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The queen
of dairy cow named
A contest for 126
dairy cows in the northern province of Son La wrapped up on Wednesday with
the first prize of VND60 million given to a cow coded 1386 belonging to Bui Van
Dinh in Moc Chau Plateau, VietnamPlus reports.
The cow won the Moc
Chau Dairy Cow Beauty Contest thanks to its outstanding grace and ability to
produce more milk than other 19 rivals.
Dinh said he has
invested much in his cow and paid close attention to the breeding and
training of the cow. “I feed, wash and groom it; let it listen to music and
enjoy massage, and train it to stay calm in front of people,” Dinh shared his
winning secrets.
Total prizes of the
contest were worth VND1 billion and each cow of the final was given a cash
prize of VND3 million. The company also announced prizes for the first and
second runner-ups.
The contest is held
annually on October 14-15 to encourage cow owners to breed healthy, beautiful
and productive cows. It is also one of the attractive events for visitors in
Moc Chau Plateau.
Each of households
in Moc Chau owns from 30-100 cows. A cow can produce 25-40 liters of milk per
day.
National
Assembly to adopt new legislation
Deputies will adopt
laws on vocational training, taxation and citizen identification, and pass
two UN resolutions during the eighth session of the 13th National Assembly,
which convenes Monday and ends November 28.
During the
longest-ever session, deputies will discuss and adopt 18 laws, including the
amended laws on the organisation of the National Assembly, People's Courts,
People's Procuracy, social insurance, housing, real estate business,
investment and enterprises. They will also discuss and adopt laws on
vocational training, People's
Three resolutions
will also be adopted, including approval of the United Nations Convention
against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Deputies will also
review a report on social and economic progress in 2014, and goals for 2015.
They will also review reports on the implementation of 2014 State Budget; the
Government report on the implementation of the NA's resolutions on voter's
petition submitted to the 7th session of the NA; and the Government report on
the
They will also
debate the NA's Standing Committee's oversight of economic public investment
restructuring.
At the session, the
NA will take a vote of confidence on 50 positions elected or approved by the
NA or the People's Council, and give opinions on proposed construction plans
for the
The session will
broadcast on Viet Nam Television's channel VTV1 and the Voice of Viet Nam for
14 days, an increase of 3 days over the previous session.
Foreigners
caught in big brawl at
Two groups of
people including foreigners engaged in a brawl at a four-star hotel in the
northern city of
The violent fight,
that took place last Saturday, was caught by security cameras at the Pearl
River Hotel located in Duong Kinh District.
According to
initial information, at 11:30pm on October 11, Tran Hoai
Another group
including several foreigners and Tran Thi Hoang Mai, deputy director of the
Hai Phong’s Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, showed up at the
hotel the same time.
As they were
checking in, an argument suddenly erupted between Raymond Liew and two
foreigners from Mai’s group, leading to a brawl between some members from the
two groups.
As result of this
scuffle,
It is not clear
whether Malaysian national Raymond Liew was injured or not.
According to
According to Mai,
people from the two groups had teased each other before they were involved in
the fight. Mai added that they could not restrain themselves since they had
had some alcoholic beverages previously.
Police in Duong
Kinh District said on Wednesday that they are collecting evidence to probe
into the incident. Police also encouraged
Ministry of
Health and Novartis form partnership for health
Vietnam’s Ministry
of Health and Swiss healthcare company Novartis just signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) that aims to enhance the Vietnamese people’s access to
essential, affordable generic and innovative medicines, and strengthen the
country's science, medical and technology capabilities.
The Novartis
portfolio in
Tran Thi Giang
Huong, director general of International Cooperation Department under the
Ministry of Health and Stefan Stroppel, global head of Novartis Pharma
Services AG, signed the MoU on October 10 in
The MoU focuses on
four areas: science-based innovation and clinical trials, scientific and
academic cooperation, quality and local manufacturing, and patient access to
high quality, innovative healthcare.
“Novartis is
privileged to collaborate with the Ministry of Health to support a strong
healthcare system that covers the lowest income segments of the population,
and to provide the Vietnamese people with high-quality medicines,” said Joe
Jimenez, CEO of Novartis AG.
