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Social News Headlines 10/2
Cold
spell hits north, fog covers south
The
National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said a cold spell in the
north, which started yesterday afternoon, was likely to continue for the next
five to six days.
It is
forecast that the cold will continue to be felt in north and northern central
Meanwhile,
several cities and provinces across the Mekong Delta have seen dense fog in
recent days, mostly in areas near rivers, canals or ditches.
This
fog has obscured visibility in Can Tho, Dong Thap, Vinh Long, Soc Trang and
Hau Giang, restricting vision to a distance of 20-30m in the early morning,
before dissipating around sunrise. The unusual weather is forecast to
continue in the coming days.
Ship
with 260 on board rescued
The
Quang Ngai Province Port Authority yesterday rescued a ship with its 260
passengers after it ran aground near Sa Ky Port.
Vice
chairwoman of Ly Son district's people's committee Pham Thi Huong confirmed
to Viet Nam News that the ship was caught on a sandbar as it was sailing from
Ly Son Island to Sa Ky port.
"Rescue
ships and two other passenger ships were called and carried all passengers to
the port safely within one hour," Huong said, adding that ship was one
mile away from Sa Ky Port when it went aground.
The
port authority is investigating the incident.
Last
October, a Panamanian cargo vessel, the Bright Royal, crashed into a reef off
the coast of the province.
Three
dead and four injured in car crash
Three
persons were killed and four others injured seriously yesterday morning in an
accident occurred on
They
are members of the same family.
When a
broken down seven-seat passenger car carrying the family collided with an
oncoming lorry, the car heavily damaged. The driver, Bui Van Hai, together
with his mother and his son, were pronounced dead at the scene, while his
four other relatives were seriously injured.
The
local police collaborated with relevant authorities to send the injured to
hospital and address the traffic jams.
On the
same day, another traffic accident occurred on
Authorities
bust drug smuggling syndicate
An
investigative team of the Public Security Ministry has announced the busting
of a large-scale drug trafficking ring.
The
team seized 14,000 synthetic pills and arrested three alleged gang members:
Nguyen Thi Huyen, 51; Nguyen Hong Tham, 37, of northern Son La Province's Moc
Chau District; and Nguyen Quoc Chinh, 42, of northern
Earlier,
Huyen was caught while transporting the pills on National Highway 6, the
section near Luong Son Yard Gold in northern
Huyen
confessed that Tham had paid her VND10 million ($476) to deliver the drugs to
Chinh. Tham had hired Huyen a week ago to deliver another batch of 6,000
synthetic pills to Chinh. —
Five
houses burnt in severe fire
A fire
burnt five houses to the ground in southern
The
fire started on a lawn under a high-voltage electricity line on
Residents
tried but failed to put out the blaze. Firefighters succeeded after several
hours.
The
five houses are built temporarily by migrant workers who work at nearby
construction sites.
The
cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
People
returning to HCM City skyrocket after Tet
The
number of people flocking to
On
average, about 1,400 trips have carried some 40,000 passengers per day from
other provinces and cities nationwide to
However,
no traffic congestion has been recorded, according to officials from the Mien
Tay and Mien Dong Bus Stations.
To
meet the people’s travel demand, the Mien Tay Bus Station has prepared
parking areas and arranged security guards to maintain the order as well as
coordinated with bus owners to increase trips, said Tran Van Phuong, deputy
director of the station.
Meanwhile,
the
Tunnel
to be built in Hoan Kiem District
An
underground tunnel will soon link Tran Nguyen Han and Chuong Duong Do streets
in Ha Noi's downtown Hoan Kiem District.
Construction
on the VND90 billion (US$4.2 million) project, funded by the municipal
budget, is scheduled to start in the second quarter of this year and be
completed by late 2015.
The
tunnel, which includes a passageway for pedestrians, aims to ease traffic
jams and ensure safety for drivers in an area that sees frequent accidents.
The
municipal People's Committee has entrusted the city's transport department
with coming up with an investment plan to submit to authorities for approval.
Architect
Dao Ngoc Nghiem told Dan Tri online newspaper that the 1992 urban plan states
that Ha Noi must build road junctions to connect the inner city with the
suburbs. To connect these areas, an overpass or underground tunnel should be
built, and considering the current conditions, an underground tunnel was the
most reasonable solution, he said.
