By Joe Fotalattee
New Year’s Gifts Delivered To Soldiers And Civilians
Vietnam+ reported on December 21, Navy Region 4 ships with officers, soldiers, and journalists headed for the Spratly Islands from Cam Ranh military port in the central province of Khanh Hoa.
The ships will dock at islands and islets in the region and deliver supplies and gifts to locals and the soldiers stationed there in honor of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet).
Vietnam Fire Department Saves Lives
by Joe Fotalatte
The Flemington building in District 11, Ho Chi Minh City, caught fire around 12:25 this afternoon, with 200 people trapped by the blaze.
Firefighters responded quickly to the information and arrived on the scene to use ladder trucks to rescue four people trapped on the building’s 14th floor.
When the fire alarm went off, many people in the building tried to move to the lobby by the stairs. Many individuals were, however, confined to their living quarters.
Fourteen fire trucks and 80 firefighters responded to put out the fire, and with help from local police, gave instructions to 200 people on how to escape the building.
The Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue Police Division (PC07) of the municipal Public Security Department said it was working with the District 11 Police to conduct an investigation.
Doctors Create Free Medical Facility For Needy in Thu Duc
by Joe Fotalattee
Vietnam News reports Dr. Lê Thanh Nga and her husband, Hunh Văn Huy, took four years and spent nearly half a million dollars building a medical facility and residence to serve underprivileged patients.
Nga, 44, formerly worked at Hospital 175 in HCM City, and her husband Huy, 47, is employed by Lê Văn Viet Hospital in Thu Duc.
