The body of the man, who is suspected of murdering a 58-year-old man last week, was found inside a bathroom at a jail in the Haenam Police Station in the town on the south coast around 6:21 a.m. Police had taken custody of the suspect, who is identified only by his surname Kim, the previous day on charges of murder and abandoning a body. According to police, Kim appeared to have strangled himself with his garment straps in the bathroom. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead later. The CCTV footage taken around the jail showed a police officer, who was on duty, dozing off as Kim was committing suicide. The police officer woke up around 6:21 a.m., about 1 hour and 20 minutes after the suspect entered the bathroom, and found him on the floor inside it, according to the CCTV footage. Police officers responsible for the jail worked in four-hour shifts, violating an in-house rule that they should work in a shift of two hours, investigative sources … [Read more...] about Key murder suspect commits suicide while detained in southern S. Korea
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Tourism master plan developed
The southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau authorities have approved a master plan for tourism development by 2025 with a vision to 2030. The master plan calls for developing Vung Tau into an environmentally friendly city of national tourism, finance and trade, with a developed maritime economy. The province has issued a resolution on high-quality tourism development that would ensure a safe, civilised and friendly tourist environment. The province will focus on markets like Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific, especially traditional markets like Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. Other potential markets include Russia, North America, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Australia and the Middle East. The province is focusing on four main tourism products. Under the master plan, the province will develop sea and island tourism products, and medical and healthcare tourism products. It will also create tourism products for entertainment services … [Read more...] about Tourism master plan developed
Trump plans key staff changes at crucial point in presidency
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is planning to make several key staffing changes as he prepares to deal with newly empowered Democrats and with the looming outcome of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. "I have three or four or five positions that I’m thinking about," Trump said in an interview with "Fox News Sunday". "I need flexibility," he said. Trump did not rule out the possibility that his chief of staff John Kelly might be leaving. "At some point he’s going to want to move on." Democrats picked up at least 36 seats in the House of Representatives in the recent midterm elections, giving them control of the lower chamber. Trump insisted that it was "historic" that Republicans were able to hold the Senate. But control of the House will allow Democrats to block much Trump-backed legislation, to issue subpoenas and to launch congressional inquiries into Russian involvement, Trump’s taxes and finances, and other highly … [Read more...] about Trump plans key staff changes at crucial point in presidency
Southern power company builds charitable houses in Binh Thuan
Family Le Van Rai and Nguyen Thi Le in Duc Binh Commune in Tanh Linh District received VND50 million each to build houses. At the hand-over ceremony, SPC leader Nguyen Van Hop said that the company built and handed over charitable houses to families in the top welfare brackets to uphold the country’s tradition. Besides, the company also paid visit to Vietnamese heroic Mother Nguyen Thi Luy on the same day and gifted 1,000 books to needy students in Junior high School Duc Binh In Tanh Linh District. The Corporation plans to offer ten charitable houses to beneficiaries of social policies in the province in the year. By NGUYEN TIEN - Translated by ANH QUAN … [Read more...] about Southern power company builds charitable houses in Binh Thuan
Bank heist suspect arrested in southern Vietnam
By An Nam  September 17, 2018 | 01:44 pm GMT+7 Camera footage of the bank robbery in Tien Giang Province last Thursday. Tien Giang police said Monday that a bank robber suspect has been arrested. The suspect, who has not been named, allegedly held up a bank in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang last Thursday and escaped with VND945 million ($42,000) in cash. Provincial police said the suspect was proceeding in a taxi towards Ho Chi Minh City when he was arrested. They said he’d planned the heist for several days before buying a motorbike online and riding it to a Vietinbank branch in the province’s Chau Thanh District. Disguising himself with a mask, hat, coat and gloves, he used a gun to subdue a security guard, before telling a bank staff to put money in a bag for him. There were two bank employees, one security guard and two customers present in the branch at the time. After he took the cash, he drove towards HCMC before abandoning the bike … [Read more...] about Bank heist suspect arrested in southern Vietnam