VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MAY 23
15:23 Vietheart Summer Camp
2022 to be held in Czech Republic  At the press conference (Photo: VNA) The 8th summer
camp of Vietnamese youth in Europe “Vietheart Summer Camp
2022” will take place in Prague, the Czech Republic, on August 18-21, heard a
press conference held by the Vietnam youth and student associations in the
country on May 22. National Assembly’s third session
opens The
15th-tenure National Assembly (NA) convened the third session in Hanoi on May
23. During
the 19-day session – the longest since the beginning of this tenure, the
legislative body will consider and approve five draft laws and three draft
resolutions, which are designed to continue implementing the policy of safe,
flexible adaptation to and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic so as
to recover the economy and support people and labourers in the new normal. After
the opening remarks delivered by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, Deputy Prime
Minister Le Van Thanh will deliver a report on supplementary assessment of
the implementation of the socio-economic development plans and the state
budget in 2021 and in the first months of 2022. Chairman
of the NA’s Economic Committee Vu Hong Thanh will present a verification
report on this issue. President
of the VFF Central Committee Do Van Chien then will deliver a report on the
ideas and recommendations of voters and people nationwide sent to the third
session. The
State budget settlement in 2020 will be the focus of the afternoon sitting. Dong Thap sets World Record for making
200 lotus-based dishes The World Records Union (WorldKings) and the Vietnam
Records Organisation (Vietkings) have recognised the first Dong Thap Lotus
Festival 2022 as the world's largest event of processing and presentation of
200 lotus-based dishes. Boasting
large lotus growing areas and a rich culinary culture, Dong Thap province
organised the processing and presentation of 200 lotus-based dishes with the
aim of promoting the local specialties and introducing domestic and foreign
friends to the culinary quintessence of Vietnam in general and the locality
in particular. At
the first Dong Thap Lotus Festival 2022 themed "Lotus of a new
day", 10 culinary experts and 50 chefs were on hand to process and
present 200 delicacies made from various parts of the lotus plant, such as
lotus root, lotus flower stem, lotus leaf, lotus seeds and lotus seed heart. After
completion, 200 dishes were presented in the shape of a 10-petal blooming
lotus. Russian man jailed for seven months
for cannabis possession Bình
Thuận Province People's Court on Monday handed a seven-month prison sentence
to a Russian man for illegal possession of narcotics. According
to the verdict, 34-year-old Shedko Dmitrii arrived in Việt Nam in November
2019 and rented an apartment at Hàm Tiến Ward, Phan Thiết City, the south-central
province of Bình Thuận. In
August 2020, he suffered a broken hand during a fight, and after the injury
healed, he claimed he was still in pain and decided to use cannabis as a
painkiller. In
August 2021, he bought seeds to plant in his own home as he said he didn't
have money to purchase the product. However, the excuse was deemed
unacceptable, as before growing the cannabis, Dmitrii spent a significant sum
of money on lights, humidifiers, dryers, electronic scales, and microscales
for his growing system. On
December 24, 2021, Phan Thiết City's criminal police said they caught Dmitrii
in illegal possession of a large amount of dried cannabis (about 3kg in
total) as well as 27 live cannabis plants (ranging between 30-140cm in height
and weighing 6kg in total). The
police also seized instruments used in the cultivation and harvesting of
cannabis. The
court said the defendant had given a sincere confession, repented and had no
prior criminal record, making him eligible for a reduced sentence. During
legal procedures, he had access to interpreters, consular notification, and
other rights in accordance with the law. History proposed to be compulsory
subject in high schools The
National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Education held its third plenary
session on May 22, in Hanoi, with the attendance of leaders of the Ministry
of Education and Training, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. Most
members of the Committee for Culture and Education disagreed with making
History an optional subject at the high school level for many reasons. First,
History is a particularly important subject, playing a key role in political
and ideological education for the young generation; educating patriotism,
national self-esteem, cultural and historical traditions; fostering the
thinking capacity and proper actions and behaviors in social life; thereby
forming the qualities of Vietnamese citizens in the development trend of the
times. Secondly,
in terms of age, high school students, from the age of 15 to 17, mature in
awareness and have better receptive ability about the national history. This
is also the age that determines the formation of worldview, the system of
