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A social worker in Ho Chi Minh City has been apprehended for allegedly molesting multiple young girls under his care while working at a local social support center. Police in Binh Thanh District on Sunday arrested Nguyen Tien Dung, a records employee at the city’s social support center, which is managed by the municipal Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs. Dung had previously been suspended from work after he was accused of molesting young girls at the center. At the police station, Dung has admitted to sexually abusing four girls aged between 13 and 15 during their stay at the social support center. Officers have been collecting statements from the victims and eyewitnesses to assist the investigation. Competent authorities were made aware of the case when they received a letter from two of the victims accusing Dung of molestation. Officers launched a probe into the accusation and discovered that the social worker had sexually abused K.D., 13, K. A., 14, K.N., … [Read more...] about Social worker arrested for allegedly molesting teenagers in Ho Chi Minh City

To spur students to use buses, the Management and Operation Center for Public Transport wants the city to increase ticket subsidizes this year to VND 3,968 per trip for intra-city travel and VND 4,587 in Can Gio district. The current rates are VND 2,830 and VND 3,537. Tran Chi Trung, the center’s director, said the higher subsidies would also encourage transport operators to buy new buses and improve their services. Students board a school bus in Ho Chi Minh City. Tran Quang Lam, deputy director of the Department of Transport, said the department has suggested that the city should provide interest-free loans for 10 years worth 70 percent of the cost of a bus to operators. The department has worked with the Department of Education and Training to ensure traffic safety in school areas, especially during peak hours. They also instructed transport enterprises to improve their services and increase their number of daily trips so that more students use public … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City to encourage school students to travel by bus

In a proposal submitted to the Da Nang Department of Information and Communications, the local Traffic Safety Committee wrote that the unauthorized operations of Uber and Grab could worsen traffic in the city.   Central city's Traffic Safety Committee claims ride-sharing apps add to traffic congestion and is seeking to have internet providers block access. The committee asked the department to have internet providers block access to Uber and Grab apps and also asked police to investigate and punish any individual or organization found to be offering transport services illegally in the city.  Department Director Mr. Nguyen Quang Thanh confirmed with local media on March 4 that the proposal is under consideration but more time is needed for study before advising the city’s government on a final decision. The latest move comes after Da Nang, on November 25, declined to run a pilot car hailing project by Grab. In a statement sent to the Ministry of Transport, … [Read more...] about Uber & Grab hit roadblock in Da Nang

Rowley’s litter frog (leptolalax rowleyae) is a new amphibian species found in the Son Tra Nature Reserve in Da Nang (Photo courtesy of Nguyen Thanh Luan of the Asian Turtle Programme) Da Nang (VNS/VNA) - A new amphibian was discovered by a group of scientists and biologists in the Son Tra Nature Reserve in the central city of Da Nang following researches between 2012 and 2018. A scientific report of the new species was released in the scientific magazine Zootaxa – a peer-reviewed scientific mega journal for animal taxonomists, on March 1. Nguyen Thanh Luan, scientific officer of the Asian Turtle Programme-Indo-Myanmar Conservation confirmed to Vietnam News on March 1 that the species – Rowley’s litter frog (leptolalax rowleyae) was found by Vietnamese Dr Phan Thi Hoa from Da Nang College for teachers’ training in 2012 when she was completing her thesis on reptile and amphibian species in the Son Tra Nature Reserve. Luan said Hoa … [Read more...] about Da Nang: New frog found in Son Tra Nature Reserve

Chi Lang custard-apple (Photo: VNA) The northern province of Lang Son is promoting its specialities, especially Chi Lang custard-apple, at an event at the Trade Promotion Centre of Agriculture in Hanoi. Custard-apple is a fruit of high economic value in the province, helping people in Chi Lang district earn billions of VND every year. In 2011, the fruit was officially awarded the certificate of product registration. Director of the Trade Promotion Centre of Agriculture Dao Van Ho said the promotion programme was designed to connect help consumers in Hanoi identify the brand and distinguish Chi Lang custard-apple from similar products on the market. “This is also an opportunity for cooperatives and production facilities in Lang Son to access markets in other localities, conduct direct transactions and set up links with purchasing, wholesale and export enterprises,” Ho said. Vice Chairman of Lang Son provincial People’s Committee Ho Tien Thieu said … [Read more...] about Lang Son promotes local Chi Lang custard-apple in Hanoi