The
flyover at the Nguyen Chi Thanh-Kim Ma intersection, one of the most crowded
streets in
The
four-lane steel frame flyover, which is 484m in length and 16m in width, has
a span of 60m, making it the largest of the kind so far in Ha Noi . It was
completed after eight months of construction, one month ahead of schedule.
This
is one project under the city's target programme to reduce traffic jams and
ensure urban order for the 2012-2015 period.
At the
inauguration ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai praised efforts
of workers, contractors and
Nation
unites to support victims of Storm Wutip
The
country has rallied together to raise funds in support of victims of Storm
Wutip which hit the central region early this week.
The
Party Central Committee on Thursday held a fund raising campaign for the
storm victims attended by President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen
Tan Dung, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung and other members of
the Politburo and Party Secretariat.
At the
event, Le Hong Anh, Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist
Party of Viet Nam Central Committee (CPVCC) Secretariat, said the storm had
caused great losses in terms of both human life and property after sweeping
across the central region.
Relevant
ministries and agencies had been instructed to continue helping victims to
overcome the consequences of the storm, he said.
On the
same day, staff at the Ministry of Defence, the Presidential State Office,
the Government Office, the National Assembly Office, the Inspection
Commission of the Communist Party of Viet Nam's Central Committee and the Ho
Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee donated at least one day's
salary each to help those affected by the storm.
Party
committees of central agencies have raised VND23 billion (US$1.09 million)
for storm victims, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has raised a total of
VND226 million ($10,400).
The
Central Highlands
Storm
Wutip, the strongest storm to hit
It was
estimated to cause losses of over VND4.9 trillion ($234 million) in the six
central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and
Thua Thien-Hue.
Wary
parents to scrutinise additional school charges
A
pilot project proposed by the Ha Noi Education and Psychology Association
aims to prevent schools from illegally collecting extra fees.
Under
the project, a council within each school will decide whether to charge for
materials from water to exam papers, as well as fee amounts.
Each
council will have seven to nine members, all parents or representatives from
local social organisations such as veterans and the elderly.
"Normally,
all fees are set by schools. But under this project, schools will need
signatures from this council if they want to use the money contributed by
parents, and this council must take responsibility if they overspend,"
said Nguyen Tung Lam, the association chairman.
Vu Thi
Ly, whose child attends Tan Mai primary school in Hoang Mai District, said
the project was "such a good idea" and hoped it would "reduce
the financial burden carried by parents every school year."
The
programme deserves public support because it will help parents know whether
fees are spent correctly, said Le Ngoc Quang, vice director of the city's
Department of Education and Training.
The
project is scheduled to be piloted at five public schools in Hoang Mai
District starting this month before it is implemented citywide next year.
Nguyen
Thi Hue, director of the Hoang Mai Center for Continuing Education, one of
the institutes chosen to pilot the project, told Dan tri online newspaper
that it was necessary to make school administrators understand that the
council establishment would be a source of assistance rather than trouble.
"The
council will help schools reach agreements with parents and provide financial
transparency as well as a better quality education," she said.
Fish
lunch poisons more than 200 workers
More
than 200 workers were rushed to hospital this morning with food poisoning
after eating lunch yesterday at the Korean Wondo Vina Company in
Many
were unconscious and others were doubled up with pain, vomiting and suffering
from diarrhoea after eating a meal of fried and braised fish.
They
were all taken to
Authorities
are investigating the poisoning cause.
Free
legal advice given on VN Lawyers' Day
Lawyers
will offer free legal advice at over 3,000 law offices nationwide for the
first time to celebrate Vietnamese Lawyers' Day on October 10.
The
campaign, which is expected to be held annually, will finish at the end of
this month.
Vice
President of the Viet Nam Bar Federation Do Ngoc Thinh said that it was a
part of a series of activities to celebrate the Lawyers' Day after the event
was approved earlier this year by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
An
artistic performance with the attendance of the PM will also be aired on VTV1
on October 16 to mark the day.
Traffic
accident kills two in Ninh Thuan
Two
people were killed in a motorbike accident yesterday on a stretch of
According
to witnesses, the motorbike collided with a truck travelling in the same
direction after the truck driver lost control of his vehicle.
Thirty
thousand students receive rice
More
than 4,100 tonnes of rice from State reserves will be given to 30,600
students in disadvantaged areas in northern
The
move is to encourage students to attend school by reducing their
difficulties.
Each
day-boarder will receive 15 kilos of rice a month for nine months, the
province's Education and Training Department director, Le Van Quy said.
