Former BIDV chairman dies in custody Trần Bắc Hà, former head of one of Việt Nam's biggest listed banks, died in military custody on Thursday morning.

Four charged over forest fires in Hà Tĩnh Due to prolonged hot dry weather together with strong winds, forest fires have broken out in several locations in the province recently.

Forest fire in Hà Tĩnh Province under control Fire-fighting forces were able to control a forest fire by 2.30am on Tuesday in the Nầm mountain area jn Hương Sơn District in central Hà Tĩnh Province, said Phan Tiến Hùng, chief of the Office of the district's People's Committee.

Free haircuts for patients at Hà Tĩnh General Hospital Once every two weeks on Fridays, young border guards and police officers of central Hà Tĩnh Province visit the provincial General Hospital to cut patients' hair.

Fighting fire with a chainsaw

Without a second thought, Tiến grabbed his protective clothing and chainsaw and drove his motorbike to the wildfire.

Invest now to limit destruction from wildfires On the morning of June 28, Phan Đình Thành from Nghi Sơn District in central Hà Tĩnh Province bought groceries and a lighter to smoke some cigarettes. Later that afternoon, he gathered dried leaves in a trash pit in his garden and lit them on fire. The wind rapidly spread the fire to the nearby forest in Hồng Lĩnh Mountain.

Minister asks for preparations for typhoon Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường has asked localities from Quảng Ninh to Ninh Bình to prepare for Typhoon Mun, the second arising in the East Sea that is forecast to make landfall early today.

Forest fires ravage Hà Tĩnh The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Weather Forecast warned hot weather would continue this week leaving high risk of forest fire in central Viet Nam

VN needs healthy social media environment: official Việt Nam ranks 18th in the world in terms of the percentage of internet users and is one of the 10 countries with the highest number of Facebook and YouTube users.

World Bank offers new credit to develop urban centres The World Bank Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved a US$194.36 million credit to help four secondary cities in Việt Nam build critically-needed municipal infrastructure and strengthen urban planning.