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"Stop! Can't you see the metro station is full? Stop!" a frazzled supervisor shouted as green-vested marshals linked arms to contain thousands of fans streaming from the stadium that will host soccer's World Cup final in Qatar. It was after midnight on Friday and, for hours, nearly 78,000 people had been filing out of the stadium after a near-capacity match tested the small Gulf state's readiness for the tournament, which kicks off on Nov. 20. "Let us through! We have children," cried one man carrying a sweaty toddler. "We need water. Is there water?" a woman shouted from behind the line. There was none. Stadium stands were out of water by halftime and there was none outside, where the late summer temperature was 34 Celsius (93 Fahrenheit) but felt far hotter because of the humidity. Friday's match, called the Lusail Super Cup, was the first time the new Lusail stadium has hosted such a crowd. At 80,000 seats, it is the largest of Qatar's eight World Cup stadiums and a … [Read more...] about Long lines and lack of water mar Qatar World Cup stadium trial

What you need to know today in Vietnam: Society -- At least three people died and eight others were injured in a wall collapse in south-central Binh Dinh Province on Thursday, according to local authorities. -- Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has signed a decision to remove Vo Ngoc Thanh from his position as the chairman of the People's Committee in Gia Lai Province, located in the Central Highlands, over his wrongdoing in office. -- Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan has signed an MoU on cooperation in agriculture with his Mongolian counterpart Khayangaa Bolorchuluun in Mongolia, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday. -- The Da Nang Tourism Promotion Center organized an event on Thursday to let particpants take a look at Da Nang tourism in virtual reality. Business -- Vietnam will try to have at least two million businesses by 2030 and the private sector is expected to contribute 60-65 percent of the country's GDP, Tran … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – September 16

Ho Chi Minh City’s commuters who depend on the Rach Chiec Bridge on Hanoi Highway for their morning commute have been spending their mornings baking in the hot sun due to serious congestion along the route. Every morning, a sea of motorbikes and cars inches over the Rach Chiec Bridge in Thu Duc City toward the city center, enveloped in scorching heat and engine fumes. This nightmarish daily commute has led to many motorcyclists riding on sidewalks and in automobile lanes out of desperation to shorten their commutes despite dangers from cars and tractor-trailers. Traffic congestion on the Rach Chiec Bridge in Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City, September 16, 2022. Photo: Tuoi Tre The nightmare does not end at the bridge though. After descending from the Rach Chiec Bridge and into Thao Dien and An Phu Wards, a complicated network of roads, intersections, and bus stops adds further headaches to the morning rush hour. Traffic congestion on the Rach … [Read more...] about Traffic nightmares on route connecting Ho Chi Minh City center with eastern side

Police and customs officers in Ho Chi Minh City are investigating the suspected illegal transportation of over US$1 million from the southern Vietnamese city to Thailand. The customs unit of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City confirmed on Friday it had detected some suspicious signs from the luggage of two passengers on Thursday. The passengers, two Vietnamese nationals aged 46 and 50, were scheduled to board flight VJ803 from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok, Thailand. Customs officers examined their two suitcases and discovered a large number of papers that look similar to $100 banknotes. A suspected $100 banknote, dyed black, is shown in this supplied photo. The serial numbers of the suspected bills could not be seen as they had been dyed black. Officers concluded there were a total of 10,518 suspected banknotes worth more than $1 million. Further examinations and investigations are being carried out by the Ho Chi Minh City Customs … [Read more...] about Officers investigate suspected transportation of over $1mn in Ho Chi Minh City

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island's weather bureau said, derailing train carriages and causing a convenience store to collapse. The weather bureau said the epicentre was in Taitung county, and followed a 6.4 magnitude temblor on Saturday evening in the same area, which caused no casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at a magnitude 7.2 and at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Taiwan media said a low-rise building housing a convenience store collapsed in Yuli and rescue work had begun to free the four people inside, while a vehicle is suspected of having been thrown off a bridge that toppled. The Taiwan Railways Administration said three carriages came off the rails at Dongli station in eastern Taiwan after part of the platform canopy collapsed, and the roughly 20 passengers aboard had been evacuated and were uninjured. The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for Taiwan after … [Read more...] about Powerful earthquake hits southeast Taiwan, collapsing building

A bus crash killed 27 people in southwest China on Sunday, police said, the country's deadliest road accident so far this year. The accident took place on a highway in rural Guizhou province when the vehicle carrying a total of 47 people "flipped onto its side", Sandu county police said in a statement published on social media. The other 20 people were being treated for injuries and emergency responders were dispatched to the scene, police said, without providing any more details. The accident happened in Qiannan prefecture -- a poor, remote and mountainous part of Guizhou, home to several ethnic minorities. Two social media posts by the China Road Network monitoring service, that have since been deleted, said the accident occurred at around 2:40 am (1840 GMT on Saturday), according to screenshots circulating on the Twitter-like Weibo. Social media users angrily demanded why a passenger bus was travelling down a highway in the early hours of the morning, when many major … [Read more...] about 27 people killed in China bus crash

The death toll from the sinking of an overcrowded ferry carrying Hindu devotees in northern Bangladesh climbed to 61 on Tuesday, with many passengers still missing two days after the disaster. Onlookers and relatives of the missing gathered along the riverbank as rescuers searched for bodies, witnesses said. "I just want to see the face of my mother," Deepak Chandra Roy said, speaking through tears as he searched for his mother. His son was rescued. The dead recovered so far included 28 women and 18 children, said Jahurul Islam, chief administrator of the northern district of Panchagarh, where the accident occurred. "Divers are searching for more bodies as some are still missing," he said, adding that the ferry had been taking Hindu devotees to a temple on the occasion of Mahalaya, when Hindus make offerings to their ancestors. The death toll was the worst for a maritime disaster in the country since 2015, when at least 78 people died after an overcrowded ferry collided with … [Read more...] about Bangladesh ferry disaster death toll climbs to 61