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Bridge
wiped away, hamlet isolated
The Chu Va 6 Bridge
was wiped away on Sunday by floodwaters, turning Chu Va 6 hamlet into an
island.
The hamlet is
located in Son Binh Commune, Tam Duong District,
Bui Quang Vinh,
deputy chairman of Tam Duong District People's Committee, said a delegation
was sent to the site and officials were building a temporary bridge.
The bridge, which
cost more than VND100 million (US$ 4,500), was built to connect Chu Va 6 and
Chu Va 8 hamlets following the collapse of the original Chu Va 6 Bridge,
which killed eight people in February.
Nobel
laureate Louis Ignarro comes to Vietnam
American
pharmacologist Louis J.Ignarro, who was co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize
in Physiology or Medicine, attended a seminar on Nitric Oxide’s role in
cardiovascular treatment, held in
He delivered a keynote
speech at the event that attracted more than 300 medical experts, doctors and
leading pharmacists in cardiovascular disease.
Louis J.Ignarro is
professor of pharmacology at the UCLA School of Medicine's department of
molecular and medical pharmacology in
Over the past 50
years Ignarro has made a substantial contribution to healthcare development,
especially in treating cardiovascular illnesses such as idiopathic
hypertension, stroke, coronary artery disease, and vascular complications of
diabetes.
He was the first
Nobel laureate in medicine travelling to
Three
students drown in dam reservoir
Three students
drowned on Saturday in a dam in Loc Thanh Commune, Loc Ninh District,
According to police
reports, the seventh-graders were playing in two canoes, which were suddenly
submerged. Rescuers could not come in time.
One dead as
scaffold falls in Quang Ninh
One worker died and
another was injured when a scaffold collapsed during preparations for the Ha
Long Carnival.
Around 10,000
people are expected to attend the eighth annual carnival, which is usually
held during the Reunification Day and Labour Day holiday (April 30-May 1).
33
provinces report no new measles cases
The Ministry of
Health on April 27 reported that no new measles cases have arisen in 33
provinces for the past few days, while new cases are on the decline
nationwide.
The
However, children,
who are under nine months old are easily susceptible to contracting the
virus, especially if they have not been inoculated with the measles vaccine.
According to the Ministry
of Health, 32 new measles cases were detected on April 27, bringing the total
recorded infected cases to 3,716 since the beginning of the year.
The expanded
vaccination against measles campaign has been undertaken across the country,
helping raise the immunization rate among children to 78% (April 27
statistics).
The ministry also
said measles vaccination will be compulsory for children under 10 years old
in 11 provinces and cities that have a high incidence of infections,
including
Children aged 2-10
that have not received two shots as required will be subject to free
vaccination from May to July 2014.
The ministry has
warned measles is likely to break out again during the upcoming five-day
holiday, beginning on April 30, if preventive measures are not fully
observed.
People showing
pneumonia or measles symptoms such as high temperatures, coughing, and
breathing difficulty are advised not to go on a holiday or go to
entertainment centres.
Unvaccinated
children are required to maintain personel hygiene and not to travel to
recreational centres.
Southern
region faces power shortage
The southern region
is facing the threat of a power shortage during the dry season as
construction of power plants is behind schedule.
The demand by the
region between March and June will increase by 15% against recent figures,
according to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN).
The south has to
rely on supply from the central and northern regions.
The power
transmission lines in provinces like Binh Duong, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Dong Nai
and Long An are overloaded.
Meanwhile,
construction has been slow on many 220 kV power lines and transmission
stations such as Nhon Trach, Phu My 2, Vung Tau, My Xuan, Tay Ninh, Ham Tan
and Duc Hoa.
In recent years,
the demand for electricity for the aquaculture and fruit cultivation sectors
has increased significantly.
The consumption of
power in the delta's coastal provinces of Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Bac
Lieu and Ca Mau in 2012, for example, rose by 50% against 2011. In 2013, it
increased by 49.6% against 2012.
The investment in
new power projects cannot keep up with demand, according to the EVN.
To ensure supply,
the group has told the Southern Power Corporation to work with provinces to
find capital to invest in power line projects that serve businesses'
production.
Companies and local
residents have also been asked to use power efficiently.
Last month, the
corporation put into operation Turbine 1 of Vinh Tan 2 Thermopower Plant and
Turbine 2 of Haiphong 2 Thermopower Plant.
