Fire prevention at industrial zones on alert

Ministries to examine fire safety in high-rise buildings

An inspection team consisting of officials from the construction and public security ministries will examine fire safety measures in high buildings in seven major localities after April 15.

Holiday season is prone to fires

Fire prevention police across Việt Nam have issued warnings on the use of fire, electricity and petrol during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Lax adherence to fire safety in factories in Hà Nội

The July 29 bakery fire that claimed the lives of eight workers, mostly teens, once again highlights the lax fire safety practices in factories and warehouses in the capital city.

Overhead cables to be buried

HCM City is considering to bury overhead electricity and telecommunication cables on 46 small streets in Districts 1 and 3 to improve the quality of life for locals.

Fire fighting formula: better safe than sorry

Hundreds of people are running out a building, screaming in terror. Several have their mouths covered with piece of cloth. Ear-splitting sirens blare as large red trucks speed through the streets to where a thick, ominous cloud of smoke billows. Even watchers are shouting and screaming. A deadly fire has struck again.

City fire safety inadequate

HCM City needs to regularly monitor fire safety practices in households and amusement venues to preclude fire accidents, city Party Committee Secretary Đinh La Thăng has said.

What makes a tragedy even more tragic

The night of Tuesday maybe the longest and creepiest night for those people who kept waiting in pain throughout the night to hear any information about their beloved ones who were believed to be among the victims of a karaoke bar blaze in Hà Nội’s Cầu Giấy District.

Hotel surplus threatens Da Nang Da Nang city authorities warn of a ho-tel construction boom that could lead to a glut in rooms, saying the rapid development of many small hotels could affect the tourism industry and cause an infrastructure overload that could affect people's living standards.

Delta lacks machines, workers for harvesting Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta farmers are finding it difficult to rent machines and workers to harvest the winter-spring rice as the peak harvest season approaches.