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News Headlines 8/4
New leader for AIDS, drug committee
Deputy Prime
Minister Vu Duc Dam has been named the Chairman of the National Committee for
AIDS, Drug and Prostitution Prevention and Control.
According to Prime
Ministerial Decision No. 458/QD-TTg, signed on April 2, Deputy PM Dam will
replace Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the position from the signature date.-
Thai drug
dealer's death penalty upheld
The Supreme
People's Court in HCM City yesterday rejected the appeal of a 32-year-old
Thai national, Chimongkol Suaracha and handed him death penalty for illegal
drug trafficking.
During the first
trial, the HCM City People's Court was informed that the Vietnamese
authorities had detected nearly 2 kilograms of heroin concealed in two albums
in Chimongkol's luggage as she entered
The Thai woman, who
is a university graduate, had been promised a job at an automobile company in
Viet Nam by a stranger, before being taken to Brazil, where she met drug
dealers and collaborated with them to hide the drugs in her luggage and
smuggled them into Viet Nam.
Company
fined $43k for discharging waste
Sepzone-Linh Trung
Limited Company, located in Trang Bang District, was fined VND928 million for
discharging untreated water into Vam Co Dong River, provincial authorities
announced on Thursday.
The wastewater
treatment factory in the Linh Trung III Processing Zone, which belongs to
Sepzone-Linh Trung Limited Company, discharged 6,400 cubic meters of
untreated wastewater between January 12 and 14, according to the Tay Ninh
Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
Sepzone said the
factory experienced technical problems that overloaded the storage tanks in
the factory and that the company managed to fix the problems within five
days.
US
university signs up for student exchanges
The Viet Nam
National University-HCM City yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding
with California State University-Fullerton for academic exchange and
collaboration.
The exchange
activities will focus on the fields of economics and business, computer
science and engineering, mathematics, environmental engineering and
Vietnamese studies.
Ha
The Ha Noi People's
Court yesterday apologised to Pham Duc Binh of Hoan Kiem District for a
wrongful conviction handed down to him 14 years ago.
The apology,
witnessed by authorities and local residents, was followed by a statement explaining
that Binh had been unjustly convicted.
In March 2000, Binh
was sentenced to 30 months in jail for "embezzlement and illegal use of
socialist property" after the loss of VND179 million at a State-owned
department store he ran. During the trial, Binh maintained his innocence. An
appeal in January 2001 found Binh innocent of all charges.
Kidnapped
child rescued after 9 hours
Police in
The hospital's
cameras recorded the child being picked up by a strange woman while her
mother was at a registration desk.
After the child and
kidnapper, 23-year-old Nguyen Thi Thanh Tam, were identified, the police
spread out throughout District 4 in the afternoon and rescued the child. Tam
escaped but was arrested yesterday morning when she returned to the hospital,
police said.
Landslide
blocks traffic in Gia Lai
Heavy rains on
Saturday evening caused a landslide on National Highway 14 in
The traffic jam
problem was compounded because the road – a part of the HCM Expressway – is
currently under construction.
Hundreds of
coaches, trucks and vehicles carrying building materials are reported to have
been stranded following the landslide.
Quang
The Quang Nam
authorities on Thursday asked for co-ordination from agencies in apprehending
illegal gold miners working in the Bong Mieu gold mine in Tam Lanh Commune,
Phu Ninh District.
Recently,
especially after the Bong Mieu Gold Plant temporarily closed at the end of
last year, illegal gold mining occurred in the commune, causing public
disorder.
The illegal gold
mining was reported in communes bordering Bac Tra My, Nui Thanh and Tien
Phuoc districts.
Illegal miners
gained access to the mines because the areas they are located in are vast,
while the number of guards at the Bong Mieu Gold Plant were reduced after the
plant closed down.
Also, an initial
investigation of local authorities showed that some guards who had been
sacked by the plant lent a hand with the illegal mining, as they knew how to
gain access to the mines.
Authorities noted
that besides local people, about 500 people from other provinces and cities
came into the area to search for gold.
Although local
authorities set up guard teams to arrest illegal miners, the few guards could
not control the mining areas, which are hundreds of hectares in width.
Moreover, the 6666
Industrial Minerals Joint-stock Company was licensed to only sift minerals,
though it used cyanide, which caused environmental pollution.
The Quang Nam
People's Committee asked the Bong Mieu Gold Plant to work with provincial
authorities to tighten management in those areas in which the plant was
entrusted to supervise.
