Fiery crash on belt-ring road kills bus passenger

A 45-seat passenger bus running on the capital’s belt-ring road in the direction of Cầu Giấy Road crashed into the rear of a container car near the National Convention Centre at 4am Wednesday, local media reported.

South faces electricity shortages

The south is expected to face electricity shortages for the next three years as the construction of power plant projects is one to four years behind schedule, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Cát Linh - Hà Đông metro line connected to national power grid

The Cát Linh - Hà Đông elevated railway in Hà Nội has been connected to the national power grid for its trial operation this month, according to the railway project management board. The train has undergone a test run on each section in July before being tested on the whole system next month, a representative of the board said.

Local clinics in need of revamp

People require medical care even before they fall sick, said health minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến at the opening of a training programme to improve the quality of local clinics and the country’s grass-roots level health care system, in Đan Phượng District, Hà Nội.

HCM City to cut internet fees for local workers

The HCM City Federation of Labour on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Saigontourist Cable TV Company (SCTV) to carry out a preferential programme for low prices for television and internet service packages for manual workers.

Bird collision delays flight

A plane was grounded at Đồng Hới Airport in Quảng Bình Province for repairs on Monday after a slight collision with a bird.

Lai Châu to evacuate people high-risk areas

In preparation for extreme weather event over upcoming days, the mountainous province of Lai Châu has come up with a plan to evacuate people living in high-risk areas of landslide, the Vietnam News Agency reported on Tuesday.

Drug traffickers nabbed in Thanh Hoá

Thanh Hoá Province Police arrested two drug traffickers and seized two kilos of methamphetamine, 4,000 ecstasy pills, one handmade gun and five phones on Sunday afternoon following an extensive investigation,

Hà Nội warns about rise in measles cases

More than 200 cases of measles have been reported in Hà Nội since the start of the year compared to just 60 cases that were recorded for the whole of last year, the city’s Department of Health has said.

Dozens injured in bus collision

Two passenger buses crashed on a highway in Krông Pắk District in the Tây Nguyên Central Highlands of Đắk Lắk on Monday, sending one plunging into a ditch many passengers were injured.

Murderer of 5 sentenced to death

The HCM City People’s Court yesterday handed down the death sentence to Nguyễn Hữu Tình, 18, after he admitted to murdering five members of a family in Bình Tân District last February.

 

HCM City names street after late professor

A street called Alley 86 which links Thành Thái and Sư Vạn Hạnh streets in HCM City’s District 10 has been named after the late professor Dương Quang Trung, according to the city’s People’s Committee.

Việt Nam commits to fight money laundering

Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court Nguyễn Hòa Bình said at a workshop in Đà Nẵng yesterday that guidance is needed to ensure the laws against money laundering are effectively carried out.

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