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Social News 21/11
Passengers
can get train tickets shortly before departure
The
Vietnam Railway Corporation (VRC) has announced passengers could come to a
station to collect the tickets they book online around 30 minutes before
their departure, instead of four hours as previously.
According
to a plan for selling electronic train tickets which VRC released on Monday,
travelers making online reservations must take delivery of tickets no later
than four hours prior to departure.
However,
this requirement later prompted outcries among passengers. They said it was
irrational that online booking and payment were meant to save time but VRC’s
requirement would force them to wait a long time before boarding their train.
These
complaints had led VRC to reduce the time needed to collect train tickets
from four hours to 30 minutes ahead of departure time.
People
are still wondering why VRC does not let passengers print their e-tickets as
is done by the airline sector. VRC said this cannot be done before 2016. This
is also the way the aviation sector did before passengers could print their
e-tickets.
Ministry
admits irregularities at civil servant exam
The
Ministry of Industry and Trade has admitted to violations in an examination
to choose civil servants last year, saying its officials had leaked answers
of the test to certain candidates.
According
to a report Minister Vu Huy Hoang submitted to the Nation Assembly, the
ministry had asked its agencies to cooperate with police and the Ministry of
Home Affairs to thoroughly inspect the violations in the examination to
choose civil servants for the Market Monitoring Agency under the ministry.
Strict penalties will be imposed on any groups and individuals found to have
committed violations, the minister stated.
The
ministry said it had canceled all results of the test, and taken sanctions
against violators, in which Do Thanh Lam, deputy director of the Market
Monitoring Agency, was reprimanded by the ministry.
This is
the first time that the ministry has admitted to wrongdoing by its officials
who disclosed answers of the test to some candidates with the aim of helping
them pass the exam. Ten out of 299 applicants who benefited from the leakage
were later found to be either interns working for the Market Monitoring
Agency or relatives of the officials.
Floods
predicted to hit central region
Heavy
rain that struck
According
to forecasts by the
River
water levels from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai may hit the first warning mark and
even above the second warning level in some areas.
Water
levels of rivers from Ha Tinh to Quang Binh and from Binh Dinh to Phu Yen may
rise to the first warning level, and people in the area should watch out for
landslides and flash floods, said the center.
Data
from the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control showed that flash
floods and landslides have occurred 250 times in 2000-2014, causing damage
worth over VND3.3 trillion.
The
disaster killed 650 people and injured 350 others, swept away over 9,700
homes and flooded 100,000 others and more than 75,000 hectares of paddy and
other crops during the period.
In early
September, rain lasting for days in
In
August, ten people were killed and injured due to flash floods in
40,000
city firms yet to join social insurance
As many
as 40,000 enterprises active in HCMC have yet to comply with the social
insurance policy as regulated, according to the HCMC Social Insurance Agency.
Cao Van
Sang, director of the agency, unveiled the information on November 13 at a
conference to review one year of implementing Decision 3651/QD-UBND on social
insurance and health insurance of the city government.
Most of
those firms are of small scale and operate with a staff of six people on
average.
Due to
the large number of such small-scale enterprises, it is extremely difficult
and time-consuming for authorities to launch inspections and impose
punishment, and measures are limited to warning and calling on those
enterprises to abide by insurance regulations, Sang said.
The
economic downturn in recent years has caused more difficulties for many
enterprises, which has adversely affected the campaign to call on employers
to buy social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance for
their laborers, he said.
By the
end of June, the number of people with social insurance coverage had
increased 4.2% against the same period last year.
Inspectors
of the city’s Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs reported to
have collected VND72 billion of social insurance premium debts from 432 firms
among 1,278 enterprises which owe insurance premiums.
The
Department had cooperated with the city’s social insurance agency to look
into violations such as late payment of social insurance premiums and evasion
of insurance payment.
Nine
Vietnamese fishermen rescued in Malaysian waters
Nine
Vietnamese fishermen were rescued by a Gibraltar-flagged ship when their
vessel, the BTh 96017TS, sank in Malaysian waters on November 18, the Office
of the National Committee for Search and Rescue said on November 19.
The Mare
Britannicum took the fishermen to
After
receiving report on the case, the Foreign Ministry has contacted the Singaporean
government, requesting support to bring the saved men home as soon as
possible.
