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Alleged
fake beer kegs seized in Ha Noi
The Ha Noi Market
Surveillance Agency and Hoai Duc district police seized nearly ten allegedly
fake beer kegs with labels of Ha Noi beer and Viet Ha beer on Monday.
There were three
30-litre beer kegs and 12 bottles with the labels of Ha Noi beer along with
five 30-litre beer kegs of Viet Ha beer, which were seized.
The manufacturer of
the beer kegs, Hoai Duc-based Dai Viet Chau A Ltd., Co, denied that these
were fake beer kegs, but claimed they had been bought from unknown sources.
The company also
argued that their keg valve caps were different from those of Ha Noi Beer and
Viet Ha beer kegs.
Dai Viet Chau A
Ltd., Co has its own beer brand of Starbeer Ha Noi.
The case is being
investigated further.
Three die
in coach accident
Three people died
and 14 others were injured after a coach crashed into the edge of a mountain
in the Central Highlands
The 45-seater coach
was carrying 40 tourists from
The dead victims
include the driver and two tourists. The injured are being treated at a local
hospital.
The case is under
investigation.
Scaffolding
collapse kills 2 workers
A scaffolding that
collapsed at a construction site in the
The collapse
occurred at around 8 am at the construction site of a house in Tan Thanh
Ward.
The victims were
rushed to a local hospital but died soon after. They were found not wearing
any labour safety tools.
The case is being
investigated.
Diarrhoea
cases blamed on water
Incidents of acute
diarrhoea in Le Minh Xuan Commune in Binh Chanh District,
Tien made the
revelation as the head of an inspection team that visited the commune where
the disease broke out on July 8.
To date, two adults
and seven children have contracted the ailment.
One 10-month-old
child died after being hospitalised for treatment on July 16.
He had a high
temperature and was diagnosed with gastro-intestinal sepsis.
The inspection team
found that the environment at the commune was polluted. Most residents live
in shanty houses surrounded by stagnant ponds and grass fields. Some even
discharge untreated waste directly into the ponds.
There are 30 homes
in the area housing more than 100 people.
Residents have
started paying carters high prices to bring in clean water.
Tien asked local
authorities to persuade local residents not to use water from the ponds for
daily use and to treat the environment to prevent dengue fever and Japanese
encephalitis.
She said water for
daily use needed to be treated with Cloramin B.
Bridge
needed in Dak Lak
To cross the
Commune resident
Truong Cong Ly said that while his house was on one side of the river, his
2.7-hectare field was on the other side, so he had no choice.
"I've used
this cable system to carry pesticides, fertiliser and my harvest across the
river for a dozen years," Ly said.
He said the cable
cost several million dong to install, work that several households in the
commune had done together. When they wanted to cross the river, local
residents carried their own pulley.
Vo Thi Hoa, another
commune resident, also has three hectares of coffee, maize and rice fields on
the other side of the river. Each day, she and her husband cross the river
using the cables at least four times.
"I know this
is a risky action," Hoa said. "I fell into the river one time when
the pulley suddenly broke. I was lucky, as the water was quite gentle and not
very deep at that time. Now it's the rainy season, and the flow of the river
has become so fierce. But we have to do it to earn a living."
Figures from the
communal authority showed that there were about 300 hectares of cultivated
land on the other side of the river.
Previously, local
residents used boats or rope bridges to cross the river. However, all of
these were swept away in flash floods, while boats were not safe during
flooding seasons.
Vo Chau Thang,
representative of the communal Traffic and Irrigation Office, said that there
were nearly 20 cables along the 10km riverbank.
Some residents
built an iron bridge with a plank, but Thang said this was just a temporary
measure as it could be submerged or swept away when flooding occurred.
Nguyen Minh Son,
vice chairman of the communal People's Committee, said that frequency of use
had led to many cables snapping. People often fell into the river, although
they had all been rescued, he added.
US grants
$1m to fight HIV/AIDS
The
The programme,
launched yesterday by the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID), focuses particularly on
Managed by NGO
Centre for Promotion of Quality of Life, Community HIV Link will seek to
strengthen the ability of local organisations to reach vulnerable populations
and link them with appropriate HIV services.
The centre said the
programme sought to deliver community-based HIV/AIDS services to 4,000
high-risk people like injecting drug users, women sex workers, and men who
had sex with men and to 2,000 people living with HIV.
