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Social News 10/2
Fire at
A huge fire broke out at a massage shop at No 48 Cach Mang
Thang Tam Street, Ward 6, District 3 in
The on-line newspaper VietnamPlus reported that a large amount
of dark smoke rose high from the ninth floor of the shop. Authorities blocked
the street to allow firefighters to reach the scene of the fire.
The blaze caused temporary traffic jams at the neighbouring
intersections of Vo Van Tan-Cach Mang Thang Tam and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai-Cach
Mang Thang Tam.
The blaze was extinguished after two hours, thanks to the
efforts of the firefighters.
The authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.
Road safety committee holds first-aid course in
The National Committee for Road Safety in co-ordination with
the Red Cross, the social forum Otofun and Ford
Experts from the International Red Cross provided participants
with the basic skills necessary to handle common situations such as
unconsciousness, fractures and bleeding so that they can give proper first
aid to victims of transport accidents.
According to the committee’s Vice Chairman Khuat Viet Hung,
Hanoi will pave the way for similar training models to be conducted in Hai
Phong, Nghe An and Ho Chi Minh City later this year.
The National Committee for Road Safety intends to produce
documentaries and promote campaigns to raise awareness of life-saving medical
interventions.
Four face murder trial in Ha Noi
Ha Noi Police will prosecute four men for the murder of a
53-year-old man who was stabbed to death on
The accused include Nguyen Kim Binh, 43, from Cau Giay
District, Hoang Anh Tuan, 35, from Soc Son District, Le Hong Thuan, 23, of
Thanh Xuan District, and Le Trung Kien, 44.
Kien is the former deputy head of Cau Giay District's organisation
department.
Investigations by the police found that Kien agreed to let
Binh hire people to beat up victim Kieu Hong Thanh due to a money-related
dispute. Binh then hired Tuan and Thuan to beat up Thanh for VND30 million
(US$1,440).
Tuan and Thuan used a motorbike to stop Thanh's car on
Tet donations provide hope to less fortunate
Activities have been organised for underprivileged people
across the country prior to the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet), the biggest
holiday in
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited Phu Loc
district of central Thua Thien-Hue province on Saturday and presented 100
gift packages, each worth VND1 million ($47), to poor households and Agent
Orange/Dioxin victims.
He said the Party and State were consistently focused on the
impoverished and suggested local authorities take concrete measures to help
the disadvantaged escape poverty.
The same day, President of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF)
Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan distributed 190 presents, each worth VND1
million, to fishermen in Tuy Hoa City in central coastal Phu Yen Province.
The VFF leader encouraged fishermen to continue safeguarding
the sovereignty of the nation's sea and islands.
Meanwhile, the Viet Nam Youth Union in
The same day, the Youth newspaper, in conjunction with the
municipal
The organisation board also visited and presented gifts to 800
child cancer patients being treated at hospitals in
Customers boycott
Thousands of people are calling for a boycott of a popular
soft drink after a consumer complained of finding a fly in a sealed bottle
and was arrested for attempting to extort compensation for keeping it a
secret.
Pages have been opened on Facebook to generate support for the
boycott of "Number One" and other products made by the Tan Hiep
Phat company, with thousands of "likes" to date.
Tan Hiep Phat contacted police when a customer demanded the
company pay VND500m in compensation to keep quiet after finding a fly inside
a bottle of "Number One" soft drink.
Vo Van Minh, 35, was arrested on January 27 by police in Cai
Be District,
Minh, a restaurant owner, told the company he spotted the fly
inside the bottle when serving a customer on December 3. A member of the
company was sent to check the claim.
At that meeting, Minh allegedly asked for VND1bn, threatening
to go to the media if he was not paid. A final sum of VND500m was agreed
after negotiations.
The company then informed the police and Minh was arrested at
a café as the money was handed over.
Several Facebook sites alleged customers who attempted to seek
redress from Tan Hiep Phat for problems with its products have ended up in
jail.
