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Another
baby dies from measles
Measles claimed the
life of another infant on Wednesday at Ha Noi's Bach Mai hospital, according
to the health ministry's Preventive Medicine Department.
The death brings
this year's tally of nationwide measles fatalities to 136. The department
recorded another 49 cases of the disease on the same day. —
Vietnamese
students win physics prizes
Three outstanding
Vietnamese students were yesterday awarded prizes for winning an Olympia
Physical Competition titled Nuclear Education in
Dang Quoc Anh from
the Ha Noi University of Natural Science won first prize, with Nguyen Minh
Nhan from the Luong Van Chanh secondary school in Nha Trang coming in second.
Bui Thi Hang from
The contest,
organised by the Russian National Nuclear and Energy Group (Rosatom), aimed
to promote nuclear physics among students from different countries, including
Nearly 900 students
from
Two die in
motorbike accident
Two people died in
a motorbike accident in Hai Ha District of the
The accident
occurred when a container truck collided with a motorbike at an intersection
in Quang Chinh commune. The case is under investigation.
Black boxes
note rampant speeding
The Directorate for
Road of Viet Nam detected more than 19,800 vehicles exceeding the speed limit
last month via black boxes installed on the automobiles.
The figure shows an
increase of 7,000 vehicles violating the nation's speeding limits compared
with statistics compiled in March, when the black boxes were initially
deployed for use.
All work,
no play for factory workers
After 10 hours of
hard work on the production line, Tran Van Nam and his two flat mates go to
dinner. The residents of Ho Nai 3 Commune in Trang Bom District in the
southern
"The other
workers living in this rental block are not much different,"
Finding ways to
entertain themselves is a challenge for many workers as it seems all kinds of
entertainment come with a cost. "I used to read news from websites with
my mobile phone, but I stopped because of the increasing fees for internet
use,"
He said that he
could not afford to buy books with the low salary of a blue-collared worker.
He could not even play football as it meant renting a court for more than
VND200,000 (US$9.50) per hour. With a lack of places to go, male workers
often gather together to drink wine and play cards.
Nguyen Thi Thanh, a
young, unmarried worker who lives in Long Binh ward,
Married workers
couples who live in the same block as Thanh also find it difficult to find
places to take their children to during weekends, as there are no cultural
centres, libraries or playgrounds within the ward.
Nguyen Thi Lan,
another resident of Long Binh Ward, said parks and playgrounds for children
were hard to find in Bien Hoa. "Many children have no place to go to for
entertainment when their parents are at work, so they frequent internet cafes
to play computer games or watch movies."
Tang Quoc Lap, vice
chairman of the Dong Nai Province's Labour Federation, said the federation
and the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism recently
conducted a survey into the infrastructures for cultural and sports
activities in eight wards and communes with a large concentration of workers.
The survey found that
most local cultural centres were limited in space, had few facilities and
were only used for public meetings. Twenty-six cultural centres met the
standards for space but they did not offer books or newspapers or
audio-visual tools.
In 2011, the Government
issued a plan promoting the construction of cultural and entertainment
facilities for workers in industrial areas and processing zones. At that
time,
So far,
Lap said the local
labour federation planned to build three workers service spots in
They will provide
books, newspapers and televisions for workers and also offer consultation on
the law and labour policies.
In addition, for
the first time in the province, a Cultural Week for Worker will be organised
this month, offering many sports and service activities for workers.
Lap said some large
companies had built facilities and playgrounds for workers, but the number
was limited. He added that companies that paid attention to the quality of
life for workers created a happier and more loyal workforce.
Pharmacist
admits to medicine theft
A pharmacist at the
Ha Noi's Emergency Aid Centre, locally known as 115, has confessed to
misusing her position and stealing medicines for personal use, the municipal
Health Department announced on Wednesday.
It said the woman
had illegally used codes of heath insurance cards of up to 49 people to get
medicines for private use over a period of six months.
The medicines,
including some used to treat diabetes, were taken in the name of several health
insurance policy holders who'd never visited the centre for medicines.
The pharmacist said
that the medicines, which were worth about US$750, were given to her mother.
The Health
Department said it was releasing its findings after a 10-month investigation.
Deputy Chief Inspector of the department, Nguyen Viet Cuong, said the
violations were committed during the first six months of last year.
The department had
begun investigating the case last July, Cuong said.
