A 29-seat passenger bus carrying people on a charity trip was traveling from Hạnh Phúc Hamlet toward Tằng Ghênh Hamlet when it overturned at the foot of a slope, leaving the vehicle severely damaged.

The victims were a couple and their two children, aged eight and four, who died after suffering severe burns.

The event seeks to honour heroic individuals and collectives, National Fighters of Emulation, and exemplary models from patriotic emulation movements across all levels and sectors.

Delegates were briefed on the congress agenda and regulations, reports on the number and structure of participants, approved the official agenda, and reviewed procedures for the opening ceremony.

The 1,350m bridge significantly shortens the distance from Buengkan in northeastern Thailand, through Bolikhamxay in central Laos, to the Cầu Treo border gate in Việt Nam’s central Hà Tĩnh Province to just over 200km.

The central province has also paid attention to collecting registration and inspection data, integrating it for management, and ensuring that non-compliant vessels are not allowed to go fishing.

The festival includes a seminar on “A green journey for sustainable development”, field trips highlighting local culture, history and socio-economic potential, along with cultural, artistic and sports exchanges.

Việt Nam National University-HCM City (VNU-HCM) has reaffirmed its pioneering role in innovation and advanced higher education as it moves into the final phase of its 30-year development journey, its chancellor Nguyễn Thị Thanh Mai said at the university’s 2025 annual conference on Friday (December 26).

Rapid urban growth is exposing HCM City to rising non-traditional security risks, including traffic congestion, flooding, environmental pollution and drug-related crime, that require comprehensive, coordinated solutions beyond law enforcement alone, experts said at a workshop on Friday (December 26).