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Social Headlines December 4
Yen
Tu historical site to become Buddhist centre
Measures
to turn the sacred Buddhist historical site of Yen Tu in the northeastern
At the
event, which was co-organised by the provincial Buddhist Sangha and the
Highlighting
the site’s important position in the province’s socio-economic development,
delegates said the upgrading, preservation and upholding of its values have
long-term strategic meaning.
Reports
presented at the seminar focused on Truc Lam sect characteristics as well as
its contributions to the country’s industrialisation, modernisation and
international integration.
According
to Nguyen Van Doc, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, the Prime
Minister has ratified a project to expand the Yen Tu historical site.
Apart
from restoration work, the province is stepping up efforts to complete a
dossier to be submitted to UNESCO for its recognition of Yen Tu as a world
cultural heritage, he added.
Yen Tu
consists of five sections, including the heritage site, service area, social
facilities, management and residential areas. It is known for its 1,000m Yen
Tu Mountain and is the birthplace of the Truc Lam (
Covering
20,000 ha, it attracts many tourists and pilgrims from all over the country.
More
rural people have access to hygienic water
More
than 97 percent of the rural population in the
The
centre said Hai Duong has continued to prioritise investment in developing
its water system, which aims to enhance quality of life for people in rural
areas, schools and public health posts.
The
province has also organised training courses for managers and operators of
the local water supply network in order to ensure its sustainable operation
and water quality across the province.
The
local authorities have increasingly mobilised households to invest in the construction
of a clean water supply, hygienic household works to improve living
conditions and the local environment.
The
province is working to provide access to clean water for over 98 percent of
local people in 2014.-
“Small
Plan” programme celebrated
A
ceremony was held in
Launched
in 1958, the programme aims to raise children’s awareness of environmental
protection, love for labour, and the nation’s sound traditions.
Teenagers
engaging in the programme have made significant contributions to the building
of the Red Scarf Hotel, Tien Phong Plastic Factory, and the North-South
train, among others.
They
are encouraged to get involved in the scheme of building 1,000 bookcases for
students in island and border areas.
During
the celebrating ceremony, awards were granted to units and individuals for
their excellent essays in the writing contest.
Launched
on May 15 this year, the contest aims to enhance children’s solidarity,
mutual affection, developing their writing skills and promoting their
creativity.
Ha
Giang pig farm receives VietGAP certificate
Ha Huy
farm in Ha Giang province’s Vi Xuyen district has become the first pig
breeding farm in the locality to be granted with the Vietnam Good
Agricultural Practice (VietGAP) certification.
The
farm devotes two hectares of its total area of nearly 5.5 hectares for
breeding pigs. With the methodical investment and breeding process, it
produces more than 20,000 pigs per year for trading.
This
is one of the province’s large-scale farms having enough scale and conditions
to raise pigs for food, said Deputy Chairman of the district’s People
Committee Luu Ba Dinh.
Nguyen
Duc Vinh, Director of the Ha Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development, said in order to expand the model, in 2014 the department will
educate local people with the efficiencies of production following this
national standard.
It
will provide technical training for local officials and farmers and gradually
adopt VietGAP standards in local farming, so as to provide safe and clean
products to the market.
The
department will also suggest the provincial People’s Committee bring forth
incentives to farmers, contributing to boosting the economy in poor districts
of the northern mountainous province.
Conference
discusses HIV/AIDS prevention
Representatives
from various government agencies, non-governmental organizations and the
United Nations gathered at the national scientific conference on HIV/AIDS
prevention and control in
Delegates
praised the advancements made by Vietnamese and international scientists over
recent years, and the event offered an excellent opportunity for scientists
to share experiences in conducting scientific research on HIV/AIDS in the
global fight against the disease.
In his
speech, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highlighted the active
contribution made by relevant ministries, agencies, social organisations and
mass media in the campaign against HIV/AIDs in
He
confirmed that a system of legal documents have now been issued to
effectively implement the national strategy on HIV/AIDS Prevention and
Control until 2020 with a vision for 2030.
Localities
are also encouraged to increase human resources aimed at preventing
HIV/AIDs,over the next few years when international aid is likely to reduce
and the government budget will remain limited.
