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Social News 28/11
Conference
seeks to boost Vietnam-Hungary educational links
A
conference of Vietnamese and Hungarian universities’ rectors was held in
Addressing
the event, Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan stressed the
important role of the education sector for sustainable development in each
country, saying that
He spoke
highly of assistance from countries and international communities to
The
minister expressed his hope that through the meeting, a number of
orientations and plans will be outlined so as to accelerate the
implementation of cooperation agreements between the two nations and their
universities in particular.
Hungarian
President Janos Ader, who is now on an official visit to Vietnam, said his
country is willing to team up with Vietnam in the field of its strength such
as medical, hydrology and science, and admit Vietnamese students to study at
its universities.
The
President noted that the Hungarian Government will double the number of its
scholarships for Vietnamese students to study in the country to 100 in the
time ahead.
At the
conference, participants focused on sharing information on each side’ higher
education system, policies and scholarships programmes provided by their
governments.
The
Vietnamese Ministry and the Hungarian side pledged to continue supporting
relevant parties to implement their commitments and build bilateral and
multilateral educational cooperation programmes.
On the
occasion, Vietnamese and Hungarian universities held bilateral working
sessions to seek measures to boost cooperation in the future.
Hospital
found to commit irregularities in spending
After a
periodic inspection trip to hospitals in the city, the HCMC Inspectorate
discovered that
In 2012
and 2013, the healthcare center collected fees based on service prices
although it did not get permission from competent agencies to do this.
The
hospital earned over VND12 billion from medical services, mainly at the Ward
of Medical Checkups and the Ward of Imaging Diagnostics. However, the
hospital did not report the amount and did not pay corporate income tax.
Having
randomly checked 400 files of patients who gave births via surgeries and
required special services in 2012-2013, the inspectors realized that Hung
Vuong Hospital collected an additional VND173 million from these patients.
In
addition, cash from the hospital’s reward and welfare funds was used
inappropriately. In 2013,
The HCMC
Inspectorate, therefore, asked the hospital to refund all amount collected or
paid irrationally, discipline relevant individuals and organizations, and
report to the city government.
Terry
Fox Run in town this Sunday
The 18th
Annual Terry Fox Run will take place at Phu My Hung, District 7 of HCMC at 8
a.m. this Sunday.
The 5km
run is organized by the Consulate General of
The
Terry Fox Run is an annual non-competitive charity event held in numerous
regions around the world in commemoration of Canadian cancer activist Terry
Fox, and his Marathon of Hope. Last year’s run in HCMC drew an
incredible number of 15,500 participants, raising VND1.8 billion for cancer
research, illustrating the rising awareness of people towards research and
treatment of cancer.
The
Terry Fox Run in HCMC supports local projects for cancer research. This
includes previous support to projects for molecular pathology and a new
project in oral cancer research and detection at the
The
Terry Fox Foundation continues to make great advances in its mission of
raising money through annual, locally organized, volunteer driven runs.
To date,
over US$650 million has been raised worldwide for cancer research in Terry’s
name and 1,152 cancer research projects have been funded by the foundation.
The foundation recognizes the duality of its mandate. Not only does it raise
money for research, but it also continues to share the story of Terry Fox.
The Terry Fox Foundation strives to maintain the heroic effort and integrity
that Terry embodied.
Vietnam
Airlines announced to sell low cost tickets for some domestic flights.
Accordingly, from now till December 7, customers can buy one trip tickets at
a very special deal.
For
instance, the ticket for route HCMC to Nha Trang will cost VND 399,000 or
HCMC to
It will
be VND 799,000 to route departing in HCMC to Dong Hoi and VND 999,000 for
Vinh or VND 1.09million for Thanh Hoa, Hai Phong.
Low cost
tickets are not included tax, fee and extra fee.
Storm
Sinlaku likely to hit south-central
After entering
the
At 7 am
on Friday, the storm, with the international name Sinlaku, was centered 350
km east-southeast of Song Tu Tay Island, part of the Truong Sa (Spratly)
archipelago, packing winds of 62-74 kph and gusts of up to 102 kph in areas
near the storm’s eye, the
The
storm is now moving west-northwest at a speed of 25 kph and at 7 am on
Saturday it will be about 300 km east of the coastal area between Binh Dinh
and Khanh Hoa Provinces, with winds of up to 88 kph and squalls of 89-117
kph.
Due to
Sinlaku the middle area of the
During
the next 24 hours, the storm will move in the same direction at a lower speed
of 20 kph and make landfall on the central coast before weakening into a
tropical depression, the center said.
At 7 am
on Sunday, the storm will be located in the border area between
Due to
the storm, the waters of the region between the central city of
From the
afternoon of Saturday, November 29, the region from the central
From the
night of November 29, heavy rains will affect the region from
The
Central Steering Board for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control on Thursday
issued a message to its units in localities from the central city of
All
vessels operating at sea should be kept well informed of the storm’s
movements so that they can take safety measures in time, the board said.
