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Social News 22/12
Six fishermen rescued from sinking ship
Two fishing boats from
The
As soon as receiving an SOS reporting the sinking ship, the
fishing trawler QT 90099 TS rescued the six fishermen, before another boat,
QT 90255 TS, towed the sinking ship to port.
Education Ministry prohibits smoking, alcohol drinking in
schools
Education Minister on Thursday issued a directive to ban
smoking and drinking in educational facilities.
The directive said that tobacco-use is prohibited in premises
of university, institute, and education management facilities as well as
preschools, senior and junior high schools, IT and language teaching centers.
The minister also asked colleges to add anti-tobacco content
to annual plans and consider compliance with the directive as a standard for
bonus and emulation titles.
The Ministry of Education and Training will enhance inspection
of sales and marketing of tobacco products in schools. Selling and marketing
of tobacco near schools have also been banned since 2010.
It will also liaise with local administrations to step efforts
to prevent sales and marketing of beer and wine outside of educational
facilities. Inspectors will coordinate with local medical clinics to provide
consultation on how to detoxify from nicotine for smokers.
The directive also do not allow goverment workers in all
schools to drink alcohol beverage during working hours and lunch.
Educators want closer link with business to find work for
graduates
Universities want closer vocational links with business in
Vietnamese graduates looking for jobs at a job centre in
One of the biggest challenges for Vietnamese universities is
to become more market oriented and to teach skills for specific jobs, the
conference, held on December 18, heard.
Bui Anh Tuan, head of Department of Higher Education, said the
Strengthening Profession Oriented Higher Education (POHE) project has been
applied at eight universities since 2010. The project has so far attracted
the interest of more than 500 businesses.
As a consequence, the curriculum at several universities has
changed to be more practical. At Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and
Forestry, the number of physics classes was cut to make way for more classes
on professional knowledge and practical skills.
Leaders of Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry decided
to let first year students take internships at enterprises, an option
previously allowed only for fourth year students.
"Universities should collaborate closely with enterprises
and make them participate in the education process," said Bui Anh Tuan.
However, some educators said business appeared to be
indifferent to shaping graduates suitable to their needs, the conference
heard, and to redress that, the government should offer tax incentives for
businesses collaborating with educators.
The vice chairwoman of Thai Nguyen University of Education
said
Dinh Van Dung, deputy head of the POHE project suggested
setting up a common fund that could be used by businesses to support the
interns, or to send employees to give lectures at universities.
In March, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs
said there were 72,000 bachelors and masters degree holders unable to find
work. Educationalists believe the actual number is much higher, and many
graduates end up working in areas outside their actual training.
The conference heard that students often create their own
future employment problems, studying in areas that have limited job growth
potential. Many students want to study in the fields of finance and banking
even though many businesses in that sector are shedding workers.
A poor work ethic was also highlighted at the conference, many
companies having to re-train graduates in time management and project focus
before they could become useful employees.
HCM City shows gratitude to Heroic Mothers
An group of 237 women in
Among them, only 16 are alive and able to receive the title,
at a ceremony held yesterday.
At the event, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Le
Thanh Hai stressed that the city was always grateful for the outstanding
dedication and sacrifices to the nation made by the mothers.
Hai also pledged that local authorities would do their utmost
to improve the living conditions for those designated as Heroic Mothers, and
their families.
Public help vital in tackling corruption
A workshop was held last Friday in Ha Noi to discuss ways to
complete the legal framework to enhance the community's monitoring of poverty
reduction and hunger eradication projects.
Participants recommended relevant bodies to seek ways to raise
the community's awareness about the benefits of the projects, as well as the
significance of their role in monitoring the implementation process. The
workshop was conducted as part of the efforts to eradicate corruption.
The recommendations were made based on the survey results on
the issue, which was conducted by the Government Inspectorate and the Irish
Embassy in
The survey results revealed that 80.1 per cent of the
interviewees would report corrupt activities they discover to relevant
bodies, while the remainder chose to keep silent. This indicates that many
wrongdoings are not reported and dealt with properly.
In addition, 74.7 per cent of those surveyed said that the
community's supervision helped detect wrongdoings in the implementation of
poverty reduction and hunger eradication projects. The most common misconduct
identified by survey participants was the implementation of ineffective and
wasteful projects.
The survey also indicated that 28.9 per cent of the complaints
and petitions were accurate, while 71.1 per cent were partially correct. This
reflected the proper performance of the community supervision bodies in
collecting public opinions and reporting these to authorised agencies for
investigation.