The investigation
found seven doctors at the centre were requested by the pharmacist to sign
medical invoices without verification.
He said the
pharmacist had admitted her violations and returned the money to the centre,
which has moved her to another position, Cuong said, adding that the seven
doctors have been reprimanded for their wrongdoing, he said.
Tran Van Nam,
director of the centre, has owned up to management lapses that allowed the
violations to happen, said Tran Ngoc Tu, head of the department's Personnel
Organisation Office.
Youth
The centre has
since tightened oversight over issue of medicines to health insurance policy
holders.
The fifth national
‘Young Talented Worker’ awards will be given away in
From more than 196
candidates across the country, the
They are chosen
from the four million Union members working for companies and factories and
two million vocational students for outstanding achievements at work and
contributions to social activities.
The Youth Union
said it hoped the award would help youths to continue to acquire the skills
needed to industrialize and modernize the country.
Ha Noi, Bac
Ninh tackle deadly fires
Ha Noi and the
neighbouring
The Ha Noi Fire
Fighting and Prevention Department announced yesterday that it will conduct a
massive inspection of compliance by karaoke bars in the capital city.
The move came after
a fire last Saturday killed five people, including two women and the owner,
at the Nhat Thuc Karaoke Bar on
A short circuit on
the first floor of the five-storey building is believed to have started the
fire.
Deputy Director of
the firefighting department, Nguyen Van Son, said most karaoke bars were
running without verification of their compliance with fire fighting and
prevention regulations.
This has happened
because owners of the karaoke bars often leased residential houses or
offices, and converted them later into karaoke bars, he said, without
explaining how these establishments received licences without the required
verification.
Regulations require
that each karaoke room has at least two emergency exits, Son said, adding
that most establishments do not follow this rule.
He said that after
the current inspection drive, all karaoke bars found violating regulations
will either be closed down or have their operations suspended until they make
the needed changes.
Meanwhile, Bac Ninh
authorities have said they will suspend operations of any factory or company
that does not comply with the regulations.
The province's
People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Nhan Chien issued the order visiting the
site of a big blaze on Sunday night that destroyed a 6,000sq. m workshop of a
paper factory in
About 4,000 tonnes
of paper were destroyed by the fire, which inflicted losses estimated at
several dozen billion dong. The cause of the blaze has not been ascertained.
Chien asked local
police to expedite their investigation into the fire and advised
Economic
slowdown prolongs substandard work conditions
Workers of
enterprises and factories in Ha Noi are struggling with low incomes and
dangerous working environments as the economic downturn continues to hurt, a
senior labour official says.
Tran Van Thuc,
President of the Ha Noi Confederation of Labour, was cited in a recent Viet
Nam News Agency report as saying the economic slump that began several years
ago is still exerting strong impacts on workers in the city.
He noted that in
2013, almost 11,000 enterprises closed down, resulting in 24,000 people
losing their jobs.
Despite the
Government's annual adjustments, the average wage was VND3 million per month
(US$145) at present, which can only meet 76 per cent of the minimum spending
standard, and is not commensurate with the workers' efforts and time spent on
their job, Thuc said.
There are
enterprises where the pay is so low that workers have no motivation to do
their job better, he said.
Meanwhile,
enterprises have been very slow in improving the working conditions for those
who are directly involved in production. The use of outdated and backward
technology and equipment, heavy-duty work and unhealthy environments are
still common in the city.
Workplace
accidents, occupational hazards and work-related ailments continue to happen
in a "complicated" manner, Thuc said.
"A more
pressing issue is that labour violations, especially by private enterprises,
are rampant. These have to do with working hours, timely payment of wages,
collective rights, social insurance and unemployment insurance."
Workers in the
capital city also face of serious lack of housing, with municipal policies
only meeting a fraction of the demand, Thuc said.
While there are
more than 1.2 million workers in the capital city, just 15,000 stay in houses
or apartments provided by the city and enterprises. The majority have to rent
their accommodation – which is often below minimum standards.
There is still an
acute shortage of kindergartens, health clinics and entertainment centres for
workers and their children.
Thuc said the
city's trade unions are working with relevant agencies to resolve the
situation so that by 2020, 90 to 95 per cent of the city's workers will have
stable accommodation, as well as kindergartens and schools for their
children.
"Trade unions
at different levels will also help workers become better aware of their legal
rights," Thuc said.
