A woman passed away moments after getting injected with anesthetic during the extraction of her eighth tooth (wisdom tooth) in Vietnam earlier this week. Residents on Ben Binh Street, Hong Bang District, Hai Phong City were still shaken by the incident on Thursday. Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, 36, resident of Ngo Quyen District, Hai Phong, went to the Hai Phong Military Medical Center 7 on the street to have a dental checkup and get her eighth tooth extracted at 9:00 am. After the checkup, Trang was injected with anesthetic and soon showed signs of heavy breathing and cardiac arrest. The doctors tried to revitalize her but failed, so she died at 12:20 pm. The 3rd Military Zone Morgue, where Trang’s body was transferred to, was still closed to the public and guarded as of the afternoon of March 15, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre Her husband, Vu An Quy, 42, was informed of her critical condition at 10:00 am. He and a number of relatives rushed to the medical center. They were denied … [Read more...] about Woman dead during tooth extraction in Vietnam
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Addict risks all in deadly Philippine drug war
Pedicab driver Reyjin dives into a neighbour's house for a quick meth fix, fearful of taking a bullet to the head in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs but unable to quit. More than 2,000 people have died violent deaths since Duterte took office two months ago and immediately implemented his scorched-earth plans to eradicate drugs in society, ordering police to shoot dead traffickers and urging ordinary citizens to kill addicts. The bloodbath has seen unknown assailants kill more than half the victims, according to police statistics, raising fears that security forces and hired assassins are roaming through communities and shooting dead anyone suspected of being involved in drugs. Armed police constantly circle in Reyjin's Manila slum community, but he continues to snort the fumes of the highly addictive methamphetamine known as "shabu" that Duterte has warned is destroying the lives of millions of poor Filipinos. "It's scary because I could be next," said the … [Read more...] about Addict risks all in deadly Philippine drug war
Yellow pollen
by Pham Thanh Thuy It was a late autumn evening. A red-faced teenager rushed towards the grove and screamed loudly. "Brother Ba, something terrible…has happened to… us," he stammered. Meanwhile, the other buffalo boys in his group were carefully watching a newborn baby boy that they had just found. His arms and legs were moving slightly but his eyes were closed. "Why are his eyes still closed?" one of the kids asked blankly. "What a question! Because he's not old enough toopen them, that's all," replied another. They all burst into laughter and whispered together. Ba, the owner of the hut, had reached the group with confusion on his face. "What's the matter, my children? Please move aside, let me see," he told them, breathing heavily. In front of him, close to the water's edge on the grass under an aspen, lay a baby boy on a big red towel, whose hands were moving wildly in the air. Soon the story about the abandoned child spread across the village, finally reaching the … [Read more...] about Yellow pollen
Mum’s Happy Night
by Nguyen Ngoc Loi After a long day we were finally safe in the stranger's garret. Just about an hour ago, we were unexpectedly escorted by a strange woman into an unusual and surprising situation. A quick glance at the clock revealed that it was about ten o'clock. I took the opportunity to get a better look at our surroundings which included a mirrored wardrobe, a motorcycle, a record player and neon lights. The whole situation was so surreal. The city, the park and the flower garden, the multi-storey buildings, the road, everything around us was so strange. It was all very beautiful, but so empty and deserted. Had everyone left? We had heard there were a lot of enemy troops in the city. Was it possible the answer was so easy? I did not understand anything except for the quiet air around me. The quiet that had descended on us with the sunset made the dark night feel so remote. We were nervous after lying down for bed, maybe because it was so hot and stuffy. Our youngest friend Tuan … [Read more...] about Mum’s Happy Night
Fake mediums abound in Vietnam, target war martyrs’ families
The arrest of two phony mediums has prompted a debate on using mediumship to find the remains of war martyrs in Vietnam The family of Le Thi Thanh Huyen has been living in distress ever since she allegedly died in a cosmetic surgery accident and the private clinic's doctor confessed to throwing her body into the Red River on October 19. Search efforts have not yielded Huyen's body and the family has been overwhelmed by people claiming to be mediums and offering to help them find the corpse for a fee. RELATED CONTENT Fake telepaths arrested for swindling in VietnamBody of cosmetic surgery victim not yet foundVietnam beauty clinic owner arrested for allegedly killing customer Like us on Facebook and scroll down to share your comment "Every day, dozens of come to offer to find her body. The family members have agreed to say that we are not Huyen's relatives so that they would leave us alone," said Huyen's cousin Dung, adding that they had hired a few mediums that had … [Read more...] about Fake mediums abound in Vietnam, target war martyrs’ families