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Two
Vietnam-built Tarantul-class corvettes launched
Brigade P-TL 167 of
the Vietnam People’s Navy on July 17 received two Tarantul-class corvettes
(Molniya class) capable of destroying targets in the air and at sea.
The warships,
dubbed HQ 377 and HQ 378, were built by HCM City-based Ba Son Shipyard under
a contract to build six such corvettes for the Vietnam People’s Navy, using
the Russian technology.
The vessels,
equipped with the state-of-the-art technology, help the Vietnam People’s Navy
strengthen its combat capacity to defend national sea and airspace.
The training will
provide a series of capacity building activities to assist local officials
learn of the best practices in the PPP model and develop a better
understanding of basic knowledge in planning and procurement for PPP water
and waste infrastructure projects.
At the signing
ceremony, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Ngoc Tuan
said he hopes the training will render valuable insights on the structuring
of water and waste projects to help the city meet the needs of the community
in infrastructure development.
The city has called
on private businesses to invest in building and developing infrastructure
through the PPP model in order to effectively exploit and use private sources
for socio-economic development, Tuan said.
For his part, SCE
CEO Kong Wy Mun said through the training, the two sides look forward to
fostering mutually beneficial cooperation between
The first phase of
the training programme lasted from July 16-18.
Promoting
Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam cooperation
Representatives of
the legislatures of
The signing
ceremony took place in
The MoU focuses on
coordinating law enforcement forces for combating and preventing trans-border
crime, and joint efforts to fight human and drug trafficking.
It also provides
for more comprehensive measures to implement bilateral and multilateral
cooperation agreements to facilitate cross-border trade and the exchange of
goods in the development triangle area.
The next conference
is scheduled to be held in
Meeting with
delegates on the sidelines of event, President of the Cambodia National
Assembly Heng Samrin spoke highly of the cooperation among the three
countries’ law enforcement agencies.
Their efforts have
contributed significantly to supporting and promoting development in the
region; fostering peace, friendship and cooperation and improving the social
welfare for people residing along the borders, he said.
The development
triangle area comprises 13 provinces: Mondulkiri, Stung Treng,
Rattanakiri and Kratie of Cambodia; Attapeu, Saravan, Sekong and Champassak
of Laos; and Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Binh Phuoc of Vietnam.
An official from
the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has said that
Lai Xuan Thanh,
Director of the CAAV, said on July 18 that the agency and the national
flagship carrier Vietnam Airlines had reached an agreement to change the
routes of all flight going through those areas that see violence.
Currently, Vietnam
Airlines is the only domestic airline in
Concerning the most
recent Malaysian Airlines plane crash, Thanh said, “The incident has shocked
the world. It’s unbelievable. If it turns out to be true that a civil plane
was shot down, it would be really a terrible catastrophe for the entire
aviation industry.”
Heavy rain
causes flooding in Ha Noi
Due to influence of
typhoon Rammasun, Ha Noi Capital and
Heavy rain flooded
badly many main street routes in Ha Noi Capital like streets of Nguyen Phong
Sac, Duong Dinh Nghe, Pham Hung, Xuan Thuy, Noi Bai – Pham Van Dong ...
Floodwater caused
traffic jam and motorcycle engine failure during several hours in the areas.
By 7 am on
Thursday, Rammasun was located 390 kilometers of east southeastwards of
Within next 24
hours, the storm will move between west northwestwards and northwestwards at
20-25 kilometers per hour, said center.
By 7 am on Friday,
the storm will be centered 250 kilometers of northwards of
According to
forecast weather, within next 48 -72 hours, Rammasun will change its
direction towards west northwest at 15-20 kilometers per hour.
Under typhoon's
influence,
In the evening of
July 18, the territorial water of the
‘Rammasun’ storm is
forecasted as a strong storm with complicated direction; therefore, local
authorities and fishermen need to pay attention to give immediate instruction
to deal with the storm, added Center.
Overseas
students give VND 50 mln to coast guards
170 overseas
Vietnamese youths who are working and living in more than 30 countries around
the world attended an exhibition on
The exhibition
displays over 200 ancient maps, publications, royal documents, photos and
artifacts indicating the national sea and island sovereignty.
There are ancient
documents in Han (Chinese script) and Nom (Vietnamese ideographic script)
issued by Vietnamese feudal States from the 17
th to 20th
affirming
In related news, a
delegation of overseas students and Vietnamese in
Surveillance Team
No 3 at
Four dead,
eight injured in Long An bus-lorry collison
Four people died
and eight others injured when a 16-seater coach and a lorry collided
yesterday on the
The victims were
taken to the
Le Ngoc Huy, a
doctor of the hospital's Emergency Aid Ward, said that two of the people
admitted had serious injuries. One, a 24-year-old female, had cerebral trauma
and haemorrhaging. Another female, a 55-year-old, had a ruptured spleen and
cerebral trauma.
The six other
victims, aged between nine and 54, have light injuries, They come from the
southern
Police are
investigating the cause of the crash.