“Heroic
Mother” title bestowed upon 699 women in Binh Dinh
An
additional 699 women in the central
The
authorities in central Binh Dinh province presented the title to 13 women and
the family members of 97 deceased heroic women at a ceremony in
Addressing
the award ceremony, Deputy Chairman of the provincial People’s Committe, Mai
Thanh Thang said local authorities would do their utmost to improve the
living conditions of the heroic mothers and their families, who have made
outstanding contribution to the nation.
Newborn
of serious accident discharged from hospital
The
newborn who was flushed out of his mother’s womb right and injurred in
an accident was yesterday discharged from
One
month after he was treated in an intensive care unit, the newborn baby
returned home with his father.
Dr.
Nguyen Thanh Hung,
On the
way to a local hospital in the Mekong Delta Province of An Giang to deliver
the baby last month, his mother was crushed by the truck and was killed
instantly at the site. The impact also forced her unborn son out of her womb.
The infant got one of his legs crushed. Meanwhile one leg of his father was
seriously broken.
Microchips
used at fuel stations to scam customers
The
police in Nghe An Province has arrested a man who had been supplying
customised microchips to dozens of fuel stations designed to cheat consumers.
Between
October 9 and November 7, the economic police and the Department of Science
and Technology jointly inspected fuel stations and discovered a large scam.
Colonel
Nguyen Xuan Thiem, head of the provincial economic police said they
discovered at least 209 customised microchips and 20 fuel stations that had
installed them. The chips were installed to give a false number at the pump
and overcharge customers. For each 100 litres of fuel, the station held back
4 to 11 litres.
On
November 5, police arrested Nguyen Son Hai, who allegedly helped install the
chips at fuel stations. A few days later, Le Van Toan turned himself in and
confessed to selling the microchips to Hai. The investigation has led to two
other arrests since.
The
suspects said fuel stations in other provinces such as Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh
and Thanh Hoa have also been using the microchips.
Chairman
of Nghe An Province People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong praised the
investigators and awarded the team VND80 million (USD3,800).
Phu
Quoc becomes second-tier city
A
ceremony was held on November 15 to announce the PM’s decision recognising
Phu Quoc island district in southern Kien Giang as a second-tier city.
A
ceremony to announce the PM’s decision recognising Phu Quoc island district
in southern Kien Giang as a second-tier city, Phu Quoc, November 15, 2014 -
Photo: VGP/Le Son
Addressing
the event, Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on Phu Quoc island to bring into
play its advantages and potential to develop the maritime economy and
tourism.
The
Deputy PM also asked the local authorities to pay attention to building a
green-clean-beautiful-friendly city while preserving the natural environment
to keep the reputation as the
Located
on the Vie Nam-Cambodia-Thailand marine economic corridor, Phu Quoc island
district covers more than 593sq.km with a population of over 100,000. It
comprises 27 islands with Phu Quoc being the largest and dubbed the
Its
average annual economic growth is 25% with per capita income reaching US$
3,416 per year.
Kien
Giang is also working on procedures to recognise
In the
long term, the island district is envisioned to become an economic and
political hub, a crucial frontier in national defence and security, and a
crucial transit point for international travelers.
The
first phase of the US$1billion Trung Luong-Can Tho Expressway project in the
Mekong Delta will break ground on December 20 and is expected to be complete
in 2018.
During
the phase, a 54km part of the 78km expressway will be built to link Trung
Luong in the southern province of Tien Giang to My Thuan – also in the
province – at an estimated cost of VND14.5 trillion ($680.5 million).
The
section will have four lanes, including two – about 2.5 meters in width each
– for vehicles traveling at 80kph and two others – 2.75 meters wide each –
for those running at 40kph.
Thirty-eight
bridges, 8.1km in total length, will be constructed over many rivers flowing
through the section.
Upon the
completion of the first phase, the second phase of the project will be
implemented to build the remaining 24km of the expressway, linking My Thuan
to Can Tho City – known as the capital of the delta.
The
second phase is expected to be complete in 2020, at a cost of about VND7
trillion ($328.5 million).
As such,
the total investment in the two phases amounts to VND21.5 trillion ($1.009
billion).
The
investor is Cuu Long Corporation for Investment, Development, and Project
Management of Transportation Infrastructure, which will carry out the project
in the form of BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer).