Vietnamese
universities will have the chance to share experience and strengthen
cooperation in tertiary education with their Italian counterparts at a
seminar in
Representatives
from 20 leading Italian universities will provide information about
This is the first
time the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and the Italian
Embassy in
The two
co-organisers will also launch an Italian education exhibition at the Italian
House at
Epidemics
more complicated this summer
As summer
approaches, health authorities are stepping up their warnings that these diseases
are likely to break out and develop into full fledged epidemics.
At a press briefing
in
Since early this
year, 191 cases of encephalitis have been reported, including three
fatalities, up 9% compared to the same period last year.
In addition, 15
people died of rabies, three of dengue fever and 2 of HFM disease.
HFM disease is
spreading across several provinces with more than 17,000 cases confirmed,
including 2 deaths in Long An and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces.
Despite an overall
decline in number of patients, the disease remains an imminent and deadly
threat this year, the MoH warned.
Dengue fever is in
a similar predicament. It is very extremely difficult to cope with the
disease as there is no vaccine against the disease, said Director of the
Preventive Medicine Department Tran Dac Phu, under the MoH.
Meanwhile, other
diseases, such as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
(MERS-CoV), flu type A/H7N9 in
Phu said Vietnamese
people who are studying and working in the Middle East can readily introduce MERS-CoV
into
Similarly, flu type
A/H7N9 in
Meanwhile, daily
travel between the two countries poses a high risk of the disease crossing
over into
Phu said the
healthcare sector is implementing a series of measures to prevent summer
epidemics, especially HFM disease and dengue fever.
The MoH has set up
8 working groups to inspect epidemic preventive measures in localities across
the country.
Remains of
fallen soldiers repatriated from Cambodia
Dak Lak province on
May 9 returned the remains of 16 Vietnamese soldiers who sacrificed their
life in
The remains were
discovered following more than 6 months of arduous and painstaking work by
Vietnamese military personnel during the 2013-2014 dry season.
Mai Hoan Nie Kdam,
Vice Chairman of Dak Lak provincial People’s Committee, said seeking and
repatriating fallen soldiers to their homeland aims to pay tribute to the
soldiers for their noble sacrifice.
It meets the
desires and sentiment of the families and Vietnamese people as well.
Experts
call for anaemia action
Health experts have
called for more action to prevent and treat thalassaemia, a potentially fatal
genetic disorder.
They were speaking
at a meeting held by the National Institute of Haematology and Blood
Transfusion yesterday to mark World Thalassaemia Day.
Thalassemia can
result in anaemia and stunted growth. It can also damage the liver, heart and
other major organs.
Severe
thalassaemia, which is prevalent in the Mediterranean, the Middle East, South
Asia and
"Patients
require lifetime treatment that causes a burden to their families and
society," said institute director Nguyen Anh Tri.
"We try to
lower the number of babies born with the disease through screening measures
during pregnancy," said Tri.
Robocon
Vietnam 2014 finals gather 32 teams
The final round of
the 2014 Robocon
This year’s contest
is themed ‘Robot Family’, with the message of paying tribute to parents for
bringing up their children to become good, responsible and useful citizens.
The teams, divided
into eight groups of four, are tasked to design and make a robot family
including a hand-controlled parent robot and an automatic child robot.
The competition
floor is set up like playground, with two seesaw zones, a swing zone, a pole
walk zone and a jungle gym zone. The parent robot has to carry the child
robot up to the play zone and the child robot plays game activities.
The winner from the
finals will represent
The 2014 Robocon Techshow
will also take place under the framework of the final round, aiming to
encourage students to apply the knowledge accumulated from Robocon
competitions to studying and manufacturing high-tech products.
The awards and
closing ceremony for the 2014 Robocon
Public
encouraged to help with housing
Persons and
households providing affordable housing for low income earners can benefit
from Government incentives regardless of which sector they operate in, said
Construction Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.
He said that
although persons and households providing housing for rent only accounted for
a modest portion compared to real-estate firms, smaller providers had helped
to meet demand from workers, particular in major cities like
Dung made the
statement when visiting State-funded and enterprise-built rental housing for
workers in Thu Duc District's Linh Trung Ward and Tan Thuan Processing Zone
in
The Construction
Department reports that the city has nearly 1.5 million square metres of
affordable housing, equating to 473,800 parcels of accommodation for workers
and labourers.
Housing built by
the State and enterprises reportedly accounts for 40,400 units of
accommodation, while the remainder is being supplied by households and
individuals.