Vu Van Dung, of the Hanoi Lawyer Associaiton, said aggrieved
customers are entitled to inform the media or complain to a producer to seek
compensation if a product can be proven to be defective.
Whether Minh's actions, and the amount of compensation he
demanded, constitute a crime will be up to the courts to decide.
Workshop
spotlights rights of disabled
After holding the two-day workshop that ended yesterday to
speed up implementation of the convention, the centre expects the trainees to
train others in turn to spread the message rapidly.
Luu Thi Anh Loan, the centre's acting director, said it was
very important for people with disabilities to understand their rights and
responsibilities so that they can raise their voice and make suggestions to
policymakers to protect their rights.
The ratification of the convention by
It would help achieve the target of providing vocational
training and jobs for 550 working-age people with disabilities by 2020, she
said.
The Government also plans that by that year all public
offices, bus and train stations, health facilities, schools, sport stadiums
and other public facilities throughout the country will be accessible to disabled
people.
The accessibility is low now.
The centre did a study on access in
"The country has laws safeguarding the rights of people
with disabilities but enforcement is poor," Loan said.
"For instance, the law's provisions on employment for
disabled people only encourages employers to recruit them and does not make
it mandatory."
A 2010 report from the city Department of Labour, Invalids and
Social Affairs said only 6,000 out of 18,000 disabled people of working age
had jobs.
The workshop was organised by the centre in co-operation with
International Labour Organisation.
Company yet to pay for dam breach damages
Resident who suffered damage after the dam at the Ia Krel 2
Hydroelectric Plant in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai ruptured
five months ago were still waiting for compensation, said Vo Thanh Hung,
chairman of the district People's Committee.
Compensation was owed by Bao Long Gia Lai Company, the plant's
investor, he said.
The breach damaged farmland and hundreds of households in the
district.
Siu Chuyt from Ia Dom Commune said the resulting flood swept
away two hectares of cassava and two pigs belonging to her family.
She has since been forced to take out a loan of VND10 million
(US$470) to pay for her children's school fees and daily life.
Nguyen Huu Thien, chairman of the Ia Dom Commune People's
Committee, told Nong thon ngay nay (Countryside Today) newspaper that Gia Lai
Province People's Committee had assessed the losses caused by the dam, and
set compensation at VND12 million ($570) for each hectare of damaged
farmland.
Local residents agreed with the sum.
A total of 232 households suffered losses in the incident, and
the total compensation is likely to be about VND5 billion ($238,000).
But Vo Thanh Hung, chairman of Duc Co District's People's
Committee, said that Bao Long Gia Lai had only paid out VND1.2 billion
($57,100) so far.
The district has urged the company to pay up on a number of
occasions, but it claims not to have enough money.
If the company was unable to pay all the compensation before
Tet, the district would use the local budget to pre-pay the poorest
households and help them enjoy the holiday, said Hung.
Government aid curbs starvation in Lao Cai
Authorities in the northern mountainous
The rice is expected to help ease hunger for 2,790
impoverished households with 10,800 people across the locality.
Lao Cai bore the brunt of an 11,000-tonne food supply loss in
2014 due to a mid-year drought.-
New bridges ease traffic in An Giang
Seven bridges in the Mekong Delta
The structures, part of Highway 91, were built through a loan
worth 180 billion VND (8.4 million USD) from the Japan International
Cooperation Agency.
Each bridge is 8 metres wide, the longest of which is 50
metres.
Highway 91 plays a prominent role in the flow of commodities
from
The improved flow of traffic across the bridges is expected to
boost tourism and ease regional traffic.-
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended a ceremony in the
southernmost
The bridge covers a length of over 800m and a width of 12m,
spanning over the Cua Lon river and linking Nam Can and Ngoc Hien districts.
Built at a cost of nearly 650 billion VND (30.9 million USD),
it is a key part of the second phase of the Ho Chi Minh Highway that runs
from the northeastern province of Cao Bang to the southernmost Ca Mau
province.
