EMT and Police give first aid to a shooting victim in downtown on Jan 22, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo: Chris Porter/Getty Images/AFP) The precise circumstances of the shooting, what precipitated the bloodshed and the number of people involved remained murky hours after the incident, which unfolded in a busy shopping district during the evening rush-hour. … [Read more...] about Seattle shooting leaves 1 dead, 7 wounded; suspects at large
One dead, 5 missing after snowmobiles fall through ice in Canada
Image courtesy Surete du Quebec obtained Jan 22, 2020 shows police on snowmoblies during search and rescue operations near Beemer Island, Quebec, Canada. (Photo: HO/SURETE DU QUEBEC/AFP) The group were riding near where a river exits the Saint-Jean lake, and were outside the approved area for snowmobiles, police spokesman Hugues Beaulieu told AFP. … [Read more...] about One dead, 5 missing after snowmobiles fall through ice in Canada
ASEAN remains one of strategic priorities in VN’s foreign policy
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (right) and Justin Wood, Head of the Regional Agenda, Asia-Pacific; Member of the Executive Committee of the World Economic Forum. Photo: VGP The Deputy PM stressed the point while delivering his remarks at the ASEAN Strategic Outlook session of the ongoing 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 21. … [Read more...] about ASEAN remains one of strategic priorities in VN’s foreign policy
Coronavirus cases reported in HCM City
Meanwhile Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc issued an urgent message asking the MoH and related agencies to pull out all the stops to prevent the virus, tighten management over immigration at border gates and report suspected cases to medical facilities to control the disease. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus cases reported in HCM City
Setting off New Year with hearts full of warmth
“Now we can have a more joyful Lunar New Year,” said 70-year-old Cu Thi Mo, a H’Mong ethnic woman, after receiving VIR’s new-year gift. The elderly woman is now the only shoulder for her two grandchildren of seven and eight. “With this, I will be able to buy some meat for my grandchildren to celebrate a proper Lunar New Year holiday,” she added. … [Read more...] about Setting off New Year with hearts full of warmth