Rena Bitter, the
In
The
Tieu Thi Thu Van,
chief officer at
Last year the
number of new cases was 1,733, down from almost 5,000 in 2008, and Van
attributed the fall to the city's efforts with support from international
organisations.
But with the
epidemic remaining a threat and government and international support
dwindling, it was important to strengthen the ability of community-based
organisations.
Together with civil
society and non-governmental and mass organisations such as the Women's
Vietnamese
workers in
About 1,550
Vietnamese workers in 15 localities in
The Foreign
Ministry, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and 12
companies sending labourers are preparing to bring the Vietnamese workers in
high-risk areas home. In case the situation worsens, all Vietnamese citizens
will be withdrawn from
Vietnamese
representative agencies in
Those agencies in
By August 5, 209
Vietnamese workers had returned home and 182 others left the clash areas of
Empowering
educators on climate change
Eighteen top
educators from three of the nation’s leading universities are attending
USAID’s LEAF Asia international training workshop on climate change ongoing
in Petaling Jaya
Addressing the
event, USAID LEAF Director David Ganz spoke admirably of the Vietnam
Government’s decision to incorporate climate change issues into its primary,
secondary and tertiary school curriculum.
This is the sixth
of a series of workshops initially launched by USAID LEAF in October 2012 and
it has attracted more than 100 preeminent educators from 14 universities and
institutes throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
200
visually impaired children get free eye surgery
The Prudence
Vietnam Foundation on August 5 donated VND600 million to the National Fund
for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) to provide free eye surgeries for 200 needy
and disabled children.
The programme
entitled "For children's eyes 2014" will be launched at the Vietnam
National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO),
Along with eye
surgery, Prudential Vietnam will also sponsor eye exams, teach 1,200 children
from four
During the
2012-2013 period, all surgeries were carried out successfully, helping
children recover their eyesight and regain confidence in their life.
Since 2000, the
Prudential Vietnam Foundation has cooperated with NFVC to carry out a wide
range of activities to support poor children, earning community plaudits.
Vietnam Red
Cross delegation visits Laos
A delegation from
the Vietnam Red Cross Central Committee led by its Vice President Tran Thi
Hong An was received by Lao Deputy Prime Minister Asang Laoly in
The delegation’s
August 4-8 visit aims to review the results of cooperation between the two
Red Cross organisations, and share humanitarian operations experience.
She hailed the
effective coordination in improving personnel capacity, providing medical
treatment and assisting disaster-affected people.
The two Red Cross
organisations will continue to exchange delegations, intensify volunteer
campaigns, share experience in fund raising and support each other at
international forums.
The Lao Deputy PM
greatly valued the bilateral partnership as well as the support the Vietnam
Red Cross has provided to the Lao counterpart.
He expressed his
hope that the two organisations will expand practical collaborative
activities, thus making greater contributions to Laos-Vietnam special
friendship and all-round cooperation.
Company
places second in ASEAN Energy contest
Metro Hiep Phu
Centre of Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam has placed second in an energy
efficiency management competition organised by the ASEAN Centre for Energy.
The company
received the award in the small and medium industry category for the
Southeast Asian region.
Metro Hiep Phu
Centre uses an advanced solar lighting system which amplifies light from the
roof by light pipes using natural light.
By applying the
technology, the centre saves more than VND300 million in electricity bills
per annum and reduces nearly 220 tonnes of CO2 emissions into the
environment.
It also applies a
range of integrated solutions for its food preservation systems and air
conditioning systems, creating a friendly and healthy shopping environment.
Deputy Minister of
Natural Resources and Environment Bui Cach Tuyen said, the project would aim
to implement a hazardous waste control system and integrate online services
for agencies, organizations, businesses and communities, helping
improve the effectiveness of management on environmental protection and
sustainable development.
Korea International
Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Representative Chang Jae Jun confirmed that the
two sides achieved successful cooperation results, adding that KOICA will
assist
Journalists discusses safe labour migration
A seminar focusing
on issues relating to safe labour migration and the role of the mass media in
the field took place in the central
Co-organised by the
International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Vietnam Journalists’
Association (VJA), the event drew a crowd of journalists from domestic press
agencies.
Addressing the
seminar, VJA Vice Chairman Ha Minh Hue underlined the vital role of the mass
media in providing information about and monitoring the implementation of
state policies on migrant labourers.
Experts from ILO
and other organisations shared their experiences and knowledge in the field
at the event, including the trend and causes of labour migration, major
issues related to migrant labourers and international labour standards for
these workers.