The Quang Nam
Department of Natural Resources and Environment was asked to work with the
Phu Ninh District People's Committee to check the 6666 Company's operation.
Violations resulting in pollution will be punished based on present laws.
The Phu Ninh
District People's Committee was assigned to provide information to local
residents to urge them to stop mining gold in the areas and set up a plan to
arrest violators.
Nguyen Ngoc Truyen,
chief of the provincial People's Committee Secretariat, said that the
province would set up a station to control illegal gold mining in Tam Lanh
Commune.
Also, the people's
committees of Nui Thanh, Tien Phuoc and Bac Tra My districts have
responsibility for assisting with the station's management board to check and
manage illegal mining in their localities.
More people
volunteer to donate blood
As
In the capital
city, more than 40,000 units of blood have been donated in the first three
months of the year, says Ngo Tien Dung, head of Ha Noi Red Cross Association.
This marks 33 per
cent of the annual target, he said, adding that more than 120,000 blood units
were donated last year.
Confirming a
year-on-year increase, the Ha Noi People's Committee Vice Chairman Nguyen Thi
Bich Ngoc said the blood donated so far meets more than 60 per cent of
patients' demand.
"This
improvement was made possible by a successful blood donation campaign,"
said Ngoc.
People from all
over the city started donating blood on April 1, in the build up to the
National Voluntary Blood Donation Day.
Over the weekend,
people in other cities and provinces flocked to donate blood to support the
cause.
More than 1,500
officials, youth union members, soldiers, policemen, civil servants and
workers in the southern city of
The city aims to
collect 26,000 blood units this year. It reported heartening responses to
blood donation drives during the Tet (Lunar New Year) and Spring festivals
earlier this year.
In the
Nho Quan District
led the provincial drive with 276 units. District authorities said the local
Red Cross chapter's message about the significance and responsibility of
making blood nations received a positive response with more people coming
forward.
The province's
target for this year is 5,000 units.
Officials in the
Cao Lanh City of Dong Thap Province, said more than 1,000 people have so far
registered to donate blood; and over 300 blood units were collected from a
third of the respondents last Friday.
Last year, it had
more than 28,000 blood donors, and targets an increase of 10,000 this year,
according to the provincial Blood Donation Steering Committee.
The
Local officials say
this has not only met the province's needs but helped ease shortages in
neighbouring provinces.
President
Sang backs joint university project
President Truong
Tan Sang yesterday asked municipal authorities as well as concerned central
government agencies to remove obstacles for investors and contractors of the
Viet Nam-Japan University.
During a visit to
inspect progress made in building the university, which is located in the
Covering a total area
of 36.6ha, the university is being constructed at an estimated cost of US$330
million, including $200 million in ODA from the Japanese Government.
Currently, 23ha of
the project area have been cleared, the President was told.
Work on the
university began in 2013 and it is expected to open in 2019 with the capacity
to accommodate 6,000 students.
President Sang
stressed the significance of the project, which he said would help Vietnamese
students learn about the latest scientific and technological developments in
The success of the
project will not only contribute to deepening the friendship between
He asked ministries
and capital city authorities to exert more efforts in removing obstacles for
the project's investors and contractors so that it can be completed on
schedule.
Currently, the Hoa
Lac Hi-Tech Park hosts 70 projects with a combined capital of VND5.4 trillion
($253 million). It has earmarked 1,586ha for the construction of
universities.
At least 30
people hospitalized after eating suspicious bread
Thirty people were
hospitalized after eating suspicious bread in
The patients in Da
Lat were rushed to the hospital from April 3-4 after suffering from headache,
severe abdominal pains, and vomiting.
Most patients were
treated at the
The case is
currently under investigation.
Memorial
held for fallen soldiers in Paris
A memorial service
to pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in the struggle for
The event attracted
a large number of Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) living in France and Buddhist
followers, aiming to promote solidarity amongst Vietnamese people both at
home and abroad.
Two maps of Truong
Sa (Spartly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands were displayed amid memorabilia
honouring the soldiers who laid down their lives to protect
The ceremony
provides Buddhist followers and OVs in
Venerable Thich
Tinh Quang, head of Khuong Viet Pagoda, said the ceremony beckons Vietnamese
people throughout the world to unite for national construction and defence.
The central city of
The plan, which was
officially announced on Saturday, will build
"The adjusted
urban plan will play a key role for strategic and sustainable development of
the city and the central and the Central Highlands regions," said
chairman of the city's People's Committee, Van Huu Chien.
