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Social News 18/8
Parliament
house to be handed over next month
The
newly constructed parliament house will be officially handed over to the
Parliament Office in September.
The
decision was taken today at a meeting of the steering committee of parliament
house construction, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.
Although
the premises has been in operation since late last year, the committee has
been continuously asking the project board and contractors to complete the
unfinished components as well as make certain additions to the premises, such
as an underground car park.
As a
new national symbol, the Deputy PM has asked the committee to carefully
review all main construction aspects, including equipment, interior and
exterior decoration, as well as issues relating to security and safety.
He has
also asked the contractors and investors to complete the accounting and
auditing works of the project before December this year.
So
far, the meetings of the two National Assembly sessions and several
international events have taken place in this house building.
Man
sentenced for fraud
The
HCM People's Court today sentenced Nguyen Thanh Chon to 17 years of
imprisonment for defrauding people and appropriating their cash.
Chon
was forced to pay VND4.6 billion (US$211,000) in compensation to his victims.
In May
2013, Chon went to the Tu Quang Pagoda in Binh Chanh District and met the
pagoda's head, Huynh Van Chinh. Chinh gave Chon two bond boxes, which
contained moulds for printing US dollar bills from the 2003 and 2006 series,
and asked Chon to determine their value.
Chon
met Le Thi Ly the next month and told her that each of the boxes was worth
more than US$200 billion, claiming the original owner of the two boxes knew
where the money had been placed.
Ly
repeated this story to a few other people, including Nguyen Thu Hoa, and Hoa
agreed to buy the two boxes at a cost of VND3.2 billion ($146,700). Hoa paid
Chon the money and asked him to give her $1 million from the treasure he had
mentioned.
Chon
returned $61,900 to Hoa from the money she had given him, telling her that it
was part of the promised treasure; he kept the rest of the money.
Chinh
discovered the truth in July 2013 and denounced Chon.
Further
investigations by the police revealed that from August 2005 to November 2013,
Chon also cheated two other people out of VND2.8 billion ($128,400).
Upgraded
highway an accident horror stretch
A
disregard for traffic rules by motorists is causing more accidents on an
improved stretch of highway in the Central Highlands, a traffic safety
official has said.
Excessive
speed, failure to signal turns and driving in the wrong lane are the leading
causes for a surge in traffic fatalities on a 600km section linking the
Central Highlands provinces of Kon Tum and Binh Phuoc, said Nguyen Trong
Thai, chief of the National Traffic Safety Committee.
The
highway was recently widened to 12 m and upgraded to allow speeds of up to
80km per hour. The faster highway helps shorten the time of traveling from
However,
over the first six months of this year, there were 21 road accidents on the
section of the highway that crosses
Kon
Tum province has reported 27 accidents on the highway over the last seven
months of this year, according to the province's Traffic Safety Committee,
killing 23 people and wounding 26 others.
The
Committee has co-ordinatied with authorities of provinces in the Central
Highland region and Binh Phuoc province to strengthen traffic regulations.
The
police are imposing strict fines to violations including speeding,
over-loaded trucks and too many passengers in vehicles.
Since
late June,
Seven
companies violating food safety fined in a week
The
National Food Safety Department has decided to fine seven companies for
having violated food safety regulations.
The
violations were discovered between August 7 and August 14.
Among
the seven businesses found to have committed violations, the Toan Cau K&K
limited company was fined VND25 million (US$1,100) for being in breach of
importing regulations.
The
company had imported 17 food products without papers meeting the food safety
regulations.
The
five companies that had violated regulations regarding food advertisement
have to pay fines ranging from VND10 to 25 million (US$450 to 1,200) each.
The
companies violating food advertisement regulations included the VN Pharma and
Traditional Medicine Dong Duoc Viet Company, the Green Pharmaceutical Company
in
Meanwhile,
the Minh Quan Import-Export Company in Ha Noi was discovered to have violated
labeling regulations and was fined VND7 million (US$310).