“Novartis is
committed to broadening our public-private partnership in
“The Swiss Embassy
in Vietnam is pleased with this groundbreaking partnership for health between
the Ministry of Health and Novartis, as it further strengthens the
longstanding and cordial relations between Vietnam and Switzerland,” said
Andrej Motyl, Swiss ambassador to Vietnam.
The MoU between the
MoH and Novartis Pharma Services AG is aligned with the pledge by the member
countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations during the recently
concluded 12th ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting in
In a joint
statement, the member countries pledged greater healthcare cooperation with a
vision of “a healthy, caring and sustainable ASEAN community”.
The joint statement
commits to extend cooperation in various fields, including strengthening the
health system and access to healthcare, among others.
Winners of
2014
Outstanding groups
and individuals winning the 2014 Vietnam Women’s Awards were honoured at a
ceremony held in
The ceremonh saw
the presence of Politburo members Nguyen Thien Nhan and Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
This year, the
annual national awards were given to five groups and 10 individuals, who made
significant contributions to national construction and defence.
On behalf of Party
and State leaders, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thien
Nhan praised the women’s achievements. He expressed his belief that the
winners would become successful and provide support to the community in
poverty eradication.
Nhan asked relevant
agencies to study, suggest and issue specific policies to promote Vietnamese
women’s potential and creativeness.
He hoped that there
would be further female leaders and officers participating in Party
committees at all levels, fulfilling their roles and potential, as well as
proving the support of the Party, the State, and authorities for progressing
womens roles.
On the occasion,
the VWU presented a VND4 billion canoe to the Navy and a VND12 billion patrol
vessel, coming from contributions made by women across the country to support
law enforcement forces protecting national sovereignty over sea and islands.
The VWU also
granted certificates of merits and presents to 28 female students who
achieved the highest marks in the entrance examination to universities and
colleges in 2014.
First
tunnel tube of Ca pass tunnel project completed
Drilling operations
on the right tube of the bi-tube Co Ma pass tunnel were completed on October
16 as the last stretch of rock was smashed through to the excitement of
engineers and miners inside the tunnel.
The tunnel through
Co Ma pass, situated on the National Highway 1A section of Van Ninh district
(Khanh Hoa province), consists of two parallel tubes measuring 500m in length
and 11m in diameter.
Its drilling began
in April at a total cost of VND570 billion (US$26.79 million). The left tube
is scheduled to be completed next month before the whole tunnel is open to
the public in September 2015.
The Co Ma pass
tunnel is part of the Ca pass tunnel project, which stretches 13.4km from Phu
Yen province's Hao Son commune to Khanh Hoa province's Co Ma commune with
total investment of VND15.6 trillion (over US$733 million).
The project comprises
two bi-tube tunnels – Ca pass tunnel (3.9km) and Co Ma pass tunnel (500m) –
and 9km of roads and flyovers along the route. The maximum speed for vehicles
travelling along the route will be 80km per hour.
As it is completed
in late 2016 and early 2017, the tunnel route is expected to reduce traffic
accidents on
Work starts
on Thai Ha Bridge across Red River
Ground was broken
in Hung Ha district, Thai Binh province on October 17 for the construction of
the Thai Ha Bridge over the Red River, located on the way connecting the two
provinces of Thai Binh and Ha
The route measures
2.846 kilometres in length, including over 2.1 kilometres of bridge and
nearly 690 metres of road, offering four lanes of traffic for vehicles to
travel at a designed speed of 80 kilometres per hour.
The
concrete-reinforced bridge will be built under a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT)
plan at a total cost of over VND1.7 trillion (US$79.9 million).
The project is due
for completion in 2016, with its investors allowed to collect toll fee on the
bridge for 19 years and two months, starting from October 18, 2016.
Addressing the
groundbreaking ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai praised the
investors’ non-State funding for transport projects, and expressed his belief
that local people world support land clearance to keep the project on
schedule.
The bridge is
expected to shorten the travel time between Thai Binh and Ha
Jetstar
Pacific Airlines selling 20,000 ‘zero fare’ tickets
Budget airline
Jetstar Pacific started selling 20,000 ‘zero fare’ tickets on October 17, as
one of activities to celebrate the 84th anniversary of the Vietnam Women’s
Union (VWU) (October 20, 1930 – 2014).
