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Residents
in Ho Chi Minh City will be offered a new smart electronic bus ticket to
replace the currently used paper tickets, helping to save time queuing up for
buying tickets and ticket control.
The
BOO (build-own-operate) project on investing in a smart electronic ticket
system in public transport was recently approved by the municipal People's
Committee with a total investment of over VND321 billion (US$14.44 million).
Under
the project, passengers will use a single electronic ticket card and can
easily pay ticket fares online instead of queuing up at ticket offices.
In
addition, the project will collect information on the transport demand of
local people to serve management work and planning in a bid to encourage
people to use public transport.
Currently,
there are three kinds of bus tickets in
The
use of electronic tickets is expected to save time and money for both
passengers and ticket inspectors as well as management agencies.
National
Committee on Persons with Disabilities established
Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to establish the National
Committee on Persons with Disabilities.
According
to the decision, the Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will be
the president of the committee.
The
vice president position will be taken over by the Deputy Minister of Labour,
Invalids and Social Affairs whilst members of the committee will be Deputy
Ministers of Home Affairs; Finance; Planning and Investment; Justice; Health;
Education and Training; Culture, Sports and Tourism; Construction; Transport;
Information and Communication, and Science and Technology, among others.
The Ministry
of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will act as the standing agency of
committee.
The
committee is responsible for co-ordinating related ministries, sectors and
localities in assisting the PM to direct and address policies relating to
persons with disabilities.
It
will help convey the PM’s instructions to ministries, sectors and localities
in directing the construction of mechanisms and relevant policies on persons
with disabilities; promoting the implementation of the UN Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and recommendations in the Asian and
Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, as well as supervising and
evaluating the implementation of Law on Persons with Disabilities
Bomb
removed from sea off Thanh Hoa Province
A 400kg
unexploded bomb has been excavated from the fishing area off the
The
bomb was found on Tuesday by Nguyen Hu Tuan, a fisherman from Dien Chau
District, central Nghe An Province, when his fishing boat was about 12 miles
off the port.
Tuan
said the bomb, which was entangled in his net, was about 1.88m long with a
diameter of 35cm and weighing about 400kg.
Right
after snaring the bomb, Tuan informed Hai Thanh Commune authority and local
border guards who immediately organised an excavation.
The
bomb was suspected to be a kind of torpedo and would be defused by a
professional bomb and landmine clearance team.
Earlier
in August, an unexploded bomb weighing 200kg was excavated from
The
bomb was found on the riverbed by a local who was also fishing in that
section in the province's Huong Hoa District. It was also caught in his net.
The
bomb was 1.5m long and the bomb clearance staff believed it was dropped by
the US Army during the war. The clearance team removed the explosive device
to a safer place to defuse it.
Quang
Tri was the locality hit the hardest by American bombing during the war.
Numerous unexploded devices remain unattended in the province, where over 80
per cent of the country's disabled people live.
Hanoi
Police has taken stronger measures to crack down on self-modified
three-wheelers that are driven illegally by people posing as wounded war
veterans.
In the
last two days, Traffic Police Team No. 3 has confiscated 14 such vehicles.
Most of these have been structurally changed or camouflaged as wounded
veteran's vehicles to carry goods.
"Drivers
of vehicles usually swagger around. We had to form patrols to control and
co-ordinate with the police along
The
flouting of the law by such vehicle owners has happened regularly and it
affects the safety and order of transport in the city, making it a matter for
public concern, Vu said.
Some
are stamped with fake logos of companies run for wounded war veterans in
order to deceive the authorities, while others are just revamped old
motorcycles with a shipping cargo behind.
Although
users of three-wheelers must be war veterans, most offenders are in their
youth. Ha Don Tu, a 21-year-old man, was caught while using his three-wheeled
motorcycle to deliver ice. Another 47-year-old was caught pretending to be a
wounded war veteran.
When
caught, some vehicle owners desert their vehicles to avoid paying fines, Vu
said.