Along
with paying the fines, the department also asked the businesses to rectify
the information on the products' labels and correct wrong advertisements.
Dang
Thanh Phong, head of the department, said this year, the department has been
intensifying inspections to implement food safety and hygiene regulations.
If
businesses commit violations repeatedly, their licenses will be revoked.
Since
earlier this year, 119 companies were found violating food safety regulations
and made to pay total fines of VND2.2 billion (US$100,000).
Outstanding
individuals in sea, island areas honoured at Vietnam Glory
A
dozen outstanding individuals from sea, island and border areas were honoured
at the 2015 Vietnam Glory programme held in
Awardees
included commanding officer of Lung Cu Border Post in northern mountainous
province of Ha Giang - Lieutenant-Colonel Nguyen Hong Phong; Chairman of the
People’s Committee of Mong Cai city in northern Quang Ninh province - Duong
Van Co; Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ngoc Hien district in
southernmost province of Ca Mau - Ly Hoang Tien; Chairman of the People’s
Committee of Hoang Sa island district in central Da Nang city - Vo Van Chanh;
and Chairman of the People’s Committee of Truong Sa island district in
central coastal Khanh Hoa province - Nguyen Viet Thuan.
Colonel
Nguyen Dang Giap, Director General of Corporation 36 under the Ministry of
National Defence together with Senior Lieutenant Bui Ngoc Dong from the
ethnic security office of the Gia Lai police department; Captain Lau A Chu
from the social security office of Dien Bien police department; Colonel Doan
Xuan Truong, head of the social order-related crime investigation office of
Soc Trang police department; and Hanoi capital city also made the list.
The
programme also honours 108 organisations and individuals with significant
achievements in patriotic emulation movements for national construction and
defence.
President
Truong Tan Sang and former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu granted the
National Emblem and statues of national hero Saint Giong to representatives
of
Minister
of Public Security Tran Dai Quang highlighted Vietnam Glory as a meaningful
programme to promote national patriotism through honouring outstanding
organisations and individuals that have made remarkable contributions to
national wealth and international integration.
Organised
by the Vietnam History of Science Association, the Cong an Nhan dan (People’s
Public Security) newspaper and the Dai Doan Ket (Great Solidarity) newspaper,
the programme forms part of activities to mark the 70th anniversary of the
August Revolutionary (August 19), National Day (September 2), the traditional
day of Vietnam People’s Public Security force and 10 years of the “All people
protect national security” movement.-
RoK
funds US$338,000 for coastal ecosystem research project in Soc Trang
The government
of the
This
is pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the
Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Soc Trang province,
the
Expo 2012 Yeosu
According
to the MoU, the project will be carried out between July 2015 and June 2017,
focusing on surveying the coastal ecosystem and water quality in Trung Binh
commune in Tran De district and Vinh Chau town with the support of four RoK
experts.
The
project also intends to map the situation and quality of water in Soc Trang
province and propose strategies to protect the ecosystem of the province.
Each
year, the project will also provide training courses to eight officials from
the Soc Trang provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment and
sponsor environmental monitoring equipment for the department.
Director
of Soc Trang provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tran
Ngoc An said the project would help the local officials improve their
capacity and gain more experience in marine environment management, as well
as providing more research equipment to the province.
Deputy
PM wants faster implementation of urban railway project
Deputy
Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked the Ha Noi authorities to take the
final decision on the location of the railway bridge that would span the
River Hong (Red) River.
The
bridge will be part of Ngoc Hoi –Yen Vien (Route No.1) of the Ha Noi urban
railway project.
To
ensure the viability of the project, the deputy PM has approved the
investment plan of first phase of the route in which the Ngoc Hoi Complex and
the railway section of Ngoc Hoi – Giap Bat – Ha Noi Station will be built
first.
