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The retail price of petrol sharply decreased as of 3pm on Tuesday following the fall in global markets. Following the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance, the price of biofuel E5 RON92 fell by VND 780 to VND22,020 per litre at the highest, and that of RON95-III was also down by VND 780 to VND 23,030 per litre. The prices of diesel 0.05S and kerosene were VND 19,300 per litre and VND 19,460 per litre, down VND1,200 and VND1,250 per litre, respectively. The two ministries also determined plans to extract VND300 per litre from biofuel E5 RON 92, RON 95, kerosene and diesel prices for the petrol price stabilisation fund. … [Read more...] about Petrol prices fall in latest adjustment

The cold front would reach the eastern parts of northern Vietnam on Saturday morning, before enveloping other regions of the north, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. Strong winds and rough seas should be expected. From Friday evening to the end of Saturday, northern Vietnam regions would see rains. U.S. weather forecast service AccuWeather anticipates Hanoi’s temperatures to be at 23-33 degrees on Friday, before dropping to 20-26 degrees on Saturday. Until Tuesday next week, temperatures would maintain at around 19-23 degrees. High-altitude areas like Lao Cai’s Sa Pa would see temperatures fluctuating at 12-18 degrees at the beginning of next week. The cold front would also affect central Vietnam regions, with areas from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien-Hue seeing rains starting Saturday night. Extreme weather events, like hails and thunder, may appear. Over the past three days, northern and central Vietnam regions have gone through a heat wave … [Read more...] about Cold front to bring rain to northern Vietnam

Two people, including a four-year-old girl, died after a car plunged off a bridge in Bao Loc City, Lam Dong Province in Vietnam’s Central Highlands region on Thursday. The fatal traffic accident happened at a bypass of National Highway 20 at around 11:00 am. The vehicle involved in the incident was a Ford Everest with plate number 49A-063.64 driven by 54-year-old D.T.V., a resident of Di Linh District, and a four-year-old girl, who is only known as Nh. A Ford Everest falls into an abyss below the Nau Sri Bridge in Bao Loc City, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam, March 23, 2023. Photo: M.V. / Tuoi Tre V. and Nh. were en route from Da Lat City to Bao Loc when V. lost control of the car on the Nau Sri Bridge in Bao Loc, causing the vehicle go over the side of the bridge. Both of V. and Nh. died at the scene. The 200m-long Nau Sri Bridge is an unfinished part of a bypass project south of Bao Loc, which has been under construction since August 2017 and carries a price … [Read more...] about 2 dead after car falls from bridge in Vietnam’s Central Highlands

Southern durian prices have sharply halved compared to last month. Durian farmers in Tien Giang Province Many farmers in Tien Giang, Long An, Binh Phuoc, and Dong Nai have seen the prices plummet to between VND75,000-85,000 per kilo, down by 15-20 percent compared to last week and by 50 percent against last month's prices. A farmer in Long An, Nguyen Trung, said that he has just sold eight tonnes of durian at between VND70,000-80,000 per kilo depending on the sizes. "I decided to sell them all, fearing that the prices may continue to fall," she said. Mai Ha, another farmer in Tien Giang Province said that she has also sold all the fruits from her garden amid falling prices. "I'm afraid that the prices will continue to fall as the season matures and supply will be high," Ha said. A woman buys durian from a trader in Long An Province According to Van Hoa Investment and Development Company, more export orders were still … [Read more...] about Durian prices sharply fall

A land plot for sale in Binh Duong Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Land plot prices in HCM City and neighbouring provinces such as Binh Duong, Dong Nai and Long An decreased by 10-25 per cent compared to early this year due to the central bank’s tight monetary policy for real estate lending. Many investors borrowed money to invest in property in previous years, hoping to make profits, but instead suffered losses as tightened credit drove up interest rates and hit liquidity. In 2021, Tran Van Nam from HCM City bought a land plot for VND5 billion (US$208,000) in the southern province of Dong Nai, hoping to resell it within a year for a profit of hundreds of millions of dong. But in late 2022, when bank interest rates went up, he had to sell it for a loss of over VND800 million. At that time, many brokers told him that land plot prices had kept increasing from 2016 to 2021 and it will keep increasing in coming years, and so he bought the land plot hoping for a profit. But he was … [Read more...] about Land prices in the southern provinces fall sharply

