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Pháp Vân–Cầu Giẽ Expressway expansion aims to ease congestion

According to Phương Thành Tranconsin’s proposal, the project will cover nearly 30 kilometres of expressway, expanding its width to between 10 and 12 lanes. 

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Huế City deploys 19 train carriages to secure bridge amid record flooding

Nineteen stone-loaded railway carriages with a total weight of 980 tonnes have been mobilised to reinforce the Bạch Hổ railway bridge over the Hương River in Huế City, as floodwaters threaten to submerge the bridge following days of heavy rain.

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Heavy rain flooded streets in Hội An

As floodwaters rose to nearly 1.8 metres on October 27, many streets in Hội An, Đà Nẵng City, were submerged, forcing residents and tourists to move by boat. Authorities have warned the floods could exceed alert level 3 within the next 24 hours.

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Record flooding hits Huế City as Bồ River rises above alert level 3

Heavy rain has pushed the Bồ River in Huế above alert level 3 (extremely dangerous), causing record flooding across the city and forcing evacuations in dangerous areas.

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Public Security Ministry seeks investors for $43m social housing project in HCM City

The Ministry of Public Security is inviting investors to develop a social housing project worth nearly VNĐ1.1 trillion (US$43 million) for police officers and personnel in HCM City, as the southern metropolis struggles to meet its ambitious housing goals.

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As floodwaters rise, border guards stand firm in An Giang

Amid the vast expanse of floodwaters this season, the boundary of the territory becomes blurred, yet the soldiers’ determination to safeguard national sovereignty remains steadfast and unyielding.

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Boy dies as central villages face continuing floods and landslides

A 10-year-old schoolboy in Tu Gia 2 Village in Trà Tập Commune drowned in floodwaters when he slipped into a drainage pipe while playing in a roadside trench on the evening of October 26, Vice Chairman of the communal People’s Committee Ngô Tấn Lạc said.

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Road accident damage reduction fund to support $3,800 for severe victims

Under the Decree No. 279/2025/NĐ-CP, victims suffering traffic accident injuries with a disability rate of over 81 per cent will be eligible for support of up to VNĐ100 million ($3,800) per person per incident to aid community reintegration and personal development.

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Cerebral palsy boy walks independently after pioneering surgery in Việt Nam

Doctors at the Việt Nam National Children’s Hospital have successfully performed the country’s first selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR), enabling an eight-year-old boy with cerebral palsy to stand and walk independently for the first time.