Implementation
of and investment in urban railway were urgent tasks of the government, aimed
at reducing traffic jams in the large cities of Ha Noi and HCM City, the
deputy PM said in a recent meeting held to review urban railway projects.
However,
the implementation of the urban railway projects in the capital city was slow
and the co-operation among relevant offices was inefficient, Hai said.
The
deputy PM has asked ministries, the municipal authority and relevant offices
to co-operate closely to help resolve possible obstacles and fulfill the
target of building high-quality and safe urban railway system.
Hai
also asked the municipal People's Committee to review the schemes of urban
railway routes and stations so as to ensure good connections and utmost
convenience for passengers.
The
ministries of construction and transport have been assigned the work of
evaluating quality and safety.
Most
urban railway projects are constructed along main traffic routes of the city,
and, therefore, the investors have been requested to prepare appropriate
solutions for ensuring daily traffic movement and public safety during the
project implementation.
US
corporation to build more schools in Vietnam
Cargill
Vietnam Company, a wing of the US-based Cargill Corporation – a leading firm
in agriculture, food and financial service, will build two more schools worth
2 billion VND (93,000 USD) in Vietnam during this school year.
The
plan was revealed by Cargill
According
to Truong Van Chanh, Cargill Chief Representative in
So
far, the Cargill Vietnam-built schools have benefited about 15,000 students
nationwide, he said.
The
charity event raised 5.4 billion VND from participants and Cargill
Viet
Nam shares budget problems with Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar
Budget
decisions and oversight were among the subjects discussed by representatives
from
In his
opening remarks, Head of the National Assembly's Committee for Finance and
Budget Phung Quoc Hien underscored that any changes in the global economy
would have huge impacts on developing countries like
In
addition, development gaps and the middle-income trap remain setbacks to the
nation, he said, adding that
The
two-day workshop is a good opportunity for the four countries to share
experiences in financial management, helping them adjust and complete
legislative mechanisms.
The
city People's Committee said there are now 11 such offices — up from eight in
2011 — while the number of documents they serve has increased by 20,000 a
year on average.
The
offices handled 100,731 documents in the first six months of this year,
double the number in the same period in 2011.
They
have also prepared 32,527 certified written minutes to serve as evidence for
use in courts in the past five years.
The
demand for bailiff services continued to rise in the last five years,
according to the People's Committee.
The
major duties of a bailiff include enforcing civil verdicts, serving claims,
summonses and orders from courts to defendants, and executing civil
enforcement warrants.
Pham
Thi Thanh Loan, deputy head of the HCM City Civil Verdicts Execution
Department, said private bailiffs have helped reduce the pressure on judicial
officers, helped speed up enforcement of civil verdicts and the settling of
civil disputes and reduce the number of repetitive claims.
She
said the private bailiff offices have thus helped improve protection of
people's legitimate interests as well as the functioning of judicial
agencies.
Other
localities like
Operation
Smile gets underway
This
year's Operation Smile Viet
The
mission will run until Friday before moving to Ha Noi from November 9-20.
ExxonMobil
Exploration and Production Viet Nam has contributed US$50,000 for this year's
Operation Smile to sponsor 200 children born with cleft lips and palates in
Quang Ngai and Ha Noi.
Operation
Smile is an international children's medical charity that performs safe,
effective cleft lip and cleft palate surgery, and delivers postoperative and
ongoing medical therapies to children in developing countries.
Since
arriving in
Impoverished
students receive learning assistance
As the
new school year quickly approaches, needy students across the nation have
received domestic and international assistance towards their academic
careers.
The
international non-governmental organisation World Vision recently presented
42 bicycles each worth The international non-governmental organisation World
Vision recently presented 42 bicycles each worth VND1.5 million (US$69) and
58 stationary and school uniform gifts to students from the Pako-Van Kieu
ethnic minority group in central Quang Tri’s Dakrong mountainous district.
