Twelve people were killed and dozens more injured in a traffic accident in Indonesia on Monday (Jun 17) after a bus passenger tried to wrest control of the steering wheel following an argument with the driver, police said. This handout picture taken early on Jun 17, 2019 shows police officers inspecting the wreckage of a car involved in an accident with a coach on a toll road in Majalengka, West Java. (Photo: AFP/West Java Police) The accident happened at around 1am local time when the coach swerved into oncoming traffic on a toll road in West Java, smashing into two cars and causing a truck to roll. This happened on the Cikopo-Paliman Expressway as the bus was heading to Cirebon from Jakarta, local media reported citing a police spokesperson. About 43 people were injured in the multi-vehicle accident and rushed to hospital, police said. "In the middle of the journey, a passenger attempted to forcibly take control of the steering wheel ... and the bus then lost control," Atik … [Read more...] about 12 killed in Indonesia bus crash after passenger argument
21 year old dies in car accident
Saigon driver in fatal car crash faces 10 years in jail
Nguyen Thi Nga, 46, has been charged with "violating road traffic regulations" which carries punishment of between three and 10 years under Vietnam’s Penal Code, Binh Thanh District prosecutors said. Nga is now under house arrest. Nga, a restaurant owner, was reportedly speeding on Dien Bien Phu Street when she lost control and crashed her BMW into five motorbikes waiting at the Hang Xanh intersection traffic lights at around 11 p.m. on October 21. The car only came to a halt after ramming into a taxi. A 38-year-old woman died immediately and five others were injured. Tests showed alcohol content of 0.94 milligrams per liter in her blood. The alcohol level allowed for car drivers in Vietnam is zero, and for motorbike drivers up to 0.25 milligrams per liter. She has reportedly admitted to the police that she had drunk a lot of beer earlier that night. After the accident, Nga gave VND150 million ($6,400) to the dead victim's family as support for funeral services and … [Read more...] about Saigon driver in fatal car crash faces 10 years in jail
11 dead in Italy storms as wild weather sweeps Europe
Tourists walk under arches next to the flooded St Mark's Square during a high-water (Acqua Alta) alert in Venice, Italy. (Miguel MEDINA/AFP) Road were blocked and thousands of people were left without power in southern and central Europe, as rains and violent winds sparked flooding and tore trees from their roots. Thick snow has also cloaked French and Italian mountain regions, trapping hundreds of drivers in their cars and tourists in hotels. In Italy, where Venice was inundated by near-record flooding and ferocious storms drove high winds reaching up to 180 kilometres an hour in some areas, civil protection authorities announced a further five deaths, after confirming five people died on Monday. "We are facing one of the most complex meteorological situations of the past 50 to 60 years," said Angelo Borrelli, head of the national civil protection agency. Luxury yachts lay smashed in the harbour of Rapallo near Genoa after a dam broke under pressure. "It was like a tsunami," one … [Read more...] about 11 dead in Italy storms as wild weather sweeps Europe
Social News 7/8
Legal framework for child care on the internet Vietnam, with 64 million Internet users (67% of its population), is among Asian countries having the biggest number of Internet users. A majority of these users are children and teenagers, who are exposed to both benefits and dangers. In addition to close attention from parents and schools, a legal framework is needed to protect children from the risks of the cyber world. While browsing the Internet, children may encounter unexpected information and people. Their personal information can be hacked. More seriously, children can become victims of swindles, exploitation, harassment, and sex abuse. Online game and smartphone addictions can harm children’s mental and physical health. Parents should teach children how to find and use information on the Internet. Dang Hoa Nam, Director of the Department for Children of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, said, “Parents play a very important role. They should be … [Read more...] about Social News 7/8
Government News 27/7
