Việt Nam News

The Hải Phòng Market Watch, in co-ordination with the municipal police, on Tuesday discovered nearly two tonnes of cosmetics with unclear origin, said Đào Văn Long, deputy director of the Hải Phòng Market Watch.

HCM City appellate court maintained prison sentences for seven defendants while accepted appeals and reduced sentences for the remaining three.

Promoting laws of the sea and rescuing fishermen in danger should be the priority of Việt Nam Coast Guard, President Trần Đại Quang stressed yesterday at his meeting with the force’s delegation, representatives of 11 island districts, enterprises and other socioeconomic organisations.  

 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.

The People’s Committee of Trà Vinh Province in the Mekong Delta has approved a plan to invest VNĐ2.3 billion (US$98,669) to protect intensive and semi-intensive shrimp farms from disease in Cầu Ngang, Duyên Hải, Trà Cú and Châu Thành districts.

Residents must work closely with medical workers to prevent and control epidemics in areas where flood waters have been lingering in Chương Mỹ District for more than 10 days.

The People’s Committee of the southernmost province of Cà Mau has asked the Government to provide VNĐ300 billion (US$12.7 million) to move locals from landslide-prone areas to new residential areas.

The Ministry of Health yesterday instructed departments in northern and central Việt Nam to evacuate medical facilities in areas at high risk of landslides and flash floods to ensure patient and medical staff safety as Typhoon Bebinca closes in.

Inland waterway ports and wharves that operate without a licence or use an expired licence will be suspended, according to the HCM City Department of Transport.

An Asiatic black bear owned by Trần Văn Trách in Thái Nguyên City, Thái Nguyên Province was safely transferred to the Ninh Bình Bear Sanctuary yesterday.