On the occasion, an 8.1km stretch starting from Nam Can
township to the bridge, accommodating the newly-built Kenh Cai Tat, Sau Nan
and Trai Luoi bridges, was technically opened to public.
Slated for completion in the next 10 months, the stretch is
designed for a maximum vehicle speed of 80km per hour.
Addressing the event, the PM requested the Ministry of
Transport, the Ho Chi Minh highway project’s management board and units
concerned quickly conclude the construction of the stretch later this year as
scheduled.
He also asked Ca Mau authorities to optimise the use of
capital inflows into infrastructure, which is one of the strategic
breakthroughs on its way forward.-
Overseas Vietnamese pay tribute to fallen soldiers
Nearly 100 Overseas Vietnamese on February 7 paid tribute to
fallen soldiers at Ben Duoc memorial temple and visited the Cu Chi tunnel
historical site in
Ben Duoc temple is a cultural historical work dedicated to
soldiers and people who laid down their lives in the Saigon-Gia Dinh region
during the wartime.
Meanwhile, Cu Chi tunnels have an immense network of branches
connecting to underground hideouts, shelters and entrances to other tunnels,
which were used by Vietnamese soldiers during wars against France and the US
as living quarters, hospitals, supply routes, food and weapon caches.
The Homeland Spring programme on February 7-8 in Ho Chi Minh
City was launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the municipal
People’s Committee in celebration of the 40 years of the Southern Liberation
Day (April 30) and the 70 years of the National Day (September 2).
An art programme will be televised on the night of February 8
at
There are approximately 4.5 million Vietnamese living and
working in 103 countries and territories. They form an indispensable part of
the nation and play an important role in intensifying cooperation and
friendship between
OVs in
The Embassy of Vietnam in
At the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Nguyen Dinh
Thao reviewed major achievements recorded in 2014, and stressed that 2015 is
a meaningful year with a number of major anniversaries, including
The Ambassador affirmed that the Party and State always
consider the Vietnamese community abroad an integral part of the nation.
He spoke highly of the fruitful relations between
In the cozy atmosphere, participants had a chance to sing
together and enjoy Tet traditional cuisines such as Banh Chung (square cake)
and Nem (spring rolls).
Japan, Turkey, US celebrate Lunar New Year
The Vietnam Embassies in
Speaking at the event in
Hung said for him it was most importantly a time to gather
with family and friends and to look back to the homeland and be thankful.
He briefed the guests on
This year
Hung stressed that in recent years, Vietnam-Japan relations
have developed strongly noting that a deep and extensive strategic
partnership for peace and prosperity was established in March 2014 during
State President Truong Tan Sang visit’s to
Meanwhile, Ambassador Nguyen The Cuong took time to meet with
the OVs community in
He thanked OVs for their donations for island soldiers and
flood victims at home over recent years.
Around 300 Vietnamese living in the
In his speech to the gathering, Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh
thanked them for humanitarian deeds and voices to safeguard national sea and
island sovereignty over the past year, adding that the embassy laid down
community work as its top agenda for the coming time.
He also briefed them of progresses in various fields at home,
with the economy growing higher than expected for the first time, by 5.98
percent versus the targeted 5.8 percent.
Sizing up the status of the
Over 16,500 Vietnamese students are pursuing studies in the
Both countries take steadfast position on concluding the
Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations expeditiously, thus opening the door
to more opportunities in trade and other fields, he said.
In 2015,
International students at the
Speaking on the occasion,
The school places great emphasis on the teaching of foreign
languages and culture and
Students had a chance to exchange with friends and their
parents about matters pertaining to language, music, and architecture and
watched short films about Vietnamese culture.
Tay Ninh cherishes cooperation, friendship with
Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, Chairwoman of the Tay Ninh People’s
Committee, said that Tay Ninh had always cherished the tradition of
cooperation and friendship with Cambodian border provinces to the benefit of
the people of the two countries.
