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Social Highlights for October 26
All
cosmetic surgery centers in country under inspection
The
Ministry of Health has ordered people's committees across the country to
tighten inspections on all cosmetic surgery centers.
Deputy
Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen in coordination with related agencies
sent a document to municipal and provincial administrators in the country to
conduct thorough inspections on all plastic surgery centers.
Inspections
should focus on skills, treatment methodologies, surgery procedures, rights
and responsibilities of client and cosmetic surgeons, and operation license
as per the country’s law.
Inspectors
must issue proper penalties on centers which offer illegal cosmetic surgery
services to earn profits.
The
Department of Health in
However,
the department noticed that beauty parlors can only provide simple cosmetic
surgery services such as ‘double eyelid’ surgery or eyebrow tattoo, while
complicated surgeries such as abdominal liposuction and breast lift surgery
must be performed in hospitals which have professional plastic surgeons and
skilled medical workers.
So far
the body of the victim of Cat Tuong beauty salon in
A
multipurpose patrol boat with number code of CSB 8001 has been handed over to
the defence ministry's Marine Police High Command in the
Putting
the CSB 8001 boat into operation would help improving patrol ability and
effect, rescue and aid and the country's sea and island sovereignty
protection, according to the Marine Police High Command political commissar
major-general Nguyen Van Tuong.
Equipped
with advanced technological systems, the boat can work in bad weather
condition, especially in offshore areas.
Along
with the CSB 8003, 2015 and 2016, the boat is the fourth one equipped to the
Marine Police High Command so far.
The
Asian
cities meeting bound for
Delegates
from the Asian Network of Major Cities 21 (ANMC21) will gather in
ANMC21’s
member cities include Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (the Republic of Korea), Singapore
(Singapore), Bangkok (Thailand), Taipei (Taiwan), New Delhi (India), Kuala
Lumpur (Indonesia), Jakarta (Indonesia), Manila (the Philippines), Yangon
(Myanmar), Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Tomsk (Russia), and Hanoi (Vietnam).
It
will host an exhibition featuring ANMC21’s joint projects and introducing
member cities’ achievements.
The
exhibition will include pavilions on children’s paintings, those on
investment, trade and tourism for businesses, tour operators, and hotels, and
those showcasing typical products from the member cities.
Outdoor
art performances and exchanges will be staged in major venues to celebrate
the event.
Illegal
mineral exploitation major source of problems in Phu Tho
Rampant
illegal exploitation of minerals have been contaminating dozens of thousands
of square metres of agricultural land, harming the environment in Phu Tho
Province.
Despite
having not construction license issued and failing to declare documents of
environmental protection plans and mine designs, Viet Phu Tho Mineral
Investment and Trading Limited Company has been operating in mineral
exploitation in Van Luong Commune, Tan Son District.
Their
misconducts were not discovered until the overflow of stone and soil from its
deposits from the dam in Dep and Lung Highlands Hamlets, Van Luong Commune.
Residents of these areas sent a petition to authorities, who then investigated
and found several wrongdoings.
According
to residents, since the company started operations in 2010, their lives have
been seriously affected by noise and air pollution on a daily basis. Their
livelihood was seriously affected after seasonal storms with the most serious
case happening in 2011.
“After
the fifth typhoon to hit
A
report by Van Luong communal People’s Committee showed that the incident
destroyed 47,638 square metres of rice fields in Dep and Lung villages,
causing major loss to local farmers.
After
being urged by local residents, the company pledged to give compensation to
those who were affected by the incident but they did not.
Recently,
the company has agreed to compensate for VND150,000 (USD7.09) per 360 square
metres. Seven of the families that were hardest hit were provided with a
combined of VND2.5 million (USD118.3). However, locals have come out and said
the sums were too modest compared to their losses.
Nguyen
Thiet Hai, Vice Chairman of the communal People’s Committee said, “The
company was not only slow in paying compensations to locals but also in
upgrading its dam.”