He
also cautioned authorities to take into account geological conditions and the
rising sea level, which could lead to serious flooding.
Local
people in Phuc Tan ward in Hoan Kiem District, where the tunnel will be
built, have proposed pedestrian flyovers to connect the streets in recent
years. However, the department decided the tunnel was a better solution, as
it would be less of an eyesore.
Rotten
meat seized in Dong Nai Province
The
owner of the slaughter house, Tran Thi Kim Dung, failed to provide valid
documents for the slaughter and origins of the meat.
The
local veterinary division took samples of the pork and organs for analysis.
The slaughter house had already been cited for illegal practices, according
to police.
Nation
put on bird flu alert
The
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will allocate 10,000 litres of
sterilization chemicals to
Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made the order and also said that the chemicals must
be used in compliance with the State's current regulations.
From
February 2-9, the H5N1 virus has been spreading in four localities in the
province - Yen Phong and Tien Du districts, Tu Son Town and
In a
related move, the Ministry of Health on Thursday sent a message to provinces
and cities nationwide urging them to implement measures against the spread of
the avian flu virus, saying there is a high risk of it developing into an
epidemic.
The
ministry required all localities to strictly monitor the situation, stepping
up scrutiny at border gates. They should also take steps to ensure that
infected people are promptly treated and quarantine those suspected of having
the virus.
Health
inspectors in border areas have been told to tighten checks on people
travelling from epidemic-hit regions and the poultry trade.
Localities
have also been asked to crack down on the illegal smuggling of chicken, and
to ensure that poultry markets are sterilised and disinfected.
Earlier,
on January 18, a 52-year-old man from the southern
Rice
aid supplied to poor households
As
many as 444 tonnes of rice have been sent to support households in need of
food aid in the central southern coastal
The
aid is part of the 676 tonnes of rice approved by the Government to support
Phu Yen during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday and the 2014 between-crop
period, under a decision reached last month.
The
The
votes of more than 300,000 international ArchDaily readers helped Binh Thanh
House win the prestigious award over 1,500 other entries.
The
six-storey building, covering 500 square metres, took shape in June 2013. It
was also included among ArchDaily’s final five nominees for its Housing and
Hospitality Architecture prize categories.
ArchDaily
arrives at what it considers the year’s best architecture by judging
buildings according to criteria weighing aesthetics, intelligence,
creativity, and community service and function.
To
achieve this target, the city plans to speed up its housing development
programmes and build an additional 8 million square feet this year.
It
will complete construction of two housing projects with 793 apartments
besides seven blocks of dormitories to provide accommodation for 13,500
students at the
Construction
of an 18,000sq.m tenement to provide accommodations for 2,500 workers will
also be completed this year.
Work
on three other tenements to house 10,400 workers will start this year.
The
city will also complete 3,000 apartment projects under a housing programme to
provide 30,000 units to the city's resettlement programme.
Last
year many programmes, including one each to build houses for poor people and
dormitories for students and evacuation of houses along canals, progressed
smoothly.
Ha
Noi steps up efforts to expand highway section
The
Ministry of Transport (MoT) has urged Ha Noi authorities to implement the
expansion of National Highway 32 to meet the needs of traffic from the
The
The
14-kilometre-long route, which connects the Nhon and Son Tay townships, will
be upgraded to four lanes from the current two lanes. This will help the flow
of vehicles from the Dien-Nhon route, which has been upgraded to four lanes,
and will ease traffic congestion on the
The
According
to MoT, the expansion of this section is a "vital and urgent task"
that must be finished before next year.
This
is the second time MoT has urged the city authorities to upgrade this route.
Last November, MoT's request to expand the route was rejected due to a
shortfall in finance.
The
ministry has asked the city to take the build-operate-transfer model to
implement the project.
The
project to expand the 27-kilometre-long section of National Highway 32, which
will use government bonds, was approved in 2003.
Half
of the project, including the Lai Xa-Tram Troi-Phung-Phuc Tho route, has been
completed. The rest has been delayed or is being implemented slowly, due to
the increase in the prices of fuel, labour and materials.
Le
Thanh Hai told a meeting on Friday that to achieve this target the
administration would draft preferential policies to enable districts to build
schools and hire staff especially to care for pre-nursery children.