Also, the Viet Nam Fatherland Front chapter at the communal
level was cited as the community supervision body by 69.7 per cent of the
survey respondents, while 61.3 per cent said supervision was handled by the
communal inspection body set up under the national programme for poverty
reduction composed of 135 people-elected representatives.
EVN awarded Ho Chi Minh Order
National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung awarded the Ho Chi
Minh Order yesterday to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) company.
This is the second time the EVN was awarded the Ho Chi Minh
Order, which acknowledged the sector's contributions to the nation's
construction and development.
In his remarks, EVN General Director Pham Le Thanh said the
sector now boasted facilities with a total capacity of 34,000MW, generating
160 billion kWh of electricity per year, ranking third in
In 2014, the total output of commercial electricity in the
service of the nation's development reached 127 billion kWh, while its annual
growth for the 2000-14 period averaged 13.2 per cent.
Also, the national grid has been extended to Co To island
district in the northern province of Quang Ninh, Phu Quoc and Kien Hai in the
southern province of Kien Giang and Ly Son in the central province of Quang
Ngai, often via submarine cable systems.
Looking back at the past 60 years, the EVN was honoured with
the Ho Chi Minh Order in 1996 and the Gold Star Order in 2004, with 11 units
and 6 individuals winning the title of labour hero in the renewal period.
Speaking to the EVN staff, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai asked staff
members to continue increasing infrastructure and corporate governance
practices by adopting technological advances.
He also expressed his wish that EVN would complete its plan to
bring electricity to all rural areas by 2020, thus assisting the government
campaign for new rural development to succeed. So far, all districts, over 99
per cent of communes, and 98 per cent of rural households have access to
electricity, outperforming their peers throughout the countries of the
region.
Int'l spine conference opens in Nha Trang
As many as 100 international and domestic specialists came
together at the sixth International Spine Meeting held in the central
Thirty papers delivered at the conference provided a chance
for experts to share experiences, as well as exchange new methods and
techniques in spinal treatments and surgeries. Advanced techniques in surgery
to cure spinal diseases were also explained at the meeting by experts from
the Republic of
To coincide with the conference,
IT students with disabilities offered employment opportunities
A seminar was held in central Danang city on December 20 as
part of the Information Technology Training Project (ITTP) to seek the
enterprises’ support for people with disabilities to help them start business
or find jobs.
According to representatives of the enterprises at the
seminar, ITTP graduates with disabilities were very promising for the jobs at
information technology (IT) businesses as they were good at abstract and
color thinking, and well trained with professional skills, including team
work and presentation skills, which allow them to keep up with the works.
They are also considered as hard workers who barely switch job.
Besides, the enterprises gave straight comments on several
weaknesses of disabled people at workplaces, such as lack of confidence,
being unfriendly with co-workers and limited movement capability, which
hamper them from achieving desired work results.
They suggested the project’s management board to issue
training standards for people with disabilities that meet the business
requirements, notably in two existing courses – website programming and
graphic design.
A career fair was also organised to connect enterprises and
people with disabilities with 100 candidates recruited.
Started from November 2012, the ITTP for people with
disabilities aims to provide those people with IT training courses and help
them search for employment opportunities.
Thanks to the project, over 130 disabled people have been
trained to date, of who 70 were graduated and 35% were offered jobs.
The organiser will continue its collaboration with other
organisations to identify manpower demand and proper training curriculums as
well as encourage disabled students to apply for courses at Dong A University
in order to full tap their potentials.
The seminar was jointly organised by Dong A University, the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Catholic
Relief Services (CRS), an US-based non-governmental organisation.
Military ex-commanders, officials meet in
Over 500 retired military commanders and officials met at a
gathering in Ho Chi Minh City on December 21, on the occasion of the 70 th
founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 25th anniversary of
All People’s Defence Festive Day (December 22).
Addressing the gathering, Secretary of the municipal Party
Committee Le Thanh Hai praised generations of the Vietnam People’s Army
soldiers for their meritorious services for national liberation and
development.
Reviewing achievements made by the city and its people over
the past 30 years, Hai said every great success recorded by the city results
from its close-knit attachment with the Vietnam People’s Army and people all
over the nation.
Participants recalled the process of building and developing
the armed forces.
On the occasion, the city leaders also posthumously awarded
the title of hero of the people’s armed forces to four individuals in
recognition of their dedication to the anti-US resistance war.
