Vietnamnews briefs some of salient news published today, May 28, in Tuoi Tre Newspaper:
Society:
-- Three members in a family in Xuan Moc district in the southern Vung Tau province were swept away by a torrential rain down to a stream with strong currents at 22pm on May 26. The couple’s bodies have been found while their child’s body remains missing.
-- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked authorities in Hung Yen northern province to make a full report of the Van Giang land eviction on April 24, in which several residents and two journalists from VOV were allegedly assaulted by laws enforcement forces. Previously, Nguyen Khac Hao, deputy chairman of Hung Yen People’s Committee, had made a report in a national meeting that the eviction was safe and nobody was injured.
-- A young man in Di Linh district in the central highlands province of Lam Dong, who killed their adoptive parents, fired bullets into his head to commit suicide while hiding in a forest to escape from police arrest.
-- A hydrofoil Mekong 03 with 25 passengers on board failed to start and floated on Dinh River while heading to Ho Chi Minh City from Vung Tau southern port city at 7:30am on May 27.
Business:
-- Several electronics shopping centers in Ho Chi Minh City have launched big promotional programs to lure customers ahead of Euro 2012 to be jointly held in Ukraine and Poland next month as many of them are offering discounts of up to 30%. Especially, a center has 40 to 60 inch TVs hired free of charge.
Lifestyle:
-- State President Nguyen Tan Sang bestowed the State Award for Literature and Arts to 129 authors and the Meritorious Artist title to 356 nominees at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 27.
Politics:
-- The first political consultancy between the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its Sri Lankan counterpart took place in the capital city of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 24-25.
-- Defense Minister General Phung Quang Thanh has highlighted the contributions made by US Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear to promoting the Vietnam-US relationship and the two countries’ defense cooperation.
-- The Government convened in Hanoi on May 27 to review the socio-economic performance in May and the first five months of this year, and discuss a draft resolution to promote global economic integration.
