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Czech man drowns in Nghe An

A man from the Czech Republic drowned while visiting his adopted son in the central province of Nghe An's Do Luong District.

Why is there little reporting of adverse events at hospitals?

Up to 92 percent of doctors say they have witnessed, been involved in, or nearly caused a “medical event”. Good doctors may have to quit their job early if they have relations to one serious medical error.

Vinh Phuc: Wall collapse kills three people

Three people were killed and another seriously injured in the northern province of Vinh Phuc after a wall of a house collapsed and buried them.

Two people killed in lightning strike in Hanoi rain

Hanoi Police are investigating an incident where two people were apparently killed in a lightning strike while travelling on a street this morning.

Accidents relating to home-made firecracker on the rise

As the number people injured by firecracker increases, doctors are warning people of the danger of 'home-made' fireworks - particularly children.

One dies, two injured in rollercoaster accident in Phu Tho park

A child has died and two others were seriously injured after falling from a derailed rollercoaster cabin in an amusement park in Phu Tho Province.

Three die in Vinh Phuc bar fire

Three women were killed in a fire at a bar in the northern Vinh Phuc Province on Monday night.

Military forces intensifies rescue operations at Rao Trang 3 Hydropower Plant

Rescue forces made up of military personnel, medics, and members of the police have urgently joined rescue efforts to look for the missing victims of a landslide which hit Rao Trang 3 Hydropower Plant in the central province of Thua Thien Hue.

Prime Minister orders investigation into school gate collapse that killed 3

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has extended his condolences to the families of three children killed by a school gate collapse that also injured three others at a primary school in Lao Cai Province on Monday.

 

Tay Ninh: man bitten by 3m-long cobra survives

A 38-year-old in the southern province of Tay Ninh brought a live cobra nearly 3km long with him, wrapped around his arm, to the General Hospital of Tay Ninh Province’s emergency ward.

Seven drug traffickers sentenced to death in Vietnam

The People’s Court of Dien Bien province, north-western Vietnam, on August 21 handed down a death sentence on seven local residents charged with smuggling and trafficking 51kg of heroin in 2019.

 

25 survive cruise ship fire off Kien Giang coast

A cruise ship with 21 passengers and four crew members on board went up in flames on the morning of August 7, with no injuries sustained.

Hanoi scaffold collapse leaves four dead

Four workers were killed after scaffolding at a construction site in Hanoi collapsed on Thursday night.

 

Hundreds donate blood to save Quang Binh accident victims

Hundreds of volunteers have come to a hospital in the central province of Quang Binh to donate blood to save victims of a tragic traffic accident.

 

Road accident in Quang Binh province kills at least 13

At least 13 people have been killed and dozens injured after a coach overturned in the central province of Quang Binh.

 

11-year-old girl in critical condition after accidentally drinking acid

An 11-year-old girl from the northern province of Quang Ninh is in a critical condition after accidentally drinking sulfuric acid, according to the National Children’s Hospital (NCH).

 

Vietnamese passenger dies on repatriation flight from the US

A 72-year-old passenger has died on a repatriation flight from the US to Vietnam, foreign ministry announced Thursday.

 

Dien Bien: Quarry workers die during lightning strike

Two workers died and one remained missing after a bolt of lightning struck a quarry in Dien Bien Province on June 1.

Dong Nai prosecutes director associated with fatal wall collapse

The Dong Nai investigative police agency has decided to prosecute and temporarily detain Ha Duy Hai, director of Ha Hai Nga construction firm, for his alleged responsibility in a wall collapse that killed 10 people and injured 14 others 11 days ago.

Vietnamese ride-hailing drivers risk accidents with reckless driving

Almost one-third of ride-hailing drivers in Vietnam have had a road accident, with an astounding 80% attributing the cause to their own risky driving, according to new research.