To
curb traffic accidents and congestion, Resolution 32/2007/NQ-CP dated 29
June, 2007, by the prime minister banned three-wheelers from January 2008.
There
are about 500 self-modified three-wheeled vehicles in Ha Noi, including 200 owned
by wounded soldiers who are legally allowed to use this form of
transport.
Thirteen
fishermen rescued off Nha Trang coast
Thirteen
fishermen, whose fishing vessel capsized during a tornado on Sunday night in
the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago's waters, have arrived safely at
The
fishermen were rescued yesterday afternoon by the Nha Trang Maritime Search
and Rescue Co-ordination Centre. Their health was said to be in good
condition after they were treated on the boat by healthcare workers.
Nguyen
Xuan Binh, the centre's deputy chief, said at 6pm yesterday that the centre's
ship, SAR 27-01, had approached the distressed vessel and prepared to tow it
into the harbour.
Binh
said at the time of making the approach, the crew waiting to be rescued
appeared tired and mentally unstable.
The
boat, BD 97153-TS, had suffered a breakdown at sea some 100 nautical miles
off the Khanh Hoa coast when a tornado struck the area on Sunday.
Ha
Noi wants illegal construction in building demolished
The
municipal People's Committee yesterday asked the developer of 8B Le Truc
Building Project to demolish illegally built floors of the building that
exceed the permitted height.
The Le
Truc Garment Joint Stocks Company's building is located at 67 Tran Phu
Street, which previously was at 8B Le Truc Street, Ba Dinh District, about
400m from the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
The
building, which is under construction, has 19 floors and four basement
levels.
It is
now 69m tall and has a total floor area of about 3,600sq.m. Compared with the
licence issued to the project by the Hanoi Department of Construction in
March 2014, the height and gross area of the building were 16m and 6,000sq.m
more, respectively, than the permitted level, the People's Committee said in
its report to the prime minister last month.
The
building was found to be taller than the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the
National Assembly building in Ba Dinh District.
A
decision signed by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in 2013, which approved a
revision of the master plan of Ba Dinh Administrative and Political Centre by
2020, said buildings in the district were permitted to have only 11 floors.
The Ha
Noi People's Committee said that in case the building developer refused to
demolish the illegal constructions, the city's construction department and
the Ba Dinh District People's Committee would use coercive measures.
The
committee also asked the heads of the construction department and districts
to closely oversee, detect and punish violations of construction regulations.
Cerebral
palsy patient walks after stem-cell treatment
The
Nguyen
Le Nhat Lam, an eight-year-old girl in Duong Minh Chau District in the
southern
Lam
was sent to
Lam
has recovered miraculously. She can now sit up and even feed herself.
"My
girl can now walk about 10 steps and has start trying to speak," Lam's
father Nguyen Cong Thu said.
The
result is part of the state scientific research on using stem cells to treat
children, conducted by Vinmec Hospital Director Nguyen Thanh Liem.
Lam is
one of thousands of children who are born with cerebral palsy in
Surveys
show that cerebral palsy affects 0.06 to 0.19 per cent of the country's
children. About 20 to 70 per cent of the children with cerebral palsy visit
hospitals and rehabilitation centres for examination and treatment.
Cerebral
palsy is a group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early
childhood. Often, the symptoms include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak
muscles and tremors. Babies with cerebral palsy do not roll over, sit, crawl
or walk as early as other children of their age.
Party
officials talk election of NA, People’s Councils deputies
The
third working day of the Party Central Committee’s 12 th meeting in Hanoi on
October 7 focused its group discussions on a plan on electing deputies to the
National Assembly (14 th tenure) and People’s Councils at all levels for the
2016-2021 tenure.
In the
afternoon, the Committee convened a plenary session on the plan, chaired by
Politburo member and NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.
