On 16/8, over 110 Lao People's Army personnel arrived in Vietnam to prepare for the 80th anniversary celebrations of the August Revolution and National Day (2/9) in Hanoi.
On the morning of 16/8, a sleeper bus carrying dozens of passengers collided with a container truck on the Ham Nghi - Vung Ang Expressway, injuring the bus driver and trapping him in the cabin.
A frozen tiger carcass was discovered hidden in a custom-built compartment on the roof of a bus by Chu Van Lam and two accomplices, transporting it from Laos to Son Giang commune, former Huong Son district.
Swept out to sea while swimming, a father and his 6-year-old daughter clung to a float, drank rainwater, and paddled towards a distant light for 13 hours through the night.
Driver Ha Nhat Kieu is accused of disregarding traffic signs and failing to slow down at an intersection, resulting in a fatal collision with a couple on a motorbike.
Le Ngoc Thanh, 36, has been charged with traffic violations after allegedly driving a bus at 99 km/h, losing control, and crashing, resulting in 10 deaths.
Witnessing his older brother attack their father during an argument with their mother, 33-year-old Nguyen Van Thien struck his brother twice on the head with a piece of wood, resulting in his death.
A bus traveling at 99 km/h (80 km/h speed limit) in rainy conditions on a sloping road overturned, resulting in 10 deaths and 15 injuries, according to Ha Tinh provincial police.
Police allege Le Ngoc Thanh was driving a passenger bus at high speed when he lost control, hitting milestones and a high-voltage power pole, causing the bus to overturn and resulting in 10 deaths.
