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Firefighters prepare equipment in case of a fire after ammonia gas (NH3) leaked at the Vĩnh Lộc gas filling station in HCM City’s Bình Chánh District. — Photo tuoitre.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY — At least four people have been hospitalised and thousands evacuated after ammonia gas (NH3) was found to be leaking at the Vĩnh Lộc gas filling station in HCM City’s Bình Chánh District, HCM City. Initial investigation results revealed that the accident was mostly the result of carelessness by the gas tanker’s driver, who did not strictly follow safety rules while extracting NH3 from the tanker into the system of the station on Tuesday, leading to the gas pipes springing a leak, the Bình Chánh District’s authority was quoted as saying to Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper. The four people who collapsed after inhaling NH3 gas were two local women, a worker at the station and the tanker driver. Following emergency medical care at the Bình Chánh Hospital, all the injured were in stable … [Read more...] about Gas leak: Four hospitalised after inhaling NH3

Workers from Trấn Yên KNF Garment Company in Trấn Yên District’s Cổ Phúc Town are rushed to hospital for treatment after inhaling toxic gas. – Photo baoyenbai.com.vn Viet Nam News YÊN BÁI — Dozens of garment workers in the northern province of Yên Bái were taken to hospital after being exposed to toxic gas. The workers became ill after a large amount of oil was burnt due to an air compressor malfunction, pumping noxious fumes into the working area. On the afternoon of September 6, workers at Trấn Yên KNF Garment Company in Trấn Yên District’s Cổ Phúc Town reported symptoms of poisoning, including nausea, breathing difficulties and dizziness. Some of the workers fainted. As many as 44 workers were rushed to hospital, while others were evacuated from the factory floor. Nguyễn Đức Mầu, vice chairman of the district’s People’s Committee, said all victims were in a stable condition this morning. The committee has asked the company to halt operations to ensure the safety of … [Read more...] about Garment workers hospitalised after toxic gas leak

Water leaking from the landfill of Lộc Hà District is black and smelly. — Photo dantri.com.vn Viet Nam News HÀ TĨNH — Large amounts of untreated wastewater leaked out during the garbage disposal process at the landfill in Lộc Hà District, Hà Tĩnh Province, allegedly causing significant fish deaths in Can Lộc District, the provincial authorities said. The inspection result showed that the wastewater from Hồng Lộc Commune’s landfill leaked into the environment at a high volume, Dân Trí online newspaper reported. It is predicted that the leak from the wastewater disposal wells will amount to about 400-500cu.m, a representative of the industrial complex in Lộc Hà District said. According to the waste treatment process at the landfill, wastewater from burial sites was collected into wastewater disposal wells and then discharged into a wastewater disposal reservoir after being treated in wells for two days with chemicals. The water is then discharged into the environment. It … [Read more...] about Wastewater found to cause fish deaths in Hà Tĩnh

Brakes of container truck in deadly accident in working order: Vietnam Register The Saigon Times Daily Many motorbikes are seen piling up and being crushed at the scene. The brake system of a container truck that slammed into multiple motorbikes yesterday was confirmed to have been working properly at the time of the accident - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The brake system of a container truck that slammed into multiple motorbikes yesterday afternoon in Long An Province was confirmed to have been working properly at the time of the accident, the local media reported, citing Vietnam Register’s (VR’s) report sent to the Ministry of Transport today. The VR in its report said representatives from the Department of Transport, Vehicle Registration centers 6201S and 6202D and traffic and investigative police of the province had set up a team to appraise the container truck, which is a HYUNDAI-HD700-branded vehicle manufactured in 2015 in South Korea. The test results show that the … [Read more...] about Brakes of container truck in deadly accident in working order: Vietnam Register

Trust Union launches financial service dapp in HCMC By Minh Tuan Trust Union CEO Markus Patrick Chan (C) at the launch ceremony of Trust Union dapp - PHOTO: MINH TUAN HCMC - Trust Union dapp, the world’s first personal financial relationship and credit asset management service platform based on blockchain technology, was launched by Hong Kong-based Trust Union Company in HCMC last week. The dapp is expected to establish an efficient and secure data and value chain for financial relationships between individuals by providing effective lender-borrower matching and smart contracts. All personal financial data is securely encrypted using blockchain technology, ensuring there is no privacy leak within the chain. Under Trust Union dapp’s Smart Contracts, the borrower’s receipt is created instantly, matching the loan request with idle cash. In the Financial Light Intelligence Contract Library, lenders and borrowers can easily set contract terms such as loan amount, … [Read more...] about Trust Union launches financial service dapp in HCMC