During
the week-long meeting, participants will debate the 2015 socio-economic
performance, the socio-economic development plans for 2016, personnel
preparations for the 12 th Party Central Committee, and elections of the 14
th NA and People’s Councils at all levels for 2016-2021.
In the
opening ceremony, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stressed that the
correct assessment of the national socio-economic situation from the
beginning of this year until now and for the entire year will serve as a
foundation to build and successfully carry out socio-economic development
plans for 2016, targets for 2016-2020, and the 2010-2020 socio-economic
development strategy.
Regarding
personnel preparations for the next tenure of the Party Central Committee, at
this meeting, the Politburo is expected to submit to the Central Committee a
report on personnel plans for the Politburo, the Secretariat, and key
leaders.
It is
also imperative to create a high consensus on key issues - which will decide
the success of the elections of deputies for the 14th National Assembly and
members of People’s Councils at all levels for the 2016-2021 tenure, he
said.-VNA
Vietnam
and Indonesia should share more law-making experience in order to harmonise
laws among ASEAN member countries as the ASEAN Community is to be established
later this year, said National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu.
Meeting
with a delegation from the legal analysis agency of the Indonesian National
Consultative Assembly, in
He
called on both sides to work closely together to deepen the bilateral
strategic partnership and carry out activities to mark the 60 th anniversary
of the Vietnam-Indonesia diplomatic ties.
The
head of the delegation, deputy head of the agency T.B. Soenmandjaja wished
that the two legislatures will further their collaboration by facilitating
visits and sharing experience between their agencies regarding the
institutional system, State apparatus and Constitution enforcement.
He
asked for cooperation in overseeing the implementation of bilateral
agreements for the benefit of the two peoples.
Earlier,
the Indonesian delegation held a working session with the Vietnamese NA’s Law
Committee and the
Young
green space lovers keep city's lakes full of life
Blocks
of floating aquatic plants have been appearing in
The
lake cleaning activity, organised by the
They
come to lakes in Ha Noi such as Thien Quang, Giang Vo, Ngoc Khanh, Dam Tron
to clean rubbish floating on the lake surface or on paths around the lake.
All
members of the team are high school pupils or university students, who not
only love the environment but are concerned about water pollution.
"Water
pollution can directly impact residents living around the lake as well as the
aesthetic beauty of the city. We all aware of the importance of lakes and the
urgency to protect them from being contaminated," Le Bich Ngoc, the team
leader said.
After
seeing plants on the To Lich River grown by the Ha Noi water drainage company
since 2014, they learned to make similar blocks.
The
plants are placed on nets and surrounded by plastic water pipes. Each plant
is put 30cm apart from each other. Each block is tied by wooden sticks and
ropes to avoid drifting.
Producing
oxygen for the water and providing a healthy living environment for the
lake's inhabitants, aquatic plants are considered an environmentally-friendly
and money-saving solution. Each block costs about VND500,000 (US$22),
including VND25,000 ($1.1) for each plant, and can be used for up to four
years.
"The
plants have been effective. We can see that there is not any oily film on the
lake surface around the blocks," Ngoc said.
Since
the plants were cultivated, the lake has become cleaner and fewer people dump
rubbish in it, a street sweeper on
"I
really appreciate the group's contribution to the lake," a resident
living near the lake said.
Aiming
at raising awareness of not only the youth but all of society, the teenage
volunteers also run a programme called Blue Pause to call for the help of
people who walk around the lake.
Some
food and drinks stall vendors near the lake help them clean floating garbage.
"If the lake is clean, our stall also benefits a lot and the residents also
suffer less from pollution," the owner of a beer stall said.
In the
future, the group plans to make plant blocks on other lakes in Ha Noi, as
well as collecting plastic bottles and teaching children to make things out
of recycled material.
"Many
youths see pollution everywhere but do nothing, we choose to take action and
make changes to protect the city's green areas, as well as our own living
environment," Ngoc said.
