Stamp collection to mark Vietnam’s ASEAN Chair

The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Information and Communication held a ceremony to launch a special stamp collection themed “ Vietnam in the ASEAN Community” in Hanoi on October 27.

Attending the ceremony were ASEAN General Secretary Surin Pitsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem and ministers of nine ASEAN countries.
The issuance of the stamp collection, initiated by the Ministry of Information and Communication, is one of the activities during the 17th ASEAN Summit, which is taking place in Hanoi.
The special stamp collection features the national flags of the ten ASEAN member countries arranged in the shape of an ascending dragon implying the rising role of a united ASEAN. The design is created by artist Nguyen Du from the Vietnam Stamp Company, who won the first prize at a contest organised by the Vietnam Postal Corporation.
At the ceremony, Deputy PM Khiem and ASEAN General Secretary Surin Pitsuwan presented a certificate to the winning artist.

18 injured when coach overturns

Eighteen people, including one child, were injured when a coach overturned yesterday in Ky Anh District in central Ha Tinh Province.

The driver has been blamed for losing control of the vehicle. An investigation is ongoing.

Barge destroys 10 houses in An Giang

Ten houses were destroyed when an 80m long barge sideswiped a bank on the Hau River in Long Xuyen City, southern An Giang Province, on Tuesday.

Residents were unhurt as they were able to flee the out-of-control barge in time. The driver of the barge said he lost control.

Two charged with stabbing man

Police on Tuesday charged two men for intentionally causing injuries to Hoang Van Khanh, head of the Hai Phong-based Placo Group.

The accused are Ta Dang Hung, 35, and Hoang Ngoc Son, 36, of Le Chan District.

A fight allegedly broke out when Hung, Son and two others went to the company to recover a VND280 million (US$14,300) debt from Khanh's sister.

Khanh was taken to the Viet Nam- Czech Republic Friendship Hospital.

Doctors save man with 86% burns

It took three months of treatment for doctors at HCM City's Cho Ray Hospital to save the life of man admitted with burns over 86 per cent of his body.

Huynh Van Di, 39, of central Khanh Hoa Province was the first patient the hospital had saved after suffering from such serious burns.

Woman on charge of smuggling waste

Police on Tuesday charged Phu Thi Thu Nguyet, director of the Kim Thu Binh Commercial Import Export Co Ltd in Dong Nai Province, for smuggling plastic waste.

In March, environment police found 140 tonnes of plastic waste packed in containers in a warehouse at the Vinh Loc Industrial Park in Binh Tan District.

Police said that in January, the Kim Vien Dong Plastic Joint-Stock Company in Binh Thanh District entrusted Nguyet's company to import the waste from Australia-based Auspac Trading Company.

Police said they are investigating the involvement of customs officials in the case.

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