While the people of the Capital were struggling to endure the scorching hot days of early June, a cold wave suddenly arrived from the evening of June 8, bringing widespread heavy rain and a sharp drop in temperature – a phenomenon considered by meteorologists to be the rarest in more than a decade.

In less than 48 hours, more than one million candidates across the country will officially enter the 2026 high school graduation exam – an exam that marks the end of 12 years of studying, opening the door to the future of an entire young generation.

The sunshine in Hanoi in June is not the kind of sunshine that people enjoy.

In May in Hanoi, the sun doesn’t just shine, it pours. Familiar streets suddenly glowed in the mirror, the asphalt glowed with heat, and the stream of people walked hastily with the attitude of someone looking for shade.

Faced with increasingly harsh weather developments, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training has just issued a document to the People’s Committees of communes, wards and affiliated educational establishments, requesting to strengthen heat prevention and health protection for children and students.

According to weather reports from the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting and many major newspapers today, the North is facing a widespread and intense heat wave, in some places it is especially severe due to the influence of the expanding hot low pressure area in the West.

Hanoi has just been named in the list of the most colorful cities on the planet, ranked 8th in the rankings announced by JustCover – a travel insurance brand based in Ireland.

Faced with the increasingly complicated situation of school violence both in real life and in cyberspace, the City People’s Committee. Hanoi has just issued Plan 195/KH-UBND to proactively prevent and repel this problem. This is a step to concretize Directive No. 03/CT-TTg dated January 30, 2026 of the Prime Minister, aiming to build a safe, healthy and happy educational environment for students in the Capital.