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Vietnam beauty queen arrested for alleged housing fraud
The winner of a Vietnamese beauty pageant organized in Moscow some years ago has been detained for allegedly conning a businessman out of almost US$750,000.
Athletes prepping for SEA Games in Singapore
Athletes of Vietnamese national teams are now in their peak training period in Hanoi ahead of the 2015 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to be held in Singapore from June 5 to 16.
Test-uses surveillance cameras to curb reckless driving
Hanoi traffic police are handling traffic law breakers via surveillance cameras on a trial basis that help them crack down on their violations just moments after they are detected, a police officer has said.
Vietnam to hand over US$100mn oil rig to Brunei in June
Vietnam is about to finish building an oil and gas platform to export to Brunei in June in accordance with a US$100 million agreement approved by the former’s PTSC Mechanical and Construction Company and the latter’s Total E&P Borneo B.V in February last year.
Young Vietnamese hooked on shisha amid health warnings
More youngsters, including those as young as sixth graders, have indulged in the addictive pleasure of smoking “shisha,” also known as Arab pipe tobacco, in Vietnam in recent years.
Vietnam accepts first 10 surrogacy requests
Nearly 100 applications for surrogacy have been sent to three designated hospitals, ten of which have met the required conditions, over the past three days after Vietnam’s new regulation on surrogacy on humanitarian grounds took effect, the Ministry of Health has said.
Traffic accidents kill 138 in HCM City in Jan-Feb
The number of traffic accidents and the resulting deaths and injuries in Ho Chi Minh City all recorded a year-on-year increase in the first two months of this year, the city’s Traffic Safety Board has announced.
Member of overseas organized crime gang arrested
Vietnamese police have apprehended a local woman for cheating dozens of people out of their money through a scam organized by an overseas group led by Malaysians and Nigerians.
LG Electronics to shift TV production in Thailand to Vietnam
The Republic of Korea's LG Electronics Inc, the world's second largest television maker, will shift its TV production in Thailand to Vietnam this year for efficiency, logistics and costs, a top executive at its Thai unit said on March 17.
One more carrier joins race for Vietnam airport purchases
With two of its rivals having recently unveiled interest in buying passenger terminals at airports across Vietnam, low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific Airlines has decided that it cannot stay out of the game.