In
addition, it is crucial society as a whole reduces discrimination of HIV/AIDS
infected people and improves access to support services aiming to prevent and
treat the HIV/AIDS infection.
Since
the first HIV case was detected in
A
cooperation deal between
The
programme will allow students to study and get certificates from
The
certificates are recognised worldwide, allowing Vietnamese students to pursue
employment opportunities not only in
According
to New South Wales Minister of Education and Communities Adrian Piccoli, the
programme - jointly carried out by
It
will make it possible for pilot projects to be carried out in a number of
colleges in
Under
the programme, TAFE NSW - Australia’s leading provider of vocational
education and training with more than 500,000 enrolments each year - will
support English training and teaching skills courses for students and
teachers in the city, while providing courses in various fields including
tourism management, information technology, fashion design, car services and
mechanics.
Nguyen
Thi Hong, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee, said the city
has paid much attention to education and training development with yearly
investment for the sector accounting for over 28 percent of its regular
budget and 20 percent of its budget for capital construction.
She
voiced her belief that the programme will be a new milestone in education and
training cooperation between
Vietnamese
people in RoK support storm victims
Vietnamese
community in the
First
Secretary of the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK Pham Quang Tuyen said that the
embassy launched a programme to raise donations and received a warm response
from its staff.
The
Vietnamese Students’ Association in the RoK and its branches also conducted
similar activities. Initial statistics show that the money collected is about
US$20,000.
Apart
from collectives, a number of individuals also joined hands in this drive.
Notably, a charity programme organised by Nguyen Tuong Vy and her friends in
some major cities of the RoK collected US$9,000 through arts and sports
exchanges as well as selling souvenirs and Vietnamese food to locals.
Lessons
to solve POPs/dioxin pollution shared
Vietnamese
and foreign experts have shared technological advances on the assessment and
remediation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and dioxin pollution in
At a
December 2 workshop in the central city of
They
provided comparison on the control and observation of dioxin in the
international legal framework.
The
Vietnamese experts highlighted issues related to Agent Orange in
Lessons
learnt from dioxin risk management in Europe, as well as up-to-date
applications to remedy POPs/dioxin in
According
to Ass. Prof. Dr. Le Ke Son, head of the national project on handling dioxin
under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment,
During
the past four decades, dioxin has continued to exist in the contaminated
areas, especially Bien Hoa airport where at least 240,000 cubic metres of
polluted soil and sediment need to be treated, he said.
The
event is part of a US$5 million joint project by the Global Environment Facility
(GEF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched in July
2010 to support
The
project has helped handle polluted area inside Phu Cat airport, while making
plans to treat and prevent dioxin from spreading to areas surrounding Bien
Hoa airport.
Bakhodir
Burkhanov, UNDP Vice Country Director in
Together
with the Vietnamese Government, UNDP will continue encouraging efforts in
promoting communications and information sharing at national and
international technical forums in the field, he stressed.
The
Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) on December 2 celebrated its 60th
founding anniversary in
The
Party leader praised the VASS’s achievements and contributions over the past
time as well as scientists’ important role in clarifying basic theoretical
issues regarding the country’s development in the new context.
Reviewing
the academy’s development over the last six decades, VASS President Nguyen
Xuan Thang said the academy has established cooperative relations with more
than 50 countries and organizations worldwide in the fields of research,
personnel training and the sharing of information.
It has
a network of 35 institutes and research centres, plus magazines, publishing
houses and museums, and a staff of nearly 2,000 people.
The
VASS has made public tens of thousands of scientific reports and projects via
domestic and foreign magazines, and published more than 7,000 book titles.
The
academy has been honoured with many noble awards of the Party and State such
as the Independence Order, first class, the Ho Chi Minh Order and the Gold
Star Order in recognition of its great contributions to national development.
Nutrition
intervention speeds recovery of hospital patients
A
majority of
Tang
Chi Thuong, deputy head of the Health Department, said such wards were
established following the Health Ministry's guidelines.
At
least 34 hospitals have set up dedicated nutrition wards with facilities, and
another 27 hospitals, without such facilities, have a team of staff who offer
nutritional guidance to patients.
Huynh
Thi Phuong of the department's medical profession division said that Gia Dinh
People's Hospital, Paediatrics Hospital No.1 and 115 People's Hospital, for
example, had effectively carried out nutrition intervention in clinical care.
