Society

Announcing social insurance contribution and benefit levels when the base salary increases from 1.7

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Vietnam Social Security on May 21st announced the contribution level and benefit level of social insurance and health insurance adjusted according to the new base salary from July 1st, 2026.

Apartment building fire in Hanoi, black smoke billows up

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Hanoi - A fire broke out at an apartment on the 4th floor of the B1 Nguyen Cong Tru apartment complex.

Solemn burial ceremony of 80 martyrs' remains in Nghe An

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Nghe An - On the morning of May 21, at Nghi Loc Martyrs' Cemetery, a solemn memorial service and burial of 80 sets of remains of martyrs took place.

Successfully rescued 8 fishermen in distress at sea in Co To, Quang Ninh

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Quang Ninh - In the early morning of May 21, a fishing boat collided with a reef in Co To sea, 8 fishermen were safely rescued by the border guard force.

Water level of some hydropower reservoirs in the North on May 21st

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Many large hydropower reservoirs in the Northern region continue to be maintained below normal water levels.

Current status of the two most congested roads in Ho Chi Minh City about to build an elevated road

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HCMC - Xo Viet Nghe Tinh and Dinh Bo Linh streets at the Northeast gateway of HCMC will be expanded and an elevated road will be built, helping to eliminate constant traffic jams.

Forecast of bad weather areas in the next 2 days

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Many sea areas of the East Sea will have unfavorable weather. Tomorrow, December 17, the Gulf of Tonkin is also forecast to have strong northeast winds of level 5, sometimes level 6, rough seas.

The cemetery has been damaged before it was handed over

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The project to expand Truong Dong People's Cemetery worth nearly 40 billion VND has been abandoned for many years, many items are degraded, the slope is seriously eroded, and poses a potential risk of insecurity.

Water levels of hydroelectric reservoirs in the North on December 16

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The water level of large hydroelectric reservoirs in the North generally remains around normal rising water levels, ensuring safe operation and power generation.

Hanoi seeks a location to build an electric vehicle parking lot

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Hanoi is reviewing land areas in apartment buildings to ensure enough space to convert functions into parking lots, while building electric vehicle charging stations, making it convenient for people and ensuring fire safety.

Ha Tinh urgently repairs damaged works due to natural disasters

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Ha Tinh The Provincial People's Committee has just issued a decision to direct the urgent repair of damaged works due to natural disasters.

Scene of a large fire at a bird's nest house overnight in An Giang

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An Giang - Currently, the authorities are continuing to verify and investigate the bird's nest fire.

Forecast of bad weather in the next 2 days

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The weather in the North East Sea will be unfavorable with winds of level 6, in the east sometimes level 7, gusting to level 8-9; rough seas; wave height 3-5 m.

Preventing IUU violations at sea

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For more than a month, at the wharves in the Sa Ky estuary area, officers and soldiers of the Sa Ky Port Border Guard Station (Quang Ngai Border Guard) have been on duty day and night to monitor fishing vessels that are not qualified to operate in the exploitation of aquatic products and not allow vehicles to violate the wharf.

Preventing illegal fireworks

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At the end of the year, when the pace of life is busier, the Tet atmosphere begins to seep into each street, which is also the time when illegal fireworks quietly "hotter" up.

Quang Ninh, Hai Phong implement a series of new policies

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Quang Ninh and Hai Phong have implemented a series of new policies to develop social housing, helping workers and laborers have more housing opportunities.

Resolutely remove obstacles, social housing increases supply

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According to Decision 444/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister, in order to achieve the target of 1 million social housing units by 2030, the Prime Minister assigned the target of completing at least 100.275 units nationwide in 2025. Although there are still many "bottlenecks", localities are focusing on reaching the finish line.

A series of accidents involving 6 cars on National Highway 1A

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Thanh Hoa - A series of traffic accidents on National Highway 1A caused 6 cars to be in trouble, one of which was severely damaged.

Pain covers the families of two workers who died in the landslide on National Highway 6

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Phu Tho - The landslide on National Highway 6 not only took the lives of 2 road workers but also left overwhelming pain for poor families in the highlands.

Request to reduce the barrier of the Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station to reduce congestion

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The Hanoi Department of Construction requested to urgently reduce the area of barriers at construction sites of the urban railway project, the Nhon - Hanoi Railway Station section.