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Social Headlines December 30
Expanded
Noi Bai-Terminal T1 inaugurated
The
expanded Terminal T1 of Noi Bai International Airport was officially put into
operation on December 29.
Terminal
T1 was inaugurated in 2001 with a design capacity of serving 6 million
passengers per year.
However,
a two-fold increase in numbers of passengers in recent times forced the
Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to upgrade the terminal.
The
expanded project was built on 25,000 sq.m by ACV at a cost of VND500 billion.
It included five departure and two arrival gates.
The
same day, nearly 3,000 Jetstar Pacific passengers had their customs
procedures cleared at the new expanded terminal.
Jetstar
Pacific General Director Le Hong Ha said the new terminal helps save time for
procedure clearance and improve the quality of services.
Three
die in boat accident
Three
women were killed in a boat accident in Tam Ky City in the central province
of Quang
The
boat was carrying six people when it sank in the My Cang River due to strong
winds. The boat was too small to withstand the winds. Three people were
rescued and sent to hospital.
According
to Nguyen Van Lua, chairman of the city's People's Committee, the city will
provide compensation of VND3 million (US$141) to each victim's family. He
also asked organisations and residents to help them.
Construction
inspectors punish violations
The
Viet Nam Expressway Corporation (VEC) on Thursday informed the Transport
Ministry that action has been taken against 11 persons after substandard
poles were found being used in expressway construction.
The
ministry's inspectors discovered the substandard concrete poles in a section
of the
The
construction team is henceforth banned from participating in all projects
where VEC is an investor.
Hanoi
workers receive free travel for Tet
About
3,000 workers in industrial and export processing zones in
The
scheme forms part of the Hanoi Federation of Labour’s efforts to help workers
in difficulty enjoy the holiday with their families.
Accordingly,
from January 27-29 next year, or the 27th, 28 h and 29th days of the twelfth
lunar month, buses will pick up workers at industrial parks and clusters in
The
federation has worked with businesses to register workers for free travel
before December 12, 2013.
Particularly,
the federation will organise a year-end party for municipal workers on
January 28, 2014.
According
to the federation’s Vice President Dang Thi Phuong Hoa, over the past time,
the city’s trade unions at all levels has made all-out efforts to protect the
legitimate rights and interests of public servants and workers in the
capital.
Noi
Bai-Lao Cai highway partly opened to traffic
A
segment of the Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway, from
The 26
kilometre long section, with six lanes, was constructed by Posco Engineering
and Construction (POSCO E&C) of the
It is
expected to contribute to reducing traffic on Highway No. 2 and facilitating
goods and passenger transportation from
Addressing
the event, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai underlined the important
role played by the highway in promoting socio-economic development exchange
among localities where it runs through as well as between countries in the
Mekong Sub-region.
He
asked the Ministry of Transport to work with the People’s Committees of
relevant localities to address the difficulties encountered during the
construction of the project so that the highway will become fully operational
in 2014.
The
construction of the Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway started in 2009 with a total
investment of over 1.2 billion USD. It has a total length of 245 kilometres
and links
As an
important project of the Kunming-Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong road corridor, the
Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway is part of a cooperation programme among six
countries in the Mekong Sub-region, including
According
to Mai Tuan Anh, General Director of the Vietnam Expressway Investment
Corporation (VEC) which is an investor in the project, his company is
accelerating the construction of the remaining sections to complete the
project in its entirety by the end of June in 2014.
Drug
trafficker arrested in Son La
Police
in the northern mountainous
The
trafficker was Do Thi Thuy, 47, who resides in sub-area 12 in Moc Chau
district.
The
police also seized two mobile phones and three million VND.
Further
investigations are being carried out.
More
than 400 students from 72
Launched
on December 28, the contest is designed to broaden local students’ knowledge
about the regional bloc.
Each
participating school is represented by three official candidates and two
alternatives. The elimination tournament will play out over 18 rounds.
A
number of other Vietnamese localities have planned similar ASEAN-themed
contests to promote the promise of regional prosperity and solidarity
inspiring the establishment of the ASEAN Community.