Achieving
outstanding academic performance despite their disadvantaged backgrounds,
students can now travel to and from their school faster with the help of
their new bikes.
On the
occasion, the Quang Tri Study Encouragement Association gifted more than 500
new clothes to children at Huong Hiep kindergartens.
Meanwhile,
under a VND1billion (US$46,083) sponsorship from Prudential Vietnam, two new
classrooms with private toilets, a school yard and safety fences have been
built at a primary school in Hoang Phen commune, an impoverished locality in
northern mountainous Lai Chau’s Phong Tho border district.
VND1.5
million (US$69) and 58 stationary and school uniform gifts to students from
the Pako-Van Kieu ethnic minority group in central Quang Tri’s Dakrong
mountainous district.
Achieving
outstanding academic performance despite their disadvantaged backgrounds,
students can now travel to and from their school faster with the help of
their new bikes.
On the
occasion, the Quang Tri Study Encouragement Association gifted more than 500
new clothes to children at Huong Hiep kindergartens.
Meanwhile,
under a VND1billion (US$46,083) sponsorship from Prudential Vietnam, two new
classrooms with private toilets, a school yard and safety fences have been
built at a primary school in Hoang Phen commune, an impoverished locality in
northern mountainous Lai Chau’s Phong Tho border district.
Vietnamese
youth camp wraps up in Germany
The
first camp for Vietnamese youth and students in Europe (SiviTa Europa) was
held in
Numerous
activities took place during the three-day event at the Berlin University of
Technology (TU Berlin), including a career guidance seminar where Vietnamese
students in
On the
occasion, the Vietnamese Students Association in
Attending
the event, a representative from the Vietnamese Embassy in
Vice
Chairman of the Vietnam Students Association Central Committee Lam Dinh Thang
lauded the effective operations of the association in
A
competition to discover talented Vietnamese students in
Speaking
at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Thi Hoang Anh
highlighted the significance of the camp as it was organised on the occasion
of the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between
She
said she wishes that young Vietnamese intellectuals will contribute more to
building a strong, integrated and prosperous Vietnamese community in the EU.
Vietnam
workshop held in Argentina
A
seminar entitled "
The
seminar opened with a documentary on the consequences of the Vietnam War and
the disastrous effects of Agent Orange spread by the
Ezequiel
Ramoneda, a professor from the
The
Argentinean people had collected about 40 thousand signatures to request
For
his part, President of ICAV Poldi Sosa highlighted the examples of heroism
and unity of the Vietnamese in the past struggle for independence and recent
socio-economic achievements.
Meanwhile,
representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy gave participants an overview of
After
30 years of reform,
At the
end of the meeting, participants watched a video titled "Vietnam
Today" about the landscape, culture and people of the Southeast Asian
country.
Hau
Giang sets up 27 projects to counter climate change
The
Mekong Delta
Many
have proven effective in preventing flooding in rainy seasons and drought
during dry days, helping boost local production.
The
provincial agricultural sector has also implemented a number of irrigation
projects to serve three crops each year.
Self-contained
irrigation systems have been set up for five large-scale fields covering
nearly 2,000 hectares in total, helping local farmers cut production costs
and increase benefits.
However,
severe sea water intrusion has affected the locality over the past few days.
Although it is currently within the rainy season, this is the first-ever
unusual weather phenomenon over the past two decades, resulting in thousands
of hectares of farming land facing salinity risks, especially crops and
orchards.
Given
this, Hau Giang has rolled out a plan to build around 20 anti-salinity
culverts worth about 1 trillion VND (45 million USD) in Phung Hiep, Long My
and Vi Thuy districts and Vi Thanh city, creating closed irrigation systems
in the localities.
The
province is also constructing the Song Hau Water Plant and calling for
investments in another regional water plant and a fresh water reservoir in
Vinh Tuong commune, Long My distict.
Truong
Canh Tuyen, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said such
projects are urgent but their costs are outside the locality’s financial
capacity.