Dien
Bien is one of the poorest provinces in
Ongoing
construction might violate traditional architectural style
Ha
Noi's Department of Planning and Architecture will inspect the plans of a new
building under construction within the campus of Viet Nam National University
(VNU).
The
planning department will consider the construction plans of a new science
facility to determine whether it is breaking with the typical Indochinese
architectural style of the campus on
The
department's deputy director Duong Duc Tuan told Thanh Nien (The Youth)
newspaper that the university, built before 1954, was a prime example of the
city's Indochinese colonial architecture.
"It
is a valuable piece. The university is already included in the municipal
People's Committee proposed list of French colonial buildings which are in
need of preservation," he said.
Tuan
said that his department was not involved in granting the construction
licence to the new building – Jica-VNU Biomass laboratory centre – which is
intended to service the university's science department, adding that the
licence was provided to the project's investor, VNU, by Hoan Kiem District's
People's Committee.
Deputy
Chairman of the Hoan Kiem District People's Committee Nguyen Quoc Tuan said
that the project was granted a licence nearly one year ago and the
construction had commenced just recently.
The
Jica-VNU Biomass laboratory centre was designed as a three-floor building
covering an area of more than 200 square metres and the setting of the
building's foundations has already begun. The construction is expected to be
completed by year end.
However,
according to architect Doan Bac, the new construction was threatening to
break with the Indochinese architectural style, the university is a prime
example of the French colonial style of architecture in Ha Noi.
An
expert in heritage preservation said that the university unquestionably
deserved to be recognised as a cultural and historical monument.
President
of the Association of Historical Sciences Phan Huy Le said that the
implementation of the new building within the campus must be given some
reconsideration.
The
landmark building was designed by famous French architect Ernest Hebrard.
The Ha
Noi People's Committee also suspended the construction of Ho Tay
International Building on 16A
The
committee then ordered that meetings be held at the district's people's
committee, where an evaluation of the potential danger posed to the adjacent
neighbourhood can be carried out with residents and investors present.
The committee
stated that residents under threat must be relocated and the investor must
make provision for the affected communities.
The
project's investor was also asked to make further reports about the
preparations made for the implementation of the development.
Construction
on the 20-floor building, designed for residential and commercial lease or
sale covering an area of 1,196 square meters, commenced in July last year.
Vietnamese
Embassy in US holds charity art programme
The
Embassy of Vietnam in the
The
event featured all Embassy staff and 200 invitees drawn from
The
Vietnamese Ambassador to the
The
ambassador hopes the funding will help disabled, disadvantaged, and orphaned
children in
The
Embassy will conduct its next charity art programme in
Red
Cross aids Quang Binh flood victims
A
Vietnam Red Cross (VNRC) delegation led by Vice Chairman Nguyen Huu Hong has
donated VND1.5 billion in cash and goods to local victims of recent
floods.
Deputy
Provincial People’s Committee Chairman Tran Tien Dung briefed the delegation
which paid an October 5 visit to Quang Binh province, on the damages caused
by storm Wutip, adding that the province is currently focused on housing
reconstruction.
He
called on domestic and international charitable organisations to lend
tropical storm victims a helping hand.
Hong
passed on his condolences to the flood victims and encouraged the community
to unite and overcome the storm’s repercussions. He hoped the distributed
support can help the recovery and stabilise local lives.
The
VNRC has already provided those most in need with 200 boxes of essential
commodities, including blankets, pans, and water kettles, worth VND100
million.
VUFO
meeting honours India-ASEAN Council Chairman
The
Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) hosted an October 4
get-together in
VUFO
Chairman Vu Xuan Hong expressed his sincere thanks to the Indian businessman
for his extensive contributions to the amiable and cooperative ties between
the two countries.
Shantanu
Srivastava first came to
The
Indian businessman has also actively involved himself in social activities
during his 30 years in
He has
assisted the development of
He
recently sponsored the establishment of Vietnam Houses in the Indian capital
Srivastava,
who was awarded the Friendship Order of Vietnam in 2003 and the insignia For
Peace and Friendship among Nations in 2006, said he has additional ideas for
bilateral cooperation he intends to pursue with the VUFO.
His
suggestions include a programme encouraging Vietnamese companies to open
representative offices in
Experts
share experience from sanitation projects
Experts
shared experience from clean water and sanitation projects sponsored by
ChildFund
At the
event, ChildFund Chief Representative in Vietnam Deborah Leaver said that the
Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is an innovative way of mobilising
communities to completely eliminate open defecation. It focuses on the
behavioural change needed to ensure real and sustainable improvements.
