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Drug
patients return after fleeing rehab
The rehab center.
Nearly 30 of the
more than 300 voluntary drug patients who fled from a voluntary
rehabilitation centre in Hai Phong on Sunday have returned.
The northern port
city's People's Committee said when the addicts left the centre in Thuy
Nguyen District, police took steps to ensure there was no social disorder.
They urged
agencies, sectors and families of the patients to encourage them to return.
Director of the
centre Nguyen Quang Toan said patients were voluntary and were free to come
and go. This was why the centre has no fence, he said.
He added that the
patients disappeared following a recent decision to increase the
detoxification period from two to four years.
He said the centre
had left its doors gate open to welcome the addicts back.
Parents of some
addicts said they would take the addicts back to the centre in the next few
days, Toan said.
The centre was
established in 1996 and is providing treatment for more than 900 drug
addicts.
Three
foreigners arrested over credit card fraud
Spanish police have
recently arrested three Bulgarian nationals for forging credit cards to
withdraw approximately 40,000 Euros from ATMs in
More than 40
cardholders discovered their money had been withdrawn during June-August
period although they were not present in
At the hideout,
police seized a luxury car, seven small cameras, a list of all credit card
owners, different ATM spare parts, two laptops, materials for producing
device and memory cards and ten hard disk drives.
Police found that
they installed small cameras to secretly film credit data at ATMs in
Two members of this
ring are believed to have come back
Maritime
search, rescue drill conducted in Saigon–Vung Tau Channel
The Vietnam
Maritime Administration carried out a search and rescue exercise in the
Saigon–Vung Tau channel between Dong Nai port and
Nguyen Nhat,
Director of the Vietnam Maritime Administration, said the drill was to
establish a search and rescue system for port waters, particularly with
regard to receiving and processing of information, which enables the Port
Authority to effectively fulfill its duty to run search and rescue operations
and coordinate between all relevant authorities.
The exercise was
based on the scenario of strong southwestern wind, accompanied by big waves,
during which a dry cargo ship weighing 2,500 tonnes was traversing the
channel from
Consequently, the
ferryboat capsized and the passengers jumped overboard, whilst the cargo ship
went up in flames and spilled oil into the sea.
The Ho Chi Minh
Port Authority collaborated effectively and promptly with all the relevant
units, receiving and processing the necessary information to conduct search
and rescue operations at the accident scene, including taking people out of
the water, evacuating passengers from the ships, extinguishing the fire and
cleaning up the oil spill.
The drill was
completed in two hours.
According to the
Vietnam Maritime Administration, the maritime search and rescue division has
to deal with 200-250 cases every year, including foreign and domestic
accidents and incidents at sea, thus asserting Vietnam’s territorial
sovereignty and prestige as well as building a safety, reliable investment
environment in sea-based economic activities.
Conference
highlights role of national unity
The significance of
national unity and upholding its strength were discussed during a conference
held in
Co-organised by
Nhan Dan (People) newspaper and the Central Committee of the Vietnam
Fatherland Front (VFF), the event clarified the role and strength of national
unity for the revolutionary cause of the Party and the Nation, especially for
national industrialisation and modernisation, international integration and
national sovereignty.
National unity is a
crucial prerequisite for national development, making
According to Tran
Hau, member of the VFF Central Committee, Party congresses have acknowledged
the important role the Front and mass organisations play in encouraging
citizens from all walks of life to become involved in economic and social
management.
To reinforce and
promote national unity, the Party has outlined specific policies that aim at
the expansion and diversification of measures to involve more individuals in
the work of the VFF and mass organisations, as well as the improvement of
operational procedures, he added.
During the event,
VFF shared and analysed its experience in national and religious unity with a
view to stabilising and developing the country.
Presidents of
leading Russian universities are visiting
A number of
activities will be held under the project, including establishing direct
contact between Russian and Vietnamese universities, aiming to attract more
young Vietnamese citizens to study in
Introducing the
Russian delegation’s itinerary in Vietnam, Shafinskaya Natalia, chief advisor
for the Centre for Russian Culture and Science, said on September 15 Russian
university representatives are to hold working sessions with the Ministry of
Education and Training, several institutions and high schools in Hanoi.
The Russian
representatives are reviewing their educational services and discussing
future cooperation opportunities with their counterparts from
Most notably, they
are sharing thoughts on organising a series of scientific research
cooperation projects among Russian and Vietnamese universities.