It also put into
use 48 projects with 500kV, 220kV and 110kV transmission lines that have a
total length of 705 km.
The EVN has also
asked the National Power Transmission Corporation to ensure the operation of
a high-voltage transmission line system and complete construction on key
power projects by the end of this month.
The EVN also said
that it had been operating gas-fuelled turbines at full capacity.
Several hydropower
plants, including Dong Nai and
Australian-funded
project benefits orphans in
Orphan and HIV/AIDS
children under care at
With a total
capital of VND389 million (US$18,200) funded by the Australian Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade and donations from Hanoi-based organizations, the
project equips the pagoda with a well-water filter system, furniture,
computers and learning tools for its library.
The project will
help the children have good health and the best learning conditions,
facilitating their integration into the community.
Bo De pagoda is
taking care of 260 orphans, including more than 10 HIV-infected children.
Vietnam-Laos
border marker planting under review
The 14th meeting of
the Vietnam-Laos Working Group on Border Marker Planting is taking place in
Both sides reviewed
the remaining work of the project to expand and upgrade the border marker
system along the shared boundary and devised concrete solutions to complete
the work within this year.
They continued to
examine topographic maps at a scale of 1/10.000 for 16 border gates for
completed take over in the time ahead.
The two sides
also discussed a new draft agreement on regulations on management of
Vietnam-Laos border as well as activities to inaugurate and upgrade La Lay
into an international border gate in the future.
Danang
enhances int’l technological application
More than 100
professors and researchers from
The event was
co-organised by
Phung Tan Viet,
Vice Chairman of Danang municipal People’s Committee highlighted the event’s
importance in expanding cooperation, exchanging information among cities and
universities around the world, helping fulfill the city’s goals of training
and developing high quality human resources.
During the event,
delegates shared information on the latest researches such as wireless
telecommunications, video images transmission, robots, telecomunications
networks and wireless sensors.
Reports from the
The event also
offered an opportunity for those with concerns to approach strategic
researches in the field of computing, management and telecoms and other
related issues.
Sugar
company fined for polluting environment
Authorities of the
central
The Viet Nam-Taiwan
Sugar Company in Thach Thanh District was discharging untreated wastewater
into a canal and contaminated smoke into the air.
Test results from
the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment showed that
the company released untreated wastewater into a nearby canal running through
the San village.
The test also
revealed the company discharged contaminated smoke into the air to the extent
of nearly 27,000cu.m of smoke per hour.
Test revealed that
the smoke contained Carbon Monoxide (CO), a colorless, odorless and poisonous
gas, at 3.64 times higher concentration than the allowed level.
Many local people
complained that wastewater discharged from the company affected their living
and business conditions.
However, at a
working session with the local residents and authorities last Thursday, the
company's Deputy Director General, Tran Khanh Duong, continued to deny that
his company caused environmental pollution.
Apart from the
administrative fine, the provincial authorities also asked the company to put
in place measures to deal with the pollution within 40 days.
"If the
company failed to tackle the pollution, the district authorities will propose
to the provincial People's Committee to suspend the company's
operation," Chairman of the district's People's Committee Le Van Trinh
told Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper.
Fatherland
Front works with Red Cross
The Vietnam
Fatherland Front (VFF) will work with the Vietnam Red Cross on a humanitarian
cooperation programme, its leader Nguyen Thien Nhan confirmed during his
working session with the Red Cross in
The VFF will begin
working on the programme in June, confirmed Nhan, who is both President of
the Front and a Politburo member.
In 2014, the Red
Cross will establish more chapters in remote, rural and island areas and
enhance the efficiency of its humanitarian activities, Chairman of the
Vietnam Red Cross Nguyen Hai Duong said.
He proposed that
the State designate May as a month for humanitarian activities to encourage
the public to perform good deeds for underprivileged people.
President Nhan
commended the organisation on its proactive approach in supporting poor and
disaster-hit people in 2013.
The Red Cross has
been playing an active part in realising social welfare policies across the
country, he said.
The Front will
encourage its members to take part in Red Cross-initiated activities to
mitigate natural disaster consequences, Nhan pledged.
KOTRA
presents 5,000 story books to children
The Korea Trade and
Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) has presented 5,000 story books for kids
to Vietnam, aiming to help the children learn more about culture and history
of the two countries.