According
to Nguyen Huy Nga, head of the Environmental Management Department under the
Ministry of Health, the pilot implementation of the model shows that it is a
good approach and may be applied widely in the communities, especially those
in remote areas.
The
CLTS programme has been piloted in Dien Bien, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Kon Tum,
Ninh Thuan, An Giang and Dong Thap provinces.
Foreign
NGOs meet in Quang Ngai
Quang
Ngai provincial authorities have appreciated foreign non-governmental
organisations’ projects, helping improve local living conditions and fulfill
socio-economic development targets.
Since
2012, 28 NGOs have pledged VND128 billion to 78 projects underway in Quang
Ngai province.
At an
annual meeting with NGOs on October 4, Provincial People’s Committee Vice
Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Loan spoke highly of foreign NGOs’ involvement in
provincial poverty reduction, stressing their projects help strengthen
friendship between Quang Ngai and the international community.
Foreign
NGO-funded projects—such as school construction, water supply infrastructure
upgrades, technical support, and plant and animal cultivation expertise—have
modernised agricultural production and provided better social services, said
said.
The
regular meeting offers foreign NGO representatives a chance to review the
results of their efforts, highlight any hindrances to success, and learn
where the province could use the most assistance, Loan said.
In
2014, Quang Ngai aims to use around VND70 billion worth of foreign NGO aid in
prioritised fields, including agricultural and rural development;
socio-economic development; vocational training; microcredit services;
welfare for disabled people, Agent Orange victims, and orphans; healthcare;
communal education; natural disaster prevention; climate change adaption;
clean water supply; and environmental sanitation.
The
majority of the funding will be allocated to disadvantaged areas primarily Ly
Son island district, the province’s six mountainous districts, and districts
especially vulnerable to natural disasters.
Warning
about dengue fever in Khanh Hoa
The
central province of Khanh Hoa has warned although dengue fever is showing
signs of waning, the epidemic is likely to last until December 2013.
After
reaching its peak in July with 862 cases confirmed, the number of infections
dropped to 801 in August and 633 in September.
Overall,
the provincial preventative medicine centre reports about 5,600 cases have
been detected in Khanh Hoa since the beginning of this year, including three
fatalities.
Khanh
Hoa has one of
The
province urged residents to cooperate with medical authorities on eradicating
mosquito larvae and monitoring mosquito populations.
Sharing
sustainable poverty reduction experience
Domestic
and international experts gathered at a sustainable poverty reduction seminar
in
They
reviewed a project realizing the Government’s Resolution 80/NQ-CP on
sustainable poverty reduction (2011–2020) and the “National Targeted Program
on Sustainable Poverty Reduction (2012–2016)", now called PRPP project.
The
seminar encourages international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and
poverty reduction management agencies to share their experiences in the field
and lay down plans for future cooperation.
Participants
summarised recent successful projects such as bamboo shoot planting in Yen
Bai province, rabbit husbandry in Vinh Phuc and Bac Giang provinces, and
concurrent rice cultivation and fish farming in a number of northern
mountainous provinces.
Participating
agencies want to expand these successful projects into other areas over the
2012–2015 period to help disadvantaged local residents access the market
economy advice and resources they need to secure stable employment, increase
incomes, and fuel rapid and sustainable poverty reduction.
The
PRPP project is estimated to raise the incomes of participating poor
households by 15–20%annually, reduce poverty rates by 10%, and create jobs
for at least 25% of poor labourers.
Around
500,000 poor labourers will benefit from the project and all poor people who
join the project will receive training in modern production and transferred
technology.
Luong
Van Manh, Deputy Head of the Ministry of National Defence’s Economic
Department, said the PRPP project has overcome its limitations to significantly
contribute to improving poverty reduction program efficiency in disadvantaged
areas.
“Memorial
Day” evokes post-war torments and pain
American
war veteran Brian Delate, who is also an actor and author of the play
“Memorial Day”, said the play has many details from his real life and stories
he has been told by other American soldiers about their pain and torment.
The
Voice of Vietnam (VOV) accompanied Delate to a meeting with the play’s
Vietnamese audience.
The
play delivers to the Vietnamese audience a perspective on the inner world of
Brest Westmoreland, an American war veteran who fought in
The
play’s main character echoes the author’s own life, a draftee infantry
sergeant in the Vietnam War. He was stationed in the central
“Well,
when I first came home as I described in the play, it was a mess. There was a
lot of violence, a lot of fear. I didn’t know who to trust, where my life was
going. And I could not reclaim what I had left, it was gone. The memories
were put way for a long time. On September 11, I witnessed a plane going into
the trade center. It basically brought it all back to the surface,” he said.