Nguyen Van Luu, a Meo Vac official, told VnExpress the man slipped and fell off while taking selfies on a cliff in Ma Pi Leng Pass, an attraction for daring tourists. He was rushed to a local hospital with injuries to his leg before being sent to Hanoi. Fences are erected around roads leading to a cliff in Meo Vac in Ha Giang Province, northern Vietnam. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Tien Ha Tourists are banned from climbing up the cliff due to the permanent fog there, slippery terrain and other dangers, and fences have been put up on roads leading to it. Nevertheless, officials said, many tourists ignore the warnings and take selfies on the cliff. A tourist with a mesmerizing photo from a cliff in Meo Vac District in Ha Giang. Photo by Abtrip Ha Giang has become a popular tourist destination for western tourists in recent years, but it is not an easy trip for amateur travelers due to its narrow, twisting roads and dangerous mountain passes. … [Read more...] about British tourist falls off cliff in Ha Giang, hospitalized

While climbing a high rock cliff, widely known as the ‘death cliff,’ in Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Ha Giang to take photos last week, a British tourist slipped, fell about two meters off the cliff, and had his left leg injured. Authorities of Meo Vac District in Ha Giang Province, where the cliff is located, on Sunday night confirmed the incident, saying that it happed last Friday afternoon in Pai Lung Commune. The foreigner suffered profuse bleeding due to his injuries. Upon receiving reports of the incident, police and medical workers in Pai Lung Commune rushed to the scene to give first aid to the man. He was later transferred to Hanoi. The ‘death cliff’ is a dangerous site with many large rocks overlapping each other but they are loose in places. The rock where tourists often stand to take photos is smooth, so tourists may easily slip. To ensure safety for tourists, the authorities of Pai Lung Commune and Meo Vac District have repeatedly called on … [Read more...] about British traveler injured after falling off cliff in northern Vietnam

Vietnam has recorded around 13,000 cases of dengue fever so far this year, about 2.3 times higher than the same period in 2022, according to the Ministry of Health. The rising numbers of cases have been recorded in mainly in central and southern localities, the General Department of Preventive Medicine reported. However, Hanoi has also not been spared. The capital’s Center for Disease Control (CDC) has recorded 172 dengue fever cases in 23 of 30 districts, a 20-fold increase from the same period last year. The health ministry said abnormal weather conditions have contributed to the rise in the number of cases. Normally dengue does not hit in such numbers until the rainy season. A surge in cases is expected soon as the country enters the rainy season, it added. On Monday, the ministry asked localities to ramp up environmental cleanup efforts to curb the spread of outbreaks. Medical facilities must ensure enough medicine and equipment to treat patients, it added. Vietnam … [Read more...] about Dengue fever hits before rains this year

Many of Hanoi’s traditional markets have attracted fewer customers after the Covid-19 pandemic. At around 9 am on March 22, Nga Tu So Market in Dong Da District was quiet, with more traders than customers. A man who works for the market’s parking lot said that over the past few years, just 20-30 motorbikes have been kept there every day compared to the hundreds a decade ago. Dang Viet Bang, deputy head of Dong Da District’s Market Management Board, said amid the fierce competition from online shopping, the number of traders at Nga Tu So Market has fallen to 200 compared to the previous 754. Some areas in the market have seriously deteriorated. Kim Yen, a 59-year-old trader, often turns on music to exercise as she has so much free time. Kim Giang Market in Thanh Xuan District is in the same situation. Ha The Hoach, owner of an electronic shop, said more people flock to supermarkets and shopping malls to buy electronic products, causing … [Read more...] about Hanoi traditional markets suffer fall in sales

The police in Ho Chi Minh City have busted a human trafficking ring involving Malaysian nationals that allegedly deceived 30 Indonesians for property appropriation in Vietnam. Six Malaysian suspects at the police station (Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Police) The Indonesian nationals said they had been incited by a group of Malaysian nationals to get employment in Vietnam. Upon arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, they were locked inside a building on 455 Binh Quoi street in Binh Thanh district where they were forced to hand in passports and phones and pretend to be bank employees and other Indonesian authorities making scam calls back to Indonesia in order to swindle money from people. Hearing about the news, the Ho Chi Minh City police raided the building, but all of the Malaysian suspects thought to be involved in the scam had fled. By profession, the police later arrested six of the suspects at Tan Son Nhat hotel. The Malaysians then confessed that they had already … [Read more...] about 30 Indonesians fall victim to Malaysia human trafficking ring in Vietnam