A year ago, 33 people died in a fire at a karaoke club in southern Vietnam where windows were bricked up, blocking escape. There have been many similar tragedies in other South East Asian ...

The flames were so fierce. We saw the fire but there was nothing else we could do.” The tragedy has prompted Vietnam’s prime minister Pham Minh Chinh to order a thorough investigation and to ...

Fire personnel inspect a building burned down by a fire in in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Dec 19, 2024. (Photo: AP/Hau Dinh) Fire personnel inspect a building burned down by a fire in in Hanoi, Vietnam ...