Seperate lanes may save lives but investment is needed

It may have only been five seconds long, but the video clip that went viral of a truck smashing into 21 motorbikes has left a permanent scar on those who viewed it. Four people died and 18 needed hospital treated after the crash Bình Nhựt crossroads in Bến Lức District of Long An Province.

Till prison do we part

Photos from a couple’s wedding album have been causing quite a stir online. The newlyweds, from HCM City, posed in matching prison uniforms to mark their nuptials. However, some social media users failed to see the funny side.

Police investigate 210 loan shark gangs

The Ministry of Public Security is investigating 210 loan shark gangs who are lending money to around 2,000 people and demanding payback at extortionate rates.

 

One dies after ships collide

One ship captain died after a Vietnamese cement transport vessel crashed into an international ship at about 2am on Monday in Quảng Ninh Province’s Hạ Long Bay, according to the Maritime Administration of Quảng Ninh.

Tonnes of toxic waste seized

Bình Dương Province Environmental Police, in collaboration with Thủ Dầu Một City Traffic Police, arrested the drivers of two trucks found to be illegally trafficking 21 tonnes of hazardous waste on Sunday, Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper reports.

Thừa Thiên-Huế must ensure warm New Year holiday: PM

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc asked authorities in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province to make preparations in order to ensure a sufficient Lunar New Year (Tết) holiday for local residents, especially poor people, policy beneficiaries and those living in natural disaster-prone and disadvantaged areas.

Ash and cinder should be a source of materials

Coal-fired thermal power plants in Việt Nam release about 16.4 million tonnes of ash and cinder each year and are forecasted to discharge about 20.5 million tonnes by 2020, a report of National Assembly (NA)’s Committee on Science, Technology and Environment has revealed.

Lâm Đồng master scheme ratified

Lâm Đồng Province will be developed to become an economic impetus of the Central Highlands with synchronous and modern infrastructure system by 2035. 

Top government officials indicted

The Supreme People’s Court has announced an indictment involving Phan Văn Anh Vũ, known as Vũ Nhôm and officials of Ministry of Public Security for their violations in the purchase and sale of public-owned houses and land in Đà Nẵng and HCM City.

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