The tickets
(excluding tax and other additional fees) are available on the airline’s
website at www.jetstar.com or www.mobile.jetstar.com, as well as through
hotline 1900 1550 and the airline's ticket offices.
The airline has
launched the promotion programme from 11a.m on October 17 to 12:59pm on
October 20.
The special
promotion is applying for passengers, who book return tickets on Jetstar’s
domestic and international routes, including from Ho Chi Minh City to Nha
Trang, Da Nang, Hue and Phu Quoc; from Hanoi to Da Nang and Vinh; and from Ho
Chi Minh City to Bangkok and Singapore, with a normal ticket one way and a
‘zero fare’ return ticket.
S Korea,
Dr Ju-Ho Lee said
the country's steady climb in education spending during its "education
bubble" had not resulted in an increase in human capital, producing too
many graduates with low-wage jobs, among other problems.
During the
country's "education bubble" from 1990-2009, there was a
mushrooming of private tutoring to enter prestigious universities and a rapid
increase in student enrolment at low-quality universities.
Sluggish
institutional changes that did not keep up with demand and a lack of focus on
quality and diversity contributed to the education bubble, Lee, who is
working for the Korea Development Institute's School of Public Policy and
Management, said.
Lee, who spoke at
the Higher Education Reform-Learning from Successful Countries workshop, said
Also speaking at
the workshop, Professor Morshidi Sirat, Head of Malaysia's Higher Education
Department, said his government had focused on effective governance and
financing models for higher education institutions.
They had also put
more emphasis on equipping university graduates with the tools necessary for
a knowledge-based economy, and strengthened national innovation by creating
stronger links between Malaysian firms and universities.
Sirat said that
higher education could be used as a tool to develop new diplomatic
relationships and education exchange between
He said that
The workshop was
held by the Viet Nam-based Southeast Asian Ministers of Education
Organisation's Regional Training Centre in co-operation with the World Bank
Group.
Participants
included university and college rectors and
Helmets
gifted to 5,000 primary students
Helmets were given
away to more than 5,000 primary school students in the provinces of Ha Tinh,
Quang Binh, and Dong Nai this week under a national traffic safety programme
called Helmets for Kids.
The programme is
organised by the National Traffic Safety Committee in co-operation with the
Ministry of Education and Training and Asia Injury Prevention Foundation, and
US medical devices and pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson
underwrote the cost of the helmets on this occasion.
Duong Van Ba,
deputy director of the ministry's Student Affairs Department, said
communities could donate helmets and media activities could be used to raise
public awareness of helmet use by children, he said, adding that local
governments are enforcing traffic safety regulations, especially those
related to helmet use.
Int’l
experience in climate change adaptation shared
International
experience in implementing policies on climate change adaptation was shared
at a conference held in Nha Trang city in the central
Organised by the
National Assembly’s Committee on Science, Technology and the Environment, the
event attracted the participation of more than 60 delegates from ministries,
economic sectors and localities along with a cohort of Vietnamese and foreign
scientists.
In his opening
speech, Chairman of the Committee Phan Xuan Dung stressed that climate change
is posing a risk to
In their
presentations, experts noted that
Dieter Seifried,
Director of the German company Eco-Watt GmbH, presented his country’s policy
on environmental protection and energy, which focuses on replacing
traditional energy sources with renewable ones.
As a result,
Meanwhile, Dorothea
Konstantinidis, a German expert on climate change said apart from government
efforts to develop effective policies, it was essential to involve the
private sector and the population at large in creating effective enforcement
models.
Konstantinidis said
as many as 66 countries are actively engaging in climate change adaptation,
with over 470 policies being applied. However, so far common global targets
have not been reached, requiring the joint efforts of governments and
non-governmental organisations to develop more far-reaching policies on the
issue.
Vietnamese experts
analysed and discussed measures to protect and develop forests in coastal
areas in order to reduce the impacts of climate change.
On the same day, a
forum was held in the central city of
Participants
focused their discussions on the impact of climate change on businesses’
operations in the city, and options for addressing the challenges.