views about nature, society, principles and behavior rules, and human value
orientation. Third,
History is always a compulsory subject in the high school curriculum in many
countries worldwide, such as the US, France, Australia, Japan, and China. From
the above arguments, the NA's Committee for Culture and Education believes
that History has a special position and significance in the general education
program. Students need to be equipped with this knowledge. Therefore, the
committee unanimously proposed the Ministry of Education and Training
stipulate History as a compulsory subject in the 2018 General Education
Program with an appropriate volume of knowledge. The subject includes
historical knowledge (required) and career-oriented knowledge (optional). Vietnam cooperating with WHO to
closely monitor monkeypox The
General Department of Preventive Medicine (under the Health Ministry)
yesterday announced that functional units in the country are carefully
monitoring the status of monkeypox to prevent the disease from entering
Vietnam, while continuously working with WHO to timely update the status of
this disease worldwide, along with responding measures. This
monkeypox disease, which mostly occur in the West and Middle of Africa, is
milder than previously discovered smallpox in 1970. Until 2019-2020, patients
infected with monkeypox were all related to these areas. However, since May
2020, many countries in the world have recorded patients with no clear
relation to the endemic area. WHO
reported that until May 21 of this year, there have been 92 confirmed
monkeypox patients and 28 suspected cases in 12 nations of England, Portugal,
Sweden, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Australia, and the US, which are not the
inherently endemic areas of the virus. WHO forecasts an increase in suspected
monkeypox cases as it has expanded its monitoring scale. Vietjet reopens flights between Seoul
and Vietnam’s beach destinations Celebrating
a vibrant summer and welcoming life back to Vietnam's famous paradise
beaches, budget carrier Vietjet has officially reopened flights connecting
Seoul and Nha Trang, Phu Quoc and Hai Phong. The
first flight back to Nha Trang from Seoul on May 20 was greeted with a water
cannon salute, flowers and gifts, showing Vietnam’s warm hospitality to
visitors. Vietjet
plans to relaunch services from Seoul to Phu Quoc and Hai Phong and vice
versa this May, raising the total routes linking Vietnam and the Republic of
Korea to six, given that the two countries are expecting a new wave of
tourists from both sides, after the RoK announced the resumption of
short-term tourist visas for foreigners from June 1. There
are currently three Nha Trang - Seoul (Incheon) round-trip flights weekly, on
Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Starting from May 21, Vietjet operates five
round-trip flights between Phu Quoc and Seoul (Incheon) on Mondays,
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. The
Hai Phong - Seoul services will resume on May 26, with three round-trip
flights per week. Close to 9,000 COVID-19 cases recover
with no deaths reported Vietnam
recorded an additional 1,319 new COVID-19 infections across 42 localities
throughout the country, and a total of 8.945 recoveries on May 22. The
national tally saw a drop of 138 cases from the previous day. The
total fatalities stayed at 43,075 with no death confirmed over the past 24
hours, accounting for 0.4 of the total caseload. During
the last week, the daily average was 1,606 cases, while the daily average
death toll was at one. In
the latest wave that began in April last year, over 10.7 million cases have
been documented with 9.39 million already recovering. Since
the beginning of the pandemic, Vietnam has logged 10,708,887 infections,
ranking 24th out of 227 countries and territories, while with the ratio of
infections per million people, the nation ranks 130th out of 227 countries
and territories. By
May 21, the country had injected a total of 36,346, taking the total number
of vaccine doses administered to 219,084,118. HCMC Chairman Mai voted Chairman of
Universities Council of Rectors Chairman
of the People's Committee in Ho Chi Minh City Phan Van Mai was voted Chairman
of the Council of Rectors of universities. At
the first meeting of the Council of Rectors of Universities in the southern
metropolis in 2022 at the University of Education yesterday, the council
announced the decision to consolidate its personnel and proposed several new
activities. The
Council of Rectors in universities in HCMC was approved including Chairman of
the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai who was voted to be
Chairman while Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Duong Anh
Duc was voted to be permanent Vice Chairman of the Council. Other vice
chairmen of the Council include Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education
and Training Nguyen Van Hieu and Secretary of the Party Committee of HCMC
Universities and Colleges Nguyen Thi Minh Hong. Members
of the Council of Rectors of Universities in Ho Chi Minh City include 51