Ethnic
affairs strategy launched
The
implementation of a strategy on ethnic affairs until 2020 was launched at a
national conference in
The
strategy looks to narrow development gap among ethnic minority communities on
the basis of rapid and sustainable socio-economic growth, consolidate the
political system and ensure the national defence and security.
Deputy
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged participants to fully grasp the
Government-approved action plan on the strategy as, according to him, ethnic
work is a responsibility of the entire political system.
He
asked the Government’s Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs to devise
policies and guide all sides concerned during the implementation.
Each
year, it will work with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry
of Finance and others involved to ensure sufficient funding for the strategy.
Localities
were requested to raise public awareness on ethnic affairs, and strive by
themselves to escape poverty.
The
Deputy PM also noted that the rate of poor ethnic households has been reduced
and their living standards improved constantly.
Nearly
2,000 young volunteers respond to environmental protection
On
December 29, the Thua Thien Hue provincial Youth Union launched an action
program for a green, clean and beautiful environment in collaboration with
Hue Beer Company.
As
many as 2,000 youth union members and young volunteers from universities and
colleges, armed forces and businesses in the central city of
They
also held a bicycle parade to promote the importance of environmental
protection and living an environmentally friendly lifestyle.
Provincial
Youth Union Secretary Nguyen Chi Quang said the aim of the programme is to
encourage local youths to become actively involved in environmental
protection and consider it one of the key tasks in adaptation to climate
change.
4.5
mln water treatment pills donated to flood victims
The
Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) on December 26 received 4.5 million water purification
tablets worth 800 million VND (37,600 USD) to support flood affected people.
The
Aquatabs pills, donated by Zuellig Pharma Vietnam Co., Ltd, will be used to
purify 90 million litres of unsafe water for flood victims.
Zuellig
Pharma Vietnam Sales Manager Nguyen Thi Hai Binh said her company has
conducted many humanitarian activities to aid local people since 2001, and
provided 7 million water treatment pills to help the community prevent
communicable diseases between 2008 and 2010.
According
to VRC Deputy Chairman and General Secretary Doan Van Thai, areas in lack of
potable water which were hit by Wutip and Nari storms will be prioritized.
Aquatabs
are effervescent tablets which kill micro-organisms in water to prevent
cholera, typhoid and other water-borne diseases.
Deputy
Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has urged
Deputy
PM Hai and officials of relevant ministries and agencies made a field trip to
inspect the progress of the project on December 28.
The
contractors have been constructing fundamental facilities supporting the
14.5km railway route, between
They
have finished 279 out of 434 bridge buttresses and 70 among 112 posts of the
terminals.
During
the trip, Deputy PM Hai asked the stakeholders to deploy all means to
complete the route in September, 2015 and put it into operation in December.
Da
Nang’s road named after Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap
The
central city of
The
seven-kilometre-long road starts from
T he
selection of the road, lying between the Hoang Sa (Paracels) and Truong Sa
(Spratly) roads, to be named after the General who died in October manifests
the trust on Vietnam’s undeniable sovereignty over the two archipelagos and
gratitude to the former Commander-in-Chief of the Vietnam People’s Army who
always fought for the sovereignty.
NGOs
grant wheelchairs to disabled people
A
Vietnamese and a
The
NGOs are the Sustainable Health Development Centre (VietHealth) and the
The
gifts, worth over 200 million VND (9,400 USD), will facilitate the
beneficiaries’ mobility and help improve their living conditions, Vice
Director of the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs
Nguyen Huu Tuyen said.
In the
coming time, Ninh Binh will continue to aid local disabled people and
increase social allowance in order to better their community integration.
Earlier,
the US NGO teamed up with the
The
province is home to more than 26,000 disabled people, including 8,300 who
have physical disabilities.
Flood
victims receive rice in emergency aid
The
Government has asked the Ministry of Finance to provide 3,833 tonnes of rice
in emergency aid to flood victims in the three
Accordingly,
Thua Thien- Hue, Quang
Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung requested the Provincial People’s Committees to
allocate rice to right beneficiaries.
