Food poisoning kills two in Yên Bái

Two people died and two others were hospitalised due to suspected food poisoning in the northern province of Yên Bái, the province’s People’s Committee reported.

Mass oyster deaths leave farmers broke

Aquaculture farmers in the northern province of Quảng Ninh have seen large numbers of their oysters die since last October, leaving them in financial difficulties.

Project to relocate slum dwellers faces resistance

HCM City authorities’ efforts to relocate people living in slums along the city’s polluted canals as part of its urban upgrade programme faces a major hurdle: most of the slum dwellers do not want to move since their livelihoods are dislocated.  

Police arrest hit-and-run truck driver

Police in this central province have arrested a truck driver who fled the scene of an accident in Vạn Hà Township that killed a mother and her child yesterday morning.

 

US to continue disaster relief grants to Việt Nam

The US Government will continue to provide disaster relief grants to help Việt Nam respond to the severe drought and saltwater intrusion affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the southern provinces and Central Highlands, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced last Friday.

Chinese ships chased from VN waters

Việt Nam’s maritime force chased six Chinese fishing vessels out of its waters in the central province of Quảng Bình, the municipal border defence force confirmed yesterday.

Malaysia detains 23 VN fishermen

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained 23 Vietnamese fishermen on charges of illegally fishing in the waters off of Terengganu and Pahang states.

Southern transportation shifts to CNG

Officials from the transport sectors of southern provinces urged the government to issue special policies to encourage the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in public transportation.

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