Kenneth MacLue,
Managing Director of the US Institute of Environmental and Social Change,
pledged his agency’s support for
Party
leader launches new school year at Security Academy
Party General
Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong beat the drum to open the 2014-2015 academic year
at
In his speech at
the launch ceremony, the Party leader praised the academy’s outstanding
achievements over the past 68 years, saying that it has trained tens of
thousands of officers, with many of them now holding important positions in
the Party, State and public security sector.
In the face of a
complex global and domestic context, as a major training and scientific
research centre for the entire sector and the country at large, PSA should
take the basic viewpoints of the Party and State on board to clarify and
implement its vision, objectives and tasks, he said.
The academy needs
to continue to renovate and improve the quality of education, training and
scientific research, while focussing on creating a healthy educational
environment, he added.
General Secretary
Nguyen Phu Trong reminded the academy to pay special attention to educating
its students on political thought and morals, turning them into first-rate
officers upon graduation.
He expressed his
belief that with its 68-year tradition and responsibility for the nation and
people, PSA will achieve even greater successes in the time to come,
contributing to the creation of a modern public security force that acts as
the right hand of the Party, State and people to safeguard national security
and maintain social order and safety.-
Campaign
supports women's health
The Ministry of
Health will launch a campaign for women's health today, with an aim to
mobilise community support for buying health insurance cards for poor and
near-poor women.
Health insurance
coverage reached 69 per cent of the country's population by the end of 2013,
including 100 per cent of poor and ethnic minority households, according to
health ministry statistics. But only 38.8 per cent of near-poor families have
health insurance, despite the Government supporting up to 70 per cent of the
service's fees.
Scholarships
awarded to college students
A scholarship
programme awarded more than 111 students from nine colleges and universities
in HCM City, Quang Ngai, Quang Nam, Da Nang and Hue a total of VND600 million
(US$28,500) between October 5 and 16.
The annual
scholarship programme, funded by Doosan Heavy Industries Viet Nam, and Doosan
and Yonkang Foundation, has helped 877 students from 12 colleges and
universities with scholarships totaling US$224,000 since 2008.
Mosanto –
VNUA scholarships encourage young talents in agricultural biotechnology
Vietnam University
of Agriculture and Monsanto Group granted scholarships to 5 best students
studying agricultural biotechnology at the Vietnam National University of
Agriculture.
The scholarship
worth VND42 million each aims to nurture and encourage young talents in
studying and applying biotechnology in the area of agriculture.
The organizer will
also finance about VND105 million for students’ scientific projects in this
field.
Monsanto is a
global group in supplying agricultural products and solutions, helping to
bolster crop productivity as well as food quality.
Families
forced to live in sewage
A dozen households
in
A house on
In July of last
year, a resident of the home, Nguyen Xuan Minh, decided to block the section
of pipe which runs underneath his home. Sewage water quickly rose and
submerged 300 square metres of living area. In some places, the water is over
one metre deep.
Le Ba Hung, another
resident, said, "I've been living here since I was 10. Even when it
rained and submerged many parts of the city, this place stayed relatively
dry. Since the pipe was blocked, we have had to live in unhygienic
conditions. We reported the situation to many agencies but nothing has been
done."
Another resident
commented that the elderly and children are the ones who suffer most.
"My family has to use nets to cover the windows and doors so that flies
and mosquitoes don't come in," she said.
Bui Thanh Xuan,
vice chairman of Quan Thanh Ward People's Committee, said that authorities
have tried to work with Pham Xuan Minh but he refuses to cooperate. Xuan
added that Ba Dinh District People's Committee issued two requests for
inspection of the residences in October, 2013 and May, 2014. Each time an
inspection team has arrived, however, Minh has caused problems.
They are still
trying to find a solution to the problem.
Deputy Prime
Minister Vu Duc Dam had a working session with
He pointed to the
challenge of curing drug addictions, with many patients relapsing, while
asking
The official also
told the city to provide more jobs for former drug addicts and sex workers to
help them reintegrate into society.
In the session,
Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc said
It has also
implemented projects to provide rehabilitation and treatment services for
addicts, offer vocational training, and make methadone therapy available, she
added.