Thuy made the remark at a friendship meeting on February 6
between the Tay Ninh People’s Committee and officials from the Cambodian
government and four Cambodian provinces of Svay Rieng, Tbong Khmum, Pray Veng
and Kompong Cham.
She underlined that Tay Ninh and neighbouring Cambodian
localities have carried out many cooperation programmes, which covered a wide
range of fields from commerce, education, health, transport to border marker
planting, crime control and search and repatriation of Vietnamese soldiers’
remains. The cooperation has helped build a peaceful and friendship border,
she said.
The official affirmed that Tay Ninh wants to continue
implementing cooperation programmes basing on the equal and win-win
principles to strengthen the unity and friendship of the two neighbouring
nations.
Cheang Am, governor of Svay Rieng, on behalf of the Cambodian
delegation, confirmed the long-established tradition of unity, friendship and
cooperation between the Cambodian and Vietnamese people in general and
between the people of border provinces in particular.
He noted that Svay Rieng and Tay Ninh have been coordinated
well in the field of border security on the principles of respecting each other’s
independence and sovereignty, together ensuring security and order at the
border areas.
The governor also expressed his thanks for the help of Tay
Ninh to the Svay Rieng province such as repairing roads, building bridges,
providing medical treatment for poor patients, and training agricultural and
industrial experts and medical students in the past years.
Success in Dien Bien’s universal preschool programme
The northern mountainous Dien Bien province announced the
achievement of its goal to provide universal preschool education for
five-year-old children on February 6.
The locality has implemented its universal education plan
through 2020 since April 2011. Its four-year effort paid off, as its
universal preschool education was recognised for meeting national standards
by the Ministry of Education and Training on December 31 last year.
The plan has made positive changes in the local preschool
sector and expanded the network of kindergartens across the province.
There are currently 167 kindergartens operating across 769
campuses in all 130 communes, and 64 of the kindergartens were recognised as
meeting national standards.
The province also focused on developing school infrastructure
with 51 percent of classrooms deemed stable and well-constructed.
The number of children attending preschools was also on the
rise with nearly 44,600 enrolled between 2014 and 2015 compared to 30,000
from 2009-2010. All of whom received two classes a day for a full school year
and 94 percent were day-boarders.
The number of qualified teachers also increased with about 43
percent of 1,450 kindergarten teachers holding university degrees with
another 28 percent holding associates degrees.
Deputy Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Pham Xuan
Koi said preschool education lays a solid foundation for the success of
universal primary and secondary education efforts.
Dien Bien province is committed to maintaining preschool
quality along with encouraging the establishment of private kindergartens as
it aims to have 50 percent of local children below 2-years-old and 98 percent
of 3-5 year-olds attend school. It hopes to have 60 percent of its preschools
meeting national standards by 2020.
Tet donations continue for needy people
A variety of activities have been organised to warm the hearts
of underprivileged people across the country on the occasion of the
quickly-approaching traditional Lunar New Year (Tet), the biggest holiday in
Vietnam.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and presented
100 gift packages, each worth 1 million VND (47 USD), to poor households and
Agent Orange/Dioxin victims in Phu Loc district of central Thua Thien-Hue
province on February 7.
He said the Party and State are consistently focused on the
impoverished and suggested local authorities take concrete measures to help
the disadvantaged escape poverty.
The same day, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)
Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan gave 190 presents, each worth 1 million
VND (47 USD), to fishermen in the Tuy Hoa city of central coastal Phu Yen
province.
The VFF also provided 300 million VND (14,150 USD) to four
families to support the construction of high-capacity fishing vessels.
The VFF leader encouraged fishermen to continue safeguarding
the national sea and island sovereignty.
On February 6, the Hanoi Chapter of the Vietnam Union of
Friendship Organisations and representatives from the Mexican and Romanian
Embassies in Vietnam held a programme to present gifts to underprivileged
residents of remote My Duc and Hoa Kiem districts.