The
board also asked the ministries of Defense, Transport, Agriculture and Rural
Development and Foreign Affairs, and the Vietnam National Administration of
Tourism to prepare action plans ahead of the storm.
Football
for Hope adidas exchange programme launched in
The
Football for Hope adidas Exchange Programme commenced in the central city of
Launched
in 2010 by FIFA and adidas group, the programme provides a platform for
organisations active in social development through football to exchange and
develop expertise and capacities vital for effective programme delivery and
their overall operation.
The
event in
Participants
will also visit local social welfare centres and join disabled children in a
football festival.
Over the
past decade, the central
The
province is now home to 140 football clubs, gathering more than 17,000
children, many of them from disadvantaged background.-
IRRI
to help
The
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has offered assistance to
The
proposal was made at a workshop on reforming the rice industry toward raising
added value and sustainable development for building new rural areas, which
was held by the Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and
IRRI in
To help
IRRI
will also focus on measures to reducing pre and post-harvest losses and
losses caused by climate changes.
Deputy
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh said the rapid
and sustainable growth of the agricultural sector, particularly rice, creates
a firm foundation for national comprehensive development. However, the
agricultural sector faces a demanding task as its contribution to GDP dropped
from 20% in 2010 to 19% in 2013. This requires the sector to overcome
challenges to further contribute to national development.
Doanh
added that IRRI assistance will also help rice farmers improve their income.
IRRI
Director General Robert Zeigler suggested that
Helmets
for Families Programme kicks off
The
Helmets for Families Programme began yesterday in the Mekong Delta Province
of Tra Vinh, where only 33 per cent of students use helmets.
The
programme is carried out in five schools located along national and provincial
roads with a high risk of traffic accidents.
It is
organised by the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation in co-operation with
the National Traffic Safety Committee, Ministry of Education and Training and
financial support from Abbot, the global healthcare company.
Minister
of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen made the
remark at the Asia Pacific Disability Forum (APDF) which is underway in
With two
plenary sessions, the forum creates a platform for disable people to share a
range of topics from policy building, social welfare, and vocational training
to societal integration and climate change impact.
A number
of margin activities are organised such as a photo exhibition, a gala dinner
and a walking tour of Hanoi in response to the International Day of Persons
with Disabilities (December 3).
According
to the United Nations, around 15 percent of the world’s population or 1
billion people live with disabilities.
Students
and teachers from 20 junior and senior high schools in
The
event, as part of a three-year initiative which aims at protecting adolescent
girls aged 11 – 18 from violence at school, was co-hosted by the
non-governmental organisation Plan Vietnam and the municipal Department of
Education and Training.
Coordinator
of the project Trinh Thi Mai Anh said since 2013, the programme has been
implemented at 20 secondary schools in
A
six-grade schoolgirl shared via the project, her school held a meaningful
fair, enabling students to express their anti-violence messages through
creative handmade products.
In a
poll of 3,000
The
issues are attributable to remnants of a male chauvinist society and gender
stereotype. Besides, weak management and protection for the victims from
school’s administrative board, parents and media coverage also make the
problem worse.
Experts
mull over French model of public personnel management
The
second annual conference on
The
French territorial administration system, with 5.6 million civil servants, is
divided into four levels, including the State, the region, the department and
the commune, said Secretary of the French Interior Ministry Cadiot Bertrand,
who is also an expert of the
Their
performance is assessed based on professional and managerial skills,
networking ability, and the level of their responsibility for missions
assigned, he added.
Former
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Tien Dinh admitted shortcomings in the
evaluation of Vietnamese officials and cadres, training curricula and salary.
He
proposed public administrative agencies streamline their operations and
organisations while attracting more talents to work in public services.
The
event was hosted by the
Deputy
PM: innovation must benefit low-income people
Deputy
Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has underlined the need to enhance coordination and
mobilise resources to promote innovative ideas targeting low-income earners.
Addressing
a forum held by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) in
Renovation
should be a significant national task, with the involvement of the State,
private enterprises and social community, he stressed.
Despite
great achievements
Statistics
show that
Last
year, nearly 1.8 million poor households and almost 1.4 million near-poor
families were recorded in the country, requiring greater efforts in eradicating
hunger, reducing poverty, and improving living standard for people.
Therefore,
renovation and creation are needed to be fostered in order to both benefit
low-income people and create an impetus for the country’s economic growth and
the realisation of sustainable poverty reduction target, Dam said.
He also
called on sectors to join hands in building innovative and creative
initiatives to create many products and jobs, thus contributing to fulfilling
the country’s poverty reduction and economic growth goals.