Policy
makers, scholars, enterprises discuss energy
Policy
makers, scholars and enterprises discussed local content requirements in
energy at a workshop yesterday in Ha Noi. Local content requirements (LCRs)
are policy measures that require a certain percentage of intermediate goods
used in production processes to be sourced from domestic manufacturers.
The
Ministry of Industry and Trade workshop aimed to promote sustainable energy
development co-operation within the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
forum. It also hoped to help create a favourable business climate for energy
enterprises.
Deputy
Minister Nguyen Cam Tu said at the workshop that energy security played an
important role in economic development of any country, especially when energy
demand was on the rise and energy resources became scarcer.
He
said that some countries used local content requirements in energy, for
example they imposed requirements to energy generating devices for wind
power, solar power or bio-energy.
Tu
said that although the policy aimed to promote domestic manufacturers,
overusing the policy could lead to protectionism that was against
international commitments.
"It
will have negative impacts on free trade processes in the region, hinder
global value chains and affect enterprises' efficiency," Tu said.
Nguyen
Duc Cuong, director of the Energy Centre under the Viet Nam Energy Institute,
said that by 2030, coal fired power will make up more than half of total
power generation in Viet Nam. When launching local content requirements, the
country could help promote renewal energies projects and clean energy.
However,
the imposition of local content requirements can make the power price high
and cause negative impacts to the trade and investment environment if market
scale is small, workshop attendees noted.
Cuong
said that to ensure increased local content and a healthy trade/investment
environment, Government should offer incentives in import/ export taxes, land
use fees, or low-interest loans for domestic engineering enterprises.
Ronald
Steenblik, a researcher from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) said that policy makers should consider alternative
policies for local content requirements, for example, those that support
research and development.
Work
begins on second phase of river pipeline
The
second phase of the Da River water pipeline begins construction yesterday in
Ha Noi's Thach That District. The $218m project is scheduled to complete in
2019,
Construction
work for the second phase of the Da River water pipeline began yesterday in
Ha Noi in the hope to better meet the local residents' need for clean water
after several breakdowns of the old pipeline occurred.
Under
the second phase, a new 46km second pipeline will be built to support the
first one built in the first phase of the project in 2008 in case of any
trouble.
In the
initial stage, a new 21km pipeline will be built across the
The
remaining part of the new pipeline and a new water treatment plant will be
built and is expected to be operational in 2019.
The
construction project was invested by Vinaconex water supply joint stock
company (Viwasupco) with a capital of VND4.9 trillion ($218 million).
Once
the second phase of the project is completed, the water supply capacity of
the pipeline will rise from 300,000cu.m to 600,000cu.m per day.
It is
expected to meet the local residents' need for clean water in urban centres
of Son Tay, Hoa Lac, Xuan Mai, Mieu Mon, Ha Dong and Ha Noi.
The
Viet Nam Construction and Import-Export Corporation (Vinaconex), the
corporation in charge of the first pipe, was chosen to build the second one.
But instead of using the same material as the first pipe, fiberglass,
Vinaconex will use cast iron.
"Though
cast iron pipe will be more expensive, its quality is higher and construction
time is shorter, which will help make the pipe usable sooner," Nguyen
Van Ton, Viwasupco's general director said.
"We
will continue repairing the first pipeline to ensure that both lines function
well and supply enough water for the residents."
In
late 2008, the Vinaconex spent VND1.5 trillion ($66.7 million) on the old
pipeline, which began delivering clean water from the Da River Water Factory
in the neighbouring province of Hoa Binh to families in six Ha Noi districts.
The
old pipeline, which was in its first phase, runs for 47km and has the
capacity to supply 300,000cu.m of water per day.
Over
the past four years, the pipeline transporting clean water from the Da River
to Ha Noi broke or leaked 15 times.
Breakdowns
have occurred more often this year. The latest incident took place on
September 26, when part of the pipeline in Thach That District broke at 3am,
causing a water shortage for 70,000 households in the city.