Vu Nhom appeals verdicts on murky land deals The Saigon Times Daily Phan Van Anh Vu (front) sits in court during his trial in Hanoi in January 2019. He has been jailed for the third time after a court convicted him of corruption over murky land deals, which he has appealed – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Phan Van Anh Vu, alias Vu Nhom, a 44-year-old property magnate turned fugitive spy, has lodged an appeal against his entire first-instance verdict for his improper land sales in the central coastal city of Danang and HCMC that cost the State millions of dollars. The People’s Court of Hanoi City was cited by the Vietnam News Agency as saying that the court has received a letter of appeal from Vu, chairman of Danang-based Bac Nam 79 Construction JSC and former chairman of HCMC-based Nova Bac Nam 79 JSC and former senior lieutenant colonel. In his letter, Vu claimed that he was completely innocent of abusing his positions of power, so he did not concur with the first-instance … [Read more...] about Vu Nhom appeals verdicts on murky land deals

More former officials in Danang prosecuted in Vu Nhom case By Thanh Thom Former deputy directors of Danang’s Finance Department Nguyen Thi Thu Ha (L) and Nguyen Thanh Sang in this combined photo – PHOTO: MPS HCMC – Investigators with the Ministry of Public Security on Tuesday brought legal proceedings against two former deputy directors of the Finance Department in the central coastal city of Danang on charges of State asset mismanagement. The charges are connected with high-profile cases related to the 44-year-old jailed property magnate turned fugitive spy Phan Van Anh Vu, alias Vu Nhom. The ministry noted in a statement on its website that the Investigative Police Agency is looking into two cases concerning the violation of regulations on the management and use of State assets, resulting in losses and wastefulness, and on land management. Both cases took place in Danang and involved Vu Nhom and his accomplices. Investigators on Tuesday pressed charges against … [Read more...] about More former officials in Danang prosecuted in Vu Nhom case

SGI joins Habitat Vietnam to support 50 families in Hoa Binh By Minh Tuan SGI volunteers and a local girl have fun together - PHOTO: COURTESY OF SGI HCMC – Fifty volunteers from Seoul Guarantee Insurance (SGI) joined Habitat for Humanity Vietnam’s (Habitat Vietnam) team to build and repair houses for 50 families in Cuoi Ha Commune, Kim Boi District, Hoa Binh Province from March 25 to 27. This project supported the families with eight new homes, 22 renovated houses, and 20 water and sanitation facilities. In addition, Cuoi Ha Secondary School with 450 teachers and children was provided with water and sanitation facilities for better hygiene practice and a water, sanitation, and hygiene training workshop for raising awareness on these issues. Ke, 34, one of the project homeowners, said, “The roof and walls of our house were very weak. Water leaked from the roof when it rained. One day, hail bounced on the roof, leaving a big hole. Fortunately, no one was injured … [Read more...] about SGI joins Habitat Vietnam to support 50 families in Hoa Binh

Cashless payment helps prevent corruption: deputy PM The Saigon Times Daily Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue (2nd L) is seen at the workshop on noncash payment service development in HCMC today, June 11 - PHOTO: VGP HCMC – Cashless payments will help bolster transparency in transactions, thereby facilitating the nation’s fight against corruption, money laundering and economic offenses, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue. Speaking at a workshop titled “Cashless society: Policy and reality in Vietnam,” held by the State Bank of Vietnam, the Ministry of Information and Communications and Tuoi Tre newspaper in HCMC today, June 11, Hue stressed the need to strengthen and deploy plans that support the development of cashless payment systems in Vietnam. “On the flight here to attend the event, I read articles about parents who must travel a long way to pay school fees for their children, even queuing up to make payments in cash. It is a waste of time and … [Read more...] about Cashless payment helps prevent corruption: deputy PM

HCM CITY — The central province of Phu Yen last Friday fined a local company VND65 million (US$3,403) for polluting the local environment. About 210cu.m of petrol leaked by the Phu Yen General Materials Joint Stock Company has polluted the environment in Dong Hoa District's Hoa Xuan Nam Commune and damaged local residents' water source for daily use, according to the provincial People's Committee. The petrol leaked from the company's underground pipeline spread out easily since most of the area in the coastal commune is sandy. The company has dealt with the problem by manually digging holes scooping petrol out. The General Department of Environment has asked the company to use professional, mechanised measures to deal with the leak, but the company has not changed its tactics thus far. Experts said the petrol would worsen the commune's water source, which had already been polluted by oil leaks from the US Army's oil pipeline running from Vung Ro Por during the American War. — … [Read more...] about Company fined after oil spill pollutes Phu Yen water table