They are to visit
some historical relics in
PM urges
universities to foster good morality and lifestyle
Prime Minister
Nguyen Tan Dung made the appeal at a ceremony in
In his opening
speech, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung emphasized the overriding mission of
Vietnam National University is to train high quality human resources and
nurture talent to facilitate development ofa knowledge-based economy.
The PM affirmed the
Vietnamese Party and State give top priority to developing education,
especially high quality human resources in tandem with the development of
science and technology.
He said the
2014-2015 academic year is of great significance for carrying out the Party
Central Committee’s resolution on comprehensive educational reforms to meet
the requirements of the country moving to a more industrial and modern
society.
He urged improving
training programs and curricula, teaching methods and examination system to
meet the demand for comprehensive international integration.
Drastic measures
should be put in place to develop a staff of lecturers and managers with good
political morality and lifestyle towards an advanced education in accordance
with the highest of international standards, Dung said
The Government
asked the University to co-ordinate with the Ministry of Construction to
speed up the implementation of a project to move two–three member colleges to
new locations in the next five years and put the
Savanakhet-Lao
Bao high speed rail project taking shape
The unprecedented
high-speed railway is designed to span 220 kilometres, running from the Lao
central
The agreement to
construct the project was signed on the occasion of the 9th Asia-Europe
Meeting Summit in 2012 with funding provided by
The railway, part
of the Southeast Asian railway network, is expected to significantly
contribute to economic development and trade between the two countries as well
as the ASEAN region.
Mathematical
achievements enhance
The outstanding
results achieved by Vietnamese students at the International Mathematical
Olympiad (IMO) provide a solid foundation for the country to build
mathematical development programs in the future.
Politburo member
and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen
Thien Nhan was speaking at a ceremony honouring 40 years of Vietnam’s
participation in the IMO (1974-2014) hosted by the Ministry of Education and
Training and the Vietnam Mathematical Society in Hanoi on September 14.
Additionally, Le Ba
Khanh Trinh won 3 honourary certificates and 1 special prize in 1979.
Among the winners,
nine students twice won gold medals and 6 achieved highest scores. During the
past 40 years,
“The
achievements made by the Vietnamese delegation at the IMO have encouraged
students nationwide to excel in their studies in other subjects.
Southern
border gates scan for Ebola
Although few
foreigners enter
All those who
arrive through the Song Tien gate on the Cambodian border in An Giang
province must walk through temperature scans, just as they now do at
international airport terminals.
However, Vietnamese
and Cambodian citizens who live near the border and who have IDs with a seal
proving their place of residence are allowed to cross the border freely.
However, if Ebola
is reported in
Between September
and November, the Song Tien gate, which links
Nguyen Van Dong,
deputy head of the International Health Quarantine Department at Song Tien,
said eight officials were coordinating customs people, border guards and
tourism officials to prevent any virus spreading.
Besides speaking
with his counterparts in neighbouring Dong Thap and Kien Giang provinces,
which both border
"No African
citizens have passed through the gate. If one traveller is found with the
virus, we will isolate the entire group," Dong said, adding that all of
the medical equipment and quarantine rooms were ready.
Dong said
Vietnamese officials were paying close attention as
"We are
confident that we can prevent the virus from spreading to the province, even
if it is found in neighbouring countries. Our system was set up a long time
ago to prevent the entry of people with swine flu, bird flu and SARS,"
he said.
At Tinh Bien,
another international border gate in An Giang, an infrared body temperature
screening system, is also being used.
However, according
to Nguyen Hoang Dong, deputy head of International Health Quarantine
department at the Tinh Bien border, more than 1,000 Vietnamese and Cambodians
cross the border every day.
Like at Song Tien,
instructions on how to detect and prevent the spread of the virus are posted
on walls.
An Giang has two
border gates where temperature measuring machines have been installed.
Tran Vinh Phuoc,
director of the An Giang Province's International Health Quarantine Centre,
said health inspections had been tightened recently.
If a traveller has
an unusual body temperature, he or she will go through a health check and
quarantine procedure.
In Tay Ninh
province, officials from Moc Bai and Xa Mat border gates are performing
similar tasks.
People arriving
through the border gates are generally required to provide home and work
addresses, or the name of their hotel and phone number.
They are also told
to contact the nearest health care centre if they develop sudden fever, sore
throat, headache, muscle pain, intense weakness, vomiting or other symptoms.