"It's also a
legal base and a driving force to call for more investment in the city and
the central region," Chien noted.
As planned, the
city will include six inner districts and two suburban districts of Hoa Vang
and Hoang Sa, with an expected population of 2.3 million.
The city will be
built on 128,543ha, of which Hoang Sa (Paracel) islands are on 30,500ha.
The city, which was
recognised as a First Class city in 2003, will develop a 130ha centre for
finance, banking, trade and services in the downtown, and a 3,700ha coastal
service area.
Under the adjusted
plan, the city will develop public transport with 15 bus routes, eight Bus
Rapid Transit (BRT) routes and three metro routes, which aim to reduce carbon
emissions, as well as address overcrowding and traffic congestion.
The main route of
the city's Bus Rapid Transit system will help connect Son Tra peninsula to
the city's centre, Hoi An ancient town, My Son Sanctuary and the Ba Na Hills
resort, along with industrial parks, university areas and tourist
attractions.
Also, Da Nang
Airports will be expanded to host 15 million passengers in 2030, while Tien
Sa port will be upgraded to handle 5.5 million tonnes of cargo and 300,000
tourists per year, as well as new construction at Lien Chieu port.
The plan also
includes upgrading national highway No 1 and No 14G, as well as construction
of new ring roads.
Further, the city
will build a 100ha solid clean technology waste processing plant at Khanh Son
dump to treat 2,000 tonnes of waste per day.
The plan also
includes the development of industrial parks on over 1,100ha and a 397ha
centralised Information Technology park.
Last year, the
World Bank agreed to finance the Da Nang City Sustainable Development Project
with US$272.1 million, of which $202.4 million will be funded by the World
Bank.
The American firm
Rocky Lai & Associates Inc began construction of a 341-ha Da Nang IT Park
as the largest ‘Silicon Valley' in the central region of Viet Nam, with a
total investment of $278 million.
The city plays an
important role as a logistical centre for the coastal central region and the
East-West Economic Corridor, which links
Paediatrics
hospital faces overcrowding
Deputy Health
Minister Nguyen Viet Tien yesterday asked other hospitals in the capital city
and neighbouring provinces to support the National Hospital of Paediatrics,
which has been strained by overcrowding over the last two months.
Meeting with representatives
of the Ha Noi Health Department and hospitals, he said the Department of
Medical Examination and Treatment Management should oversee patient transfers
to other hospitals in a streamlined process.
He also recommended
that parents of children with respiratory problems visit local hospitals
first.
The meeting
followed media reports that the number of children admitted to the
From 1,400 in
February, the number has shot up to almost 1,700 in April, 30 per cent more
than the hospital's capacity, the reports said.
They cited deputy
director of the hospital, Le Thanh Hai, as saying three or four children were
having to share a bed in certain wards.
About 100-120
patients suffering from serious illnesses need respiratory ventilators while
200-250 need oxygen cylinders.
The respiratory
department has 14 doctors and 36 nurses, meaning each doctor is in charge of
21 patients, half of whom need respiratory ventilators.
The communicable
diseases department, meanwhile, is handling over 200 measles patients and
facing a shortage of equipment, doctors said.
Among the patients,
almost 500 are from Ha Noi, about 50 are from
Hai said that the
hospital requested that the Health Ministry facilitate the transfer of patients
to other hospitals and arrange funding for more medical equipment.
He also called for
the simplification of health insurance procedures to relieve the burden on
patients.
More than 280
international and Vietnamese spine surgeons and researchers are taking part
in a conference today of the Cervical Spine Research Society-Asia Pacific
Section in
"It's a great
opportunity for local surgeons to learn about the latest knowledge about
spinal deformities and cervical surgeries," he said.
"There is a
severe shortage of cervical spine surgeons in
"It is a modest
figure compared to other countries such as
The annual two-day
conference, which began on Friday, has attracted 170 participants from 20
countries and territories, including the US, Germany, France, Japan,
Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, China, India and Spain.