"The
Government should recognise and promote the role of the public in developing
affordable housing," Dung said.
He urged authorised
agencies to raise awareness of housing development planning and offered help
with administrative procedures, preferential loan access and designs to meet
regulatory requirements for affordable housing.
"When
investors develop housing that meets regulated standards, they are eligible
to receive Government incentives, such as preferential loan access and
reduced personal income tax," he said.
About 80-90 per
cent of workers in the city's industrial and processing zones were living in
accommodation built by individuals or households, he said, adding that a
majority of rental houses had failed to meet hygiene and living standards.
Landlord Huynh Thi
Thanh in Linh Trung Ward said her family had 21 available 12sq.m rooms for
VND700,000 (US$33) per month.
"Many people
want to rent my rooms," she said, adding that access to preferential
loans would encourage her to expand the business.
Pham Thi Hang, who
works at the Tan Thuan Processing Zone, said she pays VND250,000-290,000
($12-14) per month to share a rental apartment at a workers' residence zone
built by the Sai Gon Development Joint Stocks Company.
"I have lived
here for four years and I will stay because it is safe and clean," she
said.
Estuary
reopens to fishing boats after dredging work
Boats can now
travel freely through the Da Dien estuary in
Silt buildup from
2009 to 2013 in the estuary, which is at the mouth of the Da Rang River in
the central province, had left many boats stranded.
About 75 per cent
of the dredging has been completed, according to Bao Chau Private Enterprise,
the project's contractor.
To solve the
problem of silt buildup, the provincial People's Committee last year gave the
Tuy Hoa People's Committee the go-ahead to dredge the canal.
Under the project,
the estuary was dredged at a length of 700 metres, a width of 100-140 metres
and a depth of 3.5 metres to ensure travel of boats with an engine capacity
of 200-400 horsepower.
Cao Van Loc, an
official of the Ward 6's
"Fishermen are
glad," he said.
Bao Chau is also
continuing to dredge a vessel line 1,300 metres long and 60 metres wide that
runs from the estuary to
The enterprise,
which paid for the dredging, was allowed by authorities to sell the sand to
cover the cost of nearly VND12 billion (US$570,000), said Ho Duc Hung, deputy
chairman of the Tuy Hoa People's Committee.
The dredging will
ensure the safe travel of fishing boats with an engine capacity of up to 300
horsepower from the estuary to the Dong Tac Fish Port.
The Da Dien estuary
is a mouth of the Da Rang River which runs through the Central Highland
provinces of Kon Tum and Gia Lai and the central
The river is called
Ba,
Vocational
training for farmers remains limited
Vocational training
for farmers has yet to be effectively integrated with the national target programme
on building new-style rural areas and restructuring the agriculture sector.
So far, this work
has only concentrated on publicising farming knowledge and techniques to
growers and breeders, a conference in
Minister of
Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat acknowledged the restrictions
in the field, citing the fact that nearly 25 million rural people are working
in agriculture, while another 600,000 young people become old enough to take
part in the sector every year. However, vocational training facilities are
currently able to provide their services for only five million people, Phat
said.
He suggested
focusing training on high-tech professions such as intensive cultivation,
animal husbandry and agro-forestry-seafood processing.
More than 662,000
rural workers nationwide received vocational training between 2010 and 2013.
Over 88 percent of
the trainees took new jobs or continued with their current ones at a higher
income.
The
"Vocational training for rural workers until 2020” project, which was
approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in November 2009, targets
providing vocational training to about one million rural workers a year on
average.
Project
helps improve life of ethnic women in Quang Nam
Ethnic minority
women in the central province of Quang
The 1.3 million USD
project began in June 2011, with the aim at strengthening the participation
of ethnic women in tourism activities.
In three years of
implementation, it has helped develop the traditional brocade craft in Quang
National
coordinator of the project Nguyen Thi Huyen said that from now till the end
of 2015, the project will focus on training human resources in tourism
services, developing product value chains and enhancing the role of women in
promoting the community-based tourism.
Aurelie Klein,
Development Cooperation Attaché at the Luxembourg Embassy in
Universities
desperately seeking doctors
Many universities
in
Under the MoET’s
requirements, to open a new faculty, a university must have full-time
lecturers to cover at least 70% of training programmes. In addition, the
faculty must have at least one lecturer who holds a doctorate and three that
hold masters in the field corresponding to their department.
