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Social News 29/12
Transport Ministry asks for airfare reduction on short-haul
routes
Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has recently issued a
directive on reducing airfares on short-haul domestic routes, aiming to
promote socio-economic development in disadvantage areas.
Thang asked the airlines operating in
The airfare cuts will enable the people living in the remote,
isolated, border and island areas to use air traffic and make contributions
to boosting local socio-economic development.
Earlier, Minister Thang signed a directive adding national
revolutionary contributors to the list of passengers enjoying preferential
services at the airports.
Nearly VND100 billion raised for Hoang Sa, Truong Sa
More than VND100 billion has been raised so far from the
programmes organised by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) to
raise public interest and support for local islanders, fishermen and armed
forces on the waters of Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel)
archipelagos.
The programmes call for trade union members across
The VGCL presented nearly VND4.8 billion to the Vietnam Coast
Guard, Fisheries Surveillance force and Vietnam Fisheries Trade Union, and
fishermen.
After three years since its launch, the programme “Fishing Net
of Love for Hoang Sa, Truong Sa Fishermen” received VND45 billion and granted
a total of VND39 billion to hundreds of fishermen in central provinces to
help them buy new ships and continue fishing at sea.
In addition, nearly 100 sets of fishing equipment were handed
over to fishermen to assist them in continuing their work.
VND 200 million donated to orphans and child victims of Agent
Orange
Amway
The donation is part of the Amway One by One Campaign which
aims to help disadvantaged children all over the world. Since its debut in
The donation is considered a New Year gift for the
underprivileged children in the locality.
Also on December 26, AmwayVietnam officially inaugurated its
new office in Xuan Khanh ward, Ninh Kieu district, Can Tho city. The office
marks the development of Amway in the Mekong River Delta region, after its
first office in Can Tho in 2010.
Four transportation facilities in
The Ministry of Transportation has announced that four premier
transportation facilities in Hanoi—the Nhat Tan bridge and its access lanes,
the route connecting Nhat Tan and Noi Bai International Airport, T2 Terminal,
and A VIP Guest House of the airport— will be put into operation on January
4, 2015.
The facilities, which are key national projects funded by the
Japanese Government’s official development assistance (ODA) and the country’s
counterpart funds, are significant to the socio-economic development of the
capital and the country.
The T2 Terminal was built in three years on a 139,216 square
metre area with four floors. It is expected to serve up to 30,000 customers
with 230 daily arrivals and departures, 10 million customers per year in the
2015-2020 period, and 15 million customers per year in the 2020-2030 period.
The terminal was put into pilot operation on December 25 and
will officially serve arriving and departing international flights on
December 31, while the T1 Terminal continues to serve domestic flights.
VIP A Guest House, which was financed by the Airports
Corporation of
Nhat Tan bridge, also called the
The VND6,742 billion (US$317 million) route connecting
VNA domestic news section granted medal
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan presented the Independent
Order, Second class, to the Domestic News section of the Vietnam News Agency
yesterday in recognition of its achievements during the 2009-2013 period.
Party Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Chairman of the National
Assembly Nguyen Sinh Hung sent flowers to the unit on the occasion.
Speaking at the granting ceremony, Vietnam News Agency General
Director Nguyen Duc Loi said the section was one of the agency's major units
and always completed its assigned tasks.
The unit produced timely, accurate reports of ongoing events
in all fields, from politics, international relations and business to
culture, science and technology, he said.
Also, the news section has properly righted wrong information
and refuted slanders regarding religious issues, democracy, human rights and
the country's land and island ownership.
The news section has been granted a number of other medals for
its outstanding achievements.
Breast cancer patients attend forum in capital
Hundreds of breast cancer patients shared their experiences
and difficulties with the disease during a forum yesterday in Ha Noi.
The participants came from different clubs for survivors and
people currently battling breast cancer in Ha Noi,
The project was developed by the Ministry of Health, the
Supportive Fund for Cancer Patients-Bright Future Fund and the Roche Company.
It was conducted in Ha Noi,
During the forum, women discussed eating properly,
post-treatment exercises and integrating back into the community. They also
talked with medical workers about creating better treatment conditions in
hospitals across the country.
Professor Nguyen Ba Duc, deputy chairman of the Supportive
Fund for Cancer Patients-Bright Future Fund, said people lack information
about the disease, and organisations don't have enough resources to campaign
for more awareness.
"Patients often get treatment at a late stage, which
leads to less than desirable results," he said.
In fact, as many as 50 per cent of breast cancer patients
could be cured with treatment and surgery, but the work was not easy in an
average-income country like
Pham Hong Anh, a member of the HCM City Breast Cancer Club,
said encouragement from family, doctors and the community was very important
for cancer patients, so they could have hope during treatment.
