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Black bean
beetles torment Dong Nai
Black bean beetles
have overtaken households in Xuan Thanh Commune in the southern province of
Residents have been
trying a variety of methods to eradicate them, but none of them have proved
effective, including insecticides.
Vo Thi Tuyet, a
resident in Xuan Thanh Commune, said that thousands of beetles were flying
into her house each day, forming dark streams
"I don't know
what to do. It's really disturbing," she said.
She said no matter
how hard she tried, the beetles reappeared every few days.
Ngo Tran Tien,
another resident in the commune, said black bean beetles could be found on
the ceilings, floors and walls.
"There are so
many bugs that the noise they make sounds like it's raining outside. My
family have to sleep in the garden sometimes," he said.
According to
locals, black bean beetles reproduce when it was going to rain or in humid
conditions.
These bugs do not
transmit diseases to humans, but with the thick density in the house, they
generate odors that could cause allergic reactions in sensitive areas.
Last June, black
bean beetles invaded hundreds of households in An Vien Commune in Trang Bom
District, disrupting daily life. People there were told to sweep out the bugs
and burn them.
The provincial
agriculture and rural development department has admitted there was no
effective way of getting rid of this kind of bug.
36 die in
traffic accidents during national holidays
Thirty-six people
died and 37 were injured in 68 traffic accidents during the national holidays
of Liberation Day and Labour Day, which fell on April 30 and May 1
respectively.
According to a
report by the National Traffic Safety Committee, the traffic police issued
fines for more than 23,000 traffic safety violations, and temporarily seized
48 cars and more than 2,100 motorbikes and other vehicles.
Earlier, Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had sent an official message to the ministries and
relevant agencies to improve the management and control over the prices of
goods and services during the holidays. The Prime Minister also asked these
agencies to ensure smooth transport and social order, especially at tourism
sites and entertainment centers.
Massive
fire breaks out at Phong Khe industrial zone
Thousands of square
metres adjacent to the Thanh Dat paper mill in Phong Khe industrial zone,
northern Bac Ninh province, were ablaze for hours despite the inclement rainy
weather on May 4.
The fire broke out
around 7pm on May 4 at a warehouse located at the Thanh Dat paper mill then
rapidly spread to immediately surrounding areas in the Phong Khe Industrial
Zone (IZ).
Four fire engines
from Bac Ninh and around 20 others from
It took three hours
for fire and rescue forces to get the blaze under control. The warehouse was
completely destroyed, causing huge property losses, but no serious injuries
or loss of human lives were reported as workers were on holiday (April 30 and
May Day).
*** At around 8pm
the same day, an oil ship in Dong Nai river caught fire, killing two and
injuring one.
Witnesses said
after a big explosion, the ship carrying about 1,000 cubic metre near An Hao
wharf in Bien Hoa city, southern Dong Nai province, burst into flame.
Thanks to timely
rescue efforts, the blaze was kept under control within two hours.
Functional agencies
are identifying the dead victims and conducting an investigation into the
case.
Buddha gem
statue presented to Truong Sa pagoda
A gem statue of
Quan The Am Bo Tat (Avalokitesivara, the Buddhist bodhisattva associated with
compassion), was donated to Truong Sa Lon (Big Spratly) Pagoda in Truong Sa
district, the central province of Khanh Hoa, on May 4.
The statue was a
gift of Tung Van Pagoda from northern Vinh Phuc province to Truong Sa Lon.
Monk Thich Nguyen
Cao, head of Tung Van Pagoda, said the statue is 1.6 metres high and weighs 2
tonnes. It is made of semi-precious stone with the face inlaid with gold.
The activity was
part of a visit by representatives from many provinces and organisations to
the islands of Truong Sa archipelago.
On this occasion,
the delegation held a ceremony commemorating the Vietnamese people who laid
down their lives for the country’s sea and island sovereignty.-
Visitors
flock to President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
More than 60,000
visitors, including 15,000 foreigners, visited the President Ho Chi Minh
Mausoleum and relic site in
On May 1 alone, as
many as 24,532 people paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at the mausoleum
and visited the house in which he lived and worked, as well as
On the occasion,
the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Guard High Command, in conjunction with
the Military University of Art and Culture, held an art performance
celebrating the nation and its former leader, attracting a crowded audience.-
Hai Phong
police seizes over 1kg of drug
Police in the
northern port city of
Vuong, 40, residing
in Ngo Quyen district, Hai Phong city, was found to hide drugs in his place.
According to Hai
Phong police, Vuong has criminal history record of murder conviction.
Further
investigation is underway.
Bac Lieu
chairman Pham Hoang Be dies
Chairman of the Bac
Lieu provincial People’s Committee Pham Hoang Be has died of serious illness
at the age of 59.
