Mai Ha Quynh Chi, 27, Tran Thanh Hien, 29, Vo Thai Huy and Le Vinh Quang, both 19, all residents of the city, have been detained in connection with the incident. Police have seized many bottles containing a yellow liquid they believe to be gamma hydroxybutyrate. The arrests came after a center for vocational education in Thanh Khe District reported that six students needed to be admitted to Da Nang General Hospital after drinking a yellow liquid they bought from the group of four. The arrested men told police that they had bought the drug from Than Hoang Vinh Long, a 23-year-old man who also lives in Da Nang. Police who searched Long’s residence found 16 bottles filled with liquids of the color of milk, yellow, blue and red liquids. Police are now searching for Long. Da Nang General Hospital said Monday that all six high-school students have recovered. The FDA has declared any substance containing GHB in any form to be an unapproved drug. GHB is a central nervous system … [Read more...] about Four accused of selling drugs to students
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Pair of gang members arrested in California massacre of 6, including baby
The two suspects - Angel Joseph Uriate, 35, and Noah David Beard, 25 - were taken into custody by sheriff's deputies and federal agents after being under around-the-clock surveillance since Jan. 23, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Bordreaux said. Uriate was injured in a gun battle with agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) after he opened fire on officers as they approached him in Goshen, California, the town where the killings took place on Jan. 16, Bordreaux said. He underwent surgery at a local hospital and was expected to survive, the sheriff said in a news conference announcing the arrests. Beard was captured in nearby Visalia without incident, Bordreaux said. Last month's carnage raised the profile of rising gang violence and drug trafficking in some of California's more rural, isolated areas, as a state known for some of the strictest gun laws in the country faced a spate of deadly mass shootings. The Goshen murders came one week before … [Read more...] about Pair of gang members arrested in California massacre of 6, including baby
Verification underway for Hanoi airport customs official’s alleged bad behavior toward passengers
Vietnam’s central customs agency has asked its relevant units to handle a case in which a customs official at Noi Bai International Airport has been accused of having bad-mannered treatment toward passengers, one of whom released a relevant post on social media. The General Department of Customs on Thursday said it has directed its functional units to verify and handle the incident that happened at the airport in Hanoi on January 29, involving a deputy head of a customs team in charge of outbound baggage and a group of passengers. The agency has ordered its relevant functional units to set up an inspection team to deal with the case to ensure discipline among customs officers and employees, Nguoi Lao Dong (Laborer) newspaper reported, citing a representative of the department. The direction was made as the agency received a report from the Hanoi Customs Department after the case was shared on social media. The central customs agency said that it will notify mass media of the … [Read more...] about Verification underway for Hanoi airport customs official’s alleged bad behavior toward passengers
U.S. FDA says India-made eye drop linked to some infections, blindness and one death
NEW DELHI -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned against using an eye drop made in India that has been linked to the outbreak of a drug-resistant bacteria leading to adverse events in at least 55 patients in the United States including infections, blindness and one death. The agency said on Thursday that Artificial Tears eye drop manufactured by India's Global Pharma Healthcare Pvt Ltd has a potential bacterial contamination and the company has violated current good manufacturing practices. Global Pharma Healthcare, based in the southern city of Chennai, said on Wednesday it had issued a voluntary recall at the consumer level of unexpired lots of the eye drop, which was distributed in the United States by EzriCare LLC and Delsam Pharma. Global Pharma Healthcare did not immediately respond to a Reuters request seeking comment on the FDA statement. EzriCare said in a statement on Wednesday that it had stopped further distribution and sale of the eye drop, … [Read more...] about U.S. FDA says India-made eye drop linked to some infections, blindness and one death
Australia considers Vietnam a key partner in the region: Australian Foreign Minister
During the talks, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh lauded Vietnam visit of Marise Payne following her reappointment as Minister for Foreign Affairs cum Minister for Women of Australia, saying that it proves the Australian government’s appreciation for Vietnam and substantial ties between the two nations. Deputy PM Minh thanked the Pacific country for maintaining the supply of development assistance to Vietnam, saying that it has been used effectively, contributing to Vietnam’s socio-economic development. For her part, Ms. Payne affirmed that Australia considers Vietnam one of its key partners in Southeast Asia and wants to further promote the bilateral relations and cooperation in both bilateral and multilateral frameworks. The two sides agreed to facilitate high-level visits in the coming time, effectively uphold 19 bilateral cooperation mechanisms, especially annual meetings between the two defense and foreign ministers, and hold the first … [Read more...] about Australia considers Vietnam a key partner in the region: Australian Foreign Minister