Over 200 university
departments nationwide have been closed because they failed to meet these
regulations. Recently, 126 out of them received permission to reopen thanks
to their recruitment efforts.
The Hanoi Academy
of Theatre and Cinema had 15 of its departments suspended. Now, however, 14
have been reopened. It has also gained approval to open two new departments:
photography and television technology.
Nonetheless, many
universities are still struggling to meet ministry standards, including
The Central
University of Construction has also been actively seeking lecturers with a
doctorate degrees by offering attractive employment packages. A lecturer with
doctorate degree can earn a VND200 million (USD9,520) training fee along with
a two-month bonus and other benefits, including higher pay than the minimum
required.
Quang Ngai
supports offshore fishing
The central
Accordingly, 325
fishing vessels in Quang Ngai city,
About 616 million
VND will be invested in installing contact systems for another 22 vessels.
The funding aims to
encourage Quang Ngai fishermen to catch seafood in remote waters, such as
those around Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes, contributing to protecting
national sea and island sovereignty.
In addition, the
provincial People’s Committee has also urged relevant agencies to take
necessary measures to ensure the safety for offshore fishing vessels and
fishermen.
Minister of
Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang when addressing an online conference
reviewing 15 years of rural electrification on April 26 said “
Only 2.5 percent of
households used electricity in 1975 while its figure increased to more than
98 percent in 2013. In particular, nearly 97 percent of rural households used
electricity.
The power grid has
been strongly invested and renovated. As a matter of fact, it has helped
changing the appearances of rural and remote areas, creating favourable
conditions for the development of agricultural production, processing
industry and agricultural services. Agricultural production index increased
by 6.6 times in the 1998-2013 period and average individual income increased
by 8 times in the same period.
The rural
electrification programme has been strongly developed. Together with
investment capital from the state budget, donors have also actively
contributed to bringing power to remote areas and improving the quality of
rural low-tension power grid.
According to
incomplete statistics, a total investment capital for the development and
improvement of the rural power grid in the last 15 years reached 48.291
trillion VND. In particular, Red River Delta and north central coast
provinces (excluding
With the goal of
bringing power to provinces in the Central Highlands, the Prime Minister
asked the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) to implement the 1.3 trillion VND
project on bringing power to remote villages in the Central Highlands in the
2006-2009 period. The EVN also implemented a number of projects such as
bringing power to households in Kien Giang, Bac Lieu, Son La,
Together with the
goal of ensuring security and safety for islands and seas, a series of
undersea power cable projects are being implemented to bring power to Co To
Island,
Deputy Prime
Minister Hoang Trung Hai said that the rural electrification programme has
contributed 30-40 percent to socioeconomic development in rural areas,
creating favourable conditions to change the structure of the rural economy
and improve people’s living conditions.
However, Deputy
Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai also said that challenges for the electricity
sector in the implementation of the rural electrification programme in the
time to come remain huge. As many as 91 communes throughout the country have
not yet get access to electricity. With the goals of 98 percent and 100 percent
of rural households having electricity by 2015 and 2020 respectively, the
electricity sector needs to make greater efforts. In the near future,
ministries, departments and local governments need to meet their objectives.
In particular, a focus on ensuring technical conditions and improving quality
of the rural power grid is needed.
To fulfill these
objectives,
The World Bank has
closely cooperated with the Vietnamese government and EVN since 1995 and
provided more than 4 billion USD in loans for power projects. In the
1998-2013 period, the World Bank funded about 12 projects related to the
development of rural electrification with a total investment capital of more
than 2 billion USD.
World Bank’s
Country Director for Vietnam Victoria Kwakwa said that
Dien Bien
Phu victory marked in Germany, Egypt
The Federal Union
of Vietnamese in Germany (BVD) and the Germany-Vietnam Friendship Association
have jointly organised a conference aimed to review the glorious feats of
arms of Vietnamese soldiers and people involved in the Dien Bien Phu
campaign.
Highlighting the
meaning and values of the victory, both BVD Deputy Chairman Vu Quoc
As a milestone in
the history of the Vietnamese military in the struggle against French
colonialists, the victory was a bright example for oppressed nations facing
their own struggles for national liberation, other delegates asserted.
