• ‘Culture of silence’ aids domestic violence in Vietnam

    20/09/2009 05:00

    The problem of domestic violence worsens when the victims choose to stay silent, and this is the usual practice in Vietnam, officials said at a three-day conference ending Friday. In the central city of Da Nang, 20 percent of 1,980 divorces in the...

  • Taxi drivers end strike as company agrees to raise pay

    20/09/2009 05:00

    nasun taxi drivers sign an agreement ending a strike on Sunday Vinasun taxi drivers ended a city-wide strike Sunday after the Ho Chi Minh City company agreed to allow them more money. The company...

  • SOCIAL IN BRIEF 21/9

    20/09/2009 05:00

    Three workers suffocate to death in fish sauce vat; Hanoi firm found selling pirated books; Two children die of hand, foot and mouth disease; EU grants €14.75m to health sector Hanoi firm found selling pirated books Police confiscated pirated books...

  • Nam Dinh charity workers on trial in adoption scam

    20/09/2009 05:00

    Sixteen former officials of medical and charity centers in Nam Dinh Province will stand in the dock today, accused of faking documents to have 266 children adopted by foreigners for a price. Prosecutors allege that health staff and charity workers in the...

  • SOCIAL IN BRIEF 20/9

    19/09/2009 05:00

    Orphanage managers arrested for selling children; Local hero wins two int’l architecture awards; Taxi drivers reject company offer, continue strike; Noodle maker accused of polluting waterways Orphanage managers arrested for selling children The...

  • Three workers suffocate to death in fish sauce vat

    19/09/2009 05:00

    Police in the central province of Khanh Hoa are investigating the deaths of three local workers who choked and drowned in a fish sauce vat on Saturday. The incident happened when 36-year-old Bui Dinh Tuan, a worker of Cam Ranh Town’s fish...

  • Man dies in Gia Lai police custody

    19/09/2009 05:00

    One of 75 people who were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly “causing public disorder” in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai has died of critical diseases, the local authorities said on Saturday. Tran Minh Sy, 23, showed signs of fatigue the...

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