Traffic police yesterday found more than 100 kilos of explosives on a coach on National Highway 1A in Diễn Châu District, the central province of Nghệ An.

Typhoon Bebinca was bearing down on northern and central provinces yesterday and was forecast to blanket the area with torrential rains of up to 350mm.

Two middle-aged victims, a husband and wife, were found dead in their home of gun wounds to the head early this morning in the northern city of Điện Biên Phủ.

 The People’s Court of Tây Ninh Province on Tuesday sentenced Đinh Văn Hùng, 35, and Trần Thị Hồng, 39, to life in prison while Nguyễn Văn Dương, 31 was sentenced to 20 years in prison for drug trafficking from Cambodia to Việt Nam.

Typhoon Bebinca is quickly heading towards the mainland of the northern and central provinces on Wednesday morning and will blanket the localities with torrential rains starting around midnight on Wednesday.

The rainy season brings with it the increased threat of diseases through infections caused by bacteria found in contaminated soil and water between July and November, and so far this year, the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Hà Nội-based Bạch Mai Hospital has received 20 cases of Whitmore's Disease.

HCM City will waive fees for secondary school students from the next academic year if it can balance its budget without collecting them, according to Party Committee Secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân.

At least 10 per cent of investment capital in rural areas should be spent on improving clean water supplies.

 Enhancing safety and capacity are the top priorities for the railway sector as it receives a much-needed package of VNĐ7 trillion (US$301 million) from the State budget.