Data of the General
Statistic Office (GSO) in 2013 show that almost all Vietnamese migrant
labourers come from rural areas and are between 15-29 years old. The number
of female migrant workers is on the rise.
The End
Exploitation and Trafficking (MTV EXIT) organisation reported that about 1
million forced migrant labourers were reported in
Most
Shareholders of
The meeting was
called by a group of shareholders who held a combined stake of over 30%. It was
chaired by Nguyen Trung Duc, a board member of the university and
representative of this group.
Duc at the meeting
accused Bui Tran Phuong, rector of
For instance,
Phuong established Vinh An Travel Hotel and Restaurant Co. in 2012 and let
the firm manage all education and training activities as well as tuition
collections. Vinh An had always reported losses equaling to what was
collected from Hoa Sen University students, Duc was quoted by Lao Dong
newspaper as saying.
A shareholder
identified as Binh said Phuong’s violations were unclear and the board should
bring the case to court.
Meanwhile,
shareholder Nguyen Thi Hoa said each and every shareholder wanted some profit
from their investment in the university. Before the violations, shareholders
sought to discuss the matter with the board but board members declined to
cooperate.
Meanwhile other
shareholders were also skeptical about the legality of the meeting.
Shareholder Nguyen
Dang Hung said the meeting focused too much on financial issues and dividend
payment for shareholders. “The non-profit goal of the university is very
important. So, I want the extraordinary meeting to find ways to help
Tough
penalties against environmental violations pay off
The number of
environment rule violations in the first seven months of this year has fallen
sharply owing to tough penalties against violators provided for in Decree
179/ 2013/ ND-CP.
The General
Statistics Office showed 2,500 cases out of 3,900 detected violations were
subject to fines with the total amount of up to VND470 billion. The number of
violations thus has fallen by 400 cases against the same period last year.
The National
Environment Police under the Ministry of Public Security said common
violations related to waste treatment at industrial and export processing
zones, craft villages, river basins and urban areas. Hazardous waste
treatment and management regulations are also infringed.
According to the
decree effective at the end of 2013, an environment rule violation will carry
a maximum penalty of VND2 billion for organizations and VND1 billion for
individuals instead of VND500 million as regulated in previous rules.
When the new decree
was issued, many environmental experts said the new regulations would help
stop enterprises discharging untreated water and toxic gas into the
environment.
HCMC-Phnom
Penh expy weighed
A project to build
a 55-kilometer expressway of four to six lanes connecting HCMC and
Tran Minh Phuong,
deputy director of the Ministry of Transport’s Planning and Investment
Department, was quoted as saying on the ministry’s website that the
expressway would run from Belt Road No.3 on the city’s outskirts to
Work on the project
might start after 2020. However, the ministry said
The two countries’
transport ministries should ask their governments for approval first, the
Vietnamese ministry said. The two sides have also signed a memorandum of
understanding on this project.
At the moment,
National Highway 22 stretching 58 kilometers and having four lanes is the
only road link between HCMC and Moc Bai, so traffic often gets congested at
rush hour.
The HCMC-Moc Bai
expressway project is considered one of the six highways to facilitate the
southern socio-economic development in line with a master plan on the city’s
transport development approved by the Government last year.
Transport
Engineering and Design Inc. South (Tedi South) in May suggested the HCMC-Moc
Bai expressway should have at least four lanes by 2020 to respond to growing
passenger and cargo transport demand on this route.
Tedi South
predicted the daily number of vehicles on the HCMC-Moc Bai expressway would
reach its highest rate of 62,000 PCU (passenger car units) by 2040, not to
mention the strong increase in cargo transport between the two cities.
Together with
National Highway 22,
Microchips
used for smart locks
The chips were
installed in the container tracking system. Ngo Duc Hoang, the director of
the centre, said they would also be used in electricity meters and GSM
modems.
SG8V1 has been used
in more than 30 commercial products, including itinerary surveillance devices
for vehicles and goods inspection.
ICDREC and SHTP's
laboratories are working with HCM City-based Tan Cang Corp to apply advanced
technologies in transport surveillance and management.
National
population database to be set up
Deputy Prime
Minister Vu Duc Dam has passed a project proposed by the Ministry of Public
Security on building a national database system that is dedicated to
population management.
According to the
Government Office, the data will be constantly updated to serve the State
management of the population and their civil status meeting requirements for
national socio-economic development.
In another move,
the Deputy PM assigned the Government Office to work with Ministries, sector
and localities to set up a unified information portal system connecting state
administrative agencies at all levels to make it easier for the guidance and
management of the Government, ministries and sectors.