On May
14, local authorities in Tan Son District probed into the case and found that
the company was not granted a construction license, but continued to exploit
minerals for three years. The company also failed to declare contracts to
treat hazardous waste.
The
provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment said that this is
not a unique case in the province.
Locals
of Tan Minh Commune, Thanh Son District, have continued to complained about
crop destruction and environmental pollution caused by Phu Duc Mineral JSC.
Mud and waste soil from the mineral exploitation buried 4,300 square metres
of cultivation land of 17 local households.
The
provincial government forced the company to halt their mineral exploitation
in Tan Minh Commune and provided compensation of over VND134 million
(USD6,340) to the affected families.
Local
authorities in Yen Lap District recently inspected three stone mines by Thang
Loi Limited Company, Phu Tho Mineral JSC and Dat Hung JSC, and found that
they have violated the laws, including polluting the environment and
destroying transportation infrastructure.
The
provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment then conducted an
inspection over 487 mineral exploitation facilities and fined 205 facilities
a combined VND3.6 billion (USD170,333). Five companies have had their
licenses revoked for causing serious environmental pollution.
The
provincial government has requested that local authorities increase control
over mineral exploitation and apply strict punishments on cases in which
there is a violation.
Flood
control projects stall despite worsening situation
While
HCMC is expected to continue suffering from flood tides twice a month from
now to the first lunar month next year, six major floodgate projects in the
city have not got off the ground and 34 riverbank plastic sheet piled wall
projects have fallen behind schedule.
Speaking
with the Daily on Tuesday, Nguyen Minh Giam, deputy director of the southern
hydrometerorology station, said that locals in HCMC and other southern
provinces would continue grappling with flood tides until early next year.
Giam
said there were four reasons for the tidal peak of 1.68 meters recorded on
Monday, namely high tides in the
There
is a possibility that the land foundation in the city may be sinking, he
added.
Although
tides turn more unpredictable, key flood control works in the city such as
the six floodgates and the riverbank embankment scheme have been lagging.
The
city has been unable to operate the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe floodgate even though
it was completed six months ago due to the lack of a construction site for a
transformer station for the floodgate operation, said Nguyen Ngoc Cong,
deputy director of the city’s flood control center.
Cong
believed this floodgate could have helped mitigate the impact of flooding on
nearly 300 hectares in Binh Thanh District if it had been put into use to
cope with the record flood tide on Monday.
The
city has built small flood control gates in districts 6, 4, 7 and Thu Duc
among others over the past time but they are only temporary solutions.
To
tackle floods caused by high tides, the city will have to inject thousands of
billions of dong into the six major floodgates, Cong said. However, he noted,
mobilizing capital for them is no easy task at the moment.
They
are Ben Nghe, Tan Thuan, Phu Xuan, Song Kinh, Rach Tra and Vam Thuat.
One of
the solutions to controlling landslides and flood tides in areas along
Nguyen
Van Tho, general director of CNS, on Tuesday told the Daily that his firm had
been unable to move on with the project due
to
troublesome procedures for plastic sheet quality certification, so it is
already two years behind schedule.
CNS
had earlier got a nod from the municipal government to execute 34 embankment
projects using uPVC plastic sheets in riverside areas in districts Thu Duc,
Binh Thanh, Cu Chi, Binh Chanh and 12 with a total length of 47 kilometers.
Man
arrested for selling counterfeit food
Nguyen
Duc Binh, a resident of northern Bac Ninh province, was arrested by Hanoi
Police on October 24 on suspicion of selling counterfeit foodstuffs.
On
October 15, Binh, 30, was detected driving a small truck with 159 counterfeit
bottles of soy sauce bearing the labeling of the Japanese Kikkoman brand.
Binh
admitted that since September he has sold the soy sauce, bought from a
Chinese at border gates in Lang Son and Quang Ninh provinces, to Japanese
restaurants based mainly in the south.
Samples
of the sauce have now been taken for testing to see if they contain any toxic
additives or other harmful substances.