As many as 200 students from ASEAN countries are attending the
Youth Model ASEAN Conference 2014 (YMAC) taking place at
The conference, themed “Voices Today, Echoes Tomorrow”,
focuses on promoting international relations and enhancing cooperation in the
area through ASEAN youth community.
The Vietnamese delegation participating in this year’s event
consists of 12 outstanding students from
They have actively participated in the discussion as diplomats
to resolve difficult issues relating to economy, environment, security, and
social culture of ASEAN in general and each country in particular.
In addition to this, the Vietnamese delegation organised a
number programmes to introduce the country’s traditional culture.
At the event, experts introduced the participating students to
opportunities and challenges with the forrmation of the ASEAN Economic
Community in 2015.
Int’l press hails
Major news agencies around the world such as AP, AFP and
Reuters on December 19 run articles on
AFP of France reported that with tireless efforts by rescuers,
the 11 men and one woman were led from the tunnel in good health. Part of the
tunnel of Da Dang-Da Chomo hydroelectric power plant in Lac Duong district,
the Central Highlands
The painstaking rescue efforts were slowed by more than 14
metres (45 feet) of rock and debris blocking the rescuers from the victims,
it wrote.
According to the
Meanwhile, Reuters of the
Bad weather and the complicated geology of the site had
hampered the rescue effort since the accident, with fears the workers might
not survive after battles to supply them with oxygen and drain water rising
around them, it wrote.
“Television footage showed rescue teams and workers emerging
from the collapsed tunnel and being greeted by applause, smiles and cries of
relief after a nearly 82-hour mission that gripped the country.”
It quoted Secretary of the Lam Dong provincial Party Committee
Nguyen Xuan Tien as saying that “there's no better joy than seeing the 12
victims rescued safely. They made magic."
Other news agencies like
The collapsed site is about 500 metres from the opening of the
700-m-long tunnel running though the mountain to bring water to the plant.
Thirty-two workers were in the tunnel when the collapse
occurred and 20 of them were able to escape.
President praises rescuers for saving trapped workers
President Truong Tan Sang on December 20 sent flowers and
gifts to forces that made outstanding efforts in rescuing 12 workers trapped
in a collapsed hydropower plant tunnel in the Central Highlands
The honoured include the sappers of Brigade 293 under the
Sappers Arm, Brigade 25 of the Military Zone 7 and specialists from the Mine
Rescue Centre under the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group
(Vinacomin).
Part of the tunnel of Da Dang-Da Chomo hydroelectric power
plant in Lac Duong district, the Central Highlands
The collapsed site is about 500 metres from the opening of the
700-m-long tunnel running though the mountain to bring water to the VND475
trillion (US$22.6 billion) plant, which is designed to have a capacity of 22
MW.
After a nearly 82-hour mission involving over 500 rescuers,
all the workers were safely brought out of the collapsed tunnel at 4:30 pm on
December 19. At present, they are in stable condition.
Thai foundation grants scholarships to medical students
The Pfizer Thailand Foundation has granted scholarships to
three outstanding students at the
Each selected student receive VND 21 million (US$1,000) per
year in support of tuition fees, textbooks, food allowances, and dormitory
until they graduate.
Awardees include Dang Tuan Dung and Nguyen Thanh Son, 5th year
students and Hoang Minh Tien, 6th year of student.
The Pfizer Thailand Foundation’s scholarship programme was
launched in
Bradley Silcox – Chief Representative of Pfizer (Thailand)
Limited in Vietnam said “We grant the scholarships to talented but
economically disadvantaged students to support them and help contribute to
fulfilling their dreams of becoming doctors, and also to encourage them to contribute
back to the community”.
So far, students have been awarded the scholarships under this
program with a total amount of US$ 56,000.
Lao press highlights
The Lao press have run a series of stories on the Vietnam People’s
Army ( VPA) and its help to
Major newspapers, such as Pasaxon, Khaosan Pathet Lao and Lao
Phatthana, in their articles, gave an overview of the VPA’s 70-year
development history. They noted that under the leadership of the Communist
Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh, the force, with only 34 people
initially, grew rapidly and won glorious victories during the country’s struggle
for national liberation and sovereignty.