The
water shortage forced hospitals in Ha Noi to delay non-emergency surgeries
and created hardships for hundreds of patients in hospitals.
Out-of-date
infrastructure pollutes capital's outskirts
Environmental
pollution in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Ha Noi has gotten worse
during recent years, said professor Pham Ngoc Dang, director of the Research
Centre for Urban & Environmental Development.
He
said that population in districts on the edge of Ha Noi has increased
rapidly, but the infrastructure, including clean water, sewage and road
systems, was out of date, leading to increasing environmental pollution.
Dang
added that the environmental pollution started from weak investment and weak
management.
Investors
have not obeyed regulations related to urban and environment management, he
said.
Bach
Thuy Hong, a resident who lives in
The
same situation happened in Phu Do Village which made bun (rice vermicelli) in
the district's Phu Do Ward. The village has more than 200 households making
80 tonnes of bun per day. A Vietnam News Agency's correspondent experienced a
sour smell that covered the entire village.
Nguyen
Tien Manh, a local resident, lamented that the construction density in the
village increased by three or four times compared with some previous years,
whereas the sewage system was too small so that water overflowed into
residents' houses whenever it rained heavily.
Another
resident living in Tay Ho District's Xuan La Ward said that the most
unpleasant problem was that construction and daily waste was discharged
uncontrollably. The problem could lead to diseases, he said.
Professor
Dang suggested that besides giving instruction, the authorities should have
strict punishment for violators related to urban management, and encourage
enterprises and the community to implement policies on environmental
management and protection, said Dang.
Nguyen
Truong Son, deputy chairman of Nam Tu Liem District, said that Nam Tu Liem
District was one of the districts with the fastest urbanisation speeds in Ha
Noi with a number of construction buildings.
Recently
the district leaders strengthened their inspections even at night.
The
inspectors checked construction waste discharge and gave strict punishments
to violators, said Son. Education on the issue was also improved.
"But
raising people's awareness is a difficult work which requires a long
period," he said.
Hanoi
has raised more than 45 billion VND (about 2 million USD) for its Children’s
Fund over the past six years, as heard at a meeting on October 6 to review
the Fund operations from 2009-2015.
Local
children, especially those from difficult backgrounds, were taken into better
care through various childcare and scholarship projects aided by the
Fund.
Vice
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Suu, however, talked
about difficulties to maintain the funding, which is mostly contributed by
private donors and businesses.
He
urged the fund managers to coordinate with relevant city bodies and press
agencies to ramp up fundraising activities and communication campaigns to
better promote them among the public.
Director
of the municipal Children’s Fund Le Thanh Vinh proposed that the city should
consider spending 0.5-0.8 percent of its annual budget for childcare
projects.
Every
year, the Fund presented gifts to impoverished children, children with
disabilities and orphans during Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, Mid-Autumn
festival and International Children Day (June 1) and worked with local
hospitals to give free surgeries to poor children who were born with heart
and eye defects, harelips and cleft palates.
It has
raised over 8 billion VND (about 356,000 USD) in the first nine months of the
year, including 2 billion VND in cash (89,000 USD).
Leaders
of the Hanoi People’s Committee extolled the highly important role of the
Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the capital city’s socio-economic development
while receiving incoming ADB Country Director Eric Sidgwick in
During
the meeting, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Quoc
Hung praised ABD support to the city and
The
Vice Chairman also requested the bank continue assisting the city’s potential
projects, particularly environmental work.
Eric
Sidgwick, in turn, thanked the city for its cooperation and acknowledged the
bank’s commitment to support member countries.
He
added the ADB is ready to work with the capital city to seek solutions and
resolve difficulties relating to administrative procedures to support
upcoming projects such as the urban railway No 3 from Hanoi Station to Hoang
Mai and the Lang-Hoa Lac water supply system.