Measures
to develop road tunnels discussed in Da Nang
An
international seminar highlighting measures to sustainably build and manage
road tunnels was held in central
Hosted
by the
Road
tunnels play an important role in developing transport infrastructures as
they can help avoid dangerous intersections, reduce traffic accidents and
save time for drivers. However, those in
To
minimise environmental contamination, experts suggested the country
constantly inspect the quality of the air and review and assess the
efficiency of current environmental protection systems in the tunnels.
They
also stressed the need to manage transportation activities, including the
control of the loading capacity of vehicles across the tunnels, and raise
community awareness on traffic safety regulations.
The
two-day seminar drew more than 40 foreign delegates from PIARC member
countries, including Spain, Norway, France, China and the UK, together with
Vietnamese experts in this field.-
Special
week to honour national unity
The
highly anticipated “Great National Solidarity – Vietnamese Cultural Heritage
Week” will take place in November, aiming to strengthen and honour the
togetherness of Vietnamese ethnic groups.
The
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Fatherland Front
Central Committee will co-organise the event at the Vietnam Ethnic Culture
and
The
ministry predicted that nearly 400 people from 17 ethnic groups in 13 cities
and provinces across the country will take part in the event.
Some
of the highlights over the week will include a solidarity exchange programme,
a celebration of cuisine from ethnic communities across the country and a
recreation of ethnic rituals and festivals.
During
the week, a ceremony will be also held to inaugurate a complex of Khmer
pagodas at the village.
Over
2,500 farmers join Stewardship Day 2013
More
than 2,500 farmers are taking part in the Day for Effective and Responsible
Use of Crop Protection Products (Stewardship Day 2013) in six Mekong Delta
localities on October 25.
This
year’s event is organised by CropLife
It
aims to raise awareness of farmers in An Giang, Can Tho, Dong Thap, Kien
Giang, Long An and Tien Giang on the safe and responsible use of crop
protection products for their better health and a more sustainable
agricultural development for Vietnam.
Under
the programme, a seminar to be held across the localities will address five
Golden Rules in using crop protection products. They are Exercise caution at
all times, Read and understand the product label, Practice good personal
hygiene, Maintain sprayers in good working condition, Use appropriate
personal protective clothing and equipment.
In
addition, there will be hand-on training sessions for farmers with practical
examples and lively illustrations.
Pham
Van Loi, head of the organising group, said that crop protection product
management is the responsibility of all people, starting from research,
production, distribution and labeling to using and handling of used bottles.
As
Workshop
shares violence prevention experience
More
than 90 delegates from 13 provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta region
along with representatives from domestic and foreign organisations on October
24 gathered for a workshop in Can Tho city to discuss how to prevent
gender-based violence in the region.
The
event was jointly organised by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality
and Empowerment for Women (UN Women) and the Department of Gender Equality
under the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs.
It was
held to raise public awareness of preventing and reducing violence in
This
was also part of activities to contribute to implementing the target of
gender equality in families in
Participants
shared their experience in reducing cases of violence in
On the
occasion, the ministry and authorities’ initiatives, models and projects in
the field that have been implemented in the region, were also introduced to
the participants.-
A
seminar will be held on November 18 to collect advice from local authorities
of 13 provinces and cities in the region as well as experts on the Mekong
Delta Plan in response to climate change for sustainable development in the
time to come.
A
preparatory meeting for the seminar was held in the southern city of
Martijn
Van De Groep, on behalf of the Dutch experts, said they have received advice
from local people and experts from
The
experts want to collect public ideas for the last time before submitting the
plan to Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai in the framework of the
Vietnam-Netherlands joint commission meeting in mid-December, he added.
Addressing
the meeting, Standing Deputy Director of the Southwestern Region Steering
Committee Nguyen Phong Quang spoke highly of the contributions by the Dutch
experts to building the plan.
The
plan is very important since it will help provinces in the Mekong Delta
region to effectively cope with climate change and work together for
sustainable development in the coming time, he noted.-
Free
check-ups, medicine for Ha Tinh people
Almost
500 people in Son Thinh Commune, Huong Son district, the central
Poor
people and those who rendered services to the revolution affected by the
recent floods in the locality were the beneficiaries of the support.