higher education institutions. The Rector's Council consists of six councils
according to pedagogical majors, health, culture - art - tourism - society
and humanities, technology, economy, and legal politics. The
Council is responsible for helping the municipal People's Committee direct
and implement a number of content on improving the quality of higher
education in the area, and providing high-quality human resources. Hoai, Hung win VN Trail Marathon Nguyen
Thi Nho Hoai and Nguyen Tien Hung won the Vietnam Trail Marathon held in Moc
Chau District, Son La Province on Saturday. Hoài
who ran for Newborns Việt Nam, came first in the women’s 70km category with a
total time of 11:22.00. She looked very strong at the finish line with an 18
minute gap to second place Vũ Thị Lan Hương. Vũ
Thị Lan Hương and Akane Nemoto of Japan were the runners-up with a time of
11:47.23 and 11:49.51, respectively. The
route took runners along stunning trails through orchards and remote ethnic
villages before eventually finishing in the Đồi Chè Trái Tim (Heart-Shaped
Tea Field). Meanwhile,
the men’s champion of the 70km was Nguyễn Tiến Hùng. He took the lead from
the start and built up a long lead eventually finishing with a time of
7:55.28. Second
place in this category was Nguyễn Sĩ Hiếu ahead of Romain Berion from France
by four minutes. In
the men’s 42km event, the champion was Trần Duy Quang. He said: “The trails
were very beautiful today. The weather was cool, so I liked it a lot. Mộc
Châu people are very friendly, they treated us with a lot of plums along the
course. So I ate them a lot!” The
top three female 42km runners are Christine Mitchell from England, Vietnamese
Lê Phương Vy and Constance Louasse from France. This
race was part of Việt Nam Trail Series by Topas, which also includes Sa Pa’s
Việt Nam Mountain Marathon and Pù Luông’s Viet Nam Jungle Marathon. The
Mộc Châu event was the third race added to the series. Mộc Châu was chosen
for its spectacular trails and unique landscapes as well as the hospitable
welcome extended to organisers and runners by both the local authorities and
the local people. In
September, The Sa Pa event, Viet Nam Mountain Marathon will include the
nation’s first 100 miles (163km) run. It is set to attract 5,000 runners and
many supporters. Build Ring Road 3 by 2025,
parliamentarian urges A
senior National Assembly deputy has asked the four localities hosting the
Ring Road No. 3 to speed up site clearance for ensuring its completion by
2025. Vũ
Hồng Thanh, chairman of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee, stressed
the urgency of the project during a recent working visit to the road’s
construction site. The
NA working team would report its assessment to the National Assembly for approval
in the next session, he noted. Lương
Minh Phúc, head of the HCM City Management Board for Traffic Works
Construction and Investment, said HCM City and other provinces are preparing
necessary documents to submit to the National Assembly today. The
road requires huge site clearance work, which would affect more than 3,800
households, including nearly 2,500 in HCM City, he said. Phan
Văn Mãi, chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, said the city aims to
complete site clearance and start construction by the end of 2023. HCM
City and other localities would ensure funding for the project in case more
investment is needed, he added. The
city has housing funds available for people to reside temporarily while
waiting for resettlement, he said. It also plans to establish an advisory
council consisting of experienced experts to facilitate timely solutions to
ensure the project’s progress, he added. HCM City to hire more teachers for new
2022-23 curricula The
HCM City Department of Education and Training is planning to recruit more
teachers for public high schools in the coming academic year to meet the
needs of new curricula. The
hiring is being done in preparation for implementing the 2018 General
Education Programme in high schools for the 2022-23 academic year. Under
the programme, high school students have to learn literature, math, a foreign
language, physical education and defence and security. Students will select
optional subjects from social science, natural science, technology and arts. Localities urged to prevent infectious
disease outbreak The
Ministry of health has asked localities to take preventive measures against
the risk of infectious diseases. In
a dispatch sent to cities and provinces on Friday, the Ministry of Health
said that some localities are facing transmissible diseases such as dengue
fever, encephalitis, diarrhoea, cough and foot, mouth and hand disease. The
hot and humid weather in the coming summer would pose favourable conditions
for infectious diseases. HCM
City is witnessing a sharp rise in foot, mouth and hand disease cases. While
the city is also facing a high risk of a dengue fever outbreak. So
far this year, the city recorded a total of 8,200 dengue fever patients. This
includes serious cases, up fivefold on-year, and six deaths, four cases
higher than the same period last year. HCM