The comprehensive
cooperation among media agencies of
Cuong made the
remarks during a working session with Director General of Turkish Radio and
Television Corporation (TRT) Ibramhim Sahin on July 16, seeking measures for
closer cooperation between the two countries in the field of radio and TV
broadcasting.
So far,
Ambassador Cuong
stressed the need to promote the exchange of broadcasting programmes,
especially TV music shows.
The TRT Director
General suggested both sides fully tap their cooperation potential to
introduce culture and music of each country to audiences.
TRT has sent VOV a
number of music programmes in preparation for the Turkey Music Week in order
to help Vietnamese music connoisseurs understand more about Turkish cultural
identity, said Sahin.
He expressed his
wish to visit
Sahin also thanked
E-Government
symposium targets customer satisfaction
Vietnamese and
international experts from around the globe gathered in Danang city on July
17, presenting the state-of-the-art and most recent innovations in
e-government.
The symposium was
considered a premiere platform for governmental leaders and information
technology professionals from a variety of disciplines to share experiences
and discuss key initiatives which influence and shape government strategies
and implementations.
Speakers examined a
variety of topics including E-Government development and key initiatives for
smarter cities, better data management, and mobile government and e-services.
They provided an
overview of
An exhibition
showcasing the latest technologies and products serving E-Government
development in
The event is the result
of the joint efforts by the Danang municipal People’s Committee and the
International Data Group (IDG ASEAN).
Five
Vietnamese students receive Singaporean scholarships
Five outstanding
Vietnamese students have received scholarships to begin their study at
Singaporean universities in August.
They are Ton My
Linh (second year student at
At the awards
ceremony on July 16, Ambassador to Vietnam NG Teck Hean said education is one
of key cooperative fields between
Efforts to
return Vietnamese martyrs’ remains from Cambodia
Representatives of
the Vietnamese defence attaché office in
At the meeting in
Kandal province on July 16, the two sides reviewed their work in the three
Cambodian localities and agreed to continue it in accordance with the
agreement signed by the two countries’ committees in charge of the work.
Colonel Nguyen Anh
Dung, defence attaché at the Vietnamese Embassy, presented an amount of US$34,000
to assist the work to the Cambodian side.
Colonel Prum Din,
Commander of the Special Military Zone, affirmed that despite difficulties,
The two sides have
to date searched and returned remains of over 16,000 Vietnamese martyrs.
In the three
Cambodian localities alone, remains of 1,675 Vietnamese voluntary soldiers
have been found since 2001.
German
foundation donates respirators to
President of the
Heart to Heart Foundation, Dr Irene Lejeune said that these respirators aim
to support infants’ respiratory system and will reduce the number of
fatalities and limit complications which do great harm to infants’ health.
Director of the
On the occasion,
doctors from the Heart to Heart Foundation shared experiences in taking care
of newborns through training courses.
Bus station
rakes in illegal fees
Transport
inspectors found numerous violations committed at the Can Tho coach station
in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho during their recent surprise inspection.
The inspection was
conducted following complaints from the transport businesses about the
station violating regulations.
The station was
found to have collected overnight parking fees at the rate of VND35,000 to
45,000 (US$1.7 to 2.1) per bus every night, which was 20 to 30 per cent
higher than the standard rate set by the municipal People's Committee,
announced the inspectors on Wednesday.
They also
discovered that fees were collected for such services as sanitation and
security, which should be have been a part of the coach station-use fees as
regulated, said Deputy Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Transport, Thach
Nhu Sy.
As a result,
transport businesses had to pay an additional 70 per cent as station-use
services fees.
Also, during the
inspection it was discovered that the station's facilities failed to meet
requirements as a first-class coach station, which it had been registered as
with local authorities. If named a first-class station, it benefits from
higher services fees.
At a recent meeting
with representatives from the transport ministry, Phuong Trang Tourism and
Transport Company Director Dang Trong Hien said his company had to pay nearly
VND1.8 billion ($85,000) per month for all services used at the station.
Around 70 transport
businesses often use the services at the Can Tho coach station.
Deputy Transport
Minister Le Dinh Tho ordered the Can Tho Coach Station Joint Stock Company,
which operates the Can Tho coach station, to stop collecting all illegal fees
and quickly adjust service fees to bring them on par with current
regulations.
He asked the local
transport department to inspect and identify those responsible for these
violations and punish them. The department was also instructed to regularly
inspect operations of coach stations in the city, particularly Can Tho coach
station, to prevent such future misdemeanours.
Further
support offered to fishermen captured by China
The Quang Ngai
provincial People's Committee on July 17 visited six fishermen of boat QNg
94912 TS who were illegally detained by
Deputy Chairman of
the provincial People's Committee Pham Truong Tho, leaders of the provincial
Fatherland Front Committee, and leaders of Quang Ngai province’s other
departments and branches encouraged the crewmembers and presented them with
VND 11.5 million each.
The fishermen
expressed their wish that the province’s departments and branches would
create conditions and help the fishermen to repair and build new boats to
maintain operations in their traditional fishing grounds.
