City housing inspector

"The fire broke out at about 4am at their 40-square-metre house which lies deep in a small lane," a local resident said. "Fire police arrived some 15 minutes after that but as the fire spread so fast, the victims could not escape." Police are investigating the cause of the fire. … [Read more...] about Five killed in HCM City house fire

The inspectorate required the company to pay an additional of VND125 billion (US$5.38 million) to the State budget to build technical infrastructure and housing in an urban area southwest of Road 70 in Nam Tu Liem District. To build the project for the State, the company was given 14.5 hectares of land in exchange following an agreement. However, the investor only spent VND400 billion ($17.2 million) to implement the project instead of VND610 billion ($25.8 million) as the initial estimation. … [Read more...] about Gov’t Inspector orders HN strictly deal with La Vong JSC’s violations

Nguyễn Nhu, deputy director of the Thủ Đức Agriculture Wholesale Market Joint Stock Company, said a food safety management team performed sampling and testing activities every night for agriculture products with high potential health risks though not for all products sold in the market. … [Read more...] about HCM City steps up food inspection to ensure safe Tết

HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s Food Safety Management Board has inspected Thu Duc agriculture wholesale market for food safety. The inspection, part of efforts to ensure food safety during Tet (the Lunar New Year), was led by head of the board Pham Khanh Phong Lan, and officials took random samples of fresh vegetables and fruits sold at the market for testing. As the city’s largest agricultural market with a throughput of 4,000 tonnes per day, Thu Duc faces a high risk of getting low-quality products with untraceable origins. Lan said: “Vegetables and fruits are highly impacted by the overuse of chemical fertilisers and pesticides. The board has to step up sampling and testing activities to evaluate the potential health risk associated with the contamination. Each trader is asked to keep records on product origins. If a violation is found based on laboratory test results, the records will be used to remove products known to be … [Read more...] about HCM City steps up food inspection to ensure safe Tet

Ho Chi Minh City deputy chairman Vo Van Hoan (L) and the municipal construction department's director Le Hoa Binh arrive at the site of a house fire that killed five family members on Do Xuan Hop Street in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City on January 21, 2020. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre Police officers are stationed near the site of a house fire that killed five family members on Do Xuan Hop Street in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City on January 21, 2020. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre Police officers take witnesses’ accounts of a house fire that killed five family members on Do Xuan Hop Street in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City on January 21, 2020. Photo: T.H. / Tuoi Tre Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam! … [Read more...] about House fire kills 5 family members in Ho Chi Minh City