City has reported 2,370 foot, mouth and hand cases since the beginning of
this year, mostly among children under five. Ministry urges conservation of
groundwater resources The
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoRE) has called on provinces
and cities nationwide to step up the conservation of groundwater resources. MoNRE
said that many localities have been working to protect groundwater resources
by limiting exploitation, filling in unused wells, and controlling drilling
and exploration activities, which has helped prevent dropping groundwater
levels, saltwater intrusion, and land subsidence in urban and delta areas,
especially big cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the Mekong Delta, and
some coastal provinces. However,
it also pointed out that one of the main causes of land subsidence and
groundwater pollution, degradation and exhaustion is a lack of attention to
geological exploration, mineral mining and construction activities. In
its written request, the ministry asked provinces and cities to promptly
order local agencies to deal with unused wells, especially those formed as a
result of geological, mineral and construction surveys. They
were also told to increase examination and monitoring at the grassroots level
to detect and handle land subsidence and groundwater pollution, degradation
and exhaustion in a timely manner. Vietnamese language teaching promoted
in Russia The
Vietnamese Language Festival in Russia was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in
Russia on May 21 with the aim to promote cooperation while strengthening
cultural and educational exchange activities between Vietnam and Russia. The
delegates expect that with the participation of a large number of Russian institutions
providing Vietnamese language training, the programme will create a new
impetus for the Vietnamese language teaching movement in Russia. Within
the framework of the festival, a seminar on Vietnamese in Vietnam-Russia
exchange and cooperation was held both in-person and online forms. Within
the framework of Vietnamese Language Festival in Russia, the organisers also
displayed images of the country and people of Vietnam, introduced the art of
calligraphy to a large number of Russian friends, and awarded prizes for the
wall newspaper design contest about Vietnam for Russian students and children
in the community. The Golden Colour of Tam Coc - Trang
An tourism week opens in Ninh Binh The
2022 Ninh Binh tourism week, themed “The Golden Colour of Tam Coc - Trang
An”, opened on May 21, with a wide range of activities. Participating
in the event, visitors have the chance to immerse themselves in the serene
beauty of golden rice fields stretching along under the stunning limestone
ranges and river and enjoy listening to folk songs at the boat wharf and
caves. The
event also includes cuisine display and other activities at the walking
street. The
event was held for the first time in 2018 and is become an annual activity of
the province’s tourism sector in a bid to attract more visitors and boost the
development of the local tourism. The
tourism week is scheduled to run until May 28. Vietnam - RoK Film Festival gets
underway The
Vietnam-Republic of Korea Film Festival 2022 has been launched as part of
activities getting underway to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties
between the two countries. The
films, include documentaries, sci-fi, animation, short films, and web dramas,
are required not be political in any way. They
must be Vietnamese or Korean-language films produced by local and Korean
cinema facilities and having never participated in any international film
festivals previously. A
total of 10 outstanding Korean and Vietnamese films will be selected to
progress to an awards ceremony due to take place on June 19 at CGV Nha Trang
in Khanh Hoa province. Entries
must be sent via email to thuonghieuinfaco@gmail.com and June 5 is the
deadline for submission. U23 side tested for COVID-19 ahead of
Dubai training camp Players
of the U23 Vietnam side that defeated Thai opponents in the SEA Games 31
final match on May 22 evening will undergo COVID-19 tests shortly ahead of
their training camp in Dubai, starting on May 24. Accordingly,
on May 23, 14 players of the U23 team, who competed at SEA Games 31, are
scheduled to join other members at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center
in the lead up to the training camp. Once
the training camp concludes they will compete in the final round of the Asian
Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Championship, which is scheduled to
take place in Uzbekistan from June 1 to June 19. Korean
veteran expert Park Hang-seo will no longer coach the U23 side after helping
Vietnam defend their SEA Games championship title they won in the Philippines
in 2019 altogether. Instead,
Korean coach Gong Oh-kyun will succeed Park Hang-seo to lead the team at the
AFC U23 Asian Championship. VN contestant to vie for Miss Global
2022 crown in Indonesia Doan
Hong Trang, a local beauty of Binh Thuan province, will represent Vietnam at
