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Social News 17/12
Six farmers drown as fishing boat overturns
Six farmers were drowned when their boat suddenly overturned
this morning in Nam Thinh Commune of the northern
The accident occurred when the farmers were on their way to
catch clams.
According to the local people, the farmers were in a small
boat. The accident was blamed on strong winds and the fact that the small
boat was overcrowded.
The local rescue team has salvaged the boat after retrieving
the victims' bodies.
The People's Committee of the district visited the victims'
families and gave each VND3 million (US$140) as aid.
Court starts hearing former VietinBank execs’ appeals
agement department at the Vietnam Bank for Industry and Trade
(VietinBank), and other defendants.
On January 27, 2014, Nhu was sentenced to life in jail by the
HCMC People’s Court for swindling nearly VND4 trillion out of three banks,
nine companies, and three individuals. To steal the deposits of customers
placed at VietinBank, Nhu counterfeited eight seals and materials of the bank
and seven enterprises. Nhu approached depositors with strong financial
capabilities, promised to pay high interest rates for them and then used the
fake seals to withdraw the deposits.
Chief judge Quang Duc Tuyen said 34 lawyers were joining the
appeals hearing to defend Nhu and 22 other defendants. Tens of individuals
and organizations will show up at the court hearing, which will last until
December 31, to answer questions and protect their interests.
According to the indictment, Nhu, as a credit officer of
VietinBank, borrowed more than VND200 billion from different banks,
organizations, and individuals at high interest rates to invest in real
estate in 2007.
In 2010, Nhu became insolvent due to her own loss-making
business deals and investments. From March 2010 until September 2011, under
the fake pretext of mobilizing capital for two VietinBank branches of Nha Be
and HCMC, she obtained a combined amount of over VND4.9 billion from three
individuals, nine companies, and three banks.
Nhu expropriated VND718 billion from Asia Commercial Joint
Stock Bank (ACB), VND200 billion from Nam Viet Commercial Joint Stock Bank
(Navibank), and VND180 billion from Vietnam International Bank (VIB).
In May 2011, she mobilized an additional VND2.5 trillion from
three more companies for the HCMC branch of VietinBank and then forged 127
documents and signatures of those firms’ leaders to withdraw their deposits
to pay her debt.
Nhu still had expropriated nearly VND4 billion before her
swindling case was brought to light.
Le Dai Hanh Ward authorities conducted an inspection of Ibiza
Bar after receiving a series of late night noise complaints. Pham Mai Trang,
vice chairwoman of Le Dai Hanh Ward, said the building was registered to
Quang Minh Company, but the company was only registered to operate
restaurants, not nightclubs.
Ibiza Bar had already been fined twice for a total of VND27
million (USD1,300) for violations of regulations on closing times, not having
a license to sell alcohol and tobacco and fire safety violations. After the
most recent round of complaints, Ibiza Bar underwent a name change to Lucky
Bar, an apparent attempt by the owners to get around the laws. But provincial
authorities, along with relevant agencies, proposed a halting of operations.
Over the last year, police have cracked down on a number of
late-night bars for various reasons, including improper business licenses and
"side entertainment" such as prostitution or drugs. In February,
more than 100 officers descended on two bars in
Fire prevention also became a hot button issue in the wake of
bar fires in the capital. On September 13, a fore at Luxury Bar left 13
people with burns. Also, the chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee ordered
the closure of the popular Zone 9 entertainment area, after six people died
in a bar fire.
Police admit that they are having difficulties in enforcing
closing hours. According to current regulation, all business must halt
operations between 12am and 5am. However, most late-night businesses in
Vu Quoc Toan, head of police force in Dong Xuan Ward, said
Meningitis cases on upward trend
Doctors fear an outbreak of meningitis among children, especially
meningitis caused by Pneumococcus.
Doctors of Children Hospital No.1 in
The disease caused by bacteria can lead to glue ear;
accordingly, children can suffer dulled hearing, lung inflammation and brain
abscess and blood poisoning. To protect children from the disease, medical
experts advised parents to take their children to hospitals for vaccination
as scheduled.
