Hanoi – Vietnam recorded 2,010 COVID-19 cases on August 10, raising the national caseload to 11,353,573, according to the Ministry of Health. on August 10Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) With 5,271 patients given the all clear during the day, the number of recoveries rose to 9,997,136. Meanwhile, there are 78 patients in serious conditions needing breathing support. One death from COVID-19 was recorded in the past 24 hours, lifting the total number of fatalities 43,095. On August 9, an additional 438,272 doses of vaccines were administered, raising the total number of doses of COVID-19 vaccines injected to 249,288,604. By PV VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports 2,010 new COVID-19 cases on August 10
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N.Korea’s Kim declares victory in battle against Covid-19
North Korea has not revealed how many confirmed infections of the virus it has found, but since July 29 it has reported no new suspected cases with what international aid organization say are limited testing capabilities. While lifting the maximum anti-pandemic measures, Kim said that North Korea must maintain a "steel-strong anti-epidemic barrier and intensifying the anti-epidemic work until the end of the global health crisis," according to a report by state news agency KCNA . Analysts said that although the authoritarian North has used the pandemic to tighten social controls, its victory declaration could be a prelude to restoring trade hampered by border lockdowns and other restrictions. Observers have also said it may clear the way for the North to conduct a nuclear weapon test for the first time since 2017. North Korea's official death rate of 74 people is an "unprecedented miracle" compared to other countries, KCNA reported, citing another official. Instead of … [Read more...] about N.Korea’s Kim declares victory in battle against Covid-19
South Korea flooding death toll rises to 11
Two days of torrential rain flooded streets and subway stations in the capital, with President Yoon Suk-yeol saying it was the heaviest rainfall since Seoul weather records began 115 years ago. Images shared on social media earlier this week showed people wading through waist-deep water and overflowing metro stations, with the posh Gangnam district particularly hard hit. Of the 11 dead, six were in Seoul, three in Gyeonggi province and two in Gangwon province, according to data from the interior ministry. Three of the eight missing were from the capital. More than 5,300 people were forced to evacuate their homes, the ministry added. Among the 11 victims, three died while trapped in their flooded semi-basement apartment, known as a banjiha, according to the ministry. Local reports say the victims were a teenager, her mother and her aunt. One victim is believed to have been electrocuted while removing a tree that had fallen onto a sidewalk while another died when a landslide … [Read more...] about South Korea flooding death toll rises to 11
Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – August 11
Check out the news you should not miss today: COVID-19 Updates -- Vietnam’s Ministry of Health reported 2,010 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, raising the national tally to 11,353,573, with 9,997,136 recoveries and 43,095 deaths. Society -- Police in Tien Giang Province, southern Vietnam said on Wednesday that they had arrested and initiated legal proceedings against a 40-year-old woman for stabbing her husband to death over a nuptial conflict last month. -- A blaze broke out at an electronic repair store on Wednesday in Hanoi, burning down much of the store and its assets but not causing any casualties. -- Police in Cambodia arrested four Vietnamese nationals for illegal possession of narcotics on Tuesday, according to Cambodia newspaper Khmer Times . They seized one kilogram of drugs. -- Two sisters from the southern province of Dong Nai drowned while playing near a local river on Wednesday. Lifestyle -- South Korean singer Joseph Kwon on Wednesday … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – August 11
6 arrested for smuggling Chinese into Vietnam
Officers in Lao Cai that borders China on Tuesday caught two people on a motorbike following suspicious behavior, Vietnam News Agency reported. Nguyen Hoang Minh Duc, 19, and passenger Cao Hoang Vu, 18, both locals, said they had joined four other men late Monday night to collect two Chinese men near the border in Bat Xat District. The other four were found to be Hoang Ba Duoc, 19, Tran Nguyen Hung, 22, Ly Van Mong, 35, and Do Van Tiep, 34, police announced Wednesday. Using car tires, some had swam across the Red River, transporting two Chinese individuals into Vietnam during the first hours of Tuesday. The two Chinese are Duan Xi Pi, 22, from Xiamen in Fujian Province and Zhu Lin, 33, from Jiangsu Province. The six Vietnamese had planned to drop the two Chinese with another contact en route to Hanoi when they were caught at around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. The case is under investigation. For "organizing illegal entry into Vietnam" one could face jail terms ranging from one … [Read more...] about 6 arrested for smuggling Chinese into Vietnam
4 Vietnamese arrested in Cambodia for drug-related crime
Police in Cambodia arrested four Vietnamese nationals for the illegal possession of narcotics last week, Cambodia's newspaper Khmer Times reported on Tuesday. The anti-drug police of Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia captured four Vietnamese for drug trafficking during a raid on August 5, including one woman and three men. All four were brought to the provincial court on Tuesday following an interrogation and investigation into the case by the provincial police force. Evidence against the Vietnamese defendants in Cambodia, August 5, 2022. Photo: Supplied The operation was conducted by the Anti-Drug Planning Special Forces of Svay Rieng, which was headed by Keo Sotha, deputy commissioner for Anti-Drug Planning. Identities of the individuals have yet been revealed by relevant forces. Police also confiscated several types of drugs, including methamphetamine, ketamine and ecstasy, weighing more than one kilogram, as well as 12 mobile phones, one laptop, US$922, … [Read more...] about 4 Vietnamese arrested in Cambodia for drug-related crime