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Two suspects Lau A Chu and Giang A Mai of the drug trafficking case (Photo: VNA)   Son La (VNA) – Police in Song Ma district of the northern border province of Son La on June 22 caught two suspects who were smuggling a large amount of drugs. The two suspects, identified as Lau A Chu, also known as Lau A Mua, 37 and Giang A Mai, 21, reside in Huoi Mot commune of Song Mai district. They admitted to have transported the drugs from Co Ma B village of Huoi Mot commune. The authorities seized 36 bricks of heroin, two mobile phones, three motorbikes and other related exhibits. When searching their houses, police also discovered a squeezer to make heroin bricks and a small pack of drugs, among others. It is the largest drug smuggling case broken by police in Song Ma district. The case is being further investigated by authorised agencies. On June 12, a man carrying 20 bricks of heroin was arrested in Chieng Khuong village, Chieng Khuong commune of Song Ma district. The arrested is … [Read more...] about Son La police bust big drug trafficking case

At the launching ceremony (Source: http://www.qdnd.vn)   HCM City (VNA) - The 12th Hanh Quan Xanh (Green Operation) volunteer campaign 2018 was launched on June 24 by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) of Ho Chi Minh City, with the participation of 800 members of the youth unions under the municipal armed forces and police. Lasting until August 12, the campaign is hoped to attract 18,000 youth union members from the local armed forces and police, who will be divided into 17 teams, focusing on five key activities. The event aims to arrange talks to call for law observance among students, youths and workers, disseminate the traffic law in schools, and raise public awareness of fire prevention in residential areas and schools. Anti-drowning training courses will be provided for 1,000 children and 500 volunteers, while those related to defensive skills will be held for young women and female workers. Speaking at the launching ceremony, Doan Truong Quang from … [Read more...] about Volunteer campaign 2018 kicks off in HCM City

Illustrative Image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The number of passengers riding buses in Hanoi has risen since late 2016, the municipal Department of Transport said, but the system still faces major challenges as it seeks to attract more riders. At a press conference this week, Director of the Department of Transport Vu Van Vien said that in 2017, Hanoi’s public buses transported 441 million passengers, up 1.9 percent over the previous year. In the first half of 2018, there were 221 million passengers riding buses, increasing 5 percent compared to the same period last year. “In general, the city bus services, including normal and subsidised ones, have grown,” he said. Bus routes have expanded, including rapid transit buses and city tours which connect the 30 districts and communes. Responding to the report issued early this month by Hanoi Transportation Service Corporation (Transerco) showing a sharp decline in the number of public bus … [Read more...] about Hanoi buses strive to serve more riders

Illustrative Image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – High-school students across the country on June 24 finalised all procedures to get ready for the three-day national high school exam that will begin on June 25. This year, the examination, whose results will be used for high school graduation and university entrance consideration, draws 925,972 students. Of the total, 237,326 students only sit the examination for high school grduation, while 624,379 others register for both high school graduation and university entrance, and 46,087 students take the exam to run for university seats. This year, the exam has several new features compared to 2017, including a reduction in resting time between tests from 20 minutes to 10 minutes. Students can choose natural science subject group or social science subject group, but those who registered to take both groups must finish all tests or their results will not be recognised. Since 2015, high school graduation and university entrance … [Read more...] about High-school students get ready for national examination

Youths collect garbage around Xuan Huong Lake (Photo: thanhnien.vn) Lam Dong (VNA) – More than 5,000 youths in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have registered to participate in the Summer Volunteer Campaign 2018 and the 6th Chu Nhat xanh (Green Sunday) which were launched in Da Lat city on June 23. The campaign, which featured four topics of green summer, red flamboyant, red holiday and green march, targets to introduce jobs to at least 1,500 youths, provide free medical check-ups and medicine for 3,000 people, and mobilise local youth to donate at least 2,000 blood units. Each district youth union will strive to construct five kilometres of rural roads and canal system while joining hands to plant 120,000 trees in the province in 2018. On the occasion, the province’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union rolled out the Tiep Suc Mua Thi (examination assistance) campaign to support students sitting the national high school graduation examinations at 37 high … [Read more...] about Lam Dong: Thousands join summer voluntary campaign