At the same time, the newspapers highlighted the VPA’s
international missions in
Exhibition on Gac Ma memorial designs opens in
The three best designs for a memorial dedicated to naval
officers and soldiers who perished in a battle to defend national sovereignty
over Gac Ma island in the country’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago are being
exhibited in
The designs, namely “Journey for hope” by the Architecture
Research Centre of HCM City’s Department Architecture Planning, “Tears of
eternity” by Lam Quang Noi, and “Those who laid down on the horizon” by Ly
Thi Lieu, have demonstrated the brave sacrifice and unyielding spirit of the
Gac Ma heroes.
Twenty five designs participated in the contest launched by
the Vietnam Confederation of Labour in collaboration with the Ministry of
Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the Central Committee of the
Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.
A memorial park for the 64 heroes will be built in Cam Ranh
peninsula, Nha Trang city in the central coastal
Vietnamese
students join hands for ASEAN’s development
More than 200 students from the Association of Southeast Asian
Nation (ASEAN) member countries are gathering for the Youth Model ASEAN
Conference (YMAC) 2014 in Singapore Polytechnic.
The December 19 – 22 conference, themed “Voices Today, Echoes
Tomorrow”, aims at fostering international relations and regional cooperation
via the engagement of ASEAN youth.
It connects the young people and equips them with informative
knowledge on ASEAN’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats and
challenges, particularly on the establishment of an ASEAN Economic Community
(AEC) by 2015.
Acting the role as diplomats, prominent delegates are
involving in a learning journey at the conference through researches and
debates on current regional and global issues faced by the region. The issues
revolve around the themes of Environment, Economics, Society, Security, and
Arts & Culture.
This is the first time all ten ASEAN members having their
representatives at an YMAC, said Ong Keng Yong, Executive Deputy Chairman of
the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological
University , and Director of the School’s Institute of Defence and Strategic
Studies.
He also urged the youths to spread the awareness of ASEAN and
its aims to their communities.
Secretary-General of YMAC 2014 Shane Soh Shi Nan, stressed
that the conference is expected to boost young people’s attention on their
national and regional issues.
The students have enthusiastically joined discussions, learned
from their new regional friends as well as taking this chance to promote the
culture of their hometown via numerous traditional games.
Deputy PM extends Christmas greetings to Catholics,
Protestants
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and extended
Christmas greetings to the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North) and the
Hanoi Archdiocese on December 20, wishing the dignitaries and followers a
merry Christmas season.
Meeting leaders of the Church, the Deputy PM briefed them on
the country’s socio-economic achievements in 2014, with contributions made by
Protestants nationwide.
He congratulated the Church on its development over the past
years, lauding efforts by its leaders to guide followers in practicing their
religion in line with law.
He said he hopes the Church will continue promoting its
attainments and closely coordinating with the Government to build and develop
the national great unity bloc for a country with prosperity, democracy, equality
and civilisation.
Pastor Nguyen Huu Mac, head of the Church, thanked the Party
and State for supporting the Church’s development and creating favourable
conditions for Protestants to practice their religion.
Particularly, the approval of the establishment of the
At a meeting with Archbishop Nguyen Van Nhon, head of the
Hanoi Archdiocese, Deputy PM Phuc spoke highly of contributions of the
Catholic community, especially Archbishop Nhon and dignitaries of the Vietnam
Catholic Church, to the development of the country.
The relations between
He highlighted that the 2013 Constitution clearly reflects the
Vietnamese Party and State’s view of respecting and ensuring people’s freedom
to religion and belief, meeting legitimate rights and interests of followers
of all religions.
The same day, Vice President and General Secretary of the
Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Vu Trong Kim also paid a
pre-Christmas visit to the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North).
OV businesses in
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Cam Tu has urged
Vietnamese enterprises in
Attending the Vietnam Business Association in
Hailing the important role that the association plays in
fostering the unity among Vietnamese firms in the European country, he
suggested the association soon issue a business handbook providing
information for investors who are keen on the domestic market.
Speaking at the event, Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Thi Hoang
Anh lauded the operation of the association as well as its contributions to
the growth of the Vietnamese community, including businesses, in the country.
According to Pham Ngoc Ky, Chairman of the association,
between 2013-14, the association organised a number of activities to promote
business connection between the two countries, including a Vietnam-Germany
business forum with the participation of more than 60 enterprises, a
Vietnamese culture festival in
At the conference, the association also introduced a business
handbook with specific information on tax and business procedures for
overseas Vietnamese enterprises and households in
On the occasion, Tu presented the Minister of Industry and
Trade’s certificates of merit to Ambassador Nguyen Thi Hoang Anh and Trade
Counsellor Nguyen Thien Binh in recognition of their efforts in the
organisation of the 14 th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business in
Nine outstanding Vietnamese entrepreneurs in
Ambassador Anh also awarded her certificates of merits to 13
outstanding businesspeople who have actively engaged in community activities
in
Ha Giang, Lao Cai start construction of new bridges
The Ministry of Transport officially commenced the
construction work on three new bridges located at northern Ha Giang and Lao
Cai provinces after a ceremony held on December 21.