Earlier,
the Government also directed the finance ministry to support 10,000 tonnes of
rice to people in three other central provinces namely Nghe An, Ha Tinh and
Quang Binh in a bid to help them overcome the aftermath of flood caused by
the 10 th and 11 th tropical storms.
Dak
Nong province supports ethnic minority groups
The
Central Highlands
The
investment will include official development assistance (ODA) funds worth 400
billion VND from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
This
year, the province invested 100 billion VND to build roads, bridges,
irrigation canals and water supply facilities to improve living standards for
thousands of poor ethnic minority households.
The
amount of investment will be 152 billion VND next year.
The
project, known as 3EM, is being implemented in 23 poor communes across the
province’s five districts. It aims to help improve living conditions for poor
ethnic minority households with focus on women.
Telecom
group presents scholarships to disadvantaged students
The
military-run telecom group Viettel on December 28 provided 76 scholarships
worth 300 million VND to disadvantaged students in the central
A day
earlier, Viettel and the Command of Military Zone 7 presented 36 million VND
to 18 social policy families in the province.
According
to Nguyen Manh Hung, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee,
there are 18,000 disadvantaged students in the province, half of them tend to
drop school.
Donations
would help them continue their study and keep pursuing their dreams, he said.
This
year, the Binh Thuan-based Viettel office has contributed more than 1 billion
VND to implement projects on social development in the locality.-
“Noble
Hearts” programme 2013 takes place in
A
programme to honour community activities by organisations and individuals in
supporting people with difficulties, ethnic minority children, orphans and
the elderly was held at the Hanoi Opera House on December 28.
The
“Noble Hearts 2013” programme was organised by the Ministry of Labour,
Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) in collaboration with departments,
agencies and companies, and was broadcast live on the VTC2 channel.
Within
the framework of the programme, the organisers have arranged trips to social
centres across the country and presented nearly 4,000 gift sets worth 4
billion VND (188,000 USD) to the disadvantaged.
Students’
Assoc urged to be good environment
The
Vietnam Students’ Association (VSA) must be a favourable environment that
nurtures and arouses the students’ aspirations, dreams, and enthusiasms for
science, technology, culture, and other areas.
National
Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung was speaking at the VSA’s ninth National
Congress held on December 29 in
Hailing
its performance over the past time, NA Chairman Hung asked the association to
intensify emulation movements, promote students’ vanguard role and creativity
while providing them with necessary support, he added.
At the
event, delegates defined main goals, focusing on the development of the
students’ association so it is able to adapt to new conditions and operation
environment.
The
congress adopted numerous documents outlining the association’s tasks for the
new tenure and elected a 99-member executive board.
Secretary
of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Le Quoc Phong was elected as the
President of the association for the 2013-2018 tenure.
As a
socio-political organisation with 22 chapters in cities and provinces
nationwide, the VSA groups 47 centrally-run school-level chapters, and five
abroad in France, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Germany and
Belgium.
Efforts
needed to promote human resources development
Deputy
Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the national education sector to take
responsibility for improving the quality of Vietnamese human resources.
He was
speaking at a conference in
Approximately
half of Vietnam’s human resources are untrained, and as many as 30 percent of
tertiary institution graduates remain unemployed, the Deputy Prime Minister
was quoted by Radio the Voice of Vietnam as saying.
He was
concerned
He
suggested the education sector focus on bringing Vietnamese tertiary
institutional quality up to international standards. Successfully doing so
requires concerted effort from relevant agencies, localities, and society as
a whole.
Ethnic
affairs strategy implementation launched
The
implementation of a strategy on ethnic affairs until 2020 was launched at a
national conference in
The
strategy looks to narrow development gap among ethnic minority communities on
the basis of rapid and sustainable socio-economic growth, consolidate the
political system and ensure the national defence and security.
Deputy
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged participants to fully grasp the
Government-approved action plan on the strategy as, according to him, ethnic
work is a responsibility of the entire political system.
He
asked the Government’s Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs to devise
policies and guide all sides concerned during the implementation.
Each
year, it will work with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry
of Finance and others involved to ensure sufficient funding for the strategy.
