A Lexus car crashed into a house in northern Hải Phòng City at 1am today, leaving one dead and five others injured, including a 17-month-old baby.

The regulation to penalise drivers who drive through yellow traffic lights will be reviewed and cancelled if it is found improper and impractical, Police Major General Trần Thế Quân said.

Viwasupco, which is implementing a Hà Nội water supply project, said it had cancelled a bid and would not sign a contract with China’s Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co. Ltd.

People’s Court of Hà Nội yesterday sentenced Lâm Phúc Hùng, 57, of Đống Đa District, to 14 years’ imprisonment for using Internet and digital tools to appropriate VNĐ80 billion (US$3.6 million).

The Hà Nội administration will conduct initial inspection of the safety of old buildings across the city from August 16 to December 16.

A ship has sunk and two people are missing following a collision between two ships 118 nautical miles off Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu Province late last night.

People in Quan Thổ 1 Alley on Tôn Đức Thắng Street of Hà Nội live in fear because they do not know when a house that tilts precariously will collapse.

Vietnamese technology group Bkav yesterday said the malware that recently attacked national carrier Vietnam Airlines has also penetrated the websites of government agencies, corporations, banks and research institutes, besides universities.

The Đồng Tháp Province administration has ordered relevant agencies to take immediate measures to prevent landslides along the banks of the Tiền and Hậu rivers, which threaten thousands of lives.