Ban on marijuana users owning guns is unconstitutional, US judge rules
U.S. District Judge Patrick Wyrick, an appointee of former Republican President Donald Trump in Oklahoma City, on Friday dismissed an indictment against a man charged in August with violating that ban, saying it infringed his right to bear arms under the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment. Wyrick said that while the government can protect the public from dangerous people possessing guns, it could not argue Jared Harrison's "mere status as a user of marijuana justifies stripping him of his fundamental right to possess a firearm." He said using marijuana was "not in and of itself a violent, forceful, or threatening act," and noted that Oklahoma is one of a number of states where the drug, still illegal under federal law, can be legally bought for medical uses. "The mere use of marijuana carries none of the characteristics that the Nation's history and tradition of firearms regulation supports," Wyrick wrote. Laura Deskin, a public defender representing Harrison, said the ruling … [Read more...] about Ban on marijuana users owning guns is unconstitutional, US judge rules
Viet Nam leads Southeast Asia in wooden furniture exports to Australia
Producing wooden furniture for export at Trieu Phu Loc Furniture Co., Ltd, Tan Uyen Town, Binh Duong Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Wooden furniture exports from Southeast Asian markets to Australia grew sharply in the past year, with Viet Nam leading the way on US$205.6 million, up 26.4 per cent year-on-year. Following Viet Nam is Malaysia with $101.9 million and Indonesia with $61.7 million. The proportion of wooden furniture imports from these three markets accounted for 22.9 per cent of the total value of wooden furniture imports into Australia. The Import-Export Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade, quoted statistics from the General Department of Customs saying that the export value of wooden office furniture reached $28.4 million in December, a year-on-year decline of 28.6 per cent. The export value of wooden office furniture reached $370.3 million last year, down 15.9 per cent over the same period in 2021. In the structure of wooden furniture exports last year, … [Read more...] about Viet Nam leads Southeast Asia in wooden furniture exports to Australia
Two Vietnamese among fishermen missing off South Korea’s coast: report
The Mokpo Coast Guard received a report at 11:19 p.m. local time on Saturday that a 24-ton fishing boat had overturned 16.6 kilometers west of Daebichido, an inhabited island in Sinan, a county in South Jeolla Province, the Korea Herald reported Sunday. The coast guards saved two Koreans and one Indonesian, but nine others, who are seven Koreans and two Vietnamese, remain missing, the report said. South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety said seven of the missing were South Korean nationals and the two others were foreigners, but it didn't immediately confirm their nationalities, according to a Sunday report by AP . The Korea Joongang Daily reported Monday that one of the missing crew members of the capsized boat was found dead inside the boat's cabin. He is Korean and was the ship's chief engineer. On Sunday, Korea Joongang Daily quoted a surviving crew member as he told officials that the ship had a slight portside list when it set sail for Chuja-do, a minor … [Read more...] about Two Vietnamese among fishermen missing off South Korea’s coast: report
Vietnam leads Southeast Asia in wooden furniture exports to Australia
Producing wooden furniture for export at Trieu Phu Loc Furniture Co., Ltd, Tan Uyen town, Binh Duong province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Wooden furniture exports from Southeast Asian markets to Australia grew sharply in the past year, with Vietnam leading the way on 205.6 million USD, up 26.4% year-on-year. Vietnam is followed Malaysia with 101.9 million USD and Indonesia with 61.7 million USD. The proportion of wooden furniture imports from these three markets accounted for 22.9% of the total value of wooden furniture imports into Australia. The Import-Export Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade, quoted statistics from the General Department of Customs saying that the export value of wooden office furniture reached 28.4 million USD in December, a year-on-year decline of 28.6%. The export value of wooden office furniture reached 370.3 million USD last year, down 15.9% over the same period in 2021. In the structure of wooden furniture exports last year, … [Read more...] about Vietnam leads Southeast Asia in wooden furniture exports to Australia
Food and beverage cooperatives seize new opportunities amid economic difficulties
Some food and beverage products from a cooperative in Ben Tre Province attract consumers.— Photo vnbusiness.vn After the Lunar New Year holiday, many cooperatives, especially those in the food and beverage (F&B) sector, have accelerated their production to fulfil domestic and export orders. Ly Hong Tien, Director of Hau Giang Xanh Cooperative in Hau Giang Province, told vnbusiness.vn that thanks to the links her cooperative has established with distributors, it was completing many orders of processed that lat fish to serve local demand and that for exports. According to experts, though economic difficulties would continue in 2023, there remained untapped business opportunities for small firms and cooperatives in the F&B industry. Experts said that when an economy was unstable, investors intended to return to industries with high demand as the F&B sector is an essential industry. A recent report by iPOS.vn said that Viet Nam had around 338,600 restaurants and … [Read more...] about Food and beverage cooperatives seize new opportunities amid economic difficulties