The Belgian Government will provide EUR6.2 million for
An agreement for the project was recently signed by Deputy
Minister of Education and Training Bui Van Ga and Belgian Ambassador to
Vietnam Angelet Bruno.
The project aims to contribute to the growth and sustainable
development of
The four-and-a-half-year project will focus on enhancing the
management and innovation capacity of chosen organisations and individuals.
The Ministry of Education and Training is responsible for the
implementation and management of the project.
Cold spell hits northern region
Localities in northern mountainous provinces have instructed
farmers to protect their cattle from the ongoing cold spell, which is
forecast to last until late this week.
The instruction came from Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development Cao Duc Phat in an attempt to minimise damage caused by the cold
weather.
In the northern mountainous province of
Vice chairman of the committee Ha Sy Huan said that local
farmers had been asked not to graze their cattle when temperatures dropped
below 10 degrees Celsius.
Veterinary staff had also been assigned to check for diseases
among cattle and poultry, he said.
In a related movement, the ministry's Department of Livestock
Protection has issued guidelines to show farmers how to keep their cattle
warm during the winter.
The department said that cattle sheds should protect cows and
buffalos from rain and wind, and be airy in the summer and warm during
winter. Breeders should put a 15cm layer of straw on shed floors, and more
when the weather turns cold and wet. Heaters were also advised along with
enough feed and water for the cattle.
Deputy Minister Vu Duc Tam has ordered localities to draw from
local budgets to help poor farmers reinforce sheds to protect cattle from the
winter.
A cold spell hit the northern region yesterday morning,
according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
During the next three days, the lowest temperatures in Ha Noi
are expected to drop to 9 degrees Celsius, with highs of 19C. Severe cold
weather is also predicted to blanket delta provinces, and the temperature is
forecast to drop to zero in several mountainous areas with frost likely.
World Bank’s Fund for the Poorest allocates $55m to Ha
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Ha
According to Vu Dai Thang, deputy chairman of Ha
The World Bank’s fund of $55 million, which run in 5 years
from 2013 to 2018, will benefit the poor in Ha
The fund aims to strengthen local capacity towards inclusive
innovation. It will include financing development, adaptation, adoption,
scaling-up and commercializing inclusive technologies. It will also go into
improving research and development institutions and small and medium-sized
enterprises’ technological and innovative capabilities. Lastly, it will help
in capacity development for programmes, coordinating policies, implementing
programmes, and monitoring and evaluating related policy-making entities.
The fund supports the dual objectives of strengthening
productivity through greater use of technology and continuing to reduce
poverty.
Ha
Several businesses in traditional herbal medicine, farming and
agriculture and food processing that joined the conference showed great
interest in the project, including Ha Nam Pharmaceutical Company, which is
well known for its traditional herbal medicines both at home and abroad.
Another local business, Nhan Binh agricultural processing facility, also
shared its optimism with the project, saying that this support will enhance
the facility’s technology and machinery to improve production, hygiene and
competitiveness of its agricultural product and boost the number of
employment in the province.
The project will be conducted in partnership with the
Enterprise Development Agency of the Ministry of Planning and Investment
(MPI) as the primary executing agency, and with selected participating banks
– Vietinbank and Vietcombank – with the National Foundation for Science and
Technology Development (NAFOSTED) as the implementing agency.
The credit comes from the World Bank’s International Development
Assocation, also known as the bank’s Fund for the Poorest.
Firms instructed to replant forests
Businesses that deliberately delayed the replanting of forests
would have their operating licences revoked, Minister of Agriculture and
Rural Development Cao Duc Phat said yesterday.
He made the statement yesterday in Ha Noi during an online
conference on replanting forests to replace those destroyed for other
purposes.
Reviewing afforestation efforts in recent years, Phat said
that progress in many localities remained slow.
Deputy Director of the Vietnam Administration of Forestry
Nguyen Ba Ngai said that as of December, only 28 out of 55 cities and
provinces had managed to replant forests.
