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Central provinces brace themselves for floods
06/10/2010 05:00
Quang Binh reported 12 dead and 22 missing by noon October 6. Many places in the central region remained deep in water while a number of locals began returning to their homes. Quang Binh province reported 12 dead and 22 fishermen missing by noon October 6. Many places...
Netherlands presents new tulip to Hanoi
06/10/2010 05:00
The Netherlands Government on October 5 presented the capital city of Hanoi with a new species of tulip named after Thang Long-Hanoi, as a special gift to mark the city’s 1,000th anniversary. At the presentation ceremony,...
Vietnamese fishing boat doesn’t have dynamite
06/10/2010 05:00
The authorities of An Hai commune in Quang Ngai have confirmed a Vietnamese fishing boat that was captured by Chinese authorities in Hoang Sa archipelago catches holothurians and therefore doesn’t have explosives. The authorities of An Hai commune in the central...
Four die in fireworks explosion in Hanoi
06/10/2010 05:00
Four people were killed and three others were injured when two containers of fireworks exploded at 11:40am, October 6 near the My Dinh National Stadium. style=”FONT-SIZE: 10pt”> Four people were killed and three others were injured when two containers of fireworks...
Dak Lak police arrest elephant poachers
05/10/2010 05:00
Police in Dak Lak have taken into custody four men for allegedly attacking elephants and taking their tusks and tails to sell for ornamental or medicinal purposes. Police in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have taken into custody four men for allegedly...
Quang Nam: 12 enslaved workers rescued
05/10/2010 05:00
Quang Nam Police have rescued 32 enslaved workers from a farm in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong. VietNamNet Bridge - Police in Quang Nam province have rescued 32 enslaved workers from a farm in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong. They also brought...
Clever form of debt collection
05/10/2010 05:00
People who travel on Nguyen Van Cu road in Long Bien district, Hanoi in recent days all burst out laughing seeing a strange method of debt collection by an advertising firm. An advertising firm that could not collect money from...