Cuu Long
will recoup its investment by collecting fees from vehicles traveling on the
expressway.
Crime
in HCMC to ease following compulsory drug detoxification: official
Criminal
offenses in Ho Chi Minh City will become less common in the near future when
the city applies obligatory drug detoxification to drug addicts, said Major
General Phan Anh Minh, deputy chief of the city police.
The
official made the forecast at a meeting of the city People’s Council’s
Legislation Committee on Tuesday, which focused on outstanding issues related
to crime and drug abuse.
Major
General Minh told the meeting that most criminals in the city are drug
addicts who, in an attempt to get money to buy drugs, commit crimes including
thefts, robbery and even murder.
In the
first nine months of this year, city police uncovered 3,009 criminal cases,
and most of the offenders were drug addicts, he said.
Therefore,
these addicts – who now number 19,000, up by 7,000 from late last year – will
be sent to social centers for compulsory drug detoxification while pending
orders issued by courts to officially admit them to rehab centers, the
official said.
The
obligatory detoxification has been approved by a National Assembly resolution
to allow local authorities nationwide to set up obligatory drug
detoxification centers for homeless drug addicts.
The
resolution was issued following a proposal from city authorities who want to
restrain the rising number of drug addicts and ease public concerns about
their presence in public places.
These
centers will help stop a drug addict’s rush on the spot, offer them
preliminary detoxification, and provide them with psychological consultancy,
pending relevant orders issued by courts, the official said.
Pursuant
to the Law on the Handling of Administrative Violations, which took effect on
January 1, 2014, addicts can be sent to a drug detoxification facility only
when a court judgment is issued for this purpose and when they fail to stay
sober after being monitored for three to six months by local authorities.
Now,
with the NA approval, the city authorities are proceeding with the
collection, classification and allocation of drug addicts to ten compulsory
drug detoxification centers.
In a
report delivered to the NA on October 29, Minister of Labor, War Invalids and
Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen said the number of drug addicts in
Surgical
needle in woman’s abdomen in 9 years removed
A
34-year-old woman in the north-central
Nguyen
Thi Hoa suffered pain in her back and abdomen after the Caesarean delivery
though the incision has closed. Her family accordingly took her to medical
clinics for checking but it has not abated.
She at
last hospitalized to the
On next
day, Hoa arrived at the Cua Dong Hospital in the central province of Nghe An
for another X-ray test that clearly showed a curved needle inside her
abdomen, in the location where doctors at Can Loc Hospital performed an
emergency surgery on her uterus that was ruptured nine years ago, when she
was six months into pregnancy.
The
Jetstar
Pacific to launch Hanoi-Bangkok route
The
low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific will open new flight route from
The new
service will be operational with a daily flight using 180-seat Airbus A320
aircraft.
The
flight will depart
Jetstar
Pacific has begun selling tickets for Hanoi-Bangkok route since November 20
and for Ho Chi Minh City-Bangkok route which is expected to be launched on
December 10.
The
budget carrier has also operated local domestic flights connecting
Leather
firm to pay record-breaking fine
The HCM
City People's Committee issued a record-breaking fine of US$300,000 on
Tuesday to the Hao Duong Leather Tanning Co. for polluting and for misconduct
in submitting environmental reports.
The
company was found violating waste water treatment regulations at its factory
in the Hiep Phuoc Industrial Complex in
The
local authority ordered the firm to collect and process its waste water
before allowing it to run through water treatment units.
Checks
uncover rigged circuits on gas pumps
A random
inspection in the southern province of Nghe An revealed 11 gas stations were
using fake integrated circuits to cheat their customers.
The fake
circuits helped stations steal 4 – 11.6/100 litres of gasoline. After
tracking the origin of the fake circuits, the police have arrested Nguyen Son
Hai, Bui The Ai and Tran Le Duc.
Two
machines used to run cheating programs and 209 fake circuits were found,
according to the police's report.
Police
found 20 other gas stations suspected of using fake circuits in gas pumps.
They are still investigating.
Gang
members caught impersonating police
The
Police Department for High-tech Crime Prevention (PC49) arrested a gang of
phone scammers who stole a total of US$310,000.
The gang
members would call unsuspecting victims claiming to work for their mobile
carrier and tell them they have unpaid bills worth several thousands of
dollars.
