Italian engineer killed by falling rocks

Lê Văn Thọ, Chairman of Phong Dụ Commune, Văn Yên District in the northern mountainous province of Yên Bái, confirmed yesterday that a 56-year-old Italian engineer was killed by falling rocks at a local quarry.

Jail-breaking prisoners prosecuted

Hà Nội Police have asked the city procuracy to prosecute two defendants for breaking out of prison.

Ex-jail officers to be prosecuted after prisoners escape

The Supreme People's Procuracy on Friday decided to prosecute three former jail officers of the T16 detention centre in Hà Nội’s Thanh Oai District.

Death-row prisoners escape: 13 jail officers suspended

The Police General Department has suspended 13 jail officers for negligence that resulted in the escape of two death-row prisoners from a prison in Hà Nội last week.

Police capture escaped death-row prisoners

Senior lieutenant-general Tô Lâm, a member of the Poliburo and Minister of Public Security, yesterday sent a letter praising various police offices for capturing two death-row prisoners who escaped a prison in Hà Nội last Sunday.

Two prisoners escape, police release wanted notices

The Hà Nội Police on Thursday released special wanted notices for two prisoners who earlier broke out of jail.

HCM City replaces old buses, alters some routes

HCM City has replaced buses on many routes with new ones and changed several routes themselves due to public demand, according to the Public Passenger Transport Operation and Management Centre.

HCM City records 43 cases of mumps

Two primary schools in HCM City have recorded a total of 43 cases of mumps among students in two outlying districts, the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre said yesterday.

Worming its way back to the culinary club

For the Dao Đỏ people in the northern province of Hà Giang or the Mường in the central province of Thanh Hóa, sâu tre (bamboo worm), once a staple, has become a rare treat.

Encroachment on canals causes severe flooding Illegal encroachment on rivers and canals is one of the main causes of severe flooding in HCM City, experts have said.