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Social News 12/7
Nha
Trang Fair shows Hoang Sa, Truong Sa history
An
exhibition showcasing the historical and legal basis for
Speaking
at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications
Truong Minh Tuan emphasized the exhibition will help visitors gain a better
understanding and insight into the rational for Vietnam’s sacred claim to
dominion over the archipelagos.
On show
are numerous documents and publications along with nearly 100 maps, which are
part of the historical record and legal foundation proving
The
exhibition shows conclusively that the
These
facts were recorded throughout history and meticulously documented in a
plethora of publications in
The
displayed materials include four world atlas and 30 maps that the Chinese
state published, which clearly document that
Organizers
of the exhibition have announced that thousands visited the exhibition on
opening day.
Saigon
phone shop assistant steals Apple account, blackmails customer
Police
in
Police
in
Do
Nguyen Nhat Minh helped set up the woman’s new iPad and Apple account last
month at the shop, where he worked as a technician.
Soon
later, she could no longer log in to the account and she received an email
from Minh with instructions to solve the problem, police said.
She then
replied the email and was told to transfer VND3 million (US$138) into a bank
account.
She
reported the case to local police, who then arrested Minh and his accomplice
Do Thi Thanh Phuong.
The duo
said that they had made a man pay them VND5.5 million using the same trick.
Over
56,000 labourers sent oversea in six months
As many
as 56,173 Vietnamese labourers, including 16,942 women, worked overseas in
the first six months of this year, a 1.7 percent increase compared with the
same period last year, the Department of Overseas Labour (DOLAB) under the
Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has reported.
In June
alone, 11,777 labourers went abroad for work.
The
MOLISA has signed and implemented a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with
the
The
DOLAB supported enterprises to carry out contracts on sending labourers to
The
department has also implemented training programmes on vocational skills,
foreign languages and other necessary knowledge required by people who want
to work as domestic workers in
Scaffold
collapse kills 3, injures 4 in Ho Chi Minh City
A
scaffold suddenly gave way at a construction site of a 17-story building in
Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, leaving three Vietnamese workers dead and four
others injured, local construction authorities reported.
The
accident occurred at 6:30 am when a lot of workers were working on the
scaffolding for the construction of Saigon South Office 1 building on
Rescuers
found six victims under the debris, of whom three were already dead while the
other four were injured, said Ha Phuoc Thang, head of the agency.
The
deceased victims were Nguyen Cao Ky, 23, Duong Van Nghia, 39, and Dang Van
Hai, 59, Thang said.
All the
four injured workers were taken to the FV Hospital and District 7 Hospital
for emergency treatment.
One of
these victims suffered slight injuries and were discharged later the same
day, while the three others remained under treatment.
One of
the three, 53-year-old Le Ngoc Mai, underwent an immediate surgery as his
abdomen was pierced through by a metal bar.
District
7 authorities have given VND10 million (US$458) each to families of the dead
victims, whereas each of the injured received VND5 million, said Huynh Van
Hung, chairman of the district People’s Committee.
Police
are investigating the cause of the collapse.
Construction
work on the high-rise, developed by Saigon South Office 1 Building Co., Ltd.,
began on May 27, according to local authorities.
Deputy Minister
of Construction Le Quang Hung on Friday asked the Department of State
Assessment of Construction Work Quality to coordinate with concerned agencies
to look into the deadly collapse as well as similar incidents that have
occurred recently.
On March
25, a scaffold collapsed at a construction site of a Taiwanese-invested
steel-mill complex – for which Samsung C&T
The
accident killed 13 Vietnamese workers and injured 29 others.
After an
investigation, police on May 19 detained two South Koreans who hold
managerial positions at a firm under Samsung Group over the collapse.
The two,
Lee Jae Myeong, 62, and Kim Jong Wook, 43, have been charged with “ breaching
regulations on labor safety, ” said Ha Tinh police.
Businesses
engage with breastfeeding support programme
As many
as 11 organisations and enterprises, which participated in the implementation
of a campaign to support breastfeeding in the workplace, were honoured at a
conference in
Hosted
by the
Businesses
participating in the conference pledged to engage with the programme in the
future.