Anh said information on disease prevention and detection
should be spread through media so women could get treated as early as
possible. Screenings and examinations were important, and should be organised
more often, she said. Medical professionals also needed more training to
treat patients more effectively, she said.
Every year about 150,000 new cancer patients are registered in
Japanese envoy Hiroshi Fukada yesterday signed a document will
provide non-refundable aid worth nearly US$500,000 for five social welfare projects
in northern
One of the projects will upgrade the Birla Children's Village
in Ha Noi, two will build elementary schools in
Ambassador Fukada said he believed the projects will
significantly improve living conditions for local residents.
Drug traffickers arrested near Laos
Border guards in the northern mountainous
Under investigation, the woman admitted that she was hired by
two Vietnamese men to transport the ecstasy pills from
The trio have been handed over to local police for further
investigation.
Vietnamese children receive free surgery
More than 40 doctors from the Japanese Cleft Palate Foundation
provided free surgery to 60 children born with cleft lip and palate in the
Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta
The surgery programme, begun in 1993, is led this year by
Prof. Nagato Natsume, director of the foundation.
Surgeries were be carried out in Ninh Binh and Quang
The foundation has offered free surgery to more than 2,000
Vietnamese children with cleft lip and palate over the last 20 years.
There are more than 200,000 cases of cleft lip and palate in
Baby dies after finger surgery
A baby died in Hai Phong on Thursday after undergoing surgery
to separate two attached fingers.
The 21-month-old baby, Nguyen Minh Nhat, underwent surgery at
After the surgery, he appeared to be in normal condition and
was able to sit up and play. Around 3pm, some blood was found in his diaper.
He was taken to the emergency unit but died at 4pm.
The case is now under investigation.
Esperanto speakers gather in HCM City
Representatives of Esperanto speakers from countries are
gathering in
Addressing the opening session on December 26, Le Hung Quoc,
Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisation’s
Apart from the two-day event, a number of activities will be
held on December 27-28 such as a cuisine programme, a traditional costume
show, a Miss Esperanto contest, a tour of the Cu Chi tunnel historical relic
site and a film screening on the late President Ho Chi Minh.
Developed in 1887 by Doctor L.L. Zamenhof, Esperanto was
brought to
2014 – busy year of voluntary activities
A range of practical voluntary activities were carried out
nationwide during 2014, contributing to ensuring social security and
improving the community life, according to the Steering Committee of the Year
of Youth Volunteers 2014.
The activities covered numerous aspects, including sea and
island protection, new-style rural area building, environmental protection,
public health care, and blood donation, among others.
Notably, the public health care recorded remarkable results,
with many young doctors and nurses volunteering to provide free check-ups,
treatment and medicine for poor people as well as work in remote areas.
Youth unions at all levels intensified communication campaigns
on traffic safety and young volunteers actively joined traffic police in
ensuring order at intersections where traffic jams and accident often occur.
In addition, the programme “2014 Give Strength in Exam Season”
drew the participation of nearly 97,700 young volunteers who provided assistance
for over 1 million of examinees.
Plan gives a needed boost to Ly Son’s growth
The central
The investment, sourced mostly from society, will focus on
improving infrastructure and boosting tourism to spur local economic growth
and ensure the island district’s security and defence.
The 2015-2020 phase of the plan, which was passed on December
26, will be invested by 1.33 billion VND, while the second phase in 2015-2025
will use 1.5 trillion VND.
Le Quang Thich, Vice Chairman of the Ly Son People’s
Committee, said the plan is crucial for the island district to achieve
stronger socio-economic development.
He required ensuring the protection of the environment and
water resources.
The plan is expected to diversify Ly Son’s tourism products
that could help reel in more visitors to the island, which is now connected
with the national power grid.
The island hopes to welcome 40,300 visitors in 2015, earning
over 41 billion VND (1.92 million USD). Tourism revenue of the locality is
predicted to rise to nearly 99 billion VND (4.65 million USD) in 2020 and 178
billion VND (8.36 million USD) in 2025.
The plan is expected to generate jobs for 900 people in 2015,
over 1,500 in 2020 and 2,400 in 2025.
Vietnamese, Lao officers trained in “one-stop-shop” customs
model
A training course on the “one-stop-shop” model for Vietnamese
and Lao officers working at Lao Bao and Densavan international border gates
began on December 26.
Some 50 Vietnamese and 30 Lao officers will learn about
customs process, procedures and management of the new border control system
during their five-day course.
The new system allows people and goods to undergo one customs
check only in the entry border gate. Besides, if any breach is found, it will
be handled by the law of the entry country.