the Miss Global 2022 pageant which is set to take place in Bali, Indonesia,
this June. Trang
stands at 1.73 meters tall and measures 86-60-92. She is noted for winning a
beauty contest held in the country’s central region in 2016. The
27-year old girl who is currently working as a model boasts plenty of
experience in competing at beauty pageants nationwide, and is anticipated to
shine at this competition. Trang
shared that she has enough confidence to claim the crown of the world beauty
contest. Miss
Global has become one of the most prestigious beauty contests globally since
2011, attracting a large number of contestants from all over the world. VNOB to present legendary love story
of My Chau-Trong Thuy The
Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) will present a ballet featuring one
of Vietnam's famous legends, My Chau-Trong Thuy at Hanoi Opera House on June
1-2. The
dance performance based on the epic Vietnamese love story between My Chau and
Trong Thuy is mixed ballet, contemporary, and folklore dance styles by
choreographers of Meritorious artists Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang and Phan Luong,
and Nguyen Minh. The
play will be performed by Meritorious Artists of Phan Luong and Thu Hang, and
artists namely Le Thanh, Duc Hieu, Vu Anh and more. The
play is expected to be presented to audiences in provinces and cities
nationwide, including HCMC. Festival seeks to promote friendship
among Vietnamese, Lao border provinces Nine
Vietnamese provinces and 10 Lao provinces along the shared borderline will
participate in the third cultural, sports and tourism exchange festival,
scheduled to be held in the northern province of Dien Bien in September. The
event aims to celebrate the 60th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties and
40 years since the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation between the
two countries. It
is also expected to promote tourism potential and traditional cultures of
ethnic minorities along the Vietnam-Laos border to domestic and international
friends, contributing to preserving ethnic identities. The
festival is to strengthen the solidarity and comprehensive cooperation
between Vietnam and Laos, and reaffirm Vietnam's consistent policy of
maintaining, consolidating and enhancing its special relationship with the
neighbour. The
event will include musical performances, shows featuring traditional
costumes, cultural products and images of Vietnamese people as well as
socio-economic achievements of some localities that have cooperative ties
with Lao counterparts. An
exhibition featuring cultural space, traditional crafts, agricultural tools
of ethnic groups living on the Vietnam-Laos border areas will also be
organised. Over 100 sets of remains of Vietnamese
fallen soldiers repatriated from Laos A
total of 103 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who
laid down their lives while on duty in the northern Lao provinces of
Vientiane, Xaysomboun and Xiengkhuang were returned to Vietnam on May 22 and
23. The
remains were founded by the repatriation team of central Nghe An province’s
Military Command during the 2021 – 2022 dry season. They will be re-buried at
Nghi Loc martyrs’ cemetery on May 25. The
number is higher than the expectation, despite challenges posed by the
COVID-19 pandemic. Established
in 1984, the Nghe An Military Command's repatriation team has found and
repatriated nearly 13,000 sets of soldier remains. Vietnam, Canada red cross societies
eye long-term cooperation The
Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) and its Canadian counterpart have agreed to
support each other in humanitarian activities and look towards a long-term cooperation
agreement in the time ahead. Vice
President and Secretary General of the VRCS Nguyen Hai Anh told visiting
President and CEO of the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) Conrad Sauvé during their
talks in Hanoi on May 21 that he is delighted at the fruitful cooperation
between the two countries and the associations. The
VRCS will further back the CRC to engage in the executive councils of the
International Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement, and support its
Canadian counterpart in movements. Sauvé
said both Vietnam and Canada face such challenges as climate change and
natural disasters, and possible risks relating to the COVID-19 and
socio-economic impacts of armed conflicts. The
CRC has strength in the spheres like public health care, humanitarian aid, personnel
training, technological application, and emergency aid, he said, affirming
that Canada stands ready to help Vietnam in these areas. The
VRCS is willing to cooperate with Canada to implement programmes on public
health care given impacts of extreme heat, he stressed. The
two sides also concurred to cooperate in supporting their governments to
address climate change impacts, improving the capacity for their workers,
digital transformation, volunteer management and development, public health
care and emergency aid. Source: VNA/SGT/VNS/VOV/Dtinews/SGGP/VGP/Hanoitimes |
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