He
called on the support of ministries and branches to implement the projects
expeditiously, contributing to easing the adverse impacts of climate change.
Hau
Giang has been severely affected by the global climate change in recent years
as it has experienced unusual weather developments with increased numbers of
storms, prolonged droughts and serious sea water intrusion.
The
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the International
Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) inked a Memorandum of Understanding on
livestock research in
The
document focuses on matters of shared concern such as building a sustainable
agricultural system based on the development of both livestock and crop
farming, advancing value chains and minimising recurrent adverse impacts and
risks in the local agriculture.
The
ILRI will offer scientific and technological support in research activities
and measures to promote Vietnam’s livestock value chains to ensure the sector
is aligned with the market and help it develop sustainably, said Assistant
Director General for the ILRI Institutional Planning and Partnerships Shirley
Tarawali.
MARD
Deputy Minister Vu Van Tam said a key solution to restructuring
Meanwhile,
rapid globalisation and the implementation of pledges to open the milk and
livestock product markets poses great challenges to
During
almost 10 years of official cooperation, the MARD and the ILRI have
effectively carried out a number of joint programmes and research activities
in the livestock industry, including indigenous breed preservation, food
safety, animal feed production and preventing diseases transmitted from
animals to humans.
Authorities
in central Thua Thien Hue province last Saturday broke ground for
construction of a 57 million USD waste water treatment plant. Photo:
nhandan.com.vn
Authorities
in central Thua Thien-Hue province broke ground for construction of a 57
million USD waste water treatment plant on August 15.
The
plant will have a capacity of 30,000cu.m per day and occupy nearly 10ha of
land in the southern part of the province's
The
treatment plant is part of the a project to improve the area's water
environment, with the assistance of Japanese development assistance loans.
The
plant is expected to be complete within 30 months and will help the city
treat waste water and reduce flooding in the city.
Hanoi
Old Quarter – A very hip place in SE Asia
The
centre of
Here
you'll find French Colonial architecture and Parisian-style cafes, boutiques
specializing in original fashion, jewellery and furniture, and old-fashioned
shops selling traditional crafts and trinkets.
For
nightlife one can join the locals at the rooftop bars and street side
watering holes that rock on into the early hours!
Hundreds
of children to benefit from free exams, surgeries
More
than 200 children with cleft lips and palates in Quang Ngai province and
other central localities will benefit from free exams and surgeries provided
by Operation Smile from August 17 to 21.
About
100 of the children, some of them will travel from
This
is the second trip to Quang Ngai by Operation Smile, which will work with the
Ho Chi Minh City-based
ExxonMobil
Drivers
of overloaded trucks fined VND113 million
Three
truck drivers were fined a total of VND113.5 million (US$5,300) for exceeding
load limits, Nguyen Tran Toan, Vice Inspectorate of central Ha Tinh
Province's traffic department, said today.
The
concerned authorities noticed three trucks travelling southwards on Saturday,
showing signs of bearing an excessive volume of goods. They stopped the
trucks to check them at the Hong Linh Commune-based Weighing Station.
The
results indicated that the three trucks had exceeded load limits by 50 to 115
per cent.
The
truck drivers said they were transporting limestone powder from Ha Nam
Province to the southern provinces.
Toan
said two of the owners of trucks that had exceeded the limit by 50 per cent
were fined VND30 million each ($1,400), and two drivers were fined VND6
million each ($270). The owner of the third truck which had exceeded the
limit by 115 per cent was fined VND34 million ($1,500), and the driver was
fined VND7.5 million ($340).
The
three trucks had ‘successfully' passed Weighing Stations in the four
provinces of Ha Nam, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An before they were
caught in Ha Tinh Province, according to the online newspaper vnexpress.net.
To
avoid being checked for tonnage, the truck drivers said they went through the
Weighing Stations very early in the morning or late at night and tried to
bypass Weighing Stations by taking a roundabout route along village roads,
the e-paper said.