If a person arrives
at a border gate with high temperature, they will be quarantined before being
screened again asked to fill out a health declaration form.
If they are
suspected of carrying the Ebola virus, a blood sample will be taken to
Do Hong Son, deputy
head of the provincial
The hospital is in
charge of checking prevention procedures at the district's health centres,
Son said, adding that medical material and equipment as well as a quarantine
area for infected patients were available.
However, he said he
was concerned about the hospital's shortage of doctors and funds for buying
protective gear.
So far
Project
MORE helps
The statement was
made by Guy Rhodes, Head of Operations at the Geneva International Centre for
Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) at a workshop on Project MORE held in
Project MORE is the
result of cooperation of 15 countries in Europe and
A representative of
the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) said the way of recovering
from the effects of war in
Project MORE is a
channel to connect experts, technical staffs, managers and policy makers for
mine action cooperation, the representative stressed.
Vietnam-bright
spot in SEA fight against HIV/AIDS
Over 800 delegates
assembled on September 12 at a national scientific conference on HIV/AIDS and
other infectious diseases in Can Tho City.
Organisers of the
conference received over 114 submissions out of which 55 were selected for
presentation at the colloquium. The chosen reports focused new
infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS and paediatrics.
Dr. Pham Manh Hung,
President of the
With the lowest
rate of HIV infections in Southeast Asia, Vietnam has become a bright spot in
the battle against HIV/AIDS, which has not gone unnoticed by the
international community, he noted.
National Institute
of Infectious and Tropical Diseases Director Nguyen Van Kinh in turn said new
infectious diseases around the globe are on the upswing, particularly noting
the Ebola epidemic in African countries.
As of September 5,
2014, 3,944 cases of Ebola have been reported, including 2,097 deaths,
according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Additionally, the world is
facing a respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) epidemic in the
The health sector
in recent times has worked painstakingly to control infectious diseases, Kinh
said.
Tra Vinh
launches waste water treatment project
Construction of a
sewerage system using the German Government’s Official Development Assistance
started in the Mekong Delta
The system forms
part of the waste water treatment project that costs more than 17 million
EUR, including 12 million EUR from the German Government’s preferential loan.
The project will
address flooding that frequently occurs in Tra Vinh city during the rainy
season by upgrading existing sewerages and building a waste water treatment
system. The project is to be implemented from 2015 to 2018.
Tien Giang
fishing boats equipped with satellite devices
A French-funded
project has helped the Mekong Delta province Tien Giang install devices using
satellite technology on 83 local deep sea fishing boats, Nguyen Trong Tuy,
head of the province’s Division of Fisheries and Aquaculture, said.
The satellite
positioning machines, worth VND135 million (nearly US$6,430) each, were
installed on fishing vessels in Go Cong Dong district, My Tho city, and Go
Cong, Tan Phu Dong and Tan Phuoc townships.
Additionally,
fishermen were trained on equipment usage and maintenance.
Tuy said the
devices helped local authorities update fishermen on weather conditions and
locate the boats exactly in case of emergencies.
The division will
ask the provincial People’s Committee to equip ten more vessels with the
global positioning devices, he added.
Tien Giang
currently has approximately 1,400 fishing boats with a total engine power of
290,848 CV.
The installation of
global positioning technology is part of an international cooperation project
on monitoring fishing boats, fishing grounds and aquaculture resources using
satellite technology, also known as Movimar. The project is being implemented
in 28 coastal provinces and cities of
In 2009, the French
Government signed an agreement with
The satellite
positioning system has two components – the machines installed on the boats
and an onshore monitoring system. The equipment on the boats will
automatically transfer the coordinates and times of the boats’ positions to
the monitoring centre every two hours.
ASEAN health
ministers to gather in
Health delegates
from ASEAN region,
The event, with the
theme "Better health care for the ASEAN Community," will focus the
discussion on several salient topics including improvement of primary health
care with the goal of universal health coverage, non-communicable disease
prevention, and multi-sectoral co-operation in the prevention of newly
emerging infectious diseases.
"The event
will be a chance for ASEAN members to discuss health policies and share their
experience with an aim to build a healthy community in the region in the
coming years," said Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long at a press
conference on September 11.
