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Hydrofoil catches fire in southern Vietnam, no casualties 

January 17, 2012
Hydrofoil catches fire in southern Vietnam, no casualties 

Burn marks on the hydrofoil that caught fire in the southern coastal resort town of Vung Tau on January 15 A hydrofoil caught fire in the southern coastal resort of Vung Tau when it was being refueled but no casualty has been reported so far. The fire is believed to have broken out in the [...]

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Fuel to the fire 

January 15, 2012
Fuel to the fire 

  Siphoned gasoline replaced by other liquids by unscrupulous tank truck drivers may be the cause of car and motorbike fires Two men pumping liquid into a tank truck after spiriting hundreds of liters of gasoline. Low quality fuel is now considered the prime suspect responsible for the many car and motorbike fires over the [...]

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Motorbike burns after refill in central Vietnam 

January 13, 2012
Motorbike burns after refill in central Vietnam 

A burnt motorbike at a gas station in Thua Thien-Hue Province on January 13   A Yamaha motorbike caught fire right after being refilled at a gas station in central Vietnam on Friday. No one was injured in the accident. Many people around the gas station in Thua Thien-Hue Province panicked because they were afraid [...]

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Suspected fuel passes inspection, Vietnam vehicular fires remain unsolved 

December 31, 2011
Suspected fuel passes inspection, Vietnam vehicular fires remain unsolved 

A motorbike on fire in Hanoi on October 12 Tests on gasoline samples suspected of being related to recent vehicular fires in Vietnam revealed no excessive additives which might have caused the blazes, Tuoi Tre reported Saturday. The newspaper quoted Tran Van Vinh, deputy chief of the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality, as saying [...]

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Vietnamese police accept shortcomings in in-custody death scandal 

December 19, 2011
Vietnamese police accept shortcomings in in-custody death scandal 

Nguyen Thi Thanh Tuyen holds a photo of her husband, Nguyen Cong Nhut, who died at the Ben Cat District Police Station in Binh Duong Province on April 25 during an interrogation related to crimes at a local tire factory where he worked. Police in Binh Duong Province have said they are responsible for managing their officials [...]

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Iranian robbers to stand trial in central Vietnam 

December 17, 2011
Iranian robbers to stand trial in central Vietnam 

From left" Farhad Hosseininasbardi, Lalia Mostafa and Setoodeh Mohamad Shiraz. Police in the central province of Quang Nam said Thursday three Iranian men who robbed a local filling station early this month are being detained awaiting trial. On Dec 1, Lalia Mostafa, 24, together with Farhad Hosseininasbardi, 27, and Setoodeh Mohamad Shiraz, 28, stopped their [...]

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Vietnamese burned while on phone at gas station 

December 3, 2011
Vietnamese burned while on phone at gas station 

A woman (1, L) talks on her cell phone at a gas station in Ho Chi Minh City. A man in Hanoi has been sent to the hospital with severe burns after talking on his cell phone at a gas station.   Vu Trong Khanh, 34, was still being treated at Saint Paul Hospital on [...]

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HCMC filling station temporarily closed for selling water-mixed gasoline 

November 17, 2011
HCMC filling station temporarily closed for selling water-mixed gasoline 

  Police in Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Duc District on Wednesday halted the operation of a filling station following accusations that the station sold gasoline mixed with water. Linh Dong Ward police summoned Tran Xuan Minh, the owner of the filling station, for questioning. Previously, police received complaints from locals saying their motorbikes broke [...]

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Vietnam urged to improve midwifery services 

November 14, 2011
Vietnam urged to improve midwifery services 

  Up to 1,000 women die every day as a result of pregnancy-related complications globally, and 5,500 newborns die in the first week of life because of a lack of adequate medical care A midwife examines a pregnant woman in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan. The United Nations has called on Vietnam to invest [...]

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Man arrested for trying to burn police officer to death 

November 2, 2011

  Police in central Vietnam detained a man who set fire to a local police station on Tuesday .   Nguyen Anh Tri, 40, had brought half liter of gas to a police station in Thua Thien-Hue Province last week, threatening to burn police officer Pham Tai Van to death, the province police said.   [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...