DONG NAI — Police in the southern province of Dong Nai on Thursday prosecuted three staff members of the Dau Giay weighing station in Trang Bom District for receiving bribes.
Police had previously caught the three staff members receiving bribes totalling VND9.8 million (US$500) from truck drivers. The three people received temporary jail sentences of four months each.
21 people poisoned after eating chicken
DA NANG — Central Da Nang City's General Hospital admitted 21 people, including nine children, with food poisoning after eating chicken meat on Thursday.
The chicken meat was too old for consumption, said Nguyen Minh Tien, head of the city's Food Hygiene and Safety Department.
The patients, all from Thanh Khe District's Xuan Ha Ward, have all recovered.
Orphans, disadvantaged celebrate Mid-Autumn
HCM CITY — Around 500 orphans and disadvantaged children from 10 orphanages and charity centers in the city gathered yesterday to celebrate the Mid-Autumn festival on the premises of the Hoa Binh Tourism Company in District 3.
The Mid-Autumn festival was also celebrated at the Central Circus in Ha Noi with the participation of 500 children from the Birla, SOS and Hoa Binh villages.
The children participating in these events were given gift packs containing moon cakes, lanterns, stationery and toiletry items. A total of VND500 million ($26,000) was spent on the festivals in both places.
200-seat bus pilot scheme under way
HA NOI — The Ha Noi Transport Department is piloting the use of new 200-seat buses on the Noi Bai-My Dinh bus route.
The new buses, launched on Thursday, will be put into use on other routes in the city after the pilot programme ends by November.
Hoan Kiem turtle suffers new wound
HA NOI — Turtle expert Ha Dinh Duc has confirmed that the giant turtle in Hoan Kiem Lake has suffered a new wound, allegedly caused by a fishing hook.
The expert drew the conclusion after studying a recent photo of the turtle taken on Wednesday.
Last week, several people raised concerns over the turtle, which had been spotted emerging from the lake several times.
Duc said the lake would be dredged and cleaned in October. — VNS
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