern region is about to have widespread heavy rain from tonight, warning of over 250mm in some places

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The meteorological agency warns that the North, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An are about to welcome a widespread heavy rain; warning of the risk of flash floods and landslides, especially in mountainous areas.