The
bank’s Country Director lauded the city’s efforts to overcome difficulties
and assured reception attendees that the bank would stand side-by-side with
So
far, the bank has supported several projects in
OLMD
probes abuses under guest worker program
Following
reports of contract violations, the Overseas Labour Management Department
(OLMD) has sent letters of inquiry to several businesses employing guest
workers in
“There
have been numerous reports businesses in
Dung
said it appears some of the violations result from businesses cutting back
production but we need to get a clearer understanding of the situation and
that is why we have sent the letters of inquiry.
In
addition, the OLMD has urged employment agencies as well as Vietnam Embassy
staff to closely monitor the situation and take remedial actions to timely
deal with arising issues and protect the legitimate rights of workers.
In its
letter, the businesses were requested to respond with detained information
regarding specific incidences that occurred over the past three months prior
to October 15.
Vietnam
Airlines, Citi
Citi
In
unveiling the new program on October 7, officials said it is expected to
deliver significant value to affluent travellers who will benefit from Citi’s
extensive retail network and Vietnam Airlines’ world-class aviation services.
“We
are constantly looking for ways to bring new innovative experiences to our
customers,” said Citi Country Officer for Vietnam Natasha Ansell.
“Partnering
opportunities with premier service providers are part of our strategic
approach and we are privileged to join forces with Vietnam Airlines. We are
very excited about the combined benefits our shared customers will enjoy.”
Deputy
General Director Trinh Ngoc Thanh of Vietnam Airlines in turn said he is
confident the venture with Citi will bring about fruitful results through
offering best-in-class services, better serving both companies customers.
The
agreement will begin in early 2016.
Canada
Education Fairs will take place in
This
year, students will have the opportunity to meet with many of Canada’s
leading universities such as the University of Toronto, the University of
Alberta, the University of Calgary, the University of Victoria, Simon Fraser
University, the University of Manitoba, the University of Saskatchewan,
Concordia University, University of New Brunswick, Queens University, Ryerson
University and York University, to name a few.
Students
and families are encouraged to take this opportunity to meet directly with
Canadian institutions’ representatives, learn about
A
special seminar on applying for student visas will be led by a Canadian
immigration official, aimed at providing the public with transparent and
clear guidance on this topic of concern.
Please
visit the following website for the detailed program and list of
participating institutions : www.giaoduccanada.org.
Iranian
arrested for snatching cash at grocery in HCM City
Police
have captured an Iranian man belonging to a gang that appropriated VND3.1
million (nearly US$140) from the owner of a grocery in
Officers
in Binh Chanh District on October 6 said they have handed over Fiyoi
Mehraban, 37, holding Iranian nationality, to the city-level police for
further investigation on charges of “property robbery by snatching,” pursuant
to Article 136 of the Penal Code.
The
Binh Chanh police are hunting for Mehraban’s two accessories, who are
identified merely as Llim and Symk.
At
about 4:00 pm on September 30, the three foreigners arrived at a grocery in
Pham Van Hai Commune in Binh Chanh in a car, according to the case file.
Two of
the three got out of the vehicle and stepped into the grocery, owned by
Nguyen Thi Thanh, a woman.
They
then handed Thanh a Vietnamese banknote worth VND500,000 (US$22.3) to pay for
two cans of drinks and a pack of cigarettes.
When
Thanh gave four VND100,000 (US$4.45) bills back to the foreigners, they
rejected and asked the woman to give them two VND200,000 notes.
Thanh’s
husband then took out from the cash drawer a wad of notes totaling VND2.7
million (US$120) to search for VND200,000 bills.
At
this moment, Nguyen Ngoc Bich, a woman who had fallen victim to the gang,
went past the grocery by chance and saw the swindling foreigners.
As
Bich shouted loudly asking for help to seize the swindlers, the two
foreigners rapidly grasped the wad of cash from Thanh’s husband and two
VND200,000 notes from her hands.
Thanh
reported the case to police, who launched an investigation and later detained
Mehraban at a hotel in District 7.
