VietNamNet Bridge – A number of landslides have shaken An Nghia Commune in the northern province of Hoa Binh's Lac Son District this month, likely due to a nearby coal mine.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The fire emitted from a coal seam at the Dong Vong mine of the Uong Bi Coal Company in Quang Ninh province on January 15 killed six people.

This morning – July 31, three officials of the Dong Vong Coal Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Vietnam Coal and Minerals Group (Vinacomin), died of asphyxia in a coal mine in Uong Bi district of Quang Ninh province.