All
the costs of the medicine, worth 30 million VND (1,410 USD), were funded by
the Young Doctors’ Association of Ha Tinh General Hospital.
After
the floodings in the province, the Ha Tinh provincial Youth Union mobilised
more than 1,800 youngsters to help repair and clean houses and schools in the
districts of Huong Son, Huong Khe, Vu Quang, Duc Tho and Thach Ha.
Apart
from the on-site volunteers, the union also called on nearly 1,000 youths
from the provincial organisations, police, universities and colleges in the
locality to join hands in assisting people in flooded areas.
According
to the union’s Permanent Deputy Secretary Nguyen The Hoan, through launching
appeals in organisations, enterprises and agencies in the province, the union
received donations worth over 1.5 billion VND (70,500 USD), including money,
food, clothes and blankets for people in flooded areas.-
National
Ophthalmology Conference opens
The
National Ophthalmology Conference got underway in Ho Chi Minh City on October
24, attracting 750 doctors, surgeons and technicians nationwide, and several
experts from France, the US, Japan, Germany and Singapore.
Held
by the Vietnam Ophthalmological Society (VOS) and the Vietnam National
Institute of Ophthalmology, the three-day event is a chance for experts to
exchange experience as well as announce their latest research successfully
applied over the past time.
Several
thematic symposia on glaucoma, eye treatment and surgery will also be held on
this occasion.
According
to VOS statistics, the number of Vietnamese people suffering from blindness
now accounts for 3.1 percent of the total population, while 15-40 percent of
the population, including about three million children, have refractive eye
disorders.
Over
the past time, eye care has progressed significantly, including controlling
xerophthalmia caused by the lack of Vitamin A, and building a
provincial-level blindness prevention system.
The
ophthalmological sector has set a target to reduce the rate of blindness in
people aged over 50 to 2.35 percent by 2019 and establishing eye care centres
for children.
National
conference focuses on efforts to reduce blindness
Do Nhu
Hon, director of the institute, said at a national ophthalmology congress
held in
He
said the national blindness prevention plan for 2014-19 period, which will be
submitted to the Prime Minister for approval, targets to reduce the rate of
preventive blindness among people above 50 years old to 2.35 per cent by
2019.
Last
year, the country performed 2,390 cataract operations per 1 million people,
exceeding the targeted rate of 2,000 cases per 1 million per year.
The
prevalence of refractive error among school-aged children was high, with
around 3 million children between 5-16 years old having refractive error and
in need of glasses, he said.
An
estimated 200,000 people with trichiasis are in need of surgery. Last year,
only 15,000 cases of trichiasis surgery were performed.
More
than 409,000 people are blind in both eyes, with more than 270,000 cases due
to cataracts, 26,000 blindness cases due to glaucoma and 6,900 due to
trachoma.
Seven
provinces have not established a community eye care unit, including Ben Tre,
Long An, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Hau Giang, Tay Ninh in the south and Khanh Hoa
in the Central.
Subjects
such as glaucoma, pediatric ophthalmology, plastic surgery and neuro-ophthalmology
are being discussed during the three-day conference.
It is
attended by more than 750 ophthalmologists, surgeons and technicians from
hospitals and clinics across the country and other countries, including the
The
labour market in
The
centre forecasts that companies and enterprises in the city will need about
60,000 employees in the last quarter.
Most
of them are in the fields of retail, marketing, services, food technology,
tourism-hospitality, logistics, information technology, engineering and
electronics.
Of the
60,000 employees, 10,000 will be for companies and enterprises at the city's
industrial parks and export processing zones with most of them being in the
fields of garment-footwear, food technology and electronics.
The
city will also need 30,000 more employees for seasonal jobs by the end of the
year.
According
to the centre, the need of human resources at companies and enterprises in
the city in the third quarter rose by 11.4% compared to the second quarter.
