• 6-year-old girl dies of swine flu

    6-year-old girl dies of swine flu

    03/08/2010 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – A little girl from HCM City is reported to have died on August 3 because of type A/H1N1 influenza. The child was hospitalized at the Children’s Hospital 2 on July 30 with clear symptoms of swine flu,...

  • Two die in explosion at thermo-power plant

    Two die in explosion at thermo-power plant

    03/08/2010 05:00

    A big explosion occurred at the Hai Phong thermo-power plant in the northern port city of Hai Phong on August 3, immediately killed two and injuring five others. According to witnesses, the explosion occurred at 8am when seven workers were...

  • 12,000 rare books burned in fire

    12,000 rare books burned in fire

    03/08/2010 05:00

    A fire occurred on the morning of August 3 at 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi, destroying nearly 12,000 rare books about Hanoi, owned by a collector named Nguyen Van Thanh. Thanh collected his volume of valuable books over four decades....

  • Cemeteries for the rich

    Cemeteries for the rich

    02/08/2010 05:00

    Tombs for the rich which are built like villas are appearing in Hanoi after the city allowed private investors to develop cemeteries. A visit to Southeast Asia’s largest cemetery Hanoi’s largest cemetery to close in mid-July US$83.3...

  • Vietnamese student committed suicide, concluded Singaporean police

    Vietnamese student committed suicide, concluded Singaporean police

    02/08/2010 05:00

    According to Singaporean police, a Vietnamese student in Singapore committed suicide in her wardrobe after her married boyfriend broke his promise to send tuition fees. The dormitory where Ngoc lived in Singapore. The body of Nguyen...

  • BUSINESS IN BRIEF 1/8

    01/08/2010 05:00

    Steel pipe makers target US; HCM City approves revised District 2 residential plan; Swensen’s opens franchise in HCM City; Motorbike imports fall over last year; Oil giant to market bio-fuels Steel pipe makers target US Steel pipe...

  • SOCIETY IN BRIEF 1/8

    31/07/2010 05:00

    Blue-ear pig disease hits 13 provinces; HCM City Police arrest three counterfeiters; Post office van used to smuggle cigarettes; Police bust gang with fake war-medal seals; Higher education reforms proposed Blue-ear pig disease hits 13...

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