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WHAKATANE — Intensifying fears of another eruption frustrated efforts to recover bodies from New Zealand's White Island on Thursday as the official death toll from the volcano disaster rose to eight. Police said two people died in hospital overnight, taking the confirmed number of fatalities to eight, with the bodies of another eight people believed to be on the island. Many more victims of Monday's explosion are battling to survive after suffering horrific burns at the popular tourist attraction, which police said was still too dangerous to land on. "Police remain focused on supporting families at this terrible time," they said in a statement. Health officials said that 23 survivors were being treated in New Zealand, 17 of them listed as critical, and another five had been transferred to Australia. Sydney high school Knox Grammar named the latest fatalities as brothers Matthew and Berend Hollander, saying their deaths were a "devastating loss for our community". It said the … [Read more...] about Fears of further eruption as New Zealand volcano toll climbs

Capital begins celebrations for Mid-Autumn Festival (12-09-2005) A girl checks a lantern on sale on Ha Noi’s Hang Ma Street, which is known for making Mid-Autumn lanterns and paper toys. — VNS PHoto Truong Vi HA NOI — Nearly one thousand children, tourists and residents in Ha Noi attended an Old Quarter Mid-Autumn Festival on Saturday evening, ahead of the nationwide celebration on September 18. The event, organised by the city’s Department of Culture and Information and Hoan Kiem District’s People’s Committee, will take place every night this week in the streets of Dong Xuan and Cau Dong and featured a variety of children’s song-and-dance performances, mid-autumn treats and seasonal shopping. Local lanterns shine As the celebration approaches, Viet Nam’s traditional paper-made lanterns have become a favourite choice for toy buyers this year. This is good news for local traditional lantern makers who have been losing their shares … [Read more...] about Capital begins celebrations for Mid-Autumn Festival

  Students at a lecture hall in Incheon University. — VNA/VNS Photo Mạnh Hùng INCHEON — Police in the Republic of Korea (RoK) said they are searching for 164 Vietnamese students enrolled on a Korean language course at Incheon University after they were reported to have missed 15 days of class. The Vietnamese students are thought to have found jobs after studying for a short time, according to police. The university reported the case to police on Tuesday in accordance with the law on student management. The missing students are among about 1,900 Vietnamese students taking a one-year language training course which started four months ago at Incheon University. The RoK’s immigration department has been informed about the case. The RoK’s ministries of justice and education have sent officials to Incheon University to investigate the school’s activities to attract and manage foreign students. They plan to hold a discussion with … [Read more...] about Vietnamese students unaccounted for in RoK

  An overview of Thuận Thành Environment JSC in Thuận Thành District in northern Bắc Ninh Province. — Photo tuoitrethudo.com.vn BẮC NINH — The Department of Natural Resources and Environment in northern Bắc Ninh Province has asked all relevant authorities to investigate the illegal dumping of toxic waste by a local environment company into the province’s Cầu River. In a document, the department has asked local authorities in Phong Khê, Đại Phúc and Vân Dương wards to urgently examine illegal dumping along the river. Any violations must be strictly fined, it said. The move was made after local press reported that Thuận Thành Environment JSC, which is in charge of collecting, transporting and treating hazardous waste in Thuận Thành District’s Gia Đông Commune, was illegally dumping waste into the river. Lê Đức … [Read more...] about Bắc Ninh investigates illegal dumping of toxic waste into Cầu River

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who leads the Conservative Party, is fighting to re-establish a parliamentary majority. — AFP Photo LONDON — Britain goes to the polls on Thursday to determine the immediate future of Brexit, in a vote described as the most important in a generation. More than 4,000 polling venues across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including a windmill, several pubs, a hair salon and a chip shop, open their doors at 0700 GMT for a day of voting until 2200 GMT. All eyes will be on the winter weather, with forecasts of near-freezing temperatures, rain and even snow that could affect turn-out in the first December election in nearly a century. Up for grabs are all 650 seats in the British parliament, which has been deadlocked since the 2016 referendum on EU membership that saw a majority vote to leave. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who took over from Theresa May in July after she was unable to get parliament to approve her EU … [Read more...] about Britain votes in ‘Brexit election’