As of February 18, at least five young Vietnamese males with injuries on their hands suspected to be caused by firecrackers had been sent to the Hospital for Traumatology and Orthopaedics in the north-central Vietnamese province of Nghe An. Most of the victims suffered injuries on their hands but they refused to admit that the lesions were caused by firecrackers. One student from Hoa Thanh Commune in the province’s Yen Thanh District was hospitalized on February 16, having injuries on his right hand’s fingertips and admitting that he had used home-made firecrackers. There have been five to six cases with injuries on the hands at the hospital. Though the injuries caused by lighting firecrackers present no death risk, the victims suffer severe lesions on their hands, which could affect their study after treatment. The Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital in Nghe An also received two cases of young people suffering injuries on hands. T.T.K., 9, from Yen Thanh District, and P.T.B., 15, from Hung Nguyen District, both had severe lesions on their hands. According to local authorities, they have arrested 505 people using firecrackers in 418 cases and seized 4.9 metric tons of the contraband. A male 7th grader was recently found to suffer severe injuries on his hands due to firecrackers, according to local authorities in Thuan Thien Commune, Kien Thuy District, in the northern Vietnamese city of Hai Phong. While making firecrackers with other local youths, N.D.T., 15, accidentally caused the contraband to burn, losing several of his fingers…. [Read full story]
Since domestic tours are getting more and more expensive, Vietnamese travelers now tend to go abroad on Tet holiday. In the thoughts of many generations of Vietnamese people, Tet holiday is the time for family’s members to gather for family parties. However, the habit has changed: a lot of people use their free time to take outbound tours. Outbound tours running out Pham Tien Dung, Director of Hanoi-based Goldentour & Convention Company said that it is a growing tendency that Vietnamese people travel abroad on Tet holiday instead of staying at home for family reunion. Since this Tet holiday is…... [read more]
A meeting between the vice- standing chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, Nguyen Thien Nhan, municipal relevant agencies, Tan Son Nhat Airport Authorities, and the border police to prepare for the return of overseas Vietnamese, was held in Ho Chi Minh City, on November 16th. The vice chairman said that officials of the airport have try their best to serve passengers, especially old people and children. Tan Son Nhat Airport has already estimated the number of passengers arriving on every flight in order to prepare its taxi system, open priority exits. According to the Chairman of the…... [read more]
Ho Chi Minh City health sector prepared everything for examination and treatment of emergency cases in Tet holidays that are nearly coming. All hospitals are ready for treatment of emergency case in these holidays. Especially hospitals allocated medicines and ventilators for victims of traffic accidents and food poisoning cases that often occur on these days. Though it is not peak time of dengue fever, the city has several cases of dengue fever in residential blocks. According to the municipal Department of Health, in three first weeks of January, 2016, the city had 679 hospitalized dengue fever cases, a decrease of…... [read more]
Travel agencies nationwide have prepared tours for overseas Vietnamese, who are expected to return home at the end of this year for the Lunar New Year Festival. Mr. Tran The Dung, Deputy Director of the Young Generation Travel Agency, revealed that this month saw a 50% increase in the number of tourists to Da Nang, Hue, Hai Phong and Hanoi compared to last month’s figure. Other travel agencies share similar increases as they all launched special tours and attractive promotions on the occasion of the 1,000th Anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi. At present, travel agencies are focusing on tailoring…... [read more]
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture, Sport, and Tourism reported that the number of tourists touring during the Lunar New Year 2010 (Tet holiday) increased sharply. Nearly 100,000 tourists in the city will tour Vietnam and go abroad from the first day to the fourth day of Tet holiday. Nearly 33,000 of this total are Vietnamese tourists who celebrate Tet holiday overseas by air and road, an increase of 10% compared to last Tet holiday. Most favored destinations are Singapore, Malaysia, China, Thailand, and Cambodia. VTV... [read more]
