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A tourist boat on Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been suspended after a hidden mobile phone with a camera was found in a bathroom. The camera was found by a male passenger on the Hung Long QN – 6096 boat while he was taking a bath. The tourist boat Hung Long QN – 6096 He after that informed the case of local police. The police’s investigation found that one among four male staff on the boat hid the camera in the bathroom. Following the case, the boat was suspended until municipal People’s Committee’s permission to allow it to resume the operation on the bay again. The committee has also asked the police to launch further investigation into the case and report the result before August 10. … [Read more...] about Ha Long tourist boat suspended for hidden camera in bathroom

Traffic police nation-wide will intensify checks on vehicles between July 15 to August 14 as part of efforts to reduce traffic accidents. Police pull over vehicles for inspection According to the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, the police will focus on violations that will cause accidents by passenger buses, cars and motorbikes such as driving under the influence, speeding, and driving without a helmet. Surveillance cameras will be installed along main roads and key intersections. Local police departments must monitor closely the passenger buses, trucks and motorbikes. If a vehicle is pulled over, the police must check the driver's driving licence, vehicle registration, certificate of technical safety and environmental protection inspection of motor vehicles, the civil liability insurance certificate and other required papers. The police will be given equipment to detect and detain violators if necessary. It is hoped that the inspection will help … [Read more...] about Vietnam to launch national traffic inspection

A four-year-old boy has drowned after falling off a boat in Ha Long City. The boat where the accident happens Authorities in Ha Long City announced on Monday morning that they had recovered the body of the boy at 7 am. Reports from local authorities said that the accident occurred at 7pm on Sunday when the boy was playing with his older brother on their family's fishing boat which was anchored at a local wharf. "As they were playing it suddenly rained and the boy fell into the sea while trying to run inside," the report said. "His mother also rushed out to see him falling and called for help but the strong water currents made the rescue work difficult." Rescue teams worked through the night but were unable to find the boy. At 6.30 am on July 15, his body was found at a beach some 1.5 kilometres away from their boat by a local fisherman. … [Read more...] about Four-year-old boy drowns after falling off Ha Long boat

Five riverside houses in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have sunk due to erosion, causing losses of hundreds of millions of VND. The case happened at around 5:00 am this morning, July 15, in Tan Nhuan Commune. The riverside houses in the southern province of Dong Thap sink due to the erosion on July 15 Vo Dinh Trong, head of Chau Thanh District’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the houses accommodated 12 people who were evacuated before the incident. Seven other houses in the area also face the collapse. Local authorities are quickly moving possessions out of the houses Signs of erosion were detected since three weeks ago. The authorities called on the locals to evacuate. Temporary shelters have been arranged for people who lost their homes. In April 2017, Dong Thap Province declared a state of emergency as the Tien River, a tributary of the Mekong, as it was threatening to engulf more than 200 houses. This came just one week after erosion … [Read more...] about Erosion sinks houses in Dong Thap