Reports by the
Hanoi People’s Committee said the city is now home to more than 16,000 drug
addicts, with 536 out of the 584 communes and wards affected by HIV/AIDS and
a rise in prostitution.-
ASEAN
Skills Competition takes place in Hanoi
The10th ASEAN
Skills Competition 2014 themed” Skills-Our intrinsic values” will be held at
The biennial event
aims to promote and improve vocational skills in the region so that they can
meet international standards.
This year’s event
draws about 300 young workers, under the age of 22, from 10 ASEAN member
countries competing in 23 occupational skills and two performance skills.
The event will see nearly
700 foreign guests as technical experts, teachers, observers and thousands of
students.
An opening ceremony
will take place on October 23 evening, and a closing ceremony will be held on
October 28.
Vietnam
shares traffic safety management with Cambodia
A delegation of
Cambodian government officials acquired
They included
officials from the National Road Safety Committee (NRSC) and President of the
Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation Greig Craft.
Vice Chairman of
the Vietnam National Safety Traffic Committee Khuat Viet Hung shared the
process of developing and enforcing the 2007 national helmet regulation and
subsequent efforts to eliminate sub-standard helmet use.
In
Currently, at least
five people die and 39 are injured everyday on Cambodian roads, according to
the AIP Foundation.
Motorcycle is the
most common form of transportation in the country, making drivers one of the
most vulnerable groups, it added.-
Vice
President welcomes delegation of Lao students
Vice President
Nguyen Thi Doan has received a delegation of 40 Lao students who representing
about 8,000 studying in
The Vice President
highlighted cooperation in education and training between the two countries
in recent times, saying that a personnel training project for
Speaking at the
October 17 reception,
Month for
the Poor launched
A “Month for the
Poor” was launched in
Chairman of the
Vietnam Fatherland Front’s Central Committee (VFFCC) Nguyen Thien Nhan
emphasized that poverty reduction is not only an economic issue but also a
condition to ensure political and social stability and to achieve the United
Nation’s millennium goals.
While highlighting
the positive outcomes of the 14-year charity campaign “Day for the Poor”, the
VFF leader cited the statistics of the National Steering Committee for
Poverty Reduction, which showed that 7.6 percent of all household nationwide
still lived in poverty at the end of 2013. Therefore, stronger and more
efficient assistance is needed to further reduce the poverty rate in a
sustainable manner.
In the first nine
months of this year, individuals and organisations at home and abroad donated
nearly 2 trillion VND (95.2 million USD) to the fund for the poor run by VFF
and its member organisations.
The donations were
used to pay for the construction and repair of over 11,000 houses for the
poor, provide financial assistance to 55,000 poor households and medical
check-ups for 178,000 needy patients.
After 14 years of
implementation, the Fund for the Poor has received almost 34 trillion VND
(1.6 billion USD) in donations.
The travelling
exhibition on wildlife consumption opened at Tan Binh and Hoang Hoa Tham
secondary schools in Tan Binh district,
With the message
“Say no to illegal wildlife products” the exhibition comprises a 60m2 tent
showcasing photographs, objects, films and games.
Students who visit
the exhibition can watch films on wildlife consumption, touch and interact
with the exhibits, and participate in exciting games.
The exhibition is
run by Wildlife at Risk (WAR), an organisation that works to protect wildlife
from extinction, including the Javan rhino which was declared extinct in
Throughout the
2014-2015 school year, WAR plans to take around 500 students to visit Cu Chi
wildlife rescue station in
The exhibition will
be held at approximately 20 secondary schools throughout the city, spreading
its message to nearly 20,000 students.
WAR is dedicated to
protecting the biodiversity of
US$ 1,3 million
spent for educational charity activities in last school year
Over VND28.6
billion (US$ 1,348,204) has been spent for charity activities in educational
facilities.
This was released
at a meeting held on October 17 by the Department of Education and Training,
the city's Red Cross and the Young Communist Union in
Various activities
were organized in colleges, continuing education centers and vocational
schools to take care of poor teachers and students such as giving over 4,400
scholarships, studying items, bicycles, textbooks, and white shirts and
charity houses to teachers. Total spending is over VND5 billion (US$
235,700).
Young doctors have
provided free-of-charge examinatiion to students in the city. Students have
participated in blood donation campaigns and they donated over 9,000 units of
blood to save people.
Source: VNN/VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/ND
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