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Social News 2/12
Suspected
killer of Vietnamese woman under RoK police interrogation
A woman
from
The
Vietnamese Embassy’s counsellor Duong Chinh Chuc said on December 1 that
right after receiving the bad news the embassy immediately contacted the Jeju
police and the victim’s family in
He added
that the Korean police has not revealed any further information about the
case and is interrogating the suspect.
Ngan’s
father, Nguyen Ngoc Minh,60, said they wish to repatriate Ngan’s body to
Robotics
students from
This
year
The
Digital Youth Award-International Robotics Competition 2014 themed ‘Urban
waste management’, attracted students aged 6-13 from
Air
traffic controllers suspended for weak English skills
Vietnam
Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) has temporarily suspended 10 air
traffic controllers for their weak English skills.
Vietnam
Air Traffic Management Corporation has temporarily suspended 10 air traffic
controllers for their weak English skills
These
staff members will be retrained, but if they still fail to meet the
requirements for English, they will be dismissed.
From
April to August, 2014, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV)
held three tests to assess the English skills of air controllers. The results
showed that 31% fail to meet International Civil Aviation Organisation
(ICAO)’s standards.
After
the assessment, VATM held English training courses for the controllers who
failed the test. After the courses, 10 people still could not pass the test
and were suspended. They will have one more chance with a second round of
training courses.
In
December, VATM will continue retrain and reassess the English capacity of air
traffic controllers to classify staff. This will affect pay scale and labour
contracts.
Also in
December, VATM will take measures to comprehensively reform its training
system, focusing on improving English skills for air traffic controllers. The
target for 2015 is that all staff will meet requirements for English skills
and professionalism.
Over
16,000 people in
The
event, which took place at Phu My Hung new urban area, District 7, was
jointly held by the Canadian Consulate General in
Money
raised during the run will be used to finance the city’s projects on cancer
research, including the previous ones on molecular pathology and a new project
on the research and early detection of oral cancer at the
Canadian
Consul General to HCM City Wayne Robson said that Terry Fox Run has become an
important event not only in the Canadian community and their friends in
Last
year’s event drew the participation of 15,500 runners and raised 1.8 billion
VND (86,000 USD) for cancer research.
Terry
Fox Run is a non-competitive charity event held annually in numerous
countries throughout the globe to commemorate Canadian cancer activist Terry
Fox, who made a Marathon of Hope run across
To date,
more than 650 million USD has been collected over the world for cancer
research.
Italian
seminar features
The
Italy-Vietnam Friendship Association in Lombardy region recently hosted a
seminar on "
The
event reviewed the historic victories of the Vietnamese people in the
20thcentury, notably the Dien Bien Phu victory which played a decisive role
in ending
The
participants confirmed the victory of Dien Bien Phu paved the way for the
signing of the Geneva Accords that ended the war and restored peace in
Indochina, thus making important contributions to national liberation
movements, and encouraging colonial nations from Asia, Africa to
In his
statement, Ambassador Nguyen Hoang Long stated the Dien Bien Phu victory
demonstrated the clear-sighted leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam
(CPV) and the growth of the Vietnam People's Army, opening up a new
revolutionary period towards the total liberation of southern
Long
also thanked Italian and international friends for their great support and
assistance for
On the
occasion, two books featuring legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap and fallen
solider Nguyen Van Troi, newly translated into Italian language, were
introduced during the seminar.
More
than 600 participants, most of whom were entrepreneurs and Overseas
Vietnamese (OVs) wanting to contribute to the country’s development, gathered
in Hanoi on November 29 to celebrate International Friendship Day (IFD) 2014.
Themed
‘Leading Entrepreneurs’ the festivities served as a bridge to promote
cultural exchange and tighten friendship and solidarity between Vietnam and
other countries towards a peaceful and sustainable cooperation among nations.
It
comprised three main parts. The first part included roundtable discussions on
changes in the world and
The
second part included workshops with the following topics – finance and
construction, tourism and hotel, marketing and communications and information
technology and e-commerce.
The
third part was a gala dinner, which witnessed the establishment of the
International Alumni Alliance to connect alumni globally.
The
event was organized by the Association for Liaison with Overseas Vietnamese
(ALOV) in collaboration with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(VCCI).
Danish-funded
project helps generate 30,000 new jobs
The
seminar highlighted the role of the private sector in
The
programme, worth US$11 million in total, aims to help the Vietnamese
government build capacity of local businesses to sharpen their
competitiveness in the global market.
As many
as 42 projects in eight Vietnamese provinces have been benefited from the GFC
programme, including those in central, Central Highlands, and Mekong Delta
regions.
