More than 1.5 million units of blood were donated nationwide in 2023, with 99% of which came from voluntary blood givers who account for 1.5% of the total population. According to reports by the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, the repeat blood donation ratio reached over 60%, while …
Read More »Trial of Dak Lak terrorism group begins with 100 defendants
A Dak Lak Province court Tuesday began the trial of 100 members of an alleged terrorist group for killing nine people during an attack on two people’s committee offices. A mobile court has been set up at their detention facility by the People’s Court of the central highlands province. Of …
Read More »Vietnam universities scramble to offer courses in semiconductor technology, design
More than 10 universities across Vietnam have introduced courses in integrated circuit design and technology to meet the increasing demand for skills in those fields. This year the Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the Vietnam-Korea University of Information and Communication Technology, Da Nang University of Science and Technology, Can …
Read More »Northern city sees dramatic surge in road accidents
The number of deaths caused by traffic accidents in Hai Phong City increased dramatically last year, including by as much as five-fold in some places. There were 191 accidents last year, a 194% increase from 2022, according to the municipal Committee for Traffic Safety. They resulted in 98 deaths, a …
Read More »Trial over Dak Lak terrorist attack opens with 100 defendants
A hearing began Tuesday to trial 100 alleged members of a terrorist group accused of killing nine people when attacking government offices in Dak Lak Province last year. The trial, opened by the Dak Lak People’s Court at the detainment facility where 94 of the accused are being held, is …
Read More »Boeing to add further quality inspections for 737 MAX
Boeing will add further quality inspections for the 737 MAX after a mid-air blowout of a cabin panel in an Alaska Airlines MAX 9 earlier this month, the head of its commercial airplanes division said on Monday. The planemaker will also deploy a team to supplier Spirit AeroSystems – which …
Read More »Four dead in Arizona hot air balloon crash
Four people including the pilot died and another person was critically injured when their hot air balloon crashed into the Arizona desert on Sunday after eight skydivers had successfully jumped out of the basket, investigators said. The Kubicek BB 85 Z balloon went down on Sunday in Eloy, about 65 …
Read More »Restrooms, procedures most disappointing at HCMC public hospitals: survey
The HCMC Department of Health has recorded over 12,500 pieces of negative feedback at public hospitals, most of them about registration services and restroom quality. Announcing the results on Sunday, the department stated that those opinions were submitted through an automatic feedback system established at public hospitals across the city. …
Read More »Drunk teenager rams checkpoint, sends traffic cop to hospital
A traffic police officer in the Central Highlands suffered severe injuries after a drunken teenage motorcyclist rammed into him at a checkpoint. Captain Nguyen Dinh Phuc, 36, was part of a task force checking drivers for drunk driving at a checkpoint in Dak Glei District in Kon Tum Province Sunday …
Read More »Dense fog disrupts flights, trains in Indian capital
Dense fog and cold enveloping large swathes of the northern part of India disrupted flights and train service in the country’s capital New Delhi for a second day on Monday. At least 463 flights leaving Delhi were delayed and 87 flights were canceled on Monday, according to aviation website Flightradar24. …
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