During the past one month, Vietnam’s central provinces have suffered from record flooding and storm damaging a series of roads, Tien Phong reported.
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The National highways 1 and 49 through Thua Thien-Hue province, the national route 15D through Quang Tri province, a part of the Ho Chi Minh Trail and La Son-Tuy Loan expressway, etc are heavily ravaged.
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The area of Can 4 bridge, at Km30 + 853 of the La Son - Tuy Loan expressway is destroyed by landslides during the storm Molave.
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A giant tree falls on La Son-Tuy Loan expressway, blocking transportation.
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The repair work has been quickly deployed before storm Goni, the tenth storm of the year enters the central region. A total of eight parts of the La Son-Tuy Loan expressway are damaged.
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Damage at section Km31+300.
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Floodwater erodes many roads, causing a high risk of landslides.
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An excavator is cleaning up an area of Dong Giang district in the central province of Quang Nam which is affected by landslides.
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The road D2 in Phuoc Son district is one of the most seriously damaged roads, hampering the rescue teams to find missing people in landslides in Phuoc Loc commune.
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In Quang Ngai province, the roads leading to mountainous districts are also ruined by landslides.
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The repair work has been promptly conducted in an area in Son Tay district of Quang Ngai province in order to ensure safe travel for the local residents.
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On the morning of March 15, amid the solemn and vibrant atmosphere of the nationwide festival in which citizens participated in the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term, touching scenes were witnessed in Yen Lang Commune (Hanoi) as elderly voters leaned on canes to make their way to polling stations, leaving a deep impression on election officials and local residents.
Brilliant red flags with yellow stars line many streets, campaign posters appear across residential areas, and a wide range of communication activities are being carried out on digital platforms - these are familiar images in the days leading up to the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term in Vietnam, as observed by many international friends.
The election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and to People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term is a major political event of the country. It demonstrates the people’s mastery, affirming the nature of the socialist rule-of-law state of the people, by the people, and for the people.
That is the general assessment made by several inspection bodies and confirmed through our recent field observations in Yen Lang Commune (Hanoi). To further clarify this matter, VietnamTimes Magazine interviewed Lo Xuan Hoa, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of the commune.
On March 9 in Hanoi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), organized an awareness-raising event on human trafficking aimed at forcing victims to commit crimes in scam centers. The event also introduced UNODC’s campaign #TrappedInScamCrime (#Mắcbẫytộiphạmlừađảo) in Vietnam.
On March 4 in Dak Lak Province, CARE in Vietnam, in collaboration with the Center for Community Development (CDC), officially launched the MekongElevate project titled “Green and Sustainable Adaptation for Ethnic Minority Communities.”
On March 5 in Hai Phong City, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hai Phong City held a voter meeting with candidates for the 16th National Assembly (constituency No. 6). At the meeting, the candidates presented their action programs to voters, emphasizing a spirit of responsibility, innovation, and substantive commitments should they be elected to the National Assembly.
This figure was announced at a regular meeting held on March 4 by the Steering Committee of the project “Promoting Gender Equality through Enhancing the Economic Efficiency of Agricultural Production and Tourism Development in Lao Cai Province” (the Australia-funded GREAT 2 Lao Cai Project). The meeting aimed to review implementation progress, discuss the Year 3 activity plan, and propose budget allocations for several sub-projects.