Initiated
in 2012 and funded by the VGCL and A&T, the programme to support
breastfeeding in the workplace was carried out in 70 organisations, including
10 State agencies and 60 enterprises, where 70 breastfeeding rooms were set
up to support mothers at work.
VGCL
Vice President Nguyen Thi Thu Hong said her agency had worked closely and
effectively with A&T to implement the programme, together with VCCI.
The
programme’s success, along with the State’s new policy on increasing
maternity leave from 4 to 6 months, created favourable conditions for VGCL to
expand the programme, Hong stressed.
A&T
representative Nemat Hajeebhoy underscored the need to set up breastfeeding
rooms in the workplace, benefitting female employees and their children.
She
expressed her hope that more than 200 breastfeeding rooms would be
established in enterprises across the country during this year’s
Breastfeeding Week.
The
General Statistics Office announced in 2014 that women accounted for 48
percent of the total workforce in
According
to the National Institute of Nutrition, only 19.6 percent of Vietnamese
children were breastfed for the first six months of their lives in 2010.
Meanwhile, in recent years there has been a increase in the number of
children bottle-fed during the first six months of their lives.
Conference
seeks to strengthen guest worker protection
It is
crucial to enhance the role of trade unions in protecting guest workers to
minimise their risks, said a conference jointly held by the Vietnam General
Labour Confederation (VGLC) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO)
in Hanoi on July 10.
According
to the VGLC, the number of Vietnamese guest workers is likely to rise. About
70 percent of the workers are from rural areas with low vocational skills and
experience leading to high risks in their jobs.
Many
Vietnamese workers who paid substantial sums to receive jobs abroad without
protection had to return home before expected and fell into debt.
Besides
a number of workers with expired contracts refused to return to
The VGLC
attributed the situation to a lack of effective policies to protect guest
workers coupled with inefficient laws and poor collaboration among relevant
parties.
Ineffective
law enforcement and limited worker access to the judicial system are also
behind the situation, according to the confederation.
Ahn
Pong-sul, an expert from the ILO, said experiences from other countries show
that the role of trade unions in observing labourer rights is significant due
to the union’s capacity to supervise the migration process and working
conditions as well as giving legal support to labourers.
Participants
at the event agreed that it is necessary to add a regulation on labourer
rights to receiving support in negotiating recruitment deals. Trade unions
should also strengthen supervision over the implementation of contracts to
make timely adjustments for the better protection of workers’ rights.
The
Committee for the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the delegation of the Government of
Vietnam jointly evaluated the implementation of the CEDAW in
Deputy
Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Doan Mau Diep, head of the
Vietnamese delegation, said
The
country has improved its policies and legal framework; allocated financial
resources to the implementation of relevant programmes and action plans;
increased international cooperation; and called for the participation of non-governmental
and social/political organisations in promoting gender equality and
preventing discrimination against women, he said.
Concrete
measures are enacted to stop gender prejudice, human trafficking and violence
against women and girls, while upholding women’s rights in various fields,
such as in education and training, the labour market, healthcare and civil
rights, he noted.
The
CEDAW Committee approved
Diep
confirmed that
CEDAW is
one of the major human rights conventions under the United Nations, which was
adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 1979.
Thua
Thien –
The
central
The
initiative is under a master plan to develop the province’s trade sector
through 2015 with a vision 2030.
The
province also strives to attract 16 supermarket projects with total
investment capital of about 570 billion VND (27 million USD).
An
additional 13 commercial centres and supermarket projects will be constructed
by 2030.
Deputy
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Phan Ngoc Tho said the province
aims to improve the sector’s competitiveness to develop an “open” urban
system.
The plan
is expected to bolster local socio-economic development by increasing
consumption of domestic agricultural products and goods.
The
facilities will include Vingroup, Pham Van Dong, An Hoa, Thuy Xuan and Kim
Long commercial centres.
Central
Highlands bolsters socio-economic development, security
Provinces
in the
The
minister requested the Central Highlands Steering Committee work with
authorized bodies to implement Party and Government socio-economic
development plans by the end of 2015.