After 4 months
spent in hospital for treatment, Chairman Be passed away in the early hours
of April 30. He had been ill since 2013.
Pham Hoang Be was
elected as the Chairman of Bac Lieu Provincial People’s Committee in June
2011.
Born in the
southern province’s Phuoc Long district, Be joined the country’s
revolutionary cause in December 1972 and took several key positions in the
locality.
Funeral details
will be announced soon, according to Bac Lieu provincial authority.-
Students
learn about
Young people in the
During the event,
organised by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee,
participants took part in a wide spectrum of activities such as watching film
screenings, meeting with war heroes, and joining community-based games.
Particularly, they
engaged in a computer game called “7554” which is named after the day when
the
On this occasion,
the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee presented gifts to
people with difficulties.
Similar festivals
are being held in six other cities and provinces nationwide., including Nam
Dinh, Hung Yen, Quang
Vietnamese
raise funds for fire victims in Laos
The Vietnam
Association in the Lao capital
The Vietnamese
community in
According to Nguyen
Van Tu, the association’s president, the fire destroyed many stalls,
including 40 belonging to Vietnamese people.
Thong Khan Kham is
one of Vientiane's most renowned marketplaces and sells everything from fresh
produce to baskets, clothing and tools.-
General
Giap statue presented to Dien Bien’s museum
A ceremony was held
on April 30 in the northwestern
The bronze statue
is 83 cm high and weighs 115 kg.
General Giap was
born in 1911 in Loc Thuy commune, Le Thuy district , central Quang Binh
province. He passed away in
As one of modern
Established in
1984, the museum displays 270 objects and more than 200 paintings and photos
of great historical value. Many of them honour the Vietnamese war heroes who
contributed to the victory of Dien Bien Phu on May 7, 1954, over French
forces.-
Vietnamese
Buddhists celebrate Buddha’s Birth in Japan
Amid the global
atmosphere ahead of the upcoming United Nations Day of Vesak, the Vietnamese
Buddhist clergy and followers in
The pagoda has long
served as a place for the Vietnamese to worship.
Ambassador Doan
Xuan Hung highlighted the day of Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death as
an occasion for embracing ties among the Overseas Vietnamese in
The Buddhist monks,
nuns and followers are hoped to make more contributions to the development of
the Vietnamese community in the host country, Hung said.
Most Venerable
Yoshimizu Daichi sent his best regards to the expatriates and expressed his
pleasure at the active operation of the Vietnam Buddhist association.
Recognised as a
member of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in 2013, the association is expanding
its operation in
This year
Buddhism has been
practiced in
Three
police officers killed in car accident
Three police
officers died and two others were injured in an auto accident in
Senior
lieutenant-colonel Dao Vinh Thang, head of the municipal Traffic Police
Department, said a car was carrying five police officers to patrol the Ha
Noi-Ninh Binh route when a truck crashed into it on the highway in Ha Nam
Province.
All of the police
officers were taken to Viet Nam-Germany Hospital for treatment.
The Ha Noi police
department is working with local police in Ha Nam Province to determine the
cause of the accident.
Two
children drown in Bac Giang Province
Two children, ages
seven and nine, drowned in a pond in An Chau Village, Son Dong District in
northern
The two children
lived in the district and reportedly could not swim.
Figures compiled by
the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs show that more than 6,000
children drown every year in
The number of
child-drowning deaths in the country is 10 times higher than in other
developing countries.
A cold spell was
expected to hit the
The cold air would
cause temperatures to drop 3-5 degrees celcius.
Ha Noi should see
rain in early morning and at night during the upcoming days.
Education
leaders meet at Going Global forum
Over 1,000 leaders
of higher education, business and government gathered in
Professor Dr Bui
Van Ga, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, chaired a breakfast
session focused on higher education partnerships in
The ‘Viet Nam-UK:
Partnership for Mutual Development' breakfast session on Thursday welcomed 40
vice-chancellors from leading higher education institutions and
organisations.
Participants were
introduced to unique and innovative partnerships with employers and
researchers that have been enabling the
The
Professor Tran Ngoc
Ca, head of the US-based Science and Technology Office, talked about 10 areas
of priority within
He also shared his
expertise in developing public - private - community partnerships to
facilitate innovation in science and technology and forming collaborations
with US partners in key areas such as biotechnology and agriculture and stem
cell research.
Ga joined the
president of the Education Council of Turkey and the president of the
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development of Brazil to
discuss the role of internationalisation in emerging economies.
The Vietnamese
delegation also held a bilateral meeting with Sir Martin Davidson, chief
executive of the British Council, and Martin Williams, director of higher
education at the Department of Business, Skills and Innovation. During their
meeting, Ga highlighted the areas that the
The Newton Fund,
the latest initiative by the British government to provide nearly 400 million
pounds to support innovation in 15 focus countries which include
Vacationers
crowd national hotspots
The country's
popular tourism spots have reportedly been overrun during the five-day
holiday that began on Wednesday.