The “one-stop-shop” model is considered as a breakthrough in
the reform of customs administrative procedures by remarkably shortening
customs clearance time and reducing costs.
The model ran on a trial basis at the Densavan border gate of
Son La runs anti-terrorism drill at key hydroelectricity plant
The People’s Committee of northern mountainous Son La province
organised a drill as a precaution for future possible acts of terrorism in
Son La hydropower plant in Muong Thanh District, on December 26.
Son La plant, which was inaugurated in 2012, has a capacity of
2,400 MW, the largest of its kind in
The facility has been named in the list of major works associated
with national security by the Prime Minister.
At the mock incident, a group of local people, who disagreed
with the plant’s compensation for their land, caused a riot, held hostages,
and some of them planted a bomb near the oil storage area.
Provincial police co-working with relevant agencies timely
tackled the mayhem, safely dispersing the disordered crowd and disarming the
bomb.
The management board said the practical drill went smoothly as
planned.
More than 10,000 low-income earners in
According to Do Phi Hung, Deputy Director of the municipal
Department of Construction, the city strives to complete 13 resettlement
projects, five social housing projects and campuses for workers and students.
In 2014, the city zoned off an additional 8.3 million sq.m of
land for housing construction, raising the total area allocated for the
purpose between 2011-2014 to 32.8 million sq.m.
In the reviewed period, the city completed 15 social housing
projects, offering more than 2.440 apartments, and turned three commercial
projects into social housing ones with 880 apartments.
It also built houses for 12,800 workers and 59,000 students on
a total area of nearly 10,000 sq.m.
Can Tho spends big on developing rural areas
The Mekong Delta City of Can Tho plans to invest nearly 8
trillion VND (380 million USD) to develop its rural areas between 2010 and
2020, according to Pham Van Quynh, deputy head of the city’s Steering
Committee for new-style rural area building programme.
The official was speaking at a December 26 ceremony to
recognise Thanh Thang, the third commune meeting all 19 criteria of the
programme in the city. The remaining 33 communes have met from nine to 18
criteria.
Under the programme, the investment is spent on improving
local infrastructure, including inter-communal roads, irrigation works,
health care facilities and schools as well as electricity and water supply. A
major portion is also used for expanding effective agricultural and
industrial production models and for personnel training.
The city aims to have 17 more communes meet all 19 criteria by
2020, of which seven will be recognised by 2015, and 10 others in between
2015-2020.
In 2014, the city’s poor household rate reduced to 2.8
percent, from 8 percent in 2009, while its per-capita income hit 58 million
VND (2,700 USD), the highest level of the region.-
Thai Binh province leads new-style rural area building
programme
The northern
On December 26, Thai Binh authorities recognised 71 communes
meeting all 19 new-style rural area criteria in 2014 and rewarded them with
71.5 billion VND (3.4 million USD).
In 2014, total investment mobilized from all sources for the
drive amounted to more than 6.3 trillion VND (301.09 million USD), of which
3.5 trillion VND came from local communities’ contribution.
The national target programme on building new-style rural areas,
initiated by the Vietnamese Government in 2010, includes 19 criteria on
socio-economic development, politics, and defence, aiming to boost rural
regions of
The list of criteria includes the development of
infrastructure, the improvement of production capacities, environmental
protection, and the promotion of cultural values.
As many as 185 communes across
The country aims to have 20 percent and 50 percent of all
communes nationwide meet all the requirements by the end of 2015 and 2020,
respectively.
Farmers in Hoi An reap good harvest from tourists
Farmers in Hoi An Town, in the central province of Quang
A farmer, Pham Nhi, in Cam Thanh Commune said farm work was
hard, but many foreigners are interested in the experience and are willing to
pay to work.
Over the past 10 years, Nhi says he has earned thousands of US
dollars teaching foreigners to do farming work in his fields. He houses them
in a small, comfortable cottage on his land and supplies them with farming
implements and hearty food.
He said hosting foreign tourists was earning his family
VND5-7m (USD238-USD333.3) a month, which he admits is 10 times what he could
earn farming the land himself.
“We can only earn some VND4m a year from what is grown on my
1,000-square metre field. But now we make about VND60m teaching foreigners to
be farmers,” Nhi said.
Dozen of other households in Cam Thanh Commune have also
benefited from foreign tourists, with a farm training programme attracting
tourists seeking a unique experience.
Farmers in the Tra Que vegetable village said that, at the
peak of the tourist season, come foreign travellers jumps to VND3-5m a month.
He teaches foreigner travellers how to husk pound rice by hand and grind the
rice to make cakes.
Source: VNN/VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/ND
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