In the
2014-2015 period, the Danish government is committed to granting US$90
million in official development assistance (ODA) for
Vietnam
attends charity bazaar in Moscow
The
Vietnamese Embassy in
Thousands
of people came to the bazaar from early morning to buy traditional handicraft
products and specialities and enjoy cuisines from 69 countries and
territories.
Traditional
songs and dances of different countries including
The
event provided a good chance for
Last
year’s bazaar collected 7.2 million ruble for charity projects.
Pollution
forces students wear face masks in class
All
students at
The
pollution comes from a nearby quarry operated by Tan Thanh Dat Construction,
Trading and Service Company. The problem has also affected nearly 300 local
households for many years.
The mine
began operation in 2007, and has plagued locals ever since. The situation
gets worse when stone grinding begins at the quarry. Many people complain
that the noise makes sleep impossible, and sometimes it continues throughout
the night. One local resident, said that the dust makes it necessary to clean
several times a day.
The
households have petitioned local authorities many times, but the situation
has not improved. In fact the quarry has only expanded and added to their
operation.
Some
families have even had to seek shelter elsewhere.
Finland
continues to assist Vietnam in speeding up technology innovation via the
second phase of the Innovation Partnership Programme (IPP), heard a workshop
in Ho Chi Minh City on November 28.
The
event was jointly held by the city’s Department of Science and Technology and
the IPP management board.
The
second phase, from 2014 to 2018, will be implemented with 10 million EUR
sourced from
Its goal
is to raise policymakers’ and enterprises’ awareness of the roles of
creativity and innovation towards a sustainable development, he added.
During
the workshop, IPP’s Chief Technical Advisor Lauri Laakso gave participants an
overview of the programme and highlighted its support for local enterprises,
notably those looking to start a new business.
Accordingly,
startup businesses will be helped to improve innovation capability and gain
access to financial resources in a bid to develop their initiatives and
innovation projects.
The IPP
is
The
first phase of the programme was conducted between 2009 and 2014 with a total
cost of 8 million EUR. It has been supporting businesses to spark innovation
activities with an emphasis on legal framework, innovation mechanisms,
capacity building and technological cooperation between
The
People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has just approved a project to build a
1,000-bed paediatric hospital in the city.
The
When
completed in 2016, the new facility is expected to ease the workload for the
two existing Nhi Dong 1 and Nhi Dong 2 Hospitals, which are seriously
overloaded at present.
Phu
Quoc festival focuses on protecting dugong
Nearly
1,000 students from secondary schools in the southern
The
event, which was jointly organised by the Wildlife at Risk (WAR) organisation
and the Phu Quoc Maritime Conservation Area, also called for the engagement
of locals, local officials, students and tourists in the work.
According
to Do Thi Huyen, WAR’s Wildlife Education Manager, the festival is a chance
for people to pay more attention to the protection of dugong and rare sea
animals in general.
The
preservation of Dugong as well as sea resources can only be successful with
the support and positive involvement of all people and different agencies,
she said.
Participants
at the event also marched many streets to spread the message of joining hands
in conserving rare maritime animals in Phu Quoc.
On the
occasion, a contest for short plays staged by local schoolchildren was held,
also on the theme of protection of dugong and other sea animals.
During
this academic year, wildlife education has been integrated into the
curriculum of seventh grade at schools across the island district.
Micronutrient
Day launched to improve nutrition among mothers, children
The
National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) under the Health Ministry launched the
Micronutrient Day on December 1, with the aim of preventing micronutrient
deficiencies.
During
the biannual drive on December 1-2, children aging from 6 to 36 months
nationwide are provided with free vitamin A capsules for the second time in
this year.
The
deficiency of micronutrients, including vitamin A, iron, zinc and iodine in
mothers and children may lead to an array of health problems, head of the NIN
Le Danh Tuyen said at the launching ceremony.
To
address this matter, a project on improving nutrition among mothers and
children has been implementing in Hai Phong city and Thai Nguyen province in
the north, Quang
The
project aims to speed up communication campaigns on nutrition and measures to
increase micronutrients in daily diets.
It has
to date helped train over 1,000 medical workers on nutrition and provided
700,000 micronutrient powder packs for medical stations in these localities.
In 2013,
one in every three under-five kids in the country was stunted, and the
deficiency of iron, vitamin A, iodine and zinc was most common.
Vitamins
and minerals are needed only in tiny quantities, but their absence can be
devastating. Micronutrient deficiencies, however, often have no visible
warning signs, causing a ‘hidden hunger’ with far-reaching consequences.
