Some 13 Vietnamese were injured when a fire broke out inside the Ratchathewi Apartment in Bangkok on early April 3. (Photo: Khaosodenglish/VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Nguyen Hai Bang visited and offered comfort to 13 Vietnamese who were injured when a fire broke out inside the Ratchathewi Apartment in Bangkok on early April 3. The Vietnamese victims, who were sent to four hospitals in Bangkok, are getting better and two of them were discharged from the hospitals. The fire occurred at about 2:30 am on April 3. The flames quickly engulfed the seventh floor of the 30-year-old Ratchathewi Apartment, where some 30 Vietnamese, mostly students, live, in a lane on Phetchaburi street and later spread to the upper floors. At least three people were killed and about 60 others were injured in the fire. Two out of the three dead were identified not Vietnamese while the remaining’s identify remains unknown. The Embassy of Vietnam to Thailand said they … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Embassy assists Vietnamese victims in Bangkok apartment fire
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Oakwood to launch 2nd serviced apartment in HCM City
Oakwood Residence Saigon. — VNS Photo Oakwood Worldwide, wholly owned by Mapletree Investments, has announced the opening of its second property in HCM City and the first Oakwood serviced apartment developed by Mapletree in the country. Oakwood Residence Saigon, which will become operational this month, is part of Saigon South Place in HCM City’s District 7, a 4.4-hectare integrated mixed-use project developed by Mapletree. Chua Tiow Chye, deputy group chief executive officer of Mapletree Investments, said: “Mapletree is proud to launch our first Oakwood-branded property in Viet Nam, and the second in the Asia Pacific. This move is part of our wider business strategy to bring the … brand to global markets.” Saigon South Place comprises SC VivoCity, a 64,250sq.m shopping mall, Mapletree Business Centre, a 17-storey grade A office tower, Oakwood Residence Saigon and high-rise residential tower RichLane Residences. There are plans for two more commercial … [Read more...] about Oakwood to launch 2nd serviced apartment in HCM City
Three died in Bangkok apartment building fire
Firefighters are rescuing a resident (Source: Bangkokpost) Bangkok (VNA) – A fire broke out at an apartment building on Phetchaburi road in Bangkok’s Ratchathewi district on April 3, killing at least 3 people and injuring over 60 others. Two out of the three died victims were identified to be Thai nationals, reported the Bangkok Post newspaper. The third one was thought to be a Vietnamese. According to Pham Quang Hoa, a Vietnamese witness, there are at least 18 Vietnamese people living in the building, and nine of them are being hospitalised due to suffocation. However, he was unable to say whether there was a Vietnamese among the dead victims. The fire happened at about 2am in an electric wiring duct on the fifth floor of the 14-storey building.-VNA … [Read more...] about Three died in Bangkok apartment building fire
AVG purchase, apartment block fire safety heat up Gov’t press conference
Regarding the State-owned Mobifone Telecom Corporation’s purchase of 95 percent of the Audio Visual Global Joint Stock Company (AVG), many reporters asked about the repayment of State money in the cancellation of the share transfer contract between the two firms and the legality of a document of the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) urging Mobifone to soon terminate the AVG purchase contract. MIC Deputy Minister Hoang Vinh Bao cited Mobifone’s report as saying that AVG has returned 2.5 trillion VND to Mobifone so far, and it pledged to finish the repayment within 90 days. He noted the MIC issuing a written direction relating to AVG’s cancellation of the contract to return the money is obvious as it owned the State money involved in the deal. After the conclusion of the deal inspection was publicised, the ministry held a serious meeting with collectives and individuals concerned so as to carry out the conclusion. Deputy Inspector General of the … [Read more...] about AVG purchase, apartment block fire safety heat up Gov’t press conference
CapitaLand apartment catches fire, hundreds fled
An apartment on the eighth floor of CapitaLand’s Parc Spring apartment building in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 2 caught fire, sending hundreds of residents escaping from the building. The fire burned up from the building's eighth-floor Late afternoon on April 1, smoke and fire was detected at an unoccupied eighth-floor apartment. The fire alarms went off accordingly, causing hundreds of people to panic. District 2’s authority dispatched four fire trucks and dozens of fire fighters to the scene to put out the fire. The fire is thought to have started from the apartment’s mattress and flammable furniture. The residents said that the fire system of the building was checked on March 30. Accordingly, the fire alarm and other fire prevention equipment were in working order. The position of the fire scene “On Saturday (March 31), we organised a fire drill for the residents, so they were well-coordinated and the fire was swiftly dealt with and … [Read more...] about CapitaLand apartment catches fire, hundreds fled