London (VNA) – A British truck driver who discovered 39 dead Vietnamese migrants in a refrigerated lorry waited about 23 minutes before notifying police, a court was told on October 27. Maurice Robinson, 26, had collected the sealed container from the southeast English port of Purfleet after it had arrived on a cargo ship from Zeebrugge in Belgium, and opened its doors shortly afterwards in nearby Thurrock in the early hours of October 23 last year. Inside he found the bodies of the migrants who had suffocated to death after being trapped in the dark inside for at least 12 hours, in unbearably high temperatures. However, instead of immediately calling police, Robinson made several phone calls to others accused of roles in the people-trafficking scheme, a prosecutor told London’s Old Bailey court. He also drove the truck in a loop around the surrounding industrial area, taking 23 minutes before alerting officers, jurors in the trial of four men charged with involvement … [Read more...] about New details in Essex lorry case revealed at court
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General Staff leader extends New Year greeting to units in Da Nang
Tet gifts presented to units' troops During the visit, the mission was briefed on the units’ outcomes in their task performance in 2020 as well as their combat readiness plans to protect security for the 13th National Party Congress and preparations for the upcoming lunar New Year 2021. … [Read more...] about General Staff leader extends New Year greeting to units in Da Nang
No new COVID-19 cases reported on January 23
Vietnam has so far reported 1,548 infections, including 693 locally-transmitted cases and 553 new cases from July 25, 2020 when the pandemic broke out in the central city of Da Nang. As many as 1,411 patients were given the all-clear from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 while the number of deaths related to the disease was kept at 35. Among patients undergoing treatment at medical establishments across the country, nine tested negative for the virus once, 15 others twice and seven thrice. Up to 19,412 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine, 125 of them are in hospitals, 18,103 others in state-designated establishments and 1,184 at their homes. The committee requested continuing with prevention and control measures to prevent the resurgence of the virus in the community./. … [Read more...] about No new COVID-19 cases reported on January 23
Chemical Command asked to effectively implement missions
In this year and subsequent years, the command should boost information dissemination and international cooperation to mobilize resources and technologies for war consequence relief, further study toxic chemicals-decontaminated areas, assess impacts of toxic chemicals left behind from the war on ecology and people, and develop new technologies to clean the environment and toxic chemicals-contaminated sites. … [Read more...] about Chemical Command asked to effectively implement missions
HCM City, southern provinces step up efforts against fake goods
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Officers tasked with preventing fake goods, trade fraud and smuggling in Ho Chi Minh City and southern border provinces have been forced to work hard ahead of Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 12 this year. Last week, the HCM City customs department discovered 14 steel containers that consignee V.V Steel Company described wrongly to evade tax. The company, in Long An province’s Duc Hoa district, made a declaration that would have allowed it to enjoy 0 percent tax instead of the 10-15 percent it had to pay, equivalent to 1 billion VND (43,000 USD). Now, besides the tax it will also have to pay a penalty of 20 percent of the amount. Smuggling and trade fraud are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Truong Van Ba, Director of the HCM City Market Surveillance Department, said last year 25,538 violations had been discovered involving loss of tax revenues of 5.8 trillion VND. Competent agencies filed charges in 113 cases. … [Read more...] about HCM City, southern provinces step up efforts against fake goods