The
Politburo member praised provincial successes in socio-economic development with
economic growth reaching 7.34 percent in the first half of the year.
The
region has offered vocational training to over 44,000 individuals and created
jobs for nearly 50,000 workers, he added.
According
to a committee report, the Central Highlands’ total GDP in the first six
months is estimated to reach over 58 trillion VND (2.8 billion USD).
Policies
for ethnic groups and social welfare activities have been effectively enacted
and impoverished ethnic households were supported with land for housing and
loans for manufacturing development in a bid to reduce hunger and poverty.
Moreover,
medical exam quality for local people has improved considerably, especially
for the poor, children and social welfare families.-
2
Vietnamese arrested for hitting policemen with crash helmets
Police
in the central
Nguyen
Kim Truc, 25, and Nguyen Van Vu, 33, are being detained pending
investigation. They face charges of “battery” and “resisting officers on
public duty.”
On
Wednesday afternoon, Truc drove a motorbike with Vu riding pillion on a road
in Phu Hoa District.
A group
of traffic police officers signaled him to stop as the motorbike did not have
rear view mirrors and the duo looked drunk.
The
officer then asked to measure their blood-alcohol content. The duo refused
and hit the officers with their helmets and punched them.
Nguyen
Khac Tai and Pham Trieu Long were hit in the face.
Other
officers then arrested Truc and Vu.
Tai and
Long were rushed to hospital. Tai had his nose broken.
The same
day, a man in
Dang Minh
Kien, 34, was driving a motorbike with a foreigner riding pillion at the
intersection of Nguyen Chi Thanh and Huynh Thuc Khang on Wednesday evening.
Kien was
not wearing a helmet and speeding, according to police.
A group
of police officers stopped him.
Kien was
asked to pull the bike over but he resisted and punched Lieutenant Duong
Quang Tuan.
He also
yelled at the officers and knocked his head right into Tuan’s face, although
the foreigner accompanying him tried to stop him.
He was
then arrested and taken to a police station.
Kien
told police he worked for an embassy in
Police
said Kien had blood-alcohol content higher than allowed at the time of the
incident.
Activities
to mark Day for AO/Dioxin Victims
Various
activities are being held nationwide to mark the 54th anniversary of the Day
for Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin Victims in Vietnam (August 10) and the 68th
anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).
Accordingly,
the Vietnam Agent Orange/Dioxin Victims Association (VAVA) has collaborated
with a number of agencies to offer medical check-ups, medicines and gifts for
the victims.
Besides,
a parade scheduled for August 2 in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to attract
100,000 people, said Deputy Chairman of the association Lieutenant General
Hoang Chau Son.
An
one-month charitable programme to raise fund for the victims by sending
messages will be launched from early August by the VAVA and the Ministry of
Information and Communication, he added.
Over 120
billion VND (5.7 million USD) has been raised by organisations, businesses
and individuals to support victims since the early this year, according to
Son.
Legacy
of Agent Orange
As
August 10th approaches, marking the 54th anniversary of the first time the US
military used Agent Orange (AO) in the Vietnam War, millions across the
nations still suffer from the lingering effects of the poisonous herbicide.
The
Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) reports that
more than 4.8 million people in Vietnam have been exposed to the defoliant
and over 3 million of them continue to suffer from deadly diseases as a
result.
The
government has set aside August 10th as ‘Agent Orange Day’ an official
commemoration in support of the victims of Agent Orange/dioxin and in the
lead up to that special day citizens across the nation are sponsoring a wide
variety of events.
On July
10th, VAVA in collaboration with a large number of medical clinics provided
free medical examinations, medicine and gifts for an estimated 100 AO/dioxin
victims in the Thanh Tri district of Hanoi.
“We hope
these services will help ease the pain and suffering of victims and their
families who have sacrificed so much for the country,” said
Lieutenant-General Hoang Chau Son, vice president of VAVA at the event.
Lieutenant-General
Hoang Chau Son also revealed that a parade expected to attract tens of
thousands in support of AO/dioxin victims will be held August 2 in Ho Chi
Minh City.
