Society

Hanging for hours on Vo Chi Cong street, Hanoi

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Hanoi - Traffic jams on Vo Chi Cong street make it difficult for people to move. Some drivers took 3 hours to escape the congestion section.

Information on the approval time of the master plan of Ho Chi Minh City with a 100-year vision

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According to Chairman of the Vietnam Urban Planning and Development Association Tran Ngoc Chinh, it is expected that by October, the master plan of Ho Chi Minh City with a 100-year vision will be approved.

Hai Phong Chairman directs to use disbursement results as a measure to evaluate officials

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Hai Phong - On August 28, the City People's Committee held a regular meeting in August to assess the socio-economic development situation in the first 8 months of 2026.

Hanoi flood control projects promote efficiency after heavy rain

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Hanoi - Anti-flooding works are effective after the heavy rain on August 27, contributing to rapid drainage and limiting flooding.

Handing over keys to 9 disaster-resistant houses to Da Nang residents

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Da Nang - The new key was awarded, opening up a safer home for many disadvantaged people in Que Son and Que Son Trung.

Dau Tieng Lake water level drops deeply, worrying about dry season water sources

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Tay Ninh - The water level of Dau Tieng Lake is low, putting great pressure on ensuring water sources for downstream in the dry season.

Southern region enters a period of more rain, lasting until the end of August

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According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, from August 28-29, thunderstorms in the South are forecast to increase in both area and amount.

Commune Party Secretary on air, young people return to their hometown to start a business

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Not choosing easy roads, leaders and young people in mountainous areas are exploiting landscapes, culture and local agricultural products to create livelihoods.

People are waiting anxiously to receive land, businesses still delay many times

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Thai Nguyen - While people are waiting anxiously for the day to receive land, the investor is still continuously delaying and struggling with projects that have run out of implementation time.

Ho Chi Minh City controls school meals from supply

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Ho Chi Minh City expands "Green responsibility tick" into schools, increases traceability, actual inspection and tightens responsibility at each stage.

Total control of transport vehicles: 267 cases fined in Hanoi on the first day of operation

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Hanoi - On the first day of the general inspection, traffic police controlled 655 transport business vehicles, detecting 267 violations.

Sampling 643 unidentified martyrs' graves at Hon Dat Martyrs' Cemetery

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An Giang - The work of taking samples of remains of 643 unidentified martyrs' graves at Hon Dat Martyrs' Cemetery from August 27 is expected to last until September 11.

An Giang signs cooperation agreement to search for martyrs' remains with Cambodian provinces

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The Specialized Committee of An Giang province and the Specialized Committees of provinces of the Kingdom of Cambodia signed a cooperation agreement to search, collect, and repatriate martyrs' remains in the dry season 2026-2027.

HCMC is about to increase to 142 wards, reducing to 25 communes

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Ho Chi Minh City - After 29 communes are converted into wards, the number of wards in Ho Chi Minh City will increase from 113 to 142, while the number of communes will decrease from 54 to 25.

Tuyen Quang to have the first glass bridge across the river soon

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Tuyen Quang - Hoa Thuan glass bridge project is 100 meters long, with a total investment of 180 billion VND.

98-year-old party member and memories of Independence Day

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Memories of Independence Day (September 2, 1945) are still intact in the mind of Party member Dinh Van Niem, recalling a historical autumn of the nation.

Traffic police explain the situation of cars squeezing in, causing loss of safe distance on the highway

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Many drivers wonder if they are keeping a safe distance from the previous vehicle but another vehicle squeezes in, will they be fined, a representative of the Traffic Police Department explained.

Students in Hanoi are about to experience taking a self-driving bus to the lecture hall

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Hanoi - Self-driving buses will support students of Hanoi National University in Hoa Lac to move from student dormitories to lecture halls.

Ba Lai 8 bridge joins, opening the connecting axis to the East of Vinh Long province

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Vinh Long - Ba Lai 8 bridge joins the main span after 22 months of construction, opening up more momentum to connect and develop the Eastern sea economy of the province.

Ho Chi Minh City to spend nearly 6,500 billion VND to expand the western gateway road 5 times

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Ho Chi Minh City plans to spend nearly 6,500 billion VND to expand Nguyen Thi Tu road, 2.4km long (the main road at the western gateway) from 7.5m to 40m, with a scale of 8 lanes.