The
story takes place in the night before Memorial Day in a small apartment in
Rapid-fire,
haunting and intimidating memories drive the character to the verge of
suicide, just shoot of pulling the trigger. He thinks of acquaintances he met
in
People’s
artist Le Khanh plays a ghost who witnesses the characters’ inner struggle.
“Brian, the author and main character, has recreated on the stage what he had
to experience in life. The spiritual issues made a strong impact on me. We
tried to reach deep spiritual elements, hoping that the audience will
understand what we are doing, bringing an absolute sacred feeling to them”.
Besides
the frightening memories, there are some pleasant moments when the character
recalls letters from his relatives, sharing and missing his family and life
in the
The
Vietnam-US Society, SHI organization and the Youth Theater sponsored the
“Memorial Day” project to raise funds for Vietnamese Agent
After
the performance, Brian said that he wrote “Memorial Day” to make those who
haven’t experienced war understand how some people have endured post-war
torments and pain.
Paper
plates, glasses contaminated with lead and arsenic
Following
widespread concern about paper plates and glasses being contaminated with
lead and arsenic substances, the Vietnam Food Administration under the
Ministry of Health did a random test of such products from Hom, Dong Xuan and
Nguyen Cao Markets in
Test
results of six samples, including four local-made and two Chinese-made
products showed four were contaminated with lead and three of them with
arsenic.
Long-term
exposure to arsenic, mainly through drinking of contaminated water, eating of
food prepared with this water, and eating food with arsenic-laced water, can
lead to chronic poisoning. Skin lesions and skin cancer are the most
characteristic effects. In addition to skin cancer, long-term exposure to
arsenic may also cause cancers of the bladder and lungs.
In
other health related news, the Ministry of Health has asked chairpersons of
municipal and provincial people’s committees and departments of health to
enhance supervision of the ‘pink-eye’ disease, as a large population
nationwide has contracted the disease.
Health
workers have been asked to provide timely treatment and implement
preventative measures in preschools, educational facilities, factories and
community. Hospitals should prepare full medication for treatment and the
health authorities have issued strict prohibition on price increase of
necessary drugs.
New
education model applied in primary schools
The
Department of Education and Training in
After
one year of implementation of the New Education Model with student-centered
methodology, the new method has proved effective.
It has
helped students to be self-confident and active in seeking knowledge; and the
class atmosphere is more friendly and happier.
Teachers
deliver lectures in class, give students’ clues for solving puzzles and
parents help in assessments at homes.
Seminar
participants remarked that teachers’ lesson plans are stereotyped resulting
in no teacher creativeness, difficult application for big class and students’
not having equal knowledge.
For
the next academic year, the new model would be multiplied in five primary
schools in outlying districts of Binh Chanh, Hoc Mon, Cu Chi, Can Gio and Nha
Be.
120
headmasters of primary schools and heads of education bureaus from 24
districts were present at the seminar.
Many
students in
Recently,
dozens of girl students from Tang Bat Ho Secondary School in District 4 have
taken this kind of medicine. A number of parents said that someone came to
the school to force their children use the medicine, if they refused to do
this, they would be beaten.
Speaking
with a DTiNews reporter, Le Ngoc Hai, Headmaster of the school, admitted the
problem, disclosing that on September 30 many parents and students informed
the school that the medicine was being used by students.
After
that, the teachers found seven students from Class 7A1 to have used the
medicine and they confiscated 20 tablets at that time.. Among the users are
four girl students who take it frequently. They admitted distributing the
medicine to their friends. These girls get mostly medium study results,
except for one girl who is a good student.
Hai
said some students are not aware of the medicine’s bad effects and just use
it out of curiosity and because it made them feel relaxed.
The
students said their usual dose was from one to four tablets, taken outside or
at school.
After
the inspection, the school indentified the person who come to the
school to force the students to take the medicine, Hai said, adding that it
is a former girl student who left the school.
The
headmaster said it is a headache, but the school cannot control students
outside the school. The school is cooperating with local authorities to deal
with the situation.
According
to him, most of the medicine users face family problems such as parental
divorce. Up to half out of the total number of 1,300 students suffer from
family difficulties.
Meanwhile,
Recotus is sold popularly at drugstores so it's quite difficult to
control student use.
VietnamNet
reported that, last year, 20 students of a secondary school in District 2,
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