"The
committee has also instructed the Department of Education and Training to
work with teachers training colleges to make plans for training at least
2,000 pre-nursery teachers by 2015," he said.
The
department would have to coordinate with the Ho Chi Minh Women's Association
and people's committees of districts to start short-term professional
training courses.
Authorities
in the city's 24 districts have been told to survey and report to the city
administration about the demand for pre-nursery schools and availability of
land and funds so that appropriate measures can be taken.
According
to Thai Thi Bich Lien, deputy chief of the city Party Committee Office, there
are 417 public pre-nursery schools which have 156,212 children aged from 18
months to five years.
But
there are still 11 wards and communes without such schools.
Thai
Van Re, director of the Department of Planning and Investment, said in
2000-08 priority was given to building primary, junior, and senior secondary
schools.
"In
the last three years the city has focused on building pre-nursery
schools," Re said.
In the
period 118 schools costing VND4.39 trillion (US$208.15 million) have been
approved.
The
director of the Department of Education and Training, Le Hong Son, said the
city would continue to lack facilities to take care of children aged six to
12 months, but did not have the resources to build schools and train teachers
for the purpose.
"The
department's immediate solution to this shortage problem is to set up trial
classes in some rural and urban districts and [later] expand the effective
model.
"From
now to 2015 the city is expected to have a shortage of 5,000 pre-nursery
teachers.
"To
resolve this problem, the department has recommended that the government
should waive 50 per cent of fees for students at non-State teacher training
colleges and pay higher allowances to newly graduating pre-nursery teachers
to attract more people".
Vietnam
active at environment workshop in Thailand
Experts
and scientists from many Vietnamese universities and government agencies
participated in a workshop on the environment and the management of river
basin in
Also
under discussion was how to enhance Asian countries’ capacity in response to
climate change.
During
the workshop, international delegates were very impressed by
The
river basin management talk was initiated by Yamanashi University of Japan
and a network of International Research Centres for River Basin Environment
(ICRE-Net) was established to undertake further research in this area.
Many
universities in
Participants
also discussed ways to set up greater cooperation them in the future.
Vietnamese
scientists introduced their achievements in the fight against floods and
natural calamities as well as in protecting environment. They also expressed
their hope to partner with teams from other countries to cope with climate
change in
Participants
said that the management of river basin is an urgent issue in many countries
as scarce water resources and low quality of water have the potential to be
disastrous.
The
workshop heard 19 projects, five of which were from
Tens
of thousands of the
Attending
the event were also representatives of the Government Committee for Religious
Affairs and leaders of Tay Ninh province.
Speaking
at the event, Monsignor Thuong Tam Thanh, head of the Executive Council of
the
The
same day, 26 booths were also organised to showcase photos on activities and
ancient stories of the church, helping visitors understand the religion more
clearly.
Founded
in 1926 in Tay Ninh province, the Cao Dai religion worships the Divine Eye,
known as the eye of heaven and a symbol of its supreme being.
Cao
Dai’s doctrine honours the Divine and the miraculous quality of supreme
spirits, and considers them as the means for human beings to unify with the
God. It is now the third largest religion in
Employers
face labour shortage after Tet
Many
enterprises in
Even
before Tet, a number of enterprises in the city had already put up hiring
ads. The signs are easy to find along the streets near industrial and
processing zone of Tan Tao, Tan Binh and Linh Trung.
A
variety of jobs are advertised along with the benefits and bonuses that go along
with them. Some firms even send out vehicles to northern and central
provinces to bring new employees.
According
to the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, labourers
often switch jobs after Tet, so companies take the opportunity to hire. It is
estimated that businesses will hire around 30,000 new labourers in first
quarter of 2014.
A
leather shoe company in
"Some
people are taking their maternal leave or their holiday while the rest have
found a new jobs," a representative said.
The
head of Pou Yuen Corporation in
Le
Minh Giang, a resident of Go Vap district, said he worked at a textile
company but found a new job with a more stable income and less working hours.
An
official that manages industrial zones in the city said this is a difficult
problem for businesses because they still depend on cheap labour sources in
other provinces.
Enterprises
in the city not only lost labourers to different jobs, this year also to new
industrial zones that have appeared in the central region.-
Source: VNA/VOV/VNS
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