In
addition, VAVA will coordinate with the Ministry of Information and
Communications to launch a SMS text messaging charity drive this
August-September to raise funds to support AO/dioxin victims and their
families.
Since
the beginning of the year, VAVA has collected contributions totalling VND120
billion from businesses, organizations, individuals to support AO/dioxin
victims, Lieutenant General Son announced.
Move
out or shut down, city tells polluters
Ho Chi
Minh City has demanded two highly polluting factories to relocate out of the
city as the authorities strived to fix its environmental problems.
The city
government has ordered Ha Tien Cement Company to close its factory in Thu Duc
District this year. Photo credit: Nguoi Lao Dong The city government has
ordered Ha Tien Cement Company to close its factory in Thu Duc District this
year. Photo credit: Nguoi Lao Dong
Ha Tien
Cement Company will have to start relocating its factory in Thu Duc District
by July 25 and close down the facility by year-end, local media reported
Friday.
The
cement factory, which occupied a 104-hectare area, has been asked to relocate
from residential area since 2003.
Tat
Thanh Cang, Vice Chairman of the HCMC People's Committee, was quoted as
saying that the factory's pollution has become worse, and it will be shut
down if it fails to relocate.
He also
asked the environment authorities to force the Bio-Chemical Fertilizer and
Materials Company to relocate from its current location in Cu Chi District.
According
to the city’s environment department, 698 businesses in the city will have to
relocate because either they cause pollution or their operation does not suit
the city’s urban development.
Distressed
pet monkey bites owner's hands in Vietnam
A pet
monkey bit its owner's hands after it was taunted by strangers in southern
Vietnam.
Nguyen
Tan Duc, 43, is being treated at Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.
Doctors said his hands were badly bitten, and Duc also suffered several
wounds in his stomach.
Duc, who
lives in the Mekong Delta province of Long An, said he bought the monkey, a
male weighing about 9kg, in 2005. He described it as "mild
tempered" and "obedient."
He said
a group of construction workers who were repairing his house taunted the
monkey and hit it with tree branches on Wednesday noon.
The distressed
monkey somehow got loose and ran around Duc's garden. Duc said he chased it
and when he could finally grab it, the monkey suddenly bit his hands
repeatedly.
It also
bit his stomach before running away.
He was
taken to Cho Ray Hospital by his family members, who also reported the
incident to the police.
The
monkey is still on the loose.
Protecting
women, girls during conflicts and humanitarian disasters
On the
World Population Day, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam
has called on the international community and the Vietnamese government to
enhance efforts to protect the health and rights of women and girls.
Aging
population in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam appeals to UNFPA for help on
population policy UNFPA to help Vietnam make population policies
According
to a press release by the Vietnam Ministry of Health on July 10, a recent
United Nations report warned that the number of forcibly displaced people has
risen to a record number – almost 60 million at the end of 2014. Among these,
most women and adolescent girls face particular threats as a result of the
absence of health and other essential services that they need.
“Even
under normal conditions, reproductive health complications are a leading
cause of death and illness among women of childbearing age” said Dr.
Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA. “In humanitarian
situations, an estimated one in five women and adolescent girls are likely to
be pregnant. As skilled birth attendance and emergency obstetric care often
become unavailable, pregnant women’s and girls’ vulnerability to death and
injury is further exacerbated.
Women
and adolescent girls also face much greater risk of abuse, sexual
exploitation, violence and forced marriage during conflicts and natural
disasters. In addition, many women who survive a crisis become heads of
household, with the sole responsibility of caring for their children.
They
often have to overcome immense obstacles to provide health and care for
children, the sick, the injured and the elderly, and bear the heaviest burden
of relief and reconstruction. As a result, they may neglect their own needs
as they care for others.
Vietnam
is one of the most hazard-prone countries in the Asia and Pacific region.
With the long coast line and approximately 70% of population living in the
coastal areas and low-lying deltas, it is one of the five countries in the
world that is most affected by climate change.
The
country needs to prepare well for responding natural disasters effectively
while ensuring that the critical needs of women and girls are not overlooked
at the onset of emergencies.
