Fire flares again at garment factory

Fire flared up again at the Taiwanese Kwong Lun-Mekong garment factory in Cần Thơ City yesterday morning, fifteen days after an earlier fire. No casualties were reported.  

City mulls car tolls to ease traffic

 In an effort to reduce traffic congestion, the People’s Committee of HCM City has approved a plan to collect road tolls on cars entering downtown areas.

Health insurance abuses rampant

A 47-year-old patient from HCM City’s District 8 visited several hospitals in the city for health examination and treatment a total of 162 times in the last three months of last year.

Police indict members of fraud ring

Seven members of the multi-level marketing firm Liên Kết Việt have been indicted by the Hà Nội investigave police division for alleged fraudulent appropriation of assets.

The sweet lives of bee hunters

Natural honey "hunters" in the southern regions of Việt Nam are flirting with injuries and potential death every day to get their hands on the golden nectar, all for a pittance.

Land accumulation must benefit farmers

The land accumulation process should not deprive farmers of their livelihoods and force them into unemployment, Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng said at a conference in Vĩnh Phúc Province yesterday.

Fishing boat, 11 crew members rescued

A fishing vessel was found drifting 140 nautical miles off the coast of Đà Nẵng City at around 2.30am yesterday morning and all its 11 crew members rescued.

Rabies at risk of spreading in Bắc Kạn

Rabies in the northern province of Bắc Kạn was at risk of spreading during the first two months of this year, the provincial people’s committee said on Friday.

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