Nguyen Hong Truong, Deputy Minister of Transport, said the
bridge project has a total investment of 220 billion VND (10.3 million USD),
including an official development assistance (ODA) loan from the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2015,
he added.
Accordingly, Coc Pai and Suoi Do bridges, which are 340 meters
and 128.5 meters in length, respectively, lie in Xin Man district, Ha Giang
province, while 180.25-meter-long Son Hai bridge will be located in Bao Thang
district, Lao Cai province.
Tran Duc Quy, Vice Chairman of the Ha Giang People’s Committee
said the new bridges will bring new hope for these local districts to
alleviate poverty.
Over 100 live snakes purportedly set free on highway
Over 100 snakes of different kinds crawled along a national
highway in southern
Around 4.40pm, locals who travelled and live in a neighborhood
in the province’s Thong Nhat District along the National Highway No. 1 were
petrified at the ghastly sight of over 100 snakes crawling across the
highway.
Witnesses said they earlier saw three men, who resembled
Buddhist monks with shaved heads in yellow outfits, getting down from a
seven-seat car with three green sacks.
The men unpacked the sacks as if they were pouring out the
contents.
Shortly after they left, locals saw the snakes creeping across
the highway and sneaking into rubber tree farms nearby.
Local police soon joined passengers and rubber workers in
beating the snakes dead and collected around 10 kilograms of dead snakes.
According to those who joined in the snake search, the number of
collected snakes is small compared to those remaining on the loose, as the
area is densely vegetated.
The incident drew huge crowds of curious passengers and
locals, although many are concerned they may get bitten.
However, some snake traders said the snakes are non-venomous.
Several locals say the snake-freeing act, if confirmed, may be
related to a Buddhist practice of releasing an animal from captivity for
humanitarian purposes.
Vietnamese people, particularly Buddhists, traditionally set
free birds and fish on major Buddhist occasions to pray for blessings.
However, many dismiss that possibility as few, if none, set
free snakes for that purpose, and demand the snake release be investigated
closely.
The district police are further looking into the strange
incident.
'Biogas from leftovers' wins 'Youth with initiatives for
sustainable environment'
The project 'Biogas system from leftovers and vegetable
growing from landfill biogas' by Thuy Ngoc Phong and Tran Van Tuyen from Ho
Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education (HCMUTE) won the first
prize at the 'Youth with initiatives for sustainable environment' contest.
The initiative has been applied to the canteen of the HCMUTE,
bringing positive results.
The winners of the contest were announced at an award ceremony
jointly held by the Vietnam Environment Administration and the Vietnam Green
Generation Network in
The organising board decided to present 20 prizes to 20
outstanding projects including one first prize, two second prizes, three
third prizes and 14 consolation prizes.
The project 'Go and Open' with the goal of using the
performing arts to raise people's awareness of environment protection and the
project 'Hygienic toilets with low cost for local people in flood areas and
in the Mekong Delta region' received the second prizes.
The contest was launched on August 1, 2014 with the aim of
boosting education and communications, raising public awareness of protecting
the environment and encouraging the youth to provide initiatives for
environmental sustainability.
Throughout the two months after the launch, the organising
board received nearly 2,000 projects from more than 2,500 authors in 30
provinces and cities across the country with a majority of the authors from
secondary schools and universities.
The works are very rich in content and diverse in genres and
expressions focusing on three themes: communication initiatives and models to
call on the community to protect the environment; initiatives and models to
collect and treat waste; and initiatives and models on biodiversity
conservation, greenhouse gas emission reduction, climate change adaptation
and energy efficiency.
Deputy Director of the Vietnam Environment Administration and
head of the organising board of the contest, Hoang Duong Tung said that the
contest affirmed the deep care and responsibility of the youth to the
environment and their active actions and roles in protecting the environment.
Ba Ria becomes grade-II city
Ba Ria city in the southern
The city, which covers an area of more than 91,000 ha, is home
to more than 100,000 residents. It has maintained the average economic growth
rate of 18.85% with the GDP per capita of US$4,230.
Source: VNN/VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/ND
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