Increased
demand was in many fields, including retail, services, marketing,
communications, graphic design, information technology, real estate,
logistics and electronics-electricity.
New
graduates from vocational schools, colleges and universities in
The
need for employees without work experience in the quarter accounted for 41%,
he said.
The
salary for employees without work experience was VND4-6 million (US$190-285.7)
per month.
Companies
and enterprises offered salaries of VND5-10 million ($238-476) per month for
employees with less than five years of work experience and VND10 million and
above for those with more than five years of work experience.
The initial
salary for manual workers was about VND3-4 million per month.
Promoting
seafood exports to Brazil
The
Brazilian Government has set a target to raise the seafood consumption power
from 9kg to 12kg per person through sales and marketing campaigns.
The
General Department of Customs says seafood exports to Brazil from January up
to Mid-September increased by 70.6% against the same period last year to
US$72.7 million, of which tra fish exports made up US$72.3 million (up
70.5%).
The
Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP) says
According
to the International Trade Centre (ITC), in the first eight months of this
year, Brazil imported 118,066 tonnes of frozen fish fillets (worth US$321.4
million), including 51,262 tonnes from China (worth US$108.2 million) and
34,634 tonnes from Vietnam (worth US$70.6 million) and the remaining from
other countries.
The
import price of Vietnamese frozen fish fillets is now US$1.93-2.12 per
kilogram, compared to US$2.26-2.41 a year ago.
In
2012, frozen fish fillets exports from
In the
list of seafood exporters to
The
paper reported
Vietnamese
aviation companies plan to increase aircraft numbers, open new routes and
equitise themselves to mobilise more operational capital.
The
domestic aviation market has boomed over the years, attracting considerable
interests from concerned parties. The International Air Transport Association
(IATA) forecast by 2014
IATA
predicted the Vietnamese aviation market would transport 34-36 million
passengers and 850,000-930,000 tonnes of cargoes by 2015, and 52-59 million
passengers and 1.4-1.6 million tonnes of cargoes by 2019.
Lianhe
Zaobao quoted
The
burgeoning aviation industry helped fuel
Danang
hosts int’l road tunnel operation conference
The
Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) in conjunction with the
Present
at the event were VIBRA Chairman Ngo Thinh Duc, President of The World Road
Association Ignacio Del Rey, Chairman of the Danang City People's Committee
Van Huu Chien and nearly 100 delegates and experts from
They
discussed issues related to road tunnel designing and maintenance work and
establishment of a manual for sustainable operation.
The
two-day seminar provides a good opportunity for
Female
migrant workers at risk
Women
migrant workers are more vulnerable than men to exploitation and abuse,
especially domestic workers, said Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and
Social Affairs Nguyen Thanh Hoa.
At a
two-day workshop on the issue, which ends today in the central city of
In
Participants
agreed with the deputy minister that women migrant workers needed legal
recognition and protection, gender-responsive policy and more welfare and
services.
They
also agreed that labour export companies play an important role in protecting
workers abroad because so many workers rely on them to make it overseas.
"
Many
projects have been carried out with the aim of raising public awareness about
gender equality, studying the situation of women workers abroad, reviewing
related policies and organising gender-sensitive training programmes for
migrant workers, he said.
Participants
also talked about good practices in protecting women migrant workers and
gender-responsive migration services in compliance with the Convention to
Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Covenant of
Ethical Conduct and Good Practices of Overseas Employment Service Providers,
a document in which recruitment agencies agree on across-the-board business
standards to protect women migrant workers.
Through
this covenant, recruitment service providers commit to provide adequate and
accurate information to migrant workers and employers, provide social
security and insurance programmes for migrant workers and establish
supporting centers in destination countries.
At
present, there are about 500,000 Vietnamese people working in more than 40
countries and territories around the world. An estimated 70,000-80,000
labourers go abroad to work each year.
The
workshop aims to find ways to improve the situation of women migrant workers
and promote ethical conduct on the part of recruitment agencies.