Mehraban
admitted that he and his two accomplices had snatched money from Thanh and
that they were the culprits in many similar cases.
Vietnamese,
German universities launch new Summer School
VNU
University of Science in collaboration with
This
year’s Summer School is expected to attract numerous scientists and
participants from universities, institutes, government and non- government
organizations inside and outside
This
Summer School is the 6th in series of DAAD Summer School and International
Conference at VNU University of Science since 2007.
It is
addressing its content to upgrade knowledge in GIS, remote sensing with a
focus on UAS (Unmanned Airborne Systems), which is a major concern
nowadays to the development not only for one country, like Vietnam but also
to many other developing countries.
Prof.
Dr Vu Van Manh, Coordinator of the sixth DAAD Summer School and GIS 2015
Conference, said the program, running from October 6-8, is designed to help
trainees broaden knowledge about earth science and maintain relationship with
German partners to build new projects on earth science and natural science in
the time ahead.
Prof.
Nguyen Van Noi , Rector of VNU University of Science emphasized the program
of its kind has significantly contributed to strengthening the long-standing
relationship between German and Vietnamese scientists in observance of the
40th anniversary of the two nations’ diplomatic ties.
IAAPA
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Vinpearl
has often been called the leading amusement park in
Vietnamese
pilot detained in
A male
pilot of the national flagged carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA), whose name is
still unknown, has been detained in Japan since Tuesday for “attempting to
carry unpaid items out of a local shop”, according to a source of Tuoi Tre
(Youth) newspaper.
The
man, a member of the flight crew of an Airbus A330 of VNA, was caught
red-handed carrying merchandise which he had yet paid for in his pocket while
passing through a detector of the shop, the location of which has also not
been disclosed.
According
to the minutes about the case submitted to the VNA, the male pilot, 56, chose
to buy some goods in a shop near the hotel he stayed, but found out he did
not carry his passport along.
He
then suggested to the store to temporarily keep the goods he had picked and
his bag for him so that he can return to the hotel to get the passport.
But
when he left the store, the alarm of the detecting equipment went off, and
the shop’s employees immediately checked the man to find him carrying some
unpaid merchandise in the pocket.
He was
later handed over to the Japanese police for detention and investigation.
The
source told Tuoi Tre that VNA’s representatives in
Talking
to Tuoi Tre on this information, a leader of VNA admitted the VNA leadership
was informed about the incident.
According
to the leaders, VNA’s representatives in
However,
until Wednesday evening, the man has yet been successfully bailed out.
Private
firm designs $438mn anti-flooding project for
A
private company has submitted to Ho Chi Minh City authorities a project to
curb flooding in the inner city areas with a total investment of VND9.85
trillion (US$438.6 million), local media reported.
After
considering the project, the municipal People’s Committee has proposed that
the People’s Council approve it, Thoi Bao Kinh Te Sai Gon Online (Saigon
Economic Times Online) said.
The
project was developed by Trung Nam Construction Investment Corporation, a
private firm in
It is
meant to prevent floods caused by high tides in an area of 570km², including
the central area of the city and the right side of the
Under
the project, six tidal control works would be built in the Ben Nghe, Tan
Thuan, Phu Xuan, Muong Chuoi, Cay Kho, and Phu Dinh areas that are located on
the banks of the
In
addition, a 7-km long embankment system and 68 small sewers underneath it
would also be constructed alongside the river.
These
constructions are expected to be located in District 1, District 4, District
7, District 8, Nha Be District, Binh TanDistrict, and Binh Chanh District.
The
large project is thought to benefit around 6.5 million inhabitants in the
city of over eight million.
If
approved, the project will be initiated in the BT (Build-Transfer) form
within this year and is expected to be completed in 2018.
Site
clearance is scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2016 at a
total cost of around VND1.79 trillion ($79.6 million), according to Trung Nam
Construction Investment Corporation.