The area of afforestation was about 4,650 hectares, accounting
for 35 per cent of this year's target, and a number of localities had not
planted alternative forests, such as Lai Chau, Thanh Hoa, Gia Lai, Quang
Ngai, Khanh Hoa, Binh Phuoc and Tra Vinh.
Some localities had started afforestation, but the results
remained weak such as Nghe An, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Lam Dong, Quang Nam, Phu
Yen and Lang Son.
At the conference, Phat asked all levels, sectors and
localities to continue to strictly implement the replanting of alternative
forests, saying this was an important task.
He said that afforestation must be completed in 2015, and
businesses that did not replant alternative forests must pay for local forest
protection and development.
Master scheme to develop height of Vietnamese people
This is part of a Master plan to develop physical strength and
stature of Vietnamese people in the 2011-2030 period, said Deputy Chief of
the General Department of Sports and Physical Training under the Ministry of
Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The master plan consists of small-scale programs and will be
conducted nationwide, mainly benefiting pupils and students.
Specially, it targets to raise the average height of
Vietnamese men at 1.68 or 1.69 meters by 2030. The target heights for women
are 1.55 meters by 2030.
Memorial stele for war victims inaugurated in Thua Thien-Hue
A stele commemorating 87 civilians who were killed by the
The black granite stele was built on a 204sq.m site at a cost
of VND300 million (US$14,150).
At the ceremony, local authorities and families of the victims
offered incense in remembrance of heroic martyrs and local people who laid
down their lives for the cause of national liberation and reunification.
The ill-fated victims were savagely killed during an uprising
against the
Wanted Chinese swindler arrested in Ho Chi Minh City
The police in
According to the Criminal Hunting Police Department (C52B)
under the Public Security Ministry, Zhang Bing Zhao, 37, residing in
On December 30, 2013, the
Zhang was found hiding in a house in An Duong Vuong street in
ward 3, district 5, Ho
He will be handed over to the Chinese police on December 17.
Coach accident leaves six dead, eight injured
Six people died and eight others were injured in a coach
accident on a section of National Highway 18 that crosses the
The coach was traveling from the province’s Mong Cai city to
Ha Long city when it crashed into a container truck.
Those injured are being treated at general hospitals in Tien
Yen and Dam Ha districts.
The case is under investigation.-
IFC awards first resource efficiency certifications in Vietnam
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the
World Bank Group, awarded its first EDGE resource efficiency certifications
in
The Nam Long Investment Corp and FPT City Da Nang JSC are the
first companies to receive the Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies
(EDGE) certification for the Bridge View apartment and the FPT office
building projects.
Adopting improved features such as a low embodied-energy
facade, energy-efficient lighting and low-flow faucets, the Bridge View
Apartment is expected to achieve reductions of 20.02 percent in energy, 21.7
percent in water and 26.8 percent in materials.
Meanwhile, the FPT’s office building is a top-end office
complex in
The building designed to accommodate 10,000 employees in the
next two years is expected to reduce energy, water and construction material
consumption by 20.7 percent, 31.8 percent and 20.2 percent, respectively.
Head of the Department of Sciences, Technology and Environment
under the Ministry of Construction Nguyen Trung Hoa said the ministry
encourages investors to build environmentally-friendly projects for the
reduction of the greenhouse gas emissions.
To qualify for the design certification, companies must prove
their building design will reduce energy, water, and embodied energy in
building materials by at least 20 percent compared to conventional buildings.
Poor
Khmer ethnic students get Vu A Dinh scholarships
Sixty Khmer ethnic students in the southern
The recipients are from disadvantaged background and record
outstanding academic performance.
Speaking at the granting ceremony, former Vice President
Truong My Hoa, who is President of the fund, said the fund has given over
50,000 scholarships to students from poor ethnic minorities over the past 15
years.
Since 2010, Soc Trang students have received over 150
scholarships, each worth 1 million VND.
Established in 1999, the fund has helped build eight schools,
10 bridges, and 35 houses for the poor. It also has raised money for the
construction of two elementary schools on Truong Sa Lon and Sinh Ton islands
in the central
Xmas congratulations to southern parishioners
Officials from the Steering Committee for the Southwestern
Region wished a Merry Christmas to Protestants and Catholics in the southern
Deputy head of the committee Duong Quoc Xuan recognised the
contributions made by Catholic and Protestant dignitaries and followers to
the locality’s economic development and social welfare, as well as charitable
activities.