Gia
Dinh People's Hospital decided to give priority to invest in a ward and now
also offers counselling to outpatients, and said Ta Thi Tuyet Mai, head of
the nutrition and dietetics ward.
Doctors
of the ward work with other treatment wards to check the nutritional status
of inpatients, especially those in serious condition, and then draw up a diet
plans for them.
In
addition, the ward has a facility for making nutritious meals for other
wards' doctors and inpatients, and gives advice on nutrition supplied
intravenously to patients as well.
Each
day, the ward serves 200-300 meals for inpatients with diabetes and kidney
failure, and those who are recovering from surgery, she said.
Huynh
Van An of the hospital's intensive care unit said that most of his patients
needed special nutritional care.
Nutrition
intervention is especially critical for patients with more serious
conditions, as it can reduce the treatment time as well as costs, An said.
Brochures
are also provided by the ward to guide the hospital's doctors on how to
define nutritional status and needs for their outpatients.
The
wards also provides technical assistance on nutrition intervention to many
other hospitals in the city, Mai said.
The
City Paediatrics Hospital No.1 also also has a dedicated ward for such
services, helping clinical treatment wards assess patients' nutritional
status and setting up proper diets.
In the
first nine months of the year, the ward assessed the nutritional status of 2,
257 inpatients and gave them information on a proper diet, according to the
ward's report. Of those, 61.5 per cent were malnourished and 2.57 per cent
were obese.
During
the same time period, the ward served meals to 11,559 inpatients, including
malnourished patients, those with kidney diseases and others who are obese.
It
also provides care to inpatients before they are discharged from the
hospital.
Thuong
has asked leaders of hospitals that have no nutrition wards to invest in them
by 2015.
The
department has also targeted by 2015 setting up a network on nutrition and
dietetics that will include doctors of the special wards and other clinical
wards.
In
addition, all inpatients' nutritional status and diet will be assessed, and
by 2020, all outpatients will have the same service.
Hospital
representatives said, however, that with the shortage of human resource and
facilities, the targets would be difficult to reach.
Premier
Australian school to boost vocational training
The
municipal Department of Education and Training yesterday signed a
co-operation agreement with TAFE New South Wales (NSW),
Education
Management Group (EMG) Joint Stock Company, a local educational services
provider that acted as a bridge between the two sides, was also a signatory.
Pam
Christie, managing director of TAFE NSW, said English language development
for local vocational teachers and high school students will be a high
priority in the first implementation phase of the agreement.
Next
year, a three-year pilot programme will be carried out in three vocational
colleges in
These
qualifications will provide students with educational pathways and
opportunities in both
TAFE
NSW teachers will visit
They
will also work closely with the local industry to strengthen relationships,
develop the training programme further and ensure it is contextualised to
meet the needs of the domestic labour market, Christie said.
Adrian
Piccoli, New South Wales Minister for Education, who was present at the
signing ceremony, said more than 87 per cent of TAFE NSW graduates found jobs
or enrolled for further studies.
Satisfaction
rates were also very high, with more than 90 per cent of graduates and more
than 96 per cent of employers satisfied with the quality of training
provided, he said.
The
institute works closely with enterprise partners to deliver customised
training to increase workforce productivity and improve organisational
performance, he added.
Do
Quoc Anh, head of the Ministry of Education and Training's HCM City branch,
said the agreement will create conditions for students of vocational schools
and colleges managed by the HCM City Department of Education and Training to
access modern and advanced curricula.
This
would improve their qualification and increase their chances of finding jobs
after graduating, he said.
During
Piccoli's
Ha
Noi lays out plans to increase income growth
Ha Noi
authorities have been making effort to achieve annual economic growth of 8.25
per cent and raise per capita income to VND58 million (US$2,720) in 2014.
This
target was revealed in this year's report on the nation's socio-economic
situation and orientation for 2014 at the opening ceremony of the municipal
People's Council yesterday.
According
to the report, in 2013 the economic growth of the city has shown signs of
recovery, as proven by higher economic growth seen in most sectors when
compared to the previous quarter.
Also,
the gross domestic product rose 8.25 per cent, an increase of 0.19 per cent
compared to the previous year. Of this, the service sector rose 9.42 per
cent, the construction industry was 7.56 per cent and the agricultural sector
was 2.46 per cent.