Over
the past ten years, city officials have invested about VND29 trillion ($1.3 billion)
in anti-flooding projects, according to news websiteVnExpress.
At a
meeting organized in
But
the sewerage system has not been improved or reformed properly to meet the
increasing need for water drainage.
Prof.
Tsai also blamed the chronic flooding on loose urban management, random canal
leveling, and fast urbanization.
He
highly appreciated the city’s two anti-flooding plans, including Plan 752
(using sewers to drain rainwater) and Plan 1547 (preventing floods with
embankments and tide control works).
However,
due to the impacts of climate change, the two plans should be modified and
supplemented to fit actual conditions, he suggested.
Star
Cruises mulls over 200 trips to
Cruise
line Star Cruises plans to use its SuperStar Libra and SuperStar Virgo
vessels to operate a total of more than 200 voyages from Hong Kong and
This
will be the biggest number of Star Cruises’ voyages to
Vu Duy
Vu, deputy general director of Saigontourist Travel Service Company, a
partner of Star Cruises in
The
company has asked for the availability of many services including shopping,
entertainment and gambling to meet the demand of its passengers. Therefore,
representatives of Star Cruises on October 6 met leaders of the
Star
Cruises is not the first cruise line to propose onboard casino, shopping and
entertainment services for its passengers at destinations. Last year, Royal
Caribbean Cruise also met the Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and
Tourism to make a similar proposal but no decision has been made.
Cruise
passengers need onboard and on-site services to entertain when their ships
stay at a destination overnight but they are not satisfied when their ships
dock in
A
cruise tourism expert told the Daily that it is impossible to find
regulations prohibiting a gambling service on foreign cruise ships anchoring
in
Dementia
increases among aging population
Increasing rates of dementia are becoming a concern in According to Professor Dr. Le Van Thinh, Chairman of the Hanoi Neurological Association and Head of Bach Mai Hospital’s Neurology Department, said dementia caused by arterial blocks is the second most common cause behind Alzheimer’s globally and is the most common in Asia, including According to Thinh, the disease often appears in people aged under 65 and the rate of men with the disease is higher than that of women in Symptoms of dementia include memory loss and decline in language skills or the ability to identify objects. Tran Vu from the Vietnam Association of Public Health said the association carried out a study on dementia on 3,308 people aged 60 and above randomly selected from six communes and wards across the country this year. The results showed the rates of dementia in rural areas are 71 percent and in urban areas are 55.3 percent, which rapidly increase among the elderly. Education also plays a role in the disease, with more uneducated people suffering from the disease than highly-educated people. Associate Professor Dr. Ho Thi Hien from the Vietnam Association of Public Health, said family plays a central role in caring for the patient and helping limit the disease’s progress. The care of elderly with dementia in The Vietnam Association of Public Health recommended developing programmes for early detection of symptoms of the disease to intervene early and limit the disease’s progress. The association also called for programmes to equip medical staff and the relatives of the elderly with better understanding of dementia. The elderly were advised to inform themselves about the disease to take measures to avoid it, including following a proper diet and taking part in social activities. Vietnamese expats in Australia raise fund for homeland’s sea, islands Nearly 25,000 AUD (17.750 USD) was raised by overseas Vietnamese in The fund is to support children of soldiers and fishermen who are safeguarding the nation’s sovereignty. At fundraising activities in She said in addition to 60,000 scholarships presented to needy excellent ethnic students, the Vu A Dinh scholarship fund has carried out a line-up of education projects as well as built schools, sanitation and fresh water facilities and bridges in mountainous and island areas. Participants expressed their delight at results of the fund and the club’s projects and programmes. They suggested organising more fundraising activities through cultural exchanges and art performances. On this occasion, Hoa presented the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s certificates of merit to the Vietnamese Consulate General in Sydney, the Vietnamese Business Association of Australia (VBAA), the Vietnamese Students Association in
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