It was
part of a regional initiative implemented by UN Women and funded by the Swiss
Agency for Development Cooperation in partnership with the Department of
Overseas Labourers and the International Labour Organisation.
Last
body found in Binh Phuoc motorboat accident
Border
police in southern
The
seven victims, all from the province's Loc Ninh District, were swept away
following the boat's overturning. They were among 40 workers traveling by
boat along the
The
border police have called upon individuals to donate VND150 million (US$7050)
and 140 kilos of rice to the families' of the victims.
A
multipurpose patrol boat with number code of CSB 8001 has been handed over to
the defence ministry's Marine Police High Command in the
Putting
the CSB 8001 boat into operation would help improving patrol ability and effect,
rescue and aid and the country's sea and island sovereignty protection,
according to the Marine Police High Command political commissar major-general
Nguyen Van Tuong.
Equipped
with advanced technological systems, the boat can work in bad weather condition,
especially in offshore areas.
Along
with the CSB 8003, 2015 and 2016, the boat is the fourth one equipped to the
Marine Police High Command so far.
The
Seminar
looks to enforce labour laws
These
include the Labour Code revised in 1994 and 2012, the 2006 Vocational
Training Law, the 2006 Social Insurance Law and the 2012 Trade Union Law.
The
country has also implemented projects ensuring sustainable employment and
gender equality for labourers.
However,
delegates said that the lack of a systemised database on employment,
vocational training, wokers' income and standards of living hindered the
creation of suitable laws.
Ha
Noi creates jobs for disabled people
Ha Noi
aims to create jobs for all disabled people of working age by 2020.
To
achieve this goal, the city plans to invest VND2-3 billion (US$41,000)
annually in vocational training for the disabled and make it easier for them
to access information technology, as well as loans from banks and other funds
that would help them start their own businesses.
According
to the municipal People's Committee, the city will also focus on improving
working conditions for disabled people and organising monthly job placement
events for them.
Disabled
people make up 15.3 per cent of
Insufficient
education and training prevent them from landing stable jobs and regular
incomes. —
Police
seize smuggled pig udder in capital
Ha Noi
Police and Market Watch officers seized 600 kilos of decomposed pig udder
being unloaded from a truck in the city's Gia Lam District yesterday.
The
products were packed into 17 cargo containers with Chinese labels.
Trinh
Van Nam, 32, of northern
He
admitted that he was hired to transport the udder to the center of Ha Noi
after receiving it from a 1.25-tonne truck in the
The
organs were destroyed the same day.
Banking
official prosecuted for appropriation
The Supreme
People's Procuracy has prosecuted former banking manager Huynh Thi Huyen Nhu
for allegedly appropriating VND4 trillion (US$190 million) from individuals
and banks in 2011.
Nhu
has also been charged with counterfeiting official stamps and documents of
various organisations.
According
to the indictment, the former acting head of the Viet Nam Joint Stock
Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade's (Vietinbank) Dien Bien Phu office in
HCM City, was found colluding with others to swindle nearly VND4 trillion
between March 2010 and September 2011.
During
the 20-month period, Nhu allegedly forged seals, documents and contracts to
appropriate money from nine companies, three banks and three individuals.
Investigation
findings showed that Nhu forged nearly 200 documents, including false
contracts between Vietinbank's Nha Be Branch in
The
Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank, Nam Viet Commercial Joint Stock Bank and
the Viet Nam International Bank's HCM City Branch were believed to be those
targeted by Nhu's scam.
Along
with Nhu, Vo Anh Tuan, a former staff member at Vietinbank's
21
other individuals- mostly bank employees - are being charged with fraud,
abuse of power, lending violations and dereliction of duty.
The
Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Department seized eight counterfeited
seals, assets worth more than VND624 billion ($29.7 million), over VND360
billion ($17.1 million) in real estate and more than VND217 billion ($10.3
million) in cash.
The
suspects have been temporary detained with the case scheduled to be brought
to trial by the end of this year at the HCM City People's Court.