Myelopathy, spinal
stenosis, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, laminoplasty
and cervical pedicle screws are among the topics being discussed at the
meeting. Also scheduled from April 3-5 is the 20th meeting of the Spine
Society of HCM City. The Butterfly Foundation-SSHV Operative Spine Course
with live surgeries, to be held on April 7-8 at the Hospital for
Trauma-Orthopedics in
On April 9-12, the
Spine Society of HCM City will take part in the fifth International Spine
Symposium and Operative Spine Course organised at
A forum looking
into late General Vo Nguyen Giap and the Dien Bien Phu victory (1954-2014)
has been held at the
The April 5 event was
chaired by historian Alain Ruscio, L’Humanite newspaper reporter in
At the forum,
Ruscio analysed the historical background of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign and
highlighted the role of General Giap in the triumph, which marked a turning
point in the struggle for independence and decolonisation around the globe in
the 20th century.
He said despite its
predominance in troop strength and weaponry, the French army was still
defeated since it undervalued the Vietnamese people who were determined to
safeguard their country’s independence and freedom.
Recalling his
meetings with General Giap, Blanchemaison described him as a plain man who
loved French literary works and the values of the French Revolution in 1789.
At the function,
participants also underlined the role of other Vietnamese officials such as
Le Duc Tho and Nguyen Thi Binh who made great contributions to the signing of
the 1973 Paris Accords, ending the
They also talked
about the post-war development of the country and the growing partnership
between
Deputy PM
praises localities’ efforts to ensure traffic order
Deputy Prime
Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised authorities of 22 provinces and cities
nationwide, including Bac Giang and Ninh Thuan, for taking effective measures
to ensure traffic safety and reduce more than 20 percent of road deaths in
the first quarter of this year.
According to the Traffic
Safety Board of northern Bac Giang province, in the January-March period, 83
traffic accidents happened across the locality, killing 25 people and
injuring 65 others.
Compared to the
same period last year, declines were seen in the number of cases (33
percent), deaths (40.4 percent) and injuries (48.4 percent).
In the central
It also enjoyed
decreases in the number of accidents (66 cases), fatalities (19 people) and
injuries (95).
In efforts to
ensure traffic order, from the beginning of 2014 the two localities have
carried out a number of drastic measures, including intensifying patrols on
key roads, tightening the management of transportation services and vehicle
capacity as well as strictly punishing traffic violators.
Activities to
publicise laws on traffic safety and order have been organised regularly in
order to raise locals’ awareness.
According to the
National Committee for Traffic Safety, more than 6,500 traffic accidents have
occurred across
Traffic police have
handled nearly 998,000 violation cases, collecting total administrative fines
of 577 billion VND (27.1 million USD) and detaining 6,300 cars and nearly
115,000 motorbikes.
Lao Cai
helps residents recover from disaster
Authorities in the
northern mountainous
They have outlined
support plans for the local people, according to the standing board of the
provincial Steering Committee on Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue.
Initial statistics
show that nearly 100 houses along with public buildings and crops were
damaged by natural disasters in the province.
Bat Xat district
was the hardest hit, with 35 houses and hundreds of hectares of crops
damaged.
Over the past few
days, whirlwinds and hailstorms have also ravaged other
The agreement was
reached by Deputy Minister of Education and Training Tran Quang Quy and Lao
Deputy Minister of Education and Sports Kongsy Sengmany at a working session
in
In the coming time,
both sides will also provide the best possible conditions for teachers who
are sent to
At the session, the
two sides highly valued their close cooperation in training up a high-quality
workforce and sharing experiences, thus reinforcing the bilateral cooperation
in the field.
They voiced their
pleasure at the increasing number of exchange students, adding that
Project
ensures sustainable livelihood for
The Vietnam Red
Cross (VRC) held a conference in Kien Giang province on April 4 to review a
project on climate smart community-based disaster risk reduction in the
Mekong Delta.
Supported by the
Australian Red Cross and the German Red Cross, the project has been
implemented between July 2012 and December 2014 in 15 target communes in Kien
Giang and An Giang provinces.
Its overall goal is
to increase the resilience of regional vulnerable communities against the
current and projected impacts of climate change.
The project was
built on the VRC’s successful community based disaster risk reduction model,
which includes a range of training courses for communities, schools and for
emergency response teams as well as activities to improve early warning
systems and provide resources and equipment for communities.
It has extended
this model to integrate climate change adaptation considerations and has
drawn on the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement’s experience and expertise in
It has also
proposed and supported the implementation of livelihood and climate change
mitigation models, focusing on vulnerable groups such as women, children, the
elderly and people with disabilities.
Many models have
proven effective, helping ensure sustainable livelihoods for locals and
minimising the impacts of climate change.-
Power
transformer benefits Son La’s ethnic minorities
The Song Ma 110kV
transformer station in Huoi Mot commune, Song Ma district, northern Son La
province, was put in commission on April 4, expecting to aid economic
development in areas lying along the Vietnam-Laos border.