The provincial
People's Committee ordered related departments and branches to continue
supporting the fishermen of boat QNg 94912 TS.
On July 3,
On July 15,
During their
detention, the Vietnamese Embassy in
Activities
show gratitude to martyrs and war invalids
Politburo member
and National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on July 17
presented gifts to a number of policy beneficiaries in Da Nang city and the
central province of Quang Nam.
In
* A national
conference was held in Hoi An city, Quang Nam province, on July 18 to honour
350 outstanding invalids, heroic Vietnamese mothers, and Heroes of the
People’s Armed Forces, as well as relatives of martyrs, revolutionary
contributors from 63 cities and provinces across the country.
The event was
jointly organised by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the
Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Public Security, Nhan Dan newspaper and
the Quang Nam provincial People’s Committee.
The honorees were
chosen as representatives of some 8.8 million revolutionary contributors
across the country. They were heroes during
The conference is
of great political significance on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of
War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27, 1947 - 2014), showing the affection,
gratitude and responsibility the Party, State and people feel towards those
who have made sacrifices for the fatherland's independence and freedom.
* On July 17, a
delegation from the Ministry of Public Security offered incense at the Bac
Tra My district Martyrs’ Cemetery and the Security Zone 5 historic site in
commemoration of heroes and martyrs who sacrificed for national salvation and
unification.
On this occasion,
the ministry also sent VND 500 million to the Bac Tra My district People's
Committee to upgrade the district martyrs’ cemetery, and presented VND 150
million to a boarding school for ethnic minority students in Nam Tra My
district.
Environment
protection fund started in Hai Phong
The Hai Phong
Environment Protection Fund (HEPF) was officially put into operation on July
16 as part of efforts to build Hai Phong into a green, civilised and modern
port city.
Vice Chairman of
the municipal People’s Committee Do Trung Thoai has been appointed as
president of the HEPF Management Council, while the vice president position
went to Bui Quang San, director of the Hai Phong Department of Natural
Resources and Environment.
The HEPF has a
charter capital of VND 30 billion (US$1.41 million) allocated from the State
budget within five years.
It is allowed to
mobilise sponsorship sources and to be supplemented with environmental
protection fees imposed on sewage, solid waste and mineral extraction;
compensations for environmental damages; and fines for administrative
violations of environmental protection.
The fund also includes
deposits by mineral exploitation companies, which will be used to address
pollution and recover environmental quality after extraction activities
conclude.
The HEPF is
authorised to provide preferential loans to organisations operating
programmes to restore the environment and preserve natural resources and
biodiversity in the locality.
The fund will also
review and classify the local environment projects that have demands for its
financial support based on necessity, effectiveness, expansion prospect, and
payback ability. They are then taken under accounts and the suitable forms of
financial assistance are decided.
IPs in city
can hardly house kindergartens
Operators of
industrial parks (IPs) in HCMC are encouraged to build kindergartens in these
industrial estates to take care of workers’ children, but land in such zones
is scarce to build childcare facilities, a source said.
Nguyen Quoc Vinh,
an officer at the construction department of the HCMC export Processing and
Industrial Zones Authority (Hepza), all such zones have not had kindergartens
for workers’ children except Hiep Phuoc IP in Nha Be District.
Vinh said Hepza in
cooperation with the city’s agencies has tried to find solutions to build
kindergartens in export processing and industrial zones in recent years. As
calculated, if kindergartens are to be built in such zones, the green area
must be narrowed down, adversely affecting the environment.
Industrial parks in
the city have been formed long ago without requirements on the development of
livelihood facilities for workers’ demand so these parks now cannot house
kindergartens or dormitories for workers, Vinh explained.
The city’s
authorities have approved kindergarten projects in five industrial zones in
accordance with Hepza’s proposal to meet the urgent demand of the workers.
The construction
costs of pre-schools in Tan Thuan and Vinh Loc industrial parks are estimated
at around VND48 billion and VND30 billion with capacities of 450-500 children
and 300 children respectively by 2015. The three others are in the pipelines
now.
Vinh said even if
all the available land at such zones is fully tapped, there cannot be enough
kindergartens for children. It is because the number of laborers has amounted
to 271,000, with over two-thirds being immigrants from other provinces.
The lack of
kindergartens in the city’s export processing and industrial zones has
frustrated workers as their children are not properly cared for at unlicensed
places.
Truck
accident leaves four dead
An accident in Long
An Province this morning, July 17, killed four and injured eight passengers
of a minibus.
At around 5:30am, a
16-seat minibus, en route from Tien Giang Province to HCM City, crashed into
a trailer truck while traveling at a high speed on the HCM City-Trung Luong
Highway.
The crash destroyed
the front of the minibus, immediately killing the two passengers sitting
closest to the driver. The driver himself was not killed.
Rescuers had to use
crowbars to get inside and help the passengers. Doctors at Cho Ray Hospital
said two other passengers died later and the other eight are receiving
treatment.
Long An provincial
police arrived at the scene and are investigating the cause of the collision.
Source: VNN/VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/ND
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Thứ Sáu, 18 tháng 7, 2014
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