The Ministry of
Defence, the Government Office and the Ministry of Information and
Communications will work together on constructing technical infrastructure
for the unified information portal system as well as a national database
system in service of the Government’s operation.-
Quang Ngai
ensures assistance to guest workers
Chairman of the
National Assembly Committee for External Relations Tran Van Hang on August 5
held a working session with authorities of the central
In recent years,
Quang Ngai sent 1,400-1,500 people to work abroad on average a year. At
present, 4,500 of the local residents are working in 12 countries and territories,
mostly the
Those workers in
distress at work and those affected by political crisis in their host
countries have been assisted by the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids
and Social Affairs in coordination with the Department for Overseas Labour
Management, reported Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee
Dinh Thi Loan.
Loan also briefed
the NA officials of the province’s socio-economic situation in January-June,
including its collection of over 16 trillion VND (752 million USD) for the
State budget, up 31 percent year-on-year.
Quang Ngai has four
coastal cities and districts, and an island district. It has a fleet of 5,500
offshore fishing vessels, which is one of the largest operating in
traditional fishing grounds in Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly)
archipelagos.
Road aims
to lessen Phu Ly pollution
The Ministry of
Transport is working with the Ha Nam Province People's Committee to create a
road detour around Phu Ly City, which has been heavily polluted by traffic
from National Highway 1.
At a meeting on
Monday, the investor, design consultancy unit and local leaders discussed
ways to do this, as well as shorten the project duration and save capital.
The 23.3 km road
would start from the
Vehicles driving
along National Highway 1 would use this road instead of city roads in Duy
Tien, Kim Bang and Thanh Liem districts.
Currently, the
segment of National Highway 1 passing through Phu Ly City sees regular
traffic congestion and accidents, especially in the T-junction between the
National Highway 1, National Highway 21 and the railroad.
Dust, emissions and
noise pollution from vehicles have also seriously affected people's health
and the environment.
Building the road
under the BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) model requires more than VND2 trillion
(US$94.3 million).
Construction will
kick off at the end of next month. The road is scheduled to open for traffic
in 2017.
Mai Tien Dung,
chairman of the provincial People's Committee, asked local authorities to
finish site clearance by the end of this month.
Endangered
rare turtle released into wild
A rare leatherback
turtle, known scientifically as Dermochelys Coriacea Linnaeus, has been
released into the sea in the central
Truong Thanh, a
fisherman in Dong Hoi city, found the 80 kilogramme turtle stuck in his net
while fishing near the shore on Tuesday.
After learning that
the turtle belonged to a rare species which is listed as critically
endangered in the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of
Nature, the fisherman released the giant reptile back into the sea.
Last year too,
fishermen in Le Thuy district found a turtle of the same kind weighing over
300 kilogrammes and sent it back to the sea.
Vietnamese
people in Czech donate to fund for fishermen
The association of
Vietnamese people in
The confederation
has been running a fund-raising programme named “Nghia Tinh Hoang Sa-Truong
Sa” to assist fishermen as well as the coast guard and fisheries surveillance
forces who are safeguarding national sovereignty over sea and islands.
The programme also
delivers assistance to relatives of soldiers who laid down their lives to
safeguard the national sovereignty in battles in Hoang Sa (1974) and Truong
Sa (1988).-
Vietnamese
in Mozambique asked to keep watchful eye on Ebola
The Vietnamese
Embassy in
The death toll from
the Ebola outbreak on August 4 reached 887, according to the World Health
Organisation (WHO). Most of the cases were in four western African countries
of
Through online
talks with the Vietnamese people residing in 10 provinces in
Early this month,
the Preventive Medicine Department of the Vietnam Ministry of Public Health
has issued a warning of Ebola, advising people to ensure personal hygiene and
avoid direct or close contact with infected patients and animals,
particularly with their bodily fluids.
According to WHO,
Ebola spreads in the community through human-to-human transmission, with
infection resulting from direct contact (through broken skin or mucous
membranes) with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of
infected people, and indirect contact with environments contaminated with
such fluids.
As a severe acute
viral illness, Ebola is often characterised by the sudden onset of fever,
intense weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. This is followed by
vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, impaired kidney and liver function, and in some
cases, both internal and external bleeding.
No licensed vaccine
for Ebola is available. Several vaccines are being tested, but none are
available for clinical use, according to WHO.
Source: VNN/VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/ND
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