Under
the Penal Code, those found abusing a duty of trust to appropriate assets are
sentenced to life in prison, depending on the level of infringement and
damages incurred, according to lawyer Nguyen Ngoc Quang from Ha Noi-based
Hoang Tu Law Company.
‘Collective
action' can curtail corruption
Collective
action is one of the solutions that can be applied to fighting corruption in
Nguyen
Thi Kim Lien, Governance Adviser with the Department for International
Development (DFID Viet Nam, the
It
would also level the playing field among competitors and complement
implementation of local laws and anti-corruption practices, she said.
Collective
action can prove effective in that it can deal with the "supply
side" of bribery, she said, adding that it can also be implemented
without the need for legal and administrative reforms.
Forms
of collective action could be "principle-based initiatives that engage
various stakeholders to promote transparent business conduct, or certifying a
business coalition that monitors and certifies compliance of their members
with core shared principles against corruption, Lien said.
Integrity
pacts – formal contracts that are externally monitored and help increase
transparency in projects – can also be a form of collective action, she
added.
She
cited
While
the method brings the benefits of fair competition, protection from legal penalties,
cost savings, enhanced reputation, and ethical and responsible behaviour of
employees and competitors, it also needs consensus to succeed, Lien noted.
Other
conditions include the willingness of companies to take part and play by the
rules, persistence, and multi-stakeholder engagement, she added.
Le
Thanh Nguyen, director of SHTP's Business Incubator Division, said the park
has signed MOUs with 13 businesses including Intel Products Vietnam, DGS
Electronics Co Ltd and FPT Software HCM City Co Ltd, on "commitment to
business ethics and code of procedures to align with regulations."
Nguyen
said the action has helped SHTP to gain satisfaction and trust from business,
create an "echo value" about a healthy investment environment for
businesses and create a critical change in positive perceptions as well as
behaviors of civil officers and staff.
The
Government should provide the right incentives for fighting corruption, said
Helge Schroder, an expert with CleanGovBiz, the Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development.
It
should ensure an enabling business environment and strengthen public-private
dialogue on integrity, he added.
The
12th anti-corruption dilogue was organised by the Viet Nam Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, the Government Inspectorate of Viet Nam, and the
British Embassy in Ha Noi.
Government
needs "overarching vision" to bridge development gap
Many
reform programmes have not had sufficient impact due to lack of focus in both
design and implementation, it said.
Some
elements of reform programmes have moved ahead, but other parts have lagged
badly behind, retarding overall progress, according to the institute.
The
report was released by the institute in co-operation with the Government
Office and
It said
that senior government officials must think more holistically about what the
goals of the government and have an overarching vision.
Analyzing
how different reform strategies are linked is also critical.
The
report set out two complimentary tools which could help
This
will help the government to make decision on what it needs to be done and in
what sequence.
One of
the tools is a Balance Scorecard, a technique to align strategic initiatives,
factors in critical successes, and performance measures.
The
technique has been used by government departments in many countries,
especially in the
Grayson
Clarke of Public Administration International/SKL International suggested
that the technique should be used for
Every
ministry and different government agency in
He
also said that
Paul
Collins, an expert on civil service reform and human resources from the
Public Administration International/SKL International, said
Recruitment
and promotion should be based on capacity for the job, he said, adding that
better qualified people in jobs at all levels will improve the quality of
public services and governance.
Ministry
reviews counter-terrorism activities
The
Steering Committee on Counter-Terrorism of the Ministry of Public Security
convened its 12th session in
To
Lam, Deputy Minister of Public Security and Head of the Committee, said the
work of preventing and combating terrorism in the country will meet threats
and challenges ahead so due attention and vigilance must always be maintained.
Emphasising
its important role in firmly defending a peaceful and stable environment for
the country’s socio-economic development and people’s lives, Lam requested
police units and localities unceasingly improve their counter-terrorism
capacity to make the task efficient.
In the
wake of terrorism developing in a complicated manner in the world and
It has
broadened cooperation with international organisations and law enforcement
agencies of other countries.