Competition
to promote safe electric bike riding launched
A
competition to encourage safe riding of electric bikes and motorbikes was
kicked off at
The
competition, second of its kind in
The event
is jointly organised by the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) and
Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) with prizes worth 100 million VND
(4,700 USD).
Run
until February 1, 2015, this year’s competition comprises three sessions
including a multiple choice quiz and an essay, which can be taken at
www.xedapdienantoan.com , and a test for group.
During
the launching ceremony, the organising board handed over 200 hamlets to the
school.
Last
year, the competition drew participation of 40,000 contestants from 62 cities
and provinces nationwide.
Dak
Nong eliminates illiteracy for ethnic minority women
Two
anti-illiteracy classes have been organised for ethnic minority people in Dak
Mil district, the Central Highlands
Co-organised
by the district women’s union and education department, the three-month
evening classes attracted 100 local women aged between 15-50 from the
They
were taught the primary education universalisation programme by teachers from
the
After
the courses, the local ethnic women are able to read news and articles on
newspapers, thus grasping good economic models of other ethnic groups
throughout the country.
Man to man HIV interventions make headway
A
21-year-old man from the Mekong Delta
In the
city, he became a male prostitute. Since then, he says: "I seem to have
fallen into hell."
One day,
he met a man who belonged to one of the city's 14 community-based
organisations supervised by the LIFE organisation under the Viet Nam Union of
Science and Technology Association.
The
member of the M for M group gave him a condom and told him that he should
receive free HIV testing at the consulting centre.
At
first, he was very angry but later he decided to visit the centre for the
test.
"I
was shocked to discover when I tested positive for HIV. I felt overwhelmed
and fearful. Why me?" he said.
He
called the member, who told him to go to an HIV outpatient care and treatment
clinic in the city. The man also taught him how to prevent HIV transmission.
Now that
he has had treatment, the Vinh Long native feels that being HIV-positive is
not a death sentence.
"My
life started again when I joined the M for M group," he said.
Nguyen
Van Hoang, another member of M for M, said the group's members used many
methods, including social networks to access gay men and other men who have
sex with men (MSM) to spread knowledge of HIV-transmission prevention and
provide condoms.
They
also work with medical facilities, with assistance from the city's AIDS Prevention
Centre, to treat MSM or gays with HIV, and with local authorities to enhance
prevention activities in the community.
This
year, the group accessed 1,247 MSM and gays. Of them, 538 were sent to the
city's free HIV testing and consulting centre, he said.
Community-based
organisations help people with HIV, drug addicts and MSM, said Do Quang
Khang, manager of a project carried out by the LIFE organisation in the
southern region.
Dr Tran
Van Phuong, deputy head of the city AIDS Prevention Committee's HIV/AIDS
treatment and care division, said there was a shortage of foreign aid to
carry out HIV prevention programmes.
The
community-based organisations of the LIFE project are vital in assisting
HIV-prevention programmes of the state, such as the committee, he added.
Thanks
to these organisations, visits by people with a high risk of contracting HIV
to HIV testing and consulting centres and HIV outpatient care and treatment
clinics increased five times this year compared to last year.
Vaccine
reaction all in the mind, official asserts
A senior
official from the Ministry of Health claims that many children who experience
adverse reactions after being vaccinated are suffering from "a
psychological reaction".
Head of
the ministry's Preventive Medicine Department, Tran Dac Phu, said inspections
found that vaccination standards were strictly followed at the places where
the injections were given.
In the
latest case, 17 primary students in the central Highlands
Earlier,
12 students in the central
Phu said
examination found that the students suffered adverse reactions in groups. In
Doctor
Doan Manh Thang from
After
being given a cup of water mixed with sugar, they quickly recovered, he said.
Phu said
that to prevent similar incidents happening again, it was essential not to
gather too many children in one place for their injections.
More
than 9.5 million children have been vaccinated in the last two months. The
National Expanded Programme for Immunisation aims to provide a combined
measles and rubella vaccine to about 23 million children.
Dak Nong programme ends female illiteracy
Two
literacy classes, organised for the ethnic minorities in Dak Mil district in
the Central Highlands
Jointly
organised by the district women's union and education department since the
beginning of the year, the three-month-long evening classes attracted 100 local
women, aged between 15 and 50, from the
The
women were taught by teachers from the
Following
the completion of their courses, the ethnic women are able to read news and
articles in newspapers, thus understanding and learning about the good
economic models developed by other ethnic groups in the country.
Source: VNN/VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/ND
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Thứ Hai, 1 tháng 12, 2014
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