Shops like dolls kill

Colonel Dang Ngoc Son, deputy director of Thua Thien-Hue Province Police Department, was informed about a gold shop robbery in the province last Sunday afternoon. As he arrived on the scene in Dong Ba Market, the suspect had fled. The suspect was later confirmed as Ngo Van Quoc, 38, an officer working at Binh Dien prison in Huong Tra Town of Thua Thien-Hue. Nguyen Van Quoc calls his family from a park after robbing two gold shops in Thua Thien-Hue Province, July 31, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Van An Around 12:30 p.m. that day, wearing a police uniform, Quoc took an AK47 rifle with him to two gold shops at the market, threatened staff, and shot five times at the glass shelves where gold items were displayed. He took the items, threw them into the street, and shouted: "Gold for the poor," according to eyewitnesses. He repeated the stunt for 10 minutes before leaving the scene, walking along Tran Hung Dao Street in front of the market to reach Trinh Cong Son Park, … [Read more...] about Negotiator stops police officer robbing gold shops from killing himself

Police in Binh Dinh Province, south-central Vietnam are investigating a case in which a 29-year-old car driver hit three teenagers on a motorbike, killing two, after they appeared to intentionally block his way on Wednesday. The third teenager suffered injuries, according to Colonel Vo Duc Nguyen, director of the Binh Dinh Department of Public Security. Tran Xuan Hai, 29, a resident of Hoai An District, Binh Dinh, was driving his four-seater car to his wife’s house when Vo Phan Hoai Bao, 15, Nguyen Quoc Viet, 17, and Ngo Quang Linh, 16 – all from the same district – stopped their motorbike in front of Hai’s vehicle. Hai then drove his car into the back of the motorbike, killing Bao on the spot. Viet died en route to a medical center and Linh was injured. Colonel Nguyen said police officers are carrying out an investigation to determine whether or not the crash was intentional. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam! … [Read more...] about Vietnamese driver investigated following car crash that killed two teens

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have launched an investigation into a suspected case of methanol poisoning that occurred at a local restaurant, affecting eight young people, of whom two died, officers said on Saturday. Among the eight victims, six are employees of Mr Bao Restaurant in Thu Duc City, including a woman, while the other two are outsiders, both female, local police said. These victims, aged 19 to 24, opened a party at the restaurant late on Wednesday evening, after the facility closed, N.D.B., the owner, reported on Saturday. They ate food bought from outside and drank a can of five liters of alcohol available at the restaurant during the feast which ended at 4:00 am the next morning. B. said his restaurant, which started operations on June 1, recently bought five 5-liter cans of bottled water from a supplier but one of them was later found containing alcohol. This can had been kept in the eatery’s storage until it was consumed at the party, B. said, adding that the … [Read more...] about Police probing suspected alcohol poisoning that killed two in Ho Chi Minh City

Business strategies including brand and tenant positioning and product diversification are being evaluated as critical success factors for shopping mall developers. The three biggest commercial space developers in Vietnam – Vincom, Lotte, and AEON – are all following this path. AEON wants to continue its aggressive expansion plans over the next few years in this country According to the latest data published by Vingroup’s Vincom Retail Company, the group currently owns 81 shopping centres, with two new Vincom Plaza shopping centres expected to open this year. Pham Thi Thu Hien, deputy CEO of Sales and Marketing for Vincom Retail, said, “In 2021, despite the difficulties posed by the pandemic, Vincom Retail still had many tenants around the world and they have high expectations for the Vietnamese market. Large companies have asked us to formulate a long-term development plan but domestic tenants have said that they are confident in the lease plan for the next 1-3 … [Read more...] about Retailers jostle for superiority

The pandemic has accelerated an already strong shift towards digital across the world, redrawing how we live, work, and pay. Visa’s Consumer Payment Attitudes 2021 study shows that over half of Vietnamese consumers now regularly shop online and expect to be able to pay by card or mobile even in small physical stores. “As the architect of many of the solutions enabling this change, Visa is leveraging its world-leading digital expertise to make sure this transformation is inclusive and equitable,” said Dung Dang, Visa country manager of Vietnam. “We believe the digital economy will create global prosperity because economies that include everyone everywhere.” Innovation Workable strategies to go digital and embrace innovation are becoming essential. Around 90 per cent of small businesses with a digital presence attributed their pandemic survival to e-commerce, according to the 2022 Visa Global Back to Business Study. Visa is heavily invested in creating an ecosystem of … [Read more...] about Visa paving the way to an inclusive digital economy

Muoi Sau (Sixteen) Dessert Soup Stall in Hanoi’s downtown is a well-known place for those who love the sweetness of Hanoi desserts. Che or sweet soup is a Vietnamese dessert that originated in northern Vietnam a nearly century ago. This has long been a familiar nosh of Hanoians to cool off on hot summer afternoons. From the simple sweet porridge cooked from lotus, black or green mung beans, over time, it has become more diverse with different variants. A specialty of Hanoi The mixture of lotus and young rice sweet soup. Photo: Moc Van Interestingly, you can enjoy che in both Summer and Winter. There is no better way to refresh your body in the middle of a hot summer day than having a cool fresh glass of che , and warm your body up with a hot bowl of Vietnamese sweet soup on a freezing winter night. che may be served hot or cold, in bowls, glasses, or over ice. Unlike che from other provinces, Hanoians are very careful in the selection of … [Read more...] about [Quintessence of Hanoi’s cuisine] Muoi Sau sweet soups – quintessence of Hanoi’s nosh