The body of an 8-year-old girl was discovered hidden in a sack under a ditch near her home, with multiple severe injuries.

Over the past two months, Thanh Hoa province has experienced significant leadership changes, with several officials arrested or taking early retirement. The central government has had to reassign and elect new personnel to ensure the smooth operation of the province.

Provincial Party Committee Deputy Secretary Nguyen Hoai Anh has been elected by the People's Council as the new chairman of the Thanh Hoa Province People's Committee for the 2021-2026 term, replacing Do Minh Tuan, who was dismissed for disciplinary violations.

Nguyen Hoai Anh, permanent deputy secretary of Lam Dong provincial party committee, has been appointed deputy secretary of Thanh Hoa provincial party committee and nominated for the position of chairman of the provincial people's committee.

Tran Van Thuc, 56, Deputy Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department and former Director of the Department of Education and Training, has been prosecuted and detained on charges of forgery.

After drinking beer, Tong Duy Loc stormed the Ha Long commune police station, vandalizing property and injuring a deputy police chief.

Le Thi Thanh Thuy, director of Binh Minh company, the operator of Dong Huong wholesale market, has been arrested for allegedly evading over 11 billion VND in taxes.

Over 300 meters of seawall at the Hai Tien tourist area has collapsed, forcing authorities to declare a state of emergency to implement response solutions on 12/9.

Vice chairman Mai Xuan Liem has been assigned to manage the Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee while Chairman Do Minh Tuan and another vice chairman are absent.

Police allege that to protect samu wood shipments from Laos to Vietnam, a group enlisted gangster Manh 'Go' to bribe four forest rangers with 3.2 billion VND.

Police raided the 4-story villa of Nguyen Van Mai, known as Manh 'Go', on Le Loi Boulevard, suspecting his involvement in smuggling and bribery.

From 2025 to 2028, Thanh Hoa province will spend 350 billion VND restoring major sections of the world heritage site, including the Hoang Nguyen Palace and the southern moat.

After more than two years in use, the arm-shaped statues at Hai Tien tourist area have suffered extensive damage and were recently dislodged by waves after Typhoon Kajiki.

Two sedans and a pickup truck were swept aside by thousands of cubic meters of rocks and earth cascading down a mountainside in Yen Nhan commune, narrowly avoiding being buried.