In the southern
costal city of
"On May 1
there were 50,000 – 60,000 people coming to the city," Tran Van Truong,
director of the city board that manages tourist spots, was quoted as saying
by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.
Con Dao island has
seen over 1,000 visitors and many others had to change their destination
because airlines and ships to the island were full.
At least 68,000
people are visiting Phan Thiet and popular tourist spots near the town like
Ham Tien – Mui Ne, Hon Rom, and Doi Duong, 13 per cent higher than a year
ago.
"Most of them
are Vietnamese and have come with tourism companies," a spokesperson for
the Binh Thuan Province Culture, Sports and Tourism Department said.
The overcrowding
was also visible elsewhere in the central city. Visitors were tired of
waiting to board Vinpearl's cable car.
"My family
waited until afternoon to go to Vinpearl hoping there would be fewer people
then, but we had to wait for more than 20 minutes for the cable car,"
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thu, a visitor from Da Nang, said.
Tourists also
flocked to
"Too many
tourists have come to the old citadel of
While the city only
has 7,000 hotel rooms, 17,500 visitors have arrived, 20 per cent higher than
last year.
In Thuan An and
Lang Co beaches, no rooms are available without prior booking.
The relic sites
have been attracting 39,000 people every day.
Around 11,000
visitors, or triple the normal number, have come to Phong Nha cave in the
central
In
April 30 and May 1
are holidays for National Liberation Day and International Labour Day, and
many organisations have given their staff Friday off after they worked the
previous Saturday.
War
veterans recall memories of Dien Bien Phu
War veterans and
ex-youth volunteers recalled their memories of fighting in Dien Bien Phu
battle at a get-together in
Speaking at the
event, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee
Nguyen Thien Nhan underscored the significance and great historical value of
He expressed his
gratitude and respect for President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap –
commander in chief of the campaign, as well as thousands of soldiers, youth
volunteers and civilians for their heroic services and sacrifices that made
the victory possible.
On the occasion,
the VFF presented gifts to attendees and its former officials.
The same day, a
music show was held in
Vietnam-Laos
border belt road opens to traffic
The Pom
Lot-NuaNgam-HuoiPuoc belt road in the northwest
Built at a cost of
VND1.3 trillion (US$61.1 million) from the government bond source, the
concrete road is nearly 80 km long and 5.5 m wide.
Almost 100 km from
Speaking at the
opening ceremony, Deputy Defence Minister Do Ba Ty underlined the importance
of the road for promoting socio-economic development and ensuring security
and defence in the locality and the northwest region.
It also plays an
important role in protecting the country’s border sovereignty, he stressed.
According to the
provincial People’s Committee Chairman Mua A Son, the route will help connect
Dien Bien with
Constructed in
2009, the road has been mostly finished, helping shorten the distance between
Dien Bien Phu city and the Lao city of
New museum
commemorates
A new museum which
celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory will be
inaugurated on May 5.
Tourists will learn
about the victory through the photos and objects displayed at the new
The victory played
a decisive role in ending
The battle occurred
in Dien Bien between March and May 1954 under the command of General Vo
Nguyen Giap. The victory led to the signing of the 1954 Geneva Accord in
which
Located in Muong
Thanh District, Dien Bien city, the old museum displays 270 objects and more
than 200 paintings and photos of great historical value. It also has huge
outdoor exhibits such as artillery guns, cannons, tanks and machine guns.
It was upgraded at
the end of 2003, and its exhibition sections were reorganised to give visitors
a panoramic view of the nine-year long resistance war against the French and
the remarkable
Spread over a total
area of 7,000 square metres, the new museum has about 1,000 objects divided
into five exhibit sections, featuring the strategic location of Dien Bien
Phu, the enemy's scheme at Dien Bien Phu, the Party's guideline regarding
preparations for the Dien Bien Phu Campaign, the impact of Dien Bien Phu at
home and abroad and the present-day Dien Bien Phu.
The indoor exhibition
area in the new museum is triple the size of the old one.
On the occasion, a
statue of late General Vo Nguyen Giap was donated to the museum April 30.
Measuring 83
centimetres in height and weighing 115 kilograms, the bronze statue sits in
the commemorative room of the museum. It is an expression of gratitude for
the great contributions made by the general to the Vietnamese revolution,
particularly the
It also helps to
educate Vietnamese people, especially the younger generations, about the
moral values and talents of General Giap, who was born in 1911 in the central
Along with the
statue, the room also has photos of heroes of the People's Armed Forces, and
the youth volunteers who transported supplies to the battlefield during
Source: VNN/VNA/VNS/VOV
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Thứ Hai, 5 tháng 5, 2014
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