"The event
also aims to improve peoples' health in the region by sharing our experiences
in tackling pressing health issues and thereby improving co-operation with
partner countries, like
At the event, the
ministry of health will speak about its achievements in health care and
preventative policy. Long specifically mentioned the results from the
successful implementation of the Millennium Development Goals like reducing
maternal and infant (0-5yrs) fatality rates.
Hosted by the
Ministry of Health of Vietnam for the first time, the meeting will also
include four side events focusing on a range of topics such as universal
health coverage by focusing on health insurance in the informal sector,
emerging infectious diseases prevention and control, policy response to
ageing populations, and advocacy for sustainable financing of the HIV/AIDS
response in ASEAN member countries.
Quang Ngai
increases afforestation efforts
The central coastal
The project has a
total funding of 42,750 EUR, including 40,050 EUR coming from the Finnish and
Dutch foreign ministries.
It will be
implemented at Son Tinh and Nghia Hanh districts and will be managed by the
Quang Ngai Cooperative Alliance.
The province’s
forests are rich in terms of valuable woods that could be used to manufacture
products serving domestic consumption and export.
Renovated
Ho Chi Minh square opens in Madagascar
A memorial site and
bronze bust of the late President were inaugurated at Ho Chi Minh square in
The statue, placed
in one of the city’s three squares named after revolutionary leaders, is
mounted on a marble dais and stands 3.4m in height. A plaque is attached
below, with President Ho Chi Minh’s quote “Nothing is more precious than
independence and freedom” in Vietnamese, French and local languages.
On July 5, 1911,
President Ho Chi Minh left
After witnessing
wide-spread suffering in
President Ho Chi
Minh established and fostered the friendship between
The city’s Mayor Ny
Hasina Andriamanjoto said
He also gave an
overview of the Vietnamese leader’s life and career, and called upon the
young generations to live by his example.
The ceremony was
attended by Prime Minister Kolo Christophe, Deputy Prime Minister Rakotovao
Rivo and 200 representatives from local ministries and agencies.
Vietnam to
host ASEAN Journalists General Assembly
The Confederation
of ASEAN Journalists (CAJ) executive board members convened in
VJA Chairman will
hold the position as CAJ Chairman for a two-year term.
Additionally (CAJ)
executive board members also approved the establishment of a CAJ journalism
training committee headed by VJA Vice Chairman Ha Minh Hue.
Attendees at the
meeting reviewed the implementation of CAJ cooperation programs in
In his speech, VJA
Chairman Thuan Huu said the meeting took place in the context that the ASEAN
is facing threats to regional peace, stability, security, and maritime safety
and freedom which is a common interest of ASEAN, the region and the world as
a whole.
However, the
situation is showing some positive signs as the regional economy is bouncing
back. To reach the goal of shaping a united ASEAN community by the end of
2015, the regional press circle should cooperate more closely to boost the
development of each country as a contribution to building a peaceful, united
and stable ASEAN.
He also reiterated
his association’s willingness to contribute more to CAJ to enhance the press’
role in expanding the ASEAN community.
Deputy Minister of
Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan also briefed the participants
on the media situation in
The Vietnamese
association joined the CAJ which was set up in 1975, when
Since its admission
to the CAJ, the friendship and cooperation between the VJA and the CAJ has
seen positive developments, significantly contributing to bilateral and
multilateral activities between organization members.
Two
sentenced to death for drug trafficking
The People’s Court
of central Thanh Hoa province issued death penalty sentences to two
defendants on trial on September 11 for their involvement in a major drug
trafficking case uncovered by local police last year.
The defendants are
Nguyen Huu Bang, 35, from the central
Additionally,
Bang’s spouse Le Thi At received a life sentence. Hung’s wife Phan Thi Vi was
sentenced to 20 years in prison, as was another accomplice, Van Thi Nga.
The defendants were
indicted for illegally transporting 54,000 synthetic pills, weighing over
5kg, from
Human
Development Index slows down
In
Last year,
The figure was
released at a ceremony in
Entitled
“Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building
Resilience”, the report provides a fresh perspective on vulnerability and
proposes ways to strengthen resilience.
At the ceremony, UN
Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Coordinator Pratibha Mehta pointed out
risks to vulnerabilities in
Nguyen Xuan Thang,
President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), said the HDR
stresses the need for the nation to be adaptable in confronting
vulnerabilities.
Thang added the
global HDR 2014 is an important source for the VASS to work with UNDP to
complete Vietnam HDR 2014.
Source: VNN/VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/ND
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Thứ Ba, 16 tháng 9, 2014
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