Victims
were then referred to a fake police officer, who would tell them they were
suspected of working with an international money laundering network.
They
were often told to transfer all the money in their bank accounts to the
police for "investigation purposes."
Police
identified six gang members and arrested five of them, with the exception of
Do Dinh Phuong, who evaded arrest.
The
suspects have confessed to phone scamming and a number of other crimes.
The
German Ministry of Foreign Affairs has funded a number of projects to help
the central
In March
2014, the ministry pledged 257,911 EUR (359,940 USD) to implement a project
clearing bombs and mines in A Luoi district; developing information
management tools; and building a provincial database and an Information
Management System for Mine Action for the province, where many sites were
fierce battles during the American war.
In 2012,
the German ministry funded similar projects in Huong Thuy town and Hong Bac
commune of A Luoi district, and Quang Loi commune of Quang Dien district,
which turned nearly 220 ha contaminated by UXOs into farming land.
It also
supported the locals in agricultural activities and raised their awareness of
UXO risks, according to Nguyen Thanh Binh, Director of the provincial
Department for External Relations.
Thua
Thien-Hue has more than 172,400 hectares of land polluted with UXOs or 34.4
percent of its total area - one of the highest levels in
Youth
to propel economic development
Developing
countries with large youth populations could see their economies soar if they
invest in educating young people, protecting their rights and keeping them
healthy, according to the 2014 World Population Report.
The UN
Population Fund and the Centre for Central Youth and Adolescents released the
report yesterday, titled The power of 1.8 billion: Adolescents, youth and the
transformation of the future.
Economies
grow more when the country's working-age population is larger than the dependent
population, according to the report. But to maximise growth, countries must
ensure the young people approaching working age are equipped to seize job
opportunities.
"
Young
people between 10 and 20 made up nearly 40 per cent of the population. This
window of time where
"We
can't afford to let this period be wasted," he said.
In order
to harness the booming young population,
"Only
when we aim high today we will make that young person's future a brighter
one, with rights and promises fulfilled," said Le Quoc Phong, secretary
of the Viet Nam Youth's
The
Government, ministries and agencies should allow Vietnamese youth to
participate more in designing and analysing the policies that affect them to
ensure they meet their needs, Phong said.
"Young
people are the innovators, creators, builders and leaders of the
future," said Babatunde Osotimehim, executive director of the UN
Population Fund. "But they can transform the future only if they have
skills, health, decision-making and real choices in life."
Nuclear
power development –
Nuclear
power development is
The
statement was made by Nguyen Cuong Lam, Vice Director General of Electricity
of Vietnam (EVN) at the Nuclear Industry Suppliers Forum Atomex Asia 2014 in
Lam said
to safely operate the nuclear power plant in Vietnam it is necessary to
implement several comprehensive measures, such as safe location, advanced
technologies, human resource training, fuel supply and waste treatment.
Organised
by Russian State Corporation ROSATOM, the forum focussed on prospects for
development of the nuclear energy in
Vietnamese
and Rosatom experts presented their plan on human resource training and
construction process of the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Plant.
To help
develop the country’s energy sector Rosatom is already providing support to
Rosatom
is also organizing internships at nuclear plants under construction in
In 2014,
150 Vietnamese specialists completed internships at the construction sites of
units Nos.3 and 4 at the
Atomex
Asia 2014 is in a series of annual events aiming to facilitate talks and
cooperation among nuclear suppliers organized by ROSATOM all over the world.
New
decree promulgates regulation of border gates
The
Government issued a decree on the management of border gates, detailing
regulations on State supervision and control at the gates, as well as the
entrance and exit of people and goods through the gates.
The
legal document puts the flow of goods and people, including the exit, entry,
transit, export, and import, under strict control by agencies of the State.
The
decree promulgates the rules applicable to border gate zones; entry, exit and
residence in these zones; as well as restrictions and temporary cessation of
entry and exit via land border gates and land routes.
It also
stipulates that all individuals and goods must be accompanied by complete and
valid legal papers to pass through border gates, complying with the
principles and procedures prescribed by import, export, entry and exit
legislation as well as relevant national and international treaties to which
Vietnam is a signatory member.
Health
Ministry warns risk of A/H5N8 virus spread
The
Ministry of Health recommends the public to strictly follow precautionary
measures in order to prevent the A/H5N8 bird flu strain, which currently
occurs in poultry in several European and Asian countries, from infecting
humans.