The
Law on Counter-Terrorism, ratified by the 13th National Assembly, took effect
on October 1, 2013. The document specified the Party and State’s policies and
guidelines on preventing and combating terrorism at a time when the country
is integrating globally.
Asian
cities meeting bound for
Delegates
from the Asian Network of Major Cities 21 (ANMC21) will gather in
ANMC21’s
member cities include Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (the Republic of Korea), Singapore
(Singapore), Bangkok (Thailand), Taipei (Taiwan), New Delhi (India), Kuala
Lumpur (Indonesia), Jakarta (Indonesia), Manila (the Philippines), Yangon
(Myanmar), Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Tomsk (Russia), and Hanoi (Vietnam).
It
will host an exhibition featuring ANMC21’s joint projects and introducing
member cities’ achievements.
The
exhibition will include pavilions on children’s paintings, those on
investment, trade and tourism for businesses, tour operators, and hotels, and
those showcasing typical products from the member cities.
Outdoor
art performances and exchanges will be staged in major venues to celebrate
the event.
Protecting
female guest workers’ rights
An
October 24 seminar in
Female
guest workers are a major part of rising living standards and developing
local household economies, especially in rural and mountainous areas. Their
vulnerability to abuse and exploitation demands the most formidable rights
protections possible.
Since
2009, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has
worked with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment
of Women (UN Women) on a project empowering female migrant workers under
labour contracts. The project helped raise female migrant workers’ awareness
of their legitimate rights and interests abroad, and propose new policies in
line with reality.
The
Vietnam Labour Export Association (VLEA) has published a range of training
documents for businesses and guidebooks for guest workers. It also drafted a
code of conduct for labour export enterprises.
The
regional seminar on protecting the rights of female guest workers was jointly
collaborated by MoLISA, UN Women, VLEA and the International Labour
Organisation (ILO).
It
encouraged information sharing regarding overseas employment supply services
in the interests of improving rights protections for female workers.
Domestic
and foreign experts discussed issues including labour migration trends, the
various states of gender equality in different countries and regions, the
main challenges for migrant workers in
Conference
supports low carbon emissions
Thai
Binh province hosted an October 24 conference discussing the development of a
low carbon emission economy and the goal of creating common foundations for
green growth and poverty reduction.
The
Central Institute for Economic Management, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation,
the Green ID Organisation, and Bread for the World are jointly organizing the
three-day event.
It is
the first step in one of four international projects promoting low-carbon
development strategies.
Conference
participants discussed the challenges and opportunities arising out of
minimising carbon emissions and pursuing green growth, as well as the
combined impact of these targets on
Conference
helps improve eye care services
More
than 750 opticians, surgeons, and technicians representing Vietnam, France,
the US, Japan, Germany, and Singapore gathered for the opening of HCM City’s
National Ophthalmology Conference on October 24.
The
annual event, organised by the Vietnam Ophthalmology Association (VOA), the
Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO), and government and
industry agencies, reviews
Its
October 24–26 schedule allocates time to discussing the second Indochinese
meeting on eye diseases, the last five years of blindness prevention and
future orientations, a technological and scientific programme, and the 35th
anniversary of
The
conference encompasses professional seminars on cornea health and cataracts,
glaucoma, children’s eye health, eye trauma, plastic surgery, and refraction.
The
VOA puts Vietnamese rates of blindness at 3.1%, equivalent to more than
400,000 people aged 50 or above with blindness of both eyes. Around 15–40% of
the population, including 3 million children, suffer from refraction diseases
and disorders.
As of
December 2012,
Vietnamese
eye care has recorded a range of significant achievements, such as
controlling xerophthalmia caused by Vitamin A deficiencies and establishing a
blindness prevention system at provincial levels. But seven provinces, mainly
in the Mekong Delta region, still have no eye care units.
The
ophthalmology sector aims to lower blindness rates for people older than 50
to 2.35% by 2019. It also plans to build eye care centres tailored to
children and tackle trachoma.
Source:
VEF/VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/Dantri
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