To date, more than 1,700 Vietnamese citizens in the US have been brought home on five repatriation flights while some 13,000 others still wish to return as the COVID-19 pandemic is witnessing complicated developments. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese passenger dies on repatriation flight from the US
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Sleeper coach goes up in flames on National Highway 1A
While on its way from the central city of Da Nang to central highland province of Dak Nong, the sleeper coach, carrying 35 passengers, suddendly burst into flame. The accident took place at 6.20 p.m yesterday in the central province of Quang Nam, about 50 kilometers from Da Nang city. Nguyen Quy, 34 years old driver, stopped the bus on the side of the road after noticing the vehicle was on fire. Eyewitnesses said the fire spread toward the cabin while the passengers managed to escape screaming and shouting. … [Read more...] about Sleeper coach goes up in flames on National Highway 1A
Bomb clearance project sends detection dogs to central Vietnam
Linh said the trial phase will last until September, or possibly to the end of the year, and then the team will report the result and estimate possible cost if the method is replicated widely in the province, which saw one of the most devastating bombings of the Vietnam War. Two detection dogs assist a UXO clearance project in Quang Tri Province in central Vietnam. Photo: Nguyen Phuc Quang Tri was a center for American military bases during the peak of the Vietnam War and a principle battleground during the 1968 Tet Offensive. … [Read more...] about Bomb clearance project sends detection dogs to central Vietnam
Passenger dies on repatriation flight from the US
According to a report from the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, the 73-year-old male passenger had an accidental fall after using the restroom when the plane had been flying for over 13 hours and was cruising at an altitude of 33,000 feet. Crew members and passengers who are doctors on the flight provided him with the first aid, but he had died before the plane landed at the airport, the report said. The man was among nearly 350 Vietnamese citizens on the flight which was arranged by authorities of Vietnam and the US and Vietnam Airlines. No specific cause of death has been given. The crew reported the accident to relevant agencies and completed the required procedures to transfer the passenger’s body to the funeral house. All the other passengers who were children under 18 years old, the elderly, people with illnesses, pregnant women, workers whose visas and labour contracts expired, and students without residences due to dormitory closures, were given health … [Read more...] about Passenger dies on repatriation flight from the US
Vietnamese doctors succeed in heart transplant for patient in HCM City
On May 13, Cho Ray hospital doctors received the heart sent by the Hanoi-based-Viet Duc Hospital. The donor is a brain dead 47-year old woman who had a traffic accident. The heart was later transplanted into the 47-year-old man who had been suffering from heart problems for eight years. He has been going through phase four of heart failure and there was little hope that he could survive in the long term. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese doctors succeed in heart transplant for patient in HCM City
