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Tay Ninh: man bitten by 3m-long cobra survives

A 38-year-old in the southern province of Tay Ninh brought a live cobra nearly 3km long with him, wrapped around his arm, to the General Hospital of Tay Ninh Province’s emergency ward.

Seven drug traffickers sentenced to death in Vietnam

The People’s Court of Dien Bien province, north-western Vietnam, on August 21 handed down a death sentence on seven local residents charged with smuggling and trafficking 51kg of heroin in 2019.

 

25 survive cruise ship fire off Kien Giang coast

A cruise ship with 21 passengers and four crew members on board went up in flames on the morning of August 7, with no injuries sustained.

Hanoi scaffold collapse leaves four dead

Four workers were killed after scaffolding at a construction site in Hanoi collapsed on Thursday night.

 

Hundreds donate blood to save Quang Binh accident victims

Hundreds of volunteers have come to a hospital in the central province of Quang Binh to donate blood to save victims of a tragic traffic accident.

 

Road accident in Quang Binh province kills at least 13

At least 13 people have been killed and dozens injured after a coach overturned in the central province of Quang Binh.

 

11-year-old girl in critical condition after accidentally drinking acid

An 11-year-old girl from the northern province of Quang Ninh is in a critical condition after accidentally drinking sulfuric acid, according to the National Children’s Hospital (NCH).

 

Vietnamese passenger dies on repatriation flight from the US

A 72-year-old passenger has died on a repatriation flight from the US to Vietnam, foreign ministry announced Thursday.

 

Dien Bien: Quarry workers die during lightning strike

Two workers died and one remained missing after a bolt of lightning struck a quarry in Dien Bien Province on June 1.

Dong Nai prosecutes director associated with fatal wall collapse

The Dong Nai investigative police agency has decided to prosecute and temporarily detain Ha Duy Hai, director of Ha Hai Nga construction firm, for his alleged responsibility in a wall collapse that killed 10 people and injured 14 others 11 days ago.

Vietnamese ride-hailing drivers risk accidents with reckless driving

Almost one-third of ride-hailing drivers in Vietnam have had a road accident, with an astounding 80% attributing the cause to their own risky driving, according to new research.

Debates over daytime running light returns

The proposal to adopt a law on daytime vehicle running lights in Vietnam has been raised again and still faced opposition.

Blaze at veterinary medicine company claims three lives in Hanoi

Authorities have found the bodies of three victims of a large fire that broke out at a veterinary medicine company in Phu Thi Industrial Park in Hanoi City’s Gia Lam District.

Two Danang policemen die while trying to stop motorbike race

Two policemen in the central city of Danang died while they were trying to deal with an illegal motorbike race.

Two injured in canoe blaze in Nha Trang Bay

A large fire broke out at 9:15 a.m, August 26, on a canoe in Nha Trang Bay in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, injuring two people.

 

Head-on collision kills four, injures 38

At least four people were killed and 38 passengers injured in a head-on collision between a passenger coach and a truck early this morning, June 17, in the northern province of Hoa Binh.

 

One dead, six unconscious after power generator incident in HCM City

A 11-year-old girl died while her grandmother and five cousins were found unconscious while sleeping HCM City, according to local police who said that they might have been suffocated by a power generator.

HCM City takes steps to curb traffic congestion, accidents

 HCM City this year plans to open more roads and bridges in an effort to reduce traffic congestion and accidents, according to the city’s Transport Department. 

Sharing experience from Thai rescue

Howard Limbert, the British Cave Research Association (BCRA) Expedition Leader in Vietnam and Technical Director and safety advisor for Oxalis Adventures, and Nguyen Chau A, general director of Oxalis Adventures, have just returned

Speeding causes 10% of accidents

The Office Chief of the National Traffic Safety Committee, Nguyen Trong Thai, talks to Hai quan (Customs) newspaper about measures to reduce speeding, one of the key traffic accident causes.