The
per capita income of city residents was about VND52.3 million ($2,450) per
person – an increase of VND10.5 million ($493) per person over 2011.
The
city also set a goal to raise the average level of income per capita in 2014
to VND57.5-58 million ($2,702-2,720) per person and reduce the poverty rate
to 0.8 per cent.
In
2013, the city approved and adjusted 470 foreign-invested projects with a
total registered investment capital of $1.3 billion.
There
were also about 14.950 newly-registered enterprises, a rise of 12 per cent
over the previous year, and the number of businesses which announced
bankruptcy or paused its operations declined.
However,
according to Chairwoman of the council Ngo Thi Doan Thanh, the city still had
shortcomings. The ratio of bad debts remained high, accounting for 6.94 per
cent of total loans, despite efforts by credit institutions on curbing and
handling the increase of bad debts.
Further,
the export turnover was down, the environmental pollution in industrial areas
remained high and reforms of administrative procedures was ineffective.
The
city's committee has agreed that work in 2014 would continue to focus on
removing difficulties for enterprises and developing businesses.
The
city would also re-examine and adjust regulations to create more favourable
conditions for individuals and enterprises to enhance production and improve
competitiveness.
The
city also approved the programme on developing areas specialising in
agricultural production during the period of 2014-20, issued land prices and
discussed changing the border of Tu Liem District.
Vietnamese
migrant birds in spotlight
An
event themed “Welcome Vietnamese migrant birds” has taken place in
Jointly
held by the park, Birdlife International, the British Trust for Ornithology,
the Wildlife Tourism Co. and the Vietnam Nature Centre on November 30, the
event also called for the conservation of birds and the habitats on which
they depend.
In
According
to Director of Tram Chim National Park Nguyen Van Hung, the park is now home
to 231 species of birds, including 32 rare ones, particularly the red-headed
crane, listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red
List.
The
park boasts a rich biodiversity that earned it the recognition as the world’s
2,000 th Ramsar site in 2012.-
High
school teachers stuck in neutral
High
school teachers in
Teachers
lack of time for self-improvement. Photo: High school teacher in
MA
Huynh Van The, a teacher from Mang Thit High School in the Mekong Delta, made
this comment in a report delivered at a recent seminar on the issue in HCM
City.
Many
teachers are simply satisfied with their position and salary, and feel no
need to push themselves. This has been that many teachers lag behind in
trends in education.
“Many
teachers think that, with their modest salaries, it’s enough to just fulfill
their day to day tasks of providing certain number of lessons per week and
don’t see any value of further studies. Some of those who do want to improve
themselves find it difficult to get the necessary documents,” he commented.
Generally,
teachers’ salaries average around VND3-3.5 million (USD142-USD165.75) per
month. Many of them consider their payment too modest for the tasks they are
asked to perform.
“Teachers
just don’t have the time for furthering their own education or
self-improvement, as apart from teaching, they are required to do a number of
other tasks, including their administrative duties, which takes up much of
their time,” The said.
According
to The, even though creating lesson plans is a major part of a teachers’
duty, many find it difficult because of the number of classes at different
levels they must teach. As a result, many teachers create hastily made lesson
plans just in order to meet their deadlines. They are due for inspection
twice per week.
In
several cases, despite being busy with lessons, teachers must also make
report on their initiatives. However most of these initiatives are cursorily
similar, many copied from others in order to meet the deadlines. They are
often kept in the desk drawers of administrators in case of inspection.
Due to
low pay of teachers, several organise extra classes or find a part-time work
to earn extra money.
“Teachers
are in fact unmotivated to further their education, let alone engaging in
independent research. In several cases, those who are enthusiastic find that
there is no advisatory support,” he noted.
A
recent survey conducted on 10 high school teachers sheds some light on the
situation . The results showed that none of the teachers who have completed
an MA have published in peer-reviewed journals, and only one had presented
their work at a science seminar.
In
order to improve the situation, he proposed that universities invite high
school teachers to participate in studies of the application of educational
methods at the high school level.
Source: Dantri/VOV/Nhandan/SGGP/VNS/VNA
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Thứ Ba, 3 tháng 12, 2013
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