The books feature
some legends of the
The gifts, received
by the Ministry of Education and Training, the People’s Committees of the
General Director of
the KOTRA Hanoi Korea Business Center (KBC) Lee Kyu-seon said the story book
project helps enhance the cultural exchanges between the two countries as
well as further tighten the bilateral ties in general.
The move is part of
corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities the RoK side has been
carrying out in the country.
In 2012, a
programme highlighting contributions of the RoK companies to CSR activities
in Vinh Phuc received US$125,000 donated by 11 RoK-invested businesses operating
in the province and
Last year, RoK
companies presented several social facilities valued US$204,000 total to Hai
Duong province.
Vigilance
for measles must be maintained
Secretary of the
Hanoi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi has urged the city’s doctors and nurses
to maintain their constant vigilance for measles despite a decline in its new
cases, describing the work a fight.
Visiting the
Thirty-seven cases
of measles and two fatalities were recorded in 25 out of the country’s 63
provinces and cities on the day, said the Health Ministry’s Preventive Health
Department.
The
According to the
department, vaccination coverage across the country is on the rise, reaching
76.2 percent by the day.
Four provinces
having measles vaccination coverage below 50 percent are in the
Health experts
continue to fan out to examine preventive measures in
In the meantime,
the Health Ministry is working on a plan on giving supplementary measles
shots for children aged from two to ten in localities recording a high number
of infections.
It is also
intensifying the publicity of preventive measures in society.
Secretary of the Ho
Chi Minh City Party Committee Le Thanh Hai has asked forces to intensify
measures against the trafficking of drugs into the country through the city’s
airports and ports.
Police raid on
drugs hotspots should be staged regularly, Hai said, stressing that the fight
against drugs is a regular, urgent, continuous and long-term task.
He made the remarks
at an April 26 conference reviewing five years of implementing the
Politburo’s decree on strengthening the leadership in drug prevention and
control.
At the event,
Minister of Public Security General Tran Dai Quang, said that municipal
authorities should strictly follow resolutions and policies of the Party, the
National Assembly, and the Government on drug prevention and control in order
to make the fight successful.
The Minister, who
is also standing deputy head of the steering committee for crime and social
evil prevention, also asked the city to speed up the publicity of the work
and increase the capacity of relevant agencies.
City forces have
brought to light 8,034 cases relating to the illegal use and smuggling of
drugs over the past five years. These cases involved the arrest of 16,140
offenders and the seizure 123 kg of heroin.
Vietnamese
makes Forbes most powerful women list
The 2014 Forbes
Power Businesswomen list cites Rita Nguyen, a Vietnamese-Canadian, as having
risen to the top of her profession and one of the top 12 most powerful women
in
Rita Nguyen a young
37-year-old entrepreneur is the co-founder and CEO of Squar, a
Burmese-language social network.
Born in Ben Tre
province, Rita Nguyen moved to
After graduating
from the university, she worked in the field of information technology at
Electronic Arts (EA) company in the
She returned to
Rita Nguyen said
that
Despite the huge
popularity of Facebook, Rita Nguyen is adamant that Squar will find its own
niche, tapping into the same market as Facebook.
Vietnam Culture Day
opened in
The event aims to
introduce visitors to traditional Vietnamese customs and the cultural
activities of the Vietnamese community in the
After the opening
speech by the Director of the Collection of Asian Arts, Markéta Hanová,
Vietnamese ambassador to the Czech Republic Truong Manh Son thanked the
national collector of
Son emphasised that
the significant cultural event has contributed to developing traditional
friendship and all-around cooperation between the two nations.
He said that the
two-week long event helped the Vietnamese community integrate further into
the resident country, adding that the Vietnamese embassy plans to organise
more activities, in Vietnam Culture Year in the
Mangrove
forest protects residents
Hundreds of local
households near the Ru Cha mangrove forest in central
Ru Cha is a mangrove
forest located along the Tam Giang lagoon in the province's Huong Phong
Commune.
It is also a
protection forest, home to different types of aquatic species, a breeding
ground for migratory birds and a potential destination for ecological
tourism.
The project, which
is aimed at raising awareness of the local authorities and residents of
mangrove forest and also conserving biodiversity in the lagoon areas, was
jointly sponsored and implemented by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and
Microsoft.