In
addition to the fine, the drivers were also required to reduce their loads,
and their driving licenses and vehicle registrations were temporarily
revoked, Major Nguyen An Ninh, a transport policeman from Ha Tinh Police,
said.
Many
residents in apartment buildings, particularly old ones, in
The
practice of keeping pets in apartments has also marred neighborly ties.
A
notice seen in an elevator at Phu Thanh Tenement, located in Tan Phu
District, informs inhabitants of a ban on keeping pets, explaining that the
animals often bark noisily and stain corridors with their feces and urine.
The
fierce-looking, furiously barking canines also scare young children out of
their wits and pose a menace to minors.
Many
parents have no choice but to lock their children in to ensure their safety.
The
tenement administrators also ruled that violating households take their pets
out of the tenement without any delay.
Nguyen
Quyet Thang, head of the tenement’s D Block, told Tuoi Tre(Youth) newspaper
that its residents have not kept dogs or cats over the past several years.
Two or
three new households who recently moved in, however, have stuck to their
practice of keeping pets and allowed them to run about unleashed, which has
triggered strong reactions from their neighbors.
Similarly,
many dwellers at the Khai Minh Tenement in District 3 have also been
exasperated by their four dog-keeping neighbors over the past year.
An inhabitant
said they have repeatedly filed complaints at the local People’s Committee,
to little avail.
“The
dogs are behind many squabbles which have considerably eroded our neighborly
relationship,” that person added.
Vu
Trong Hop, deputy head of one of Khai Minh Tenement’s divisions, told Tuoi
Tre that they have tried to talk the dog keepers into sending their animals
away, but most of them insisted they love the canines as much as their own
children and thus cannot simply give up on them.
The
owners have promised to keep their dogs in to ensure hygiene and safety in
the neighborhood.
Some
have even committed to train their dogs into non-barkers.
N.T.H.P,
a dweller at Khai Minh Tenement, keeps four dogs in her apartment.
She
said she always makes a point of having her pets vaccinated against rabies
every year, and minimizing troubles they may cause for her neighbors.
However,
her efforts have failed to allay many residents’ vexation.
“The
tenement management board did not inform me of their rule against keeping
pets when I purchased the apartment. Now that many have voiced their fury,
I’m trying to find my dogs new homes,” she said.
According
to Le Duc Thanh, deputy chair of the Ward 8 People’s Committee in District 3,
officials have talked to pet-keeping households at Khai Minh Tenement, who
then promised to send the animals away.
The
committee has also made clear a regulation released by the district People’s
Committee which bans keeping or allowing dogs or cats to roam unleashed
within tenements.
Meanwhile,
other tenements neither ban nor encourage their residents to have pets.
Driven
by incessant complaints filed by many residents, the administration board of
HAGL Gold House Tenement, located in the outlying district of Nha Be,
regulated that pet keepers register their pets, vaccinate them against rabies
regularly, and not let them out on the loose.
Dogs
must have leashes and muzzles on while being walked in public space and are
not allowed to defecate or urinate in such areas.
Violating
households will have their electricity and tap water supplies cut or be fined
between VND200,000 (US$9) and VND1 million ($44).
Nguyen
Xuan Truong, head of the HAGL Gold House’s management board, said his board
had earlier banned its residents from keeping pets.
However,
as several households insisted on keeping pets, the board finally decided to
reconcile their appeal and responsibility.
Thuy,
a resident, explained that many families find keeping pets a long-standing,
rewarding hobby and even a source of solace which cannot be dispensed with
overnight.
However,
she admitted keepers should be bound by certain responsibilities to keep
trouble at bay.
HCM
City-Vung Tau hydrofoil service to fully recover
A
popular hydrofoil route between
Greenlines
DP, one of the three operators on the route, will be the last to resume its
operation.
The
company has announced that its service will be back with five boats which
were locally produced in accordance with European standards.