People
are advised not to slaughter or eat ill or died chickens and ducks, and to
inform local authorities when detecting abnormally ill or died fowls.
They are
also recommended to visit medical stations for checking and treatment if flu
symptoms occur after they get in touch with fowls.
The
ministry is coordinating with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development and international organisations to keep a close watch on the
spread of the A/H5N8 virus in poultry and humans to have timely response
measures.
According
to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, no A/H5N8 case in
humans has been recorded in the world so far.
However,
the virus led to the destruction of millions of farm birds in Asia, mainly
the Republic of
Workshop
talks safety for motorbike riders
The
management over motorbike riders should be intensified since they account for
more than more than 70% of the country’s total road accidents, heard a
The
workshop came up with the information found by the World Bank that
motorcyclists in Hanoi are less likely to change their habit of using
motorbike despite concerns over safety and traffic conditions.
The
event was co-organised by the National Committee for Traffic Safety (NCTS),
the World Bank (WB) and the Association of Motorbike Manufacturers in
It aimed
to improve safety for Vietnamese motorbike riders with the involvement of
researchers, relevant governmental bodies and manufacturers.
Head of
the WB’s study mission, David Spice stressed the need to improve awareness of
Vietnamese motorbike riders on safe traffic behaviours through education and
regulations.
Meanwhile,
NCTS Vice President Khuat Viet Hung highlighted the convenience and
efficiency of motorbikes in
Representatives
from ministries and sectors discussed ways to promote safety in urban and
suburban traffic while reducing the environmental impact of motor vehicles.
Participants
shared their views on solutions, including improving behaviour in the
ownership and use of motorbikes, and technical, environmental, and health
requirements.
According
to the World Bank, the number of motorbike owners in the Southeast Asian
countries almost tripled in the 2003-2009 period.
In
Approximately
95% of Vietnamese motorbike riders wear helmets, while only one out of four
children under 16 does. NTSC statistics show that 9,000 people die in road
accidents every year in
Hoa
Hao Buddhist sect leaders review yearly operation
The
Central Executive Board of Hoa Hao Buddhist sect held the second annual
conference in southern An Giang province on November 19 to review its
performance in 2014 and map out orientations for 2015.
Participants
agreed that during the year, the sect has kept to the motto “For the dharma,
for the nation” in its religious activities. The sect has held 1,286
religious teaching sessions and 28 religious classes in many localities for
followers.
Meanwhile,
Hoa Hao Buddhism followers have engaged in charitable activities such as
building houses for poor people and helping poor patients with a total
funding of nearly VND107 billion.
On the
occasion of the conference, the Government Committee on Religious Affairs
presented its decisions approving the 27 members of the board, headed by
Nguyen Tan Dat, who were elected by the 4th congress of the sect.
Founded
in 1939 in An Giang province, the Hoa Hao Buddhism sect now has over 2
million followers in 19 cities and provinces nationwide.
Home to
more than 800,000 followers, An Giang province is regarded as the
UNICEF
helps
A
programme on environmental sanitation jointly carried out by the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Ministry of Health in
The
programme has implemented in over 900 villages in seven provinces nationwide,
benefiting 184,000 rural households with more than 220,000 children. As many
as 125 villages have been recognised as those with hygienic household
toilets.
According
to UNICEF Vietnam, similar programmes have helped about 26 million people in
more than 50 countries give up the habit of defecating in the open.
UNICEF
said about 2.5 billion people worldwide have not yet used hygienic toilets,
putting themselves and their children at risk of suffering deadly diseases
such diarrhoea.
In 2013,
over 340,000 children under five died of diarrhoea resulted from the shortage
of clean water and the unawareness of environmental sanitation and personal
hygiene.
2015
young Southeast Asian initiative academic fellows on environmental issues
The U.S.
Mission in
YSEALI
is President Obama’s initiative to strengthen leadership development and
networking in ASEAN, deepen engagement with young leaders on key regional and
global challenges, and advance people-to-people ties between the
Funded
by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
the YSEALI Academic Fellows on Environmental Issues is intensive academic
program whose purpose is to provide groups of Fellows with a deeper understanding
of the
Source: VNN/VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/ND
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