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Two sailors of sunken ship on southern river still missing Rescue forces righted the capsized ship on the Soai Rap River near Ho Chi Minh City and Tien Giang province on November 3 but did not found the two missing sailors.  Efforts to search for Nguyen Huu Quang, 29, from the northern province of Ninh Binh and Phan Anh Tan, 54, from the central province of Ha Tinh still continue, according to the Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre of Region 3.  The ship, named Hoang Phuc 18, is scheduled to be towed to the Sao Mai – Ben Dinh area of Vung Tau city, the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, on late November 3 for investigation and repairs.  On late October 30, the vessel with 17 people aboard sank on the Soai Rap River. Thirteen sailors have been rescued while two others were found dead. Fire destroys three shops in Ha Noi  A fire which broke out early today completely destroyed all the goods at three shops in Ha Noi's Thanh Tri … [Read more...] about Social News 4/11

Forest conservation project launched to protect biodiversity The Viet Nam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) and Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Co-oporation and Development have launched the "Programme on Conservation and sustainable use of forest biodiversity and ecosystems services in Viet Nam". The budget for project implementation is 4.950.000 euros (US$5.6 million) and the project will be jointly implemented by the Department of Nature Conservation under VNFOREST and the German Society for International Co-operation (GIZ) from 2015 to 2018. This is a technical co-operation support project with the overall objective of improving the legal framework, strengthening state management and implementing of forestry related international initiatives. Deputy director of VNFOREST Cao Chi Cong, said that the project played an important role in the field of conservation and sustainable use of the country's forest biodiversity and eco-systems. Christian Henchkes from the GIZ said … [Read more...] about Social News 14/9

Vietnamese ‘eaten alive’ by crocodile in Australian outback Hai Phong City Authorities confirmed that 57-year old Tran Van Hoang was killed on August 22 by a crocodile in Australia. Hoang is a native of Dang Hai village, Hai An district, Haiphong. According to relatives of the victim, Hoang and his wife settled in Australia in late April 2014. While fishing he waded in the river to free a snag in his fishing line and was attacked by the crocodile. Australian authorities euthanized the crocodile to remove the victim’s body. Police uncover largest drug trafficking case Police of the northern province of Thai Nguyen on early August 22 caught two men red-handed trafficking 100 bricks of heroin (some 350 grammes each) and 179 methamphetamine pills in their car. The two detained men were Nguyen Van Khoa, born in 1973, and Ngo Van Thanh, born 1974, both from Thai Nguyen province. This is the largest drug case that has been uncovered in the locality so far. Authorised … [Read more...] about Social News 25/8

Court hears appeal on Agribank corruption Pham Thi Bich Luong The Hà Nội People’s High Court started hearing an appeal yesterday on a high-profile corruption and economic mismanagement case at the State-owned Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) which resulted in the loss of over VNĐ2.425 trillion (US$106.6 million). The case involves 18 defendants, 13 of whom are former Agribank officials, while four others are former customs officers and one is a former company director. In a trial last December, Phạm Thị Bích Lương, 47, former director of the bank’s South Hà Nội Branch was identified by the Hà Nội People’s Court as the principal defendant. She was sentenced to 30 years in jail for violating lending regulations and abusing her position. She was also found as having joint responsibility in the misappropriation of VNĐ1.6 trillion from the bank and ordered to pay back this … [Read more...] about Social News 18/12