Meanwhile,
WB Country Director in Vietnam Victoria Kwakwa underscored the necessity to
step up labour productivity in connection with poverty reduction based on the
enhancement of innovative and creative capacity.
According
to MPI Deputy Minister Dang Huy Dong,
Ban
on asbestos use in
The
Non-governmental Organisations-Information Centre (NGO-IC) held a workshop in
Nguyen
Manh Hung from the Vietnam Standards and Consumer Protection Association said
asbestos is a generic name given to a group of fibrous silicate materials
which are now present in more than 3,000 products.
In
Tran Anh
Thanh from the Ministry of Health’s Health Environment Management Agency said
asbestos is proved harmful to human health, and people are exposed to
asbestos dust during production or use such as drilling, grinding, and mixing
asbestos materials.
Asbestos
may cause a number of lung diseases such as pneumoconioses and lung cancer,
or oesophagus cancer and ovary cancer. As it takes 20-30 years for
asbestos-caused diseases to develop, a majority of patients are of retirement
ages, he noted.
Thanh
said health insurance has covered asbestos-related diseases since 1976 in
The
Ministry of Health urged the Government to take timely actions to stop the
use of asbestos in order to protect the health of workers as well as
consumers and the whole community.
It also
asked the Ministry of Construction to help roofing sheet facilities to
produce asbestos-free products and recommended the Ministry of Science and
Technology to step up researches on alternatives and measures to safely
dispose asbestos solid waste, he noted.
Dr Tran
Tuan from the Vietnam Ban Asbestos Network (Vn-BAN), which made debut at the
workshop, cited a survey in two communes in northern Yen Bai and central
Thanh Hoa provinces that 85 percent of households used AC roofing sheets,
less than 5 percent of residents knew about asbestos’s adverse effects on
health and environment, and almost none of them heard about the ban of
asbestos use in the world.
Rights
of disabled not easy to realise
At the
However,
she said that while marked improvements had been noted, the realisation of
disabled peoples' rights in the fields of education, employment and the media
remained modest.
Chuyen
said
Chairman
of the Asia Pacific Disability Forum,
The
forum drew 500 domestic and international delegates from 42 countries and
territories. The goal was to raise social awareness about the issue.
The
two-day meeting will review progress made on the strategy set out at the
first forum held in
Currently,
there are 650 million people with disabilities in the Asia Pacific region.
Ha
Noi market watch department seizes smuggled goods
The Ha
Noi market watch department's division 1 yesterday seized 1,140 electric-bike
batteries and 7,000 motor bearings, worth VND500 million (US$23,800), in Long
Bien district's Duc Giang commune.
The
owner of the goods, named Tran Thi Diep, could not show the invoices and
documents indicating the place of origin of the products to the market watch
officials. She admitted that all the products were contraband that were meant
to be sold to retail shops.
Division
1 officials shifted the seized products to their warehouse for further
investigation.
According
to Nguyen Dang Khoa, captain of division 1, the smuggling and trading of
contraband are increasing during the last months of the year. Division 1 will
enhance its operations to curb the transport of such products from the
Eight
fishermen saved after boat collision
Eight
fishermen from
The Binh
Minh 136 freighter, on its way from
The boat
sank 2.4 nautical miles from the island, but crew members were rescued by the
freighter and taken to shore yesterday morning.
Sai
Gon customs seizes smuggled tobacco cases
The Sai
Gon Port Customs Division yesterday seized a container that had 100,000
smuggled China-made tobacco cases, labelled as NISE and RGD.
According
to the bill of lading of the container, the cargo had been sent from Selangor
to the Tay Nam Import–Export Trading–Producing One-Member Limited Liability
Company.
The case
is being investigated further.
Hung
said all night flights would be shifted to daytime while the airport works on
upgrading its runways.
The
airport hosts eight flights a day.
Businesses
vow to ensure kids' rights
Representatives
from the business community in
The
delegates, who were attending a seminar hosted by UNICEF and its partners,
agreed to 10 principals on respecting and supporting children's rights during
an event called ZEROTalks.
They
also agreed to promote youth employment and talent generation to maintain a
motivated and skilled workforce.
Youssouf
Abdel-Jelil, UNICEF representative in
ZEROTalks
refers to a series of talks and seminars hosted by UNICEF Viet Nam for
exploring ways the public and private sector can work together to ensure no
child is left behind.
The
talks are part of the Believe in Zero campaign, launched in
About
100 children in
"We
are here to take part in the ZEROTalks but this is not only about talking,
it's time to take action for children," said Deputy Prime Minister Vu
Duc Dam in his opening remarks. "In addition to charitable giving, the
business sector should incorporate the rights of children into its business
strategies."
Source: VNN/VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/ND
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Thứ Sáu, 28 tháng 11, 2014
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