"Given
Vietnam’s vulnerability to natural disasters, Vietnam needs to effectively
carry out communication and behavior change activities on reproductive health
and family planning, particularly for vulnerable populations in the remote,
hard-to-reach areas affected by natural disaster," said Mr Nguyen Viet
Tien, Vice Minister of Health.
UNFPA
Acting Representative in Vietnam, Ritsu Nacken, stressed UNFPA’s strong
commitment to assist.
“UNFPA
works with the Government and other development partners to help secure the
health, development and human rights of Vietnamese people, particularly women
and girls. When a crisis strikes, UNFPA is on the ground to make sure that
the rights and needs of women and girls are at the forefront of humanitarian
response. Securing their safety, dignity and health ensures the well-being of
families and communities,” said Ms Nacken.
UNFPA
deploys hygiene kits, obstetric and contraceptive supplies, trained personnel
and other support to vulnerable populations. It also works to ensure the
needs of women, adolescent girls and young people are served through both an
emergency and the reconstruction phase. UNFPA’s aim is to ensure that women’s
and adolescent girls’ right to sexual and reproductive health is protected
and their safety is ensured.
Vietnam,
Laos investigating mysterious light followed by explosion
Vietnamese
officials are cooperating with colleagues in Laos to identify what created a
streak of light in the sky and a big explosion sound after that around the
border area on July 8 night.
As of
July 9 afternoon, border guard forces still have not identified the cause of
the phenomenon.
An army
representative has ruled out the possibility of an air crash.
Vo Van
Tuan, deputy chief commander of Vietnam’s army, said there has been no report
of any issue with a civil or military flight in the area at the time.
Tuan
said a piece of space debris could have burned up, causing the light and the
explosion.
Locals
spotted the strange light flashing at around 9 p.m., then something fell and
exploded.
Curiosity
caused heavy traffic jams stretching two kilometers along a national highway
in Ha Tinh province.
Dang Vu
Tuan Son, head of the Vietnam Astronomy and Cosmology Association, told Nguoi
Lao Dong (Laborer) newspaper that the item was more likely a meteor than
space junk.
Son said
space junk is usually small and would not cause such a big explosion.
“But we
have to find the debris to know exactly what it was.”
Binh
Phuoc fosters economic ties with Cambodian provinces
A
meeting was held between senior officials of the southern province of Binh
Phuoc and the Cambodian provinces of Kratie, Mondulkiri and Tabong Khmum on
July 10 to review their cooperation in the past year.
Chairman
of Binh Phuoc’s provincial People’s Committee stated the meeting would serve
as a catalyst for boosting friendship and trade relations between the two
sides.
Localities
needed to address the challenges faced by border communities in order to
maintain social order and security, as well as promoting friendship.
Speaking
at the meeting, Kratie province’s Deputy Governor Hoeu Sidem spoke highly of
the contributions made by Vietnamese enterprises, including Binh Phuoc
businesses, to economic development in the Cambodian province in recent
years.
He
expressed his hope that Binh Phuoc province would create favourable
conditions for Cambodian businesses to visit and learn from the experience of
Binh Phuoc businesses.
Meanwhile,
the Deputy Governor of Mondulkiri province, Chanso Chantha, appreciated the
sound cooperation with the Vietnamese province on constructing the border
gate and roads, as well as preventing child trafficking and trade
infringements.
On his
part, Tabong Khmum’s Deputy Governor Ly Leng stated that he expected trade
between the two provinces to increase.
Since
2014, Binh Phuoc province has signed Memoranda of Understanding with
Cambodia’s neighbouring provinces on the economy, trade and agricultural
development. The province is currently implementing three investment projects
in Cambodia.
Last
year, Binh Phuoc province transferred 20,000 cashew seeds and 40,000
transplanted cashew seedlings to Kratie province’s agricultural sector. In
addition, the Vietnamese province also provided technical assistance to
agricultural officials and farmers in Kratie.
Furthermore,
Binh Phuoc province invested 12 billion VND (558,000 USD in the construction
of Song Mang bridge, which links the province’s Hoang Dieu border gate and La
Pa Khe border gate in Mondulkiri province.
