• Fish die en masse in Cua Lo beach

    Fish die en masse in Cua Lo beach

    12/09/2010 05:00

    Thousands of dead fish covered the beach of Cua Lo, a famous tourist site in Nghe An, on September 10. The bad smell from dead fish drove away tourists. Residents stated that these were sardines, which live in schools in the sea. They explained that the fish might have...

  • Passenger train collides with container truck

    Passenger train collides with container truck

    12/09/2010 05:00

    A container truck of more than 40 tons was hit by a HCM City-Hanoi train at 5am, September 12, just 15km from the Hanoi Railway Station. The container was upturned and pushed for 15 meters. More than 200 passengers had to leave the train...

  • Hemiplegic painter

    Hemiplegic painter

    11/09/2010 05:00

    After a high fever, Chu Vinh Duc’s limbs contracted and he became a hemiplegic. But Duc has not given up his passion for painting and instead, he has become the owner of a gallery and an English teacher in Vinh. In his small room among a...

  • SOCIETY IN BRIEF 12/9

    11/09/2010 05:00

    Vietnam joins L’Humanite newspaper festival; Foreign-invested university for Da Nang; Asian liver centre makes debut in HCM City; More funding to develop Hanoi’s craft villages; Campaign launched to make the world cleaner Vietnam joins...

  • Child “pirates” make chaos on Saigon River

    Child “pirates” make chaos on Saigon River

    11/09/2010 05:00

    A section of Saigon River near Dieu Phap Buddhist temple in Binh Thanh district, HCM City was overrun by dozens of kids who competed to “rob” the fish released by Buddhist followers Kids sit on boats to wait for people...

  • Eight-legged calf born in central province

    Eight-legged calf born in central province

    10/09/2010 05:00

    A buffalo owned by a farmer in Minh Long district, Quang Ngai province has delivered a calf with eight legs, four ears, two tails and only one head. At first glance, one may think that these are twin calves that share a head, but this calf...

  • Making a living at a garbage dump

    10/09/2010 05:00

    Located in a small alley on Phan Van Tri Road in HCM City, So Thung rubbish dump has been the livelihood of many families for over 20 years. Two women were classifying waste. Rubbish collectors flock to this...

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