The Vietnam Youth Union in Ho Chi Minh City presented 300 gift
packages to the disadvantaged and those with disabilities on February 8. The
young volunteers will wrap up 200 ‘chung’ (square glutinous rice) cakes for
low-income or homeless people and raise funds for the poor in northwest
provinces as part of the union’s spring programme.
The same day, the Youth newspaper, in conjunction with the
municipal Hospital of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, launched a blood
drive for children diagnosed with cancer.
The organisation board visited and presented gifts to 800
child cancer patients being treated at hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi,
Thua Thien-Hue and Da Nang.
Elsewhere in the central province of Quang Ngai, the
PetrolVietnam Insurance Corporation (PVI) sent 1,000 Tet gifts to
poverty-stricken households in Quang Ngai city and Tu Nghia district, worth a
combined 500 million VND (23,500 USD).
A festival was held in the northern province of Bac Ninh to
teach children about wrapping ‘chung’ cake and the art of calligraphy, while
calling for social engagement in protecting, caring for and educating
children, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Danang, Kunming become sister cities
Agreements have been signed establishing sister city relations
between Danang City and Kunming City, the capital and largest city in the
Yunnan Province in Southwest China.
Speaking at the signing ceremony on February 6 in Kunming,
leaders from the two cities said sister city relationships promote people to
people cultural exchange, business connections, tourism and a sense of shared
history.
They are also a better way to share appreciation for the arts
and cuisine.
Kunming City is often called the spring city due to its
weather. The city is home to several universities, museums, galleries and
other important economic, cultural, and educational institutions.
RoK-funded happiness programme launched in Quang Tri
The central province of Quang Tri and the Korean International
Cooperation Agency in Vietnam (KOICA) jointly organised a ceremony to kick
off the “Happiness programme in Quang Tri” on February 6.
he event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan
Phuc, Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son, Ambassador of the Republic of
Korea (RoK) to Vietnam Jun Dae Joo and KOICA Chief Representative Chang Jea
Yun.
The “Happiness programme”, which targets human resources,
healthcare development, hunger elimination, poverty reduction and green
growth, has a total investment of US$11.6 million, of which the RoK will offer
US$9.6 million in non-refundable aid.
The four-year programme, following the successful rural
development model of the RoK’s New Villages Movement (Saemaul Undong), will
benefit 7 underdeveloped communes in Quang Tri.
The project was developed under an agreement signed in May
2012 between Quang Tri and KOICA.
Back in 2001, KOICA piloted the Saemaul Undong model at Hien
Luong Village in Vinh Thanh Commune with great success.
New Year celebrations for overseas Vietnamese
A crowd of overseas Vietnamese in the US’s New York City on
February 7 (local time) were brought together to celebrate the upcoming
traditional Lunar New Year (Tet), the most important holiday in Vietnam.
Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of
Vietnam to the United Nations, highlighted the significance of the founding
day of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to the cause of national
construction, liberation and development.
She underlined remarkable achievements made by Vietnam in the Doi
moi (reform) and international integration process.
The Ambassador also extended her sincere appreciation for the
contributions of the Vietnamese community abroad, including those from New
York and the US, to Vietnam’s development.
Despite challenges over the past year, Vietnam expanded its
foreign affairs and elevated its position in the global arena. Looking
forward, the nation pledges to continue being an active and responsible
member of the United Nations, contributing to global peace, security and prosperity.
Event guests enjoyed traditional cuisine and music programmes.
The same day, the Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina held a
gathering for Vietnamese expatriates in the host society.
Ambassador Nguyen Dinh Thao highlighted 2015 as a significant
year with major celebratory events, including the 70th anniversary of the
National Day (September 2) and the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community
(AEC).
He reiterated the Party and State’s policy regarding overseas
Vietnamese as an indispensable part of the nation.
He also underlined the deepening cooperation between Vietnam
and Argentina, with a record-setting trade value of 1.92 billion USD in 2014,
up 20.6 percent from the previous year.
Source: VNN/VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/Dantri/ND
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