Youth union honours 10-year-old who drowned after saving four children

The Central Committee of Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union on Tuesday (May 23) posthumously awarded the national Brave Youth Badge to Trần Đức Đông, 10, who drowned after saving four children in the southern province of Bình Phước.

 

State awards Brave Youth Badge to boys who saved girls’ lives

About four weeks ago, seven seventh graders from Nguyễn Du Secondary School in Cam Ranh city were taking photos when one of the female students fell into a reservoir. The others extended their hands to help, but they fell as well.

Seminar on independent living for disabled The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs' Social Sponsor Department and the Centre for Independent Living of Ha Noi People with Disabilities on Tuesday held a seminar in Ha Noi to discuss models to help people with disabilities live independently.

Brave young man honoured posthumously Twenty-five-year-old Tran Huu Hiep of the central province of Thanh Hoa, who died after rescuing five people in the motorboat accident in the Soai Rap River in HCM City on Friday last week that saw eight others drown, was posthumously presented a Brave Youth Badge on Thursday.

Policeman dies while pursuing street racers A policeman died and another was injured after crashing their motorbike while in pursuit of illegal street racers on Nguyen Trai Street on Monday morning.

Landslides cause 10-day traffic jam The new stretch of road between Khanh Le and Lam Dong road section, which leads to Da Lat, will be closed for 10 days because of a landslide, the Khanh Hoa Province Transportation Department said on Monday.

HCM City improves human resources The HCM City government plans to improve the quality of its human resources in administrative reform, providing young officials at all levels with training at home and aboard.