It was designed to
help the area and its residents adapt to climate change by following measures
such as protecting transport roads and dykes, and building
environmentally-friendly aquaculture ponds, the WWF said.
Dang Duy Manh, a
local farmer living in the Huong Phong Commune, said that every year during
rainy season, the dykes and other infrastructure systems were damaged by
storms.
He had to spend a
lot of money to reinforce dykes to protect his aquaculture pond, he said.
"Since about
1,000 mangrove trees were planted around my aquaculture ponds over the past
two years under the project, I saved hundreds of millions of dong each
year," he added.
Pham Ngoc Dung,
head of the Economics Office of the provincial People's Council, said that
the mangrove area of Ru Cha was known as an important breeding ground for
aquatic organism and a barrier against storms.
However, this area
had been seriously reduced in recent years, and was estimated to be only 4.65
ha, he said.
The project, aimed
at increasing the forested mangrove area up to 20 ha, had a positive effect
on the surrounding environment and yielded economic benefits, he said.
According to the
WWF, the reduction of the Ru Cha area has led to a decline in biodiversity,
degradation of aquatic resources and fewer migratory birds.
The decline has
also made the region more vulnerable to damaging impacts of climate change
because the land here is in the low terrain and located near the Thuan An
estuary and Tam Giang lagoon.
Every year, during
floods season, sea water intrudes into this land, causing erosion, bringing
down houses and damaging crops and aquaculture ponds.
Van Ngoc Thinh, WWF
Viet Nam Country Director, said that the WWF and Microsoft shared a vision to
reduce vulnerabilities and build resilience to counter the impacts of climate
change in
"We believe
that this partnership is an excellent example of how business can step up and
help support national efforts in addressing challenges in an area," he
said.
Old
hydrofoils may be scrapped
The Transport
Ministry has asked Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to continue the suspension
of hydrofoils between
The move was made
after safety inspections between February 27 and March 22 revealed a total of
258 faults on eight of the 10 vessels. This included technical faults in the
cockpits, cabins and engines.
Minister Dinh La
Thang said the faults posed a high risk of accidents, including fires, due to
shortcomings in the vessels' engine and power systems.
He said the
problems could only be temporarily fixed as most of the vessels had been
operating for more than 20 years and had been repaired many times.
In January this
year, a hydrofoil burst into flames while carrying 85 passengers from
Thang proposed the
Government issue a decree banning the use of high-speed tourist vessels after
20 years' use.
In an earlier move
to ensure passenger safety, the transport ministry has also suspended the
operation of all hydrofoils operating on one motor.
Immunisation
week seeks to allay vaccination fears
The Ministry of
Health launched the second World Immunisation Week (April 24-30), an
initiative of World Health Organisation, at a ceremony in
Tran Dac Phu,
director of the ministry's Preventive Medicine Department, called for
stronger commitment and active involvement of the whole political system,
leadership of provinces and cities as well as the larger community in
ensuring success of the National Expanded Immunisation Programme (EPI).
He said all
localities should improve their communication towards strengthening parents'
belief in immunisation and thus increase the rate of vaccinations in the
country.
Health experts said
at the meeting that some adverse reactions relating to hepatitis B vaccine
had worried parents and decreased the vaccination rate. On the other hand,
the decrease in vaccination rate had been blamed for the recent occurrence of
measles outbreaks in many localities, they noted.
The Immunisation
Week aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages
against disease. It also aims to raise public awareness of the importance of
vaccinations for shielding children from diseases during the first stage of
their lives.
During this week,
people will be provided with information about vaccines available to protect
them against diseases, encouraged to check their own vaccination status and
that of their family members and how to get vaccines they need from their
local health practitioner.
According to the
WHO, immunisation prevents an estimated 2-3 million deaths every year, but
one in five children still misses out on this safeguard.
More than 100
professors and researchers from 17 countries worldwide on April 27 gathered
at the second International Conference on Computing, Management and
Telecommunications (ComManTel 2014) in the central city of
The event, to last
until April 29, is being co-organised by Da Nang-based
A total of 53 reports
will be presented at the conference, focusing on new and applicable research
projects such as wireless telecommunications, robots, sensor networks and
cloud computing applications.
Many of the authors
come from world-renowned universities such as Queen’s University (
Addressing the
event, Vice Chairman of the
The conference also
significantly contributes to
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