At the inaugural
ceremony, Tong Thi Phong, a Politburo member and Vice Chairwoman of the
National Assembly, said the station will work to connect ethnic minorities in
the province to the modern life as will contribute to safeguarding security
and defence on
Phong requested the
northern power authority and the provincial People’s Committee to quicken the
planning of other power supply projects to bring electricity to many remote
communes and village which are still unable to use this energy due to
geographical difficulties.
In the meantime,
the northern power corporation is working on a national power supply project
for ethnic minorities in Son La, aiming to benefit 30,100 households in 557
villages of 106 communes.-
Deputy PM
congratulates Khmer people for progress
Deputy Prime
Minister Vu Van Ninh has called on the Khmer ethnic group to act as role
models, especially in agricultural production and creating new-style rural
areas.
The official made
the appeal at an April 4 meeting with officials, dignitaries, monks, nuns and
Khmer Buddhist followers from 17 southern cities and provinces in the Mekong
Delta city of
At the event, which
was organised by the Steering Committee for the Southwestern region, Deputy
PM Ninh urged the country’s Khmer population to bring into full play their
traditional cultural identity along with ensuring political security and
social order and safety.
He also asked the
Khmer Theravada dignitaries to exert greater effort in Buddhist work to help
the Patriotic United Buddhist Association improve its performance.
Monks and nuns were
briefed on the socio-economic situation and national defence in the region as
well as the Party and State’s policies towards the Khmer ethnic minorities
over the past years.
The Deputy PM laid
stress on the need for ministries, branches and localities in the region to
implement national policies and guidelines on ethnics and religions while
paying more care to Khmer people.
On this occasion,
he wished all dignitaries and Khmer people a happy and safe festival.
According to Nguyen
Quang Phong, deputy head of the committee, in 2013 and the first quarter of
2014, authorities have effectively implemented the ethnic and religious
policies of the Party and the State, thus creating significant changes in
various fields.
Localities have
poured investment in socio-economic infrastructure and supported Khmer people
in production, vocational training, job generation and poverty reduction, he
said.
On this occasion,
the committee presented 26 certificates of merit to individuals who have made
great contributions to preserving and promoting Khmer people’s cultural
values.
Can Tho is home to
over 5,200 Khmer households with nearly 23,000 people who are living around
12 Khmer pagodas of the Khmer Nam Tong (Theravada).-
The Hanoi People’s
Committee plans to offer new housing for 222 families of those who rendered
great services during the war and help 329 others in the city to repair their
homes in the first six month of this year.
The move follows a
Government Decision to improve the living conditions for families of wounded
soldiers and revolutionary heroes in the city.
In the following
six months, the city will help build new houses for 840 families and repair
1,033 others.
As planned, up to
7,492 families of this group in
According to
preliminary data, about 10,000 families in the city require assistance in
building and repairing houses-
According to Vice
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Hua Ngoc Thuan, the city will attempt
to restrict new cases of HIV infection to under 0.08 percent by 2015, in a
bid to reduce the negative influence of HIV/AIDS on the city’s socio-economic
development.
In addition, the
city will also intensify education and publicity work in a bid to raise the
community’s awareness of HIV/AIDS, while focusing on providing
anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment for HIV carriers.
New treatment
methods with low expense will be also introduced to communities to help
people living with HIV easily access them.
Campaigns raising
awareness of how to prevent infections from passing between pregnant women
and their babies will be introduced in the hope of eradicating HIV infections
in newborns.
As of 2013,
In the 2006-2010
period, there were 6,500 new HIV cases per year , however the figure was
reduced to 2,200 from 2011-1013. The number of deaths caused by AIDS also saw
a reducing trend every year.
In the coming time,
the involvement of entire society is need to eradicate HIV/AIDS infection in
the city and the country in general as soon as possible, Thuan said.-
The Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development of Ho Chi Minh City on April 4 released
over 450,000 small fishes to the Tau Hu – Ben Nghe to enrich and develop
aquatic resources on the just cleaned canal.
Director of the
department Nguyen Phuoc Trung said the annual act helps disseminate the
information on the need to protect the environment and improve urban scene,
thus raising the public’s awareness on the issue.
The department
staff also delivered leaflets with content aimed at helping local residents
better understand the need to protect the biological diversity and aquatic
resources in general.
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