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SE6 train crashes into car crossing level crossing, driver escapes death by a hair's breadth

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Hanoi - Train SE6 collides head-on with car trying to cross a level crossing in Phu Xuyen, vehicle deformed, driver luckily escapes in an instant.

Factory fire near gas station in Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City - Ho Chi Minh City Police have controlled a factory fire near a gas station in Tan Hiep ward.

Urgent telegram after Cao Bang suffered 2 avalanches in 1 month

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Cao Bang - 2 hailstorms in less than 1 month have caused local damage of over 50 billion VND.

Hail and thunderstorms cause damage in the highlands of Son La

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Son La - Drizzards and thunderstorms occurred in some highland communes, damaging coffee and longan and causing local traffic congestion.

Weather forecast for tomorrow April 19th nationwide

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Weather forecast for tomorrow April 19, Hanoi will have rain at times, light showers. Ho Chi Minh City will be sunny during the day, with hot sun in some places.

Lao Cai tightens public service discipline, strictly handles officials who avoid work

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Lao Cai - The province requests to rectify discipline and order, improve public service ethics, and consider the results of serving people and businesses as a measure to evaluate officials.

Reconstruction project in low-lying areas in Da Nang will be completed in 2026

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Da Nang - To handle the situation of sewer water overflowing into people's houses, Thanh Khe ward is speeding up the reconstruction project to be completed in 2026.

National Press Award 2025 opens preliminary judging with nearly 1,700 works

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On April 17, the Vietnam Journalists Association opened the preliminary round of the 20th National Press Award in 2025, with 1,692 entries eligible to participate.

Forecast of areas likely to have rain this afternoon and evening 17. 4

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Forecast for the North Central region in the late afternoon and evening of today, April 17, there will be showers and scattered thunderstorms, locally heavy rain over 60mm.

Nghe An recruits 30 Vinh airport security personnel into the Police

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Nghe An - Provincial Police announced the decision to receive 30 Vinh airport security personnel into the People's Police force.

Forecast of hot sun mixed with thunderstorms in the South in the coming days

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According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, the weather maintains hot sun during the day, with thunderstorms accompanied by tornadoes and lightning in the evening.

Ho Chi Minh City applies food safety management technology in schools

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Ho Chi Minh City - Controlling school food safety with traceability technology, improving meal quality, transparency, and strengthening trust.

Da Nang citizen returns 1.2 billion VND to stranger who mistakenly transferred it

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Da Nang - In a short time, Dai Loc Commune Police coordinated with a citizen to return 1.2 billion VND to a stranger who mistakenly transferred it.

Fuel saving - green trend in modern transportation

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From families' habits of using electric vehicles to business fuel optimization, daily fuel saving efforts not only help cut costs but also contribute to environmental protection and are an important step towards a green future.

Taxi driver assaulted by Mercedes driver after collision on overpass in Hanoi

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Hanoi - After a collision on the Tran Duy Hung overpass (Lang ward), a taxi driver was assaulted.

Lao Cai focuses efforts to overcome the consequences after hailstorms caused 40 billion VND in damage

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Lao Cai - The impact of thunderstorms has caused heavy damage in many localities in the province, estimated at about 40 billion VND.

555 households in 18 wards and communes of Ho Chi Minh City are affected by 43 dangerous landslide points

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Ho Chi Minh City has 43 landslide points, including 8 particularly dangerous locations and 35 dangerous locations, directly affecting 555 households in 18 wards and communes.

Amending the Law on Environmental Protection to remove barriers to green growth

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The amendment of the Law on Environmental Protection is expected to remove procedures, shift from "control" to "construction", paving the way for green growth.

Hanoi decides to reduce pollution from inner-city traffic

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From July 1, 2026, Hanoi will officially pilot low emission zones in 9 wards in the Ring Road 1 area. This policy is expected by many people to bring about changes in environmental and air quality.

Hai Phong police inform initial damage from passenger train car fire

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Hai Phong - In the afternoon of April 17, the City Police informed about a fire in 2 passenger train cars in Nam Dong ward.