At the
cost of US$1 million, each boat can carry 60 passengers, Greenlines said,
promising that the boats will operate with high safety, despite the high
speed of 55-60 kilometers per hour.
A
one-way trip is expected to cost about VND250,000 (US$11) and take about one
hour and 15 minutes, almost equal to road travel's time.
Last
December Vina Express and Petro Express were back to their business, almost
right after the ban was lifted. They supposedly got rid of worn-out boats and
upgraded the rest in accordance with new safety requirements set by the
transport ministry.
Vietnamese
authorities suspended the hydrofoil service between Ho Chi Minh City and Vung
Tau in January last year, after a Vina Express hydrofoil caught fire just
some 15 minutes after leaving Ho Chi Minh City .
All
the 85 passengers, including many foreigners, and seven crew members managed
to jumped off the burning boat and survived.
Authorities
later learned that the doomed boat was 20 years old, and that eight other
hydrofoils which were in operation at the time were between 19-25 years old.
Soon
after it began operating in 1993, the hydrofoil service had become a quick,
popular alternative to bus travel for people commuting between
Traffic
police seizes huge cargo of rancid animal fats
Authorities
in the
The
provincial traffic police discovered 290 sacks of animal fats and greaves
while searching a truck that was travelling through
The
driver of the truck presented a quarantine certificate issued by the
Veterinary Bureau of the southern
The
case is under investigation.
Binh
Dinh fishermen find M67 grenades
Authority
officials from the central-coastal
The
old grenades were identified yesterday as M67s left from the American war,
local authorities said. They would not have caused any explosions.
The
grenades were found when local fishermen of Nhon Hai Commune were fishing for
oysters in the lagoon.
Before
that, local people discovered 17 M67 grenades that had drifted to a beach in
the commune, and informed the local authorities. Officials from the concerned
departments destroyed the grenades.
Local
authorities have warned people to inform relevant offices immediately if they
discover grenades or munitions. There are still a number of American-war
grenades and bombs lying buried in Nhon Hai Commune.
Vehicles
ordered off roads through ‘black box' data
Transport
authorities nationwide have ordered 2,500 company cars off the road for a
month because of road violations recorded in their built-in black boxes, said
an official from the Ministry of Transport's Directorate for Roads of Viet
Nam (DRVN).
Nguyen
Van Huyen, General Director of DRVN, said the directorate's main server which
could supervise cars through camera surveillance, found 15 million vehicles
nationwide had violated traffic laws in the past seven months, most of them
for speeding.
Among
the cars ordered off the roads in July alone were 473 cars, buses and trucks
via data in their black boxes which had shown their violation of the traffic
law.
Huyen
said such punishment record was highlighted in reports from 32 among the
total 63 cities and provinces, which have been sent to the Directorate.
The
record was not included with many warning and concerning issuances from eight
others provinces, Huyen added.
The
official urged the remaining 23 cities and provinces which have not sent
their reports to the directorate to finish their punishment report and send
them soon.
A
total of VND225 million (roughly US$10,000) of fine has been collected from
such violation, said Huyen.
Data
from the Directorate also showed that its information system had received
records from about 64.8 per cent of vehicle with black boxes.
Such
record of violations proved that the installation of black boxes in all
vehicles had helped boost management of transport in many national highways
and local key roads across the country.
Thus,
the official said, the DRVN urged all city and provincial transport
authorities to closely co-operate with the DRVN in supervising the transport
of vehicle in areas through their black boxes.
Vehicles
fixed with a black box include coaches and buses, including those running on
fixed routes and those for hire, taxis, trucks, including container trucks
and trucks and trailers.
In
another development, on June 1, the directorate sent a note to provincial
authorities, demanding that they instruct their departments of transport to
control over-speeding in their areas by compiling weekly reports on the
situation and taking measures to fix it accordingly.
Source: VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/TT/TN/Dantri
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