Nursing
students sent to Germany to train
Sixteen
Vietnamese students at Quang Trung Vocational School have been selected to
study in a one-year nursing programme and work as nurses for three years in
Germany.
Nguyen
Dinh Ba, deputy head of the Board of the Project to Supply Nurses for
Germany, said it was the first batch of students under the programme to be
sent to Germany.
The 16
students had met the German language requirements set by Germany and nursing
qualifications, he said.
Last
week, Viet Nam and Germany signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) on Vietnamese
citizens working in Germany as caregivers.
Nghe
An police probe fake medical certificate scam
The
central Nghe Province An on Thursday began investigating a case in which a
man has been accused of taking bribes from war invalids in return for fake
medical documents.
The fake
documents were meant to help the invalids receive larger state allowances.
Nguyen
Xuan Thiem, director of Nghe An Police's department of crimes related to
economic affairs and position-holders, told the online Vietnamplus that the
high-profile case was the largest-ever of its kind to be uncovered in the
province.
The
accused, Dang Hong Tu, born in 1952, is a resident of the province's Vinh
City.
Tu was
charged with "falsifying and abusing certificates and documents of
agencies and organisations," a decision (coded 11/PC46) signed by the
Nghe An Police said.
On July
2, the police searched his house and found 70kg of documents, including
logbooks recording the money he had taken from war invalids (war veterans
returning home with disabilities or poor health), who had asked him to make
fake medical certificates, allowing them to enjoy state allowances.
After
scrutinising the papers, the police determined that the stamp seals and
signatures on them were fake.
It is
alleged that the accused managed to claim VND800 million (US$37,000) in state
allowances for war invalids.
The
police said about 70 people asked the accused to prepare fake certificates,
including some of his own relatives, and that Tu allegedly received about
VND600 million ($27,500) from them.
Deputy
PM urges completion of highway by 2018
Deputy
Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked ministries and localities to work to
complete the Da Nang – Quang Ngai Highway construction by 2018.
With a
total investment of US$1.472 billion, the 140 kilometre highway will be 26
metres-wide and include four lanes for vehicles operating at a speed limit of
120km per hour. The highway includes 9 intersections, 126 bridges and a 540
metre road tunnel.
As a
part of the North-South Highway, the highway has played an important role in
promoting socio-economic development for the central provinces and the entire
country.
Starting
in May 2013, provinces and cities have completed 87 per cent of the land
clearance needed for the road construction. However, the project still faces
delays in land clearance and the receipt of construction materials.
The
deputy PM agreed to allocate financial resources for the final land
clearance.
Provinces
and cities have been urged to finish clearing land and decide upon bids,
especially those submitted by foreign contractors. They are also asked to
speed the building of areas needed to resettle displaced residents and to
complete land clearance no later than the end of September 2015.
Further,
chairmen of provinces and cities are being asked to direct their areas'
natural resources and environment departments to licence lands for the mining
of rock and materials needed for the building of the highway.
The
Deputy PM also requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the
Electricity of Viet Nam to work closely with the Viet Nam Expressway Corporation
to make plans to move high voltage lines.
Further,
the transport ministry has been asked to ensure the quality of construction
materials, as well as the construction process and supervision of the highway
construction project.
Traffic
violators who attacked police arrested
Two
traffic violators who attacked traffic policemen in Phu Hoa District of Phu
Yen Province have been arrested, Colonel Chau Van That, head of the district
police team, has said.
At
around 3pm on Wednesday, two traffic policemen in the central coastal
district saw two young men riding a motorbike without the mandatory rear-view
mirror. In addition, the policemen suspected the driver of drink-driving.
They
asked the two men to stop and let them check the level of alcohol in the
driver's blood. However, the two ignored the order and instead attacked the
policemen with their helmets. The policemen could only free themselves after
local people came to their rescue, but they suffered serious injuries. They
are receiving medical treatment at the Phu Yen General Hospital.
Colonel
That named the two men who attacked the police as Nguyen Kim Truc, 25, and
Nguyen Van Vu, 33, both from Mo Lam Nam Village in Hoa Quang Nam Commune of
Phu Hoa District.
Source: VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/TT/TN/Dantri
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