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VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has announced the establishment of an inspection team to scrutinise seven multi-level marketing companies following the Lien Ket Viet scandal that defrauded 60,000 victims.
Pakistanis hunt for militants behind blast that killed at least 65
Pakistani authorities launched a hunt on Monday for militants
behind a suicide bomb that killed at least 65 people in an attack that
targeted Christians and was claimed by a Taliban faction that once
declared ties with Islamic State.
Victims of Brussels terror attacks commemorated in Hanoi
VietNamNet Bridge – The Belgian Embassy held a ceremony in Hanoi
on late March 23 in commemoration of innocent victims of the bomb
attacks in Brussels one day earlier.
Gunman kills three in Kansas workplace, shot to death by police
A gunman killed three people on Thursday at a manufacturing plant in
central Kansas where he worked and wounded 14 others, in a shooting
spree spanning several miles that ended when a lone officer killed the
suspect,
Vale and BHP fined $260m for deadly Brazilian dam burst
BHP Billiton and Vale have been fined a further 1bn reais (£171m,
$260m) for the mining disaster that killed 11 people in Brazil earlier
this month.
Hanoi residents mourn Paris attack victims
VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese and foreigners in Ha Noi attended
a memorial ceremony at the embassy of France on Sunday, in tribute to
victims in the Paris terrorist attacks late Saturday.
Indonesia 'needs time' to tackle haze - Joko Widodo
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has said he needs time to tackle
the forest-burning which creates a haze every year over South East Asia.
Binh Phuoc family murder suspects to be prosecuted
VietNamNet Bridge – Two persons, reportedly involved in the killing
of six persons in the southern Binh Phuoc Phuoc Province on July 7, was
prosecuted today for murder and theft,
Indonesia transport plane crash death toll rises
Indonesian officials say 141 bodies have been recovered after a military transport plane crashed in a residential area of Medan on Tuesday.
Pakistan heatwave: Death toll crosses 800 people in Sindh
The death toll from a heatwave in Pakistan's southern Sindh
province has passed 800, hospital officials say, as mortuaries reached
capacity.
US balcony collapse: Water damage investigated
US engineers investigating a balcony collapse in California that
killed six people and injured seven others say water damage may have
caused the structure to give way.
Domestic violence not a ‘private affair'
Half of the married women in Viet Nam
experience domestic violence and sexual abuse at some point of their
lives. Nguyen Minh Huong finds that most cases of violence against women
are not investigated, let alone effectively prosecuted.
Five members of family die in fire
VietNamNet Bridge – Five persons, including two elderly and one
child, were killed in a huge blaze that destroyed a house in alley 190
of Hoang Mai Road, Hoang Mai District, Ha Noi, early this morning.
Seventh death in South Korea Mers outbreak
A seventh person has died in South Korea after contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), says the health ministry.
Malaysia quake: Singapore and Sabah mourn victims
Singapore and Malaysia's Sabah state are observing a day of remembrance for those killed in an earthquake on Mount Kinabalu.
Five killed in traffic accident in HCM City
VietNamNet Bridge – Five people including three Viet Kieu (Overseas
Vietnamese) from the US were killed in a traffic accident yesterday
morning (May 31) on National Highway A in HCM City's Thu Duc District.
Nepal earthquake: Rescue resumes after latest deadly tremor
Rescue work has resumed to find victims and survivors of the latest deadly earthquake to hit Nepal.
Nepal quake 'followed historic pattern'
Nepal's devastating magnitude-7.8 earthquake on Saturday was primed
over 80 years ago by its last massive earthquake in 1934, which razed
around a quarter of Kathmandu to the ground and killed over 17,000
people.
S. Korea marks first anniversary of Sewol tragedy with nationwide ceremonies
South Korea will mark the first anniversary of the Sewol ferry
disaster Thursday, with nationwide memorial services by private
organizations and local governments as well as family members of the
victims and survivors.
French police name Charlie Hebdo attack suspects
French police have named two brothers as suspects in the attack on
the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, as a manhunt
continues.