He said he hopes that the priests will continue encouraging
religious followers to actively response to patriotic emulation movements in
a joint effort to enhance the national solidarity.
Pastor Nguyen Thanh Kinh, head of the Vinh Long chapter of the
Vietnam Protestant Association in southern region, pledged to call on
parishioners to follow the policies of the Party and the law of the State and
make more contributions to the local socio-economic development and security
maintenance.
Catholicism and Protestantism are two major religions in
Peach and Kumquat growers optimistic for New Year season
As Tet nears, peach and kumquat trees growers in
According to many garden owners, this year's sunny weather
helped their flower buds to bloom in time.
Besides well-known traditional flower villages such as Nhat
Tan, Quang Ba and Nghi Tam,
Dang Van Manh, owner of a flower garden in Nhat Tan village,
said last year, he was only able to rent out a few dozen peach trees.
However, this time, he's already had more than 100 customers. "Last
year, the weather was unpredictable and the frost prevented flower buds from
blooming. On the other hand, some trees bloomed too soon, forcing the owners
to sell fast," Manh was quoted as saying.
Last year was also a harsh year for kumquat growers. Long and
heavy rains killed off a large number of kumquat trees and caused huge losses
to owners.
Dong Nai aims for breakthrough in infrastructure next year
The southern
According to Dinh Quoc Thai, chairman of the provincial
People’s Committee, a complete transport infrastructure system will create a
breakthrough for the province’s development besides boosting production and
business activities as well as accelerating the restructure of economic
sectors.
The province will improve transport links between urban areas,
industrial zones and highways together with expanding rural roads, Thai said,
adding that Dong Nai will work closely with neighbouring provinces and cities
to accelerate the construction of key regional routes such as the HCM
City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay and Ben Luc-Long Thanh highways.
At the same time, the province will undertake a series of
measures to stimulate and facilitate production and business activities.
The provincial leader noted that in the industrial sector, the
province will strongly shift to green industries, giving priority to
attracting high-tech, energy-saving and environmentally-friendly projects as
well as investment in the support industry.
To boost export, one of the province’s strengths, Dong Nai
will expand investment and trade promotion activities while exerting efforts
to consolidate its foothold in traditional markets.
According to the provincial People’s Committee, in 2014, the
province completed 16 out of 17 economic and environmental goals. The Gross
Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) rose by 11.5 percent to 168 trillion VND (8
billion USD) and GRDP per capita reached 59.5 million VND (2,800 USD).
Dong Nai attracted 1.6 billion USD in FDI this year and
collected nearly 36.4 trillion VND for the State budget.
Khanh Hoa sees sharp rise of RoK visitors
Approximately 60,000 holiday-makers from the
According to travel agencies, RoK visitors stay at three-five
star hotels and resorts, and use high-class services and products such as
playing golf and taking mud-bath.
Cam Ranh International Airport said from November, there are
two direct flights a week from Seoul to Khanh Hoa, bringing about 120-130
visitors each.
This is a good signal for the local tourism sector, especially
in the context that the number of Russian tourists shows a sign of decline.-
OVs in
The Association of Overseas Vietnamese in
The association’s representatives and Vietnamese Ambassador to
Angola Do Ba Khoa handed over the donated rice worth over US$25,000 to the
province’s authorities on December 14.
Benguela’s Governor Isaac Maria dos Anjos praised the
meaningful deed of the Vietnamese expatriates towards the province’s needy
people. He said the rice will be delivered to 2,500 disadvantaged households
of Angolan refugees, who just recently returned home, before Christmas.
This is the second time the Vietnamese living in
Early next year, the Overseas Vietnamese Association in nearby
Huambo province also plans to give 20 tonnes of rice to local needy people.
Source: VNN/VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/ND
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Thứ Ba, 16 tháng 12, 2014
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