Localities
were requested to raise public awareness on ethnic affairs, and strive by
themselves to escape poverty.
The
Deputy PM also noted that the rate of poor ethnic households has been reduced
and their living standards improved constantly.
Cambodian
youth delegation visits HCM City
The exchange
of Vietnamese and Cambodian young people has contributed to enhancing mutual
understanding and cooperation between the two countries.
Le
Manh Ha, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, made the
affirmation while receiving a delegation of the Union of Youth Federations of
Cambodia (UYFC) on December 27.
He
said over the past time,
The
city has always created favourable conditions for exchanges and experience
sharing between the municipal young people and their Cambodian peers, the
official noted.
In
response, UYFC President Hun Many spoke highly of the valuable support from
the Vietnamese army and people to
Cambodian
youth always keep in their mind the need to uphold the tradition to develop
the country, he said.
On
this occasion, the UYFC and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s HCM City
Chapter exchanged experience in operation and youth gathering.
During
their stay in
Earlier,
Hun Many and President of the Vietnam Youth Federation Phan Van Mai signed a
cooperative agreement for the 2013-2017 period. Accordingly, the two sides
will increase the exchange of delegations, organise meetings for young people
and share experience in education, youth mobilisation and voluntary work.
Vice
President praises former Truong Son female drivers
Vice
President Nguyen Thi Doan has praised the great contributions made by former
female drivers along the historic Truong Son trail during the resistance war
against the
Meeting
with the regiment of female drivers in Hanoi on December 27 on the occasion
of its 45 th founding anniversary (December 18), Vice President Doan stressed
that the Party and State always pay special attention to volunteer soldiers,
including Truong Son female drivers, through specific guidelines and
policies.
She
expressed her hope that they will continue to set an example for younger
generations to follow in implementing the Party’s guidelines and the State’s
laws.
During
the resistance war, many women in the North volunteered to drive along the
Truong Son trail, braving difficulties and dangers to transport supplies for
the South.
They
made contributions to the momentous victory of the legendary Truong Son
troops, which helped encourage patriotism in
Work
on Long Binh – Chrey Thom bridge to start
Construction
of the Long Binh –
An
agreement to this effect was signed by representatives of the Vietnamese
Ministry of Transport and the Cambodian Ministry of Public Works and
Transport in
Once
completed, the bridge will provide the shortest route connecting
Secretary
of State from the Cambodian Ministry of Public Works and Transport Sokhom Pheakavanmony
proposed that in addition to the bridge, the two countries should collaborate
to build surrounding economic and trade areas, a
Deputy
Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The said railway construction will be tabled
for discussions at an upcoming meeting between the Vietnamese and Cambodian
transport ministers.
The
central city of
The
programme was worked out as part of the country’s efforts to expand its
international cooperation.
In
addition to emerging issues related to global integration, delegates at the
event heard presentations on
To
realise the process effectively, the city is broadening and deepening ties
with foreign partners to receive other countries’ knowledge and resources. It
will also develop a labour force to meet the requirements of the work.
To
date, the city has established friendships and collaborations with 32
localities in foreign countries and 150 international organisations, and has
economic ties with more than 100 nations and territories.
Global
integration has contributed greatly to the city’s growth and the
sustainability of its economic restructuring.
The
city’s 2013 GDP growth is estimated at 8.1 percent. It is targeting a rate of
9-9.5 percent next year.-
“Creative
Gifts - Sending Love” recognised as national record
The
programme “Creative Gifts - Sending Love” initialled by students in the
central city of Da Nang has been recognised as a national record in gift
wrapping by the Vietnam Records Organisation (Vietkings).
The
programme, organised by Dong A University, recorded the participation of
2,000 people, who, including students, teachers and staff, wrapped as many as
1,720 gifts in five minutes for charity on December 27.
This
programme aimed to encourage young people and students to take responsibility
and pay attention to those who have poor living conditions, said university
officials.
On the
occasion, the university presented the record-breaking gifts to children
living at charity centres across the city.-
Source: VNA/VNS/VOV
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Thứ Hai, 30 tháng 12, 2013
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