NA Vice Chairman wraps up US visit NA Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty (R) meets US friends who have supported Vietnam in its past struggle for national liberation and current nation building cause The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) will continue providing support for Vietnam’s overseas representative offices, affirmed NA Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty while talking to Vietnamese officials who are working in New York. Ty asked Vietnamese representative offices to update and study the host country’s commercial policies to submit appropriate response to the legislature. He met officials of the Vietnamese permanent mission to the United Nations and Vietnam’s representative offices, as well as correspondents of Vietnam News Agency and Vietnam Television in New York during his working visit to the city from July 26-27. Meeting several US friends, Ty recalled important milestones in the relations between Vietnam and the US. US friends, in turn, made proposals helping Vietnam carry … [Read more...] about Government News 27/7
South Korea’s LG Group chairman dies
The chairman of South Korean conglomerate LG Group has died, company officials said on Sunday (May 21). He was 73. LG Group's chairman Koo Bon-moo has died at the age of 73, company officials say AFP/PARK JI-HWAN Koo Bon-moo is credited with expanding the business empire - centred around consumer electronics, displays and chemicals - founded by his grandfather in 1947. During Koo's more than 20 years as top executive, sales increased dramatically, with LG Group posting 160 trillion won (US$148 billion) in sales last year, up from around 30 trillion won in 1994. The entrepreneur was hospitalised last week after earlier undergoing brain surgery, but rejected life-prolonging treatments, Yonhap news agency cited company officials as saying. Koo reportedly requested his adopted son, Koo Kwang-mo, succeed him to lead the family-controlled conglomerate. The 40-year-old is the eldest son of Koo's younger brother but was adopted by the entrepreneur in 2004 after he lost his own son in … [Read more...] about South Korea’s LG Group chairman dies
Swiss snapper in love with Việt Nam
Viet Nam News by Phương Mai Freddy Gentizon, known as McFreddy, a photographer from Switzerland, has spent 13 years capturing the beauty of Việt Nam and its people. The photographer learned about Việt Nam through news, videos and documentary films on the war. In 2005, he first visited the country with his son and found that it was beautiful. “I fell in love with Việt Nam and its people,” said McFreddy. The photographer has taken millions of photos of the country, especially of HCM City and the Mekong Delta. In early May, McFreddy introduced his collection to the public at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum. The exhibition “Daily Life in Vietnam 2005-2017” displays 300 photos on five topics: Maison Chance, Thủ Thiêm, Coconuts and Tax Trade Centre’s Parking Pottery Lot. Maison Chance is a non-governmental organisation that provides housing, health care, education and vocational training for orphans, street children, … [Read more...] about Swiss snapper in love with Việt Nam
Social News 5/4
Twenty-seven more communes and wards this year join family medical practice A health staff member takes blood for testing at An Hòa ward health station in Cần Thơ City’s Ninh Kiều District. Source http://soytecantho.vn The Department of Health in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ this year plans to expand a model of family medical practice clinics to 27 more communes and wards. Family medical practice clinics aim to provide comprehensive and continuous health care services to each local individual and family in order to reduce overcrowding of patients at city or central-level hospitals. These clinics are located at health stations in communes and wards. Each commune or ward has one health station. Cần Thơ aims to equip more than 80 per cent of its 85 health stations with these clinics by 2020. According to Dr Bùi Thị Lệ Phi, the department’s head, the city now has 18 commune-based health stations with family … [Read more...] about Social News 5/4
Social News 5/4 (Hourly Updated)
Twenty-seven more communes and wards this year join family medical practice A health staff member takes blood for testing at An Hòa ward health station in Cần Thơ City’s Ninh Kiều District. Source http://soytecantho.vn The Department of Health in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ this year plans to expand a model of family medical practice clinics to 27 more communes and wards. Family medical practice clinics aim to provide comprehensive and continuous health care services to each local individual and family in order to reduce overcrowding of patients at city or central-level hospitals. These clinics are located at health stations in communes and wards. Each commune or ward has one health station. Cần Thơ aims to equip more than 80 per cent of its 85 health stations with these clinics by 2020. According to Dr Bùi Thị Lệ Phi, the department’s head, the city now has 18 commune-based health stations with family … [Read more...] about Social News 5/4 (Hourly Updated)