The participants
had a chance to enjoy films exploring the victory and some video clips of
activities held in the northwestern
The same day, the
overseas Vietnamese community in
Vietnamese
Ambassador to Egypt Dao Thanh Chung reiterated that the triumph shocked the
world and led to
The ambassador
called on Vietnamese students and staff currently working in
Vietnamese
students have trouble finding career paths
A recent survey
showed that thousands of students do not know what to do or how to find jobs
after failing high school graduation exams and university entrance exams.
According to the
survey, around 350,000 students drop out of high school or fail the
graduation exams each year. In the 2010-2011 school year, around 185,000
students passed the high school graduation exams but failed to get into
universities or vocational schools. This number in the next school year was
290,000.
Spokespersons from
the Professional Education Bureau under the Ministry of Education and
Training said the reason is that people prefer university degrees, have
little information about vocational education and the job market as well as a
lack of jobs due to a slow economy. They also admitted that there is a lack
of career consultancy services and support for vocational schools.
Pham Van Khanh,
from Psychological and Educational Scientific Association in
Le Dong Phuong from
the Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences also said students have been
choosing universities without considering their abilities. He said,
"About two-thirds of 10th grade students applied to study in the fields
of math, physics and chemistry even though I think many of them will have had
better chances in other directions."
Representatives
from the Can Tho Department of Education and Training said that they were in
need of a master plan for training and human resources. Students must be
aware that no matter what field of work they are in, if they have experience,
skills and devotion then they will be respected, they emphasised. Many have
proposed financial support for students who choose vocational schools,
especially in rural and disadvantaged areas.
Adjusted
master plan for
The PM has approved
adjustments to the master plan for
By 2050,
The city is
expected to have a population of 615,000 by 2020 and 674,000 by 2030.
It will include one
central area and four support areas of Huong Thuy, Thuan An, Huong Tra and
Binh Dien.
The industrial
parks and zones in the city will cover a total area of 1,200 ha with
Drought
looms in central region
Drought is forecast
to strike many parts of central
Water shortages in
the region may last until August. According to the
Drought would cause
river water levels to fall by 10-40% compared to previous years and lead
saltwater to make its way into inland areas from next month till August,
according to the center.
In contrast, the
rainy season is forecast to begin this month in the south and the Central
Highlands region and rainfalls are predicted to intensify from August.
Actually, rains
occurred in HCMC late last month, submerging Hong Bang, An Duong Vuong, Tan
Hoa, Luy Ban Bich and other streets in districts 6 and Binh Tan for hours.
Explaining heavy
flooding after early rains, the
HCMC chairman Le
Hoang Quan told a seminar in March that flooding in HCMC had not been
resolved effectively.
SCFC plans to
report to the HCMC People’s Committee a project to build more than 30 large
lakes in suburban areas and hundreds of smaller lakes in inner-city areas to
hold rainwater and thus mitigate flooding.
Quan said that HCMC
spent nearly VND1.58 trillion (US$74.8 million) dealing with flooding in
2011-2013.
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According to an
approved asset valuation plan, Haiphong
Port
Haiphong Port
earned revenue of over VND1.5 trillion last year and saw its profit rise 13%
year-on-year to VND142 billion.
As planned in the
2014-2018 period, the port can raise its pre-tax profit to VND216 billion
this year and VND461 billion in 2018. The estimated dividend is 4% this year
and 8% in 2018.
Locally-assembled
OLED TVs to debut this quarter
South Korean
electronics firm LG plans to launch the televisions assembled in line with
organic light-emitting diode technology at its facility in the northern
province of Hung Yen in the second quarter of this year.
Earlier this year,
LG Electronics Vietnam rolled out a series of new TV models using high
technologies, including the high-end LG EA970T, a curved-screen OLED TV
model. This paper-slim model is 4.3mm thick and uses the OLED technology for
better image display.
Four months ago,
the company imported the LG 55EA9800, a curved-screen OLED TV model, for sale
in Vietnam
However, the
company expects prices of OLED TVs to go down by 30% when these products are
assembled here in this market.
Ko Tae Yeon,
general director of LG Electronics Vietnam, said the company’s ambition was
to dominate the high-end TV market segment, especially for the OLED models.
Apart from the 55-inch EA970T, the company plans to market other hi-tech
models with bigger screens.
LG will also sell
14 different models of Ultra HD and Full HD TV with screens of 32 to 55
inches or 84 inches before the World Cup 2014 soccer tournament starts in
June this year as many Vietnamese take this occasion to buy new TVs.
No official prices
have been made available for these new models.
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