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Social News 3/6
Police
seize 7,000 pirated books in Ha Noi
Ha Noi
Police seized more than 7,000 pirated books on Sunday in a sudden raid on a
workshop that illegally printed books in Hai Ba Trung District's
The
workshop, owned by Duong Khanh Printing Co., Ltd, was caught printing more
than 7,000 books, entitled Dac Nhan Tam (How to Win Friends and Influence
People) by author Dale Carnegie, which is the registered property of First
News-Tri Viet Publishing Co., Ltd.
On
Saturday, as many as 3,000 photocopies had been printed and sold to bookshops
in the city.
Director
of the printing company Nguyen Van Dung was unable to show any contract
signed between his firm and the publishing company.
Dac Nhan
Tam is one of the best-sellers of the company. This is the 10th case in which
the book has been found to be illegally printed in the city.
Programme
for upgrade of canals gets more funds
Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved VND5 trillion (US$229.2 million) more
for a programme to upgrade canals, rural roads and aquaculture infrastructure
for this year.
The
total capital for the five-year programme is now VND10 trillion ($458.5
million).
Under
the programme, covered in decision number 13/2009/QD-Ttg, localities will
receive preferential credit loans from the Viet Nam Development Bank to
improve canal systems, rural roads and to develop the infrastructure of the
aquaculture sector.
The
capital will be mobilised from the State Budget, the Viet Nam Development
Bank and other sources.
Dung
asked the ministries of finance and planning and investment to co-operate
with the bank for effective implementation of the programme.
Six
cases of illegal smuggling investigated
Police
in the southern
Huynh
Van Duc, director of the Customs Department, said in May that the smuggling
activities in some border areas and other key areas had increased. Goods
being smuggled into the country are beer, milk, wine and cigarettes, as well
as
Last
month, the police uncovered 202 cases of smuggling and confiscated nearly 82,900
packs of cigarettes and nearly 3,200 bottles of wine, 1,300 milk boxes,
9.580kg of Thailand sugar, and 34 cubic metres of wood as well as many other
prohibited goods, worth over VND5.6 billion (US$259,000) in total.
Earlier
today, the traffic police in the southern
The
driver had attempted to escape but was pursued by the police in
Nearly
an hour into the chase, the police finally captured and arrested the driver.
All
evidence was handed over to the police of
Chinese
hackers attack 1,000 Vietnamese websites in two days
Around
1,000 Vietnamese websites were attacked by hackers in the last two days of
May, a local hacker forum said June 1.
Among
the attacked websites were 15 government-run platforms, with the domain name
of .gov.vn, and 50 education (.edu.vn) ones, according to WhiteHat, an online
forum for Internet security enthusiasts run by Bkav.
Around
200 websites of the
A
Chinese hacker group named 1937cn claimed responsibility for the attacks and
made them public on their website, according to WhiteHat.
The
victimized websites were defaced, or had their interface changed by hackers,
via a security loophole found in WebDAV and Fckeditor, software that allows
file uploads onto the servers that power these platforms, according to an
expert from Bkav, an Internet security firm based in
Bkav
said it notified webmasters of the attacked websites shortly after detecting
the attacks.
“The
method is similar to a mass attack directed at hundreds of Vietnamese
websites in 2014,” Ta Duc Thien, head of Web Security with Bkav, said.
The
latest attack coincided with the 2015 Asia Security Summit, which kicked off
in
After
altering the interfaces of the websites, hackers left messages with content
related to the
1937cn
was also behind the mass cyberattacks targeting hundreds of Vietnamese
websites in May and September last year, tech newswire ICTNews quoted another
Bkav representative as saying.
More
than 200 Vietnamese websites were compromised between May 4 and 8 by
self-proclaimed Chinese hackers, and another 754 ones were hacked on
September 2, the country’s Independence Day, according to WhiteHat.
Last
year’s attacks also coincided with tensions over an oil rig
World
Environment Day
The
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment staged a national ceremony at
the Hue University of Sciences on June 2 to mark World Environment Day.
Speaking
at the event, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thi Nghia said
the Party and State have always taken great care to ensure clean water and
proper sanitation facilities for the nation’s citizens.
The
ceremony hoped to raise people’s awareness of the importance of environment
sanitation – particularly teachers, managers and students – and
motivate them to join hands for environmental protection.
After
the meeting, students cycled around the city to promote environment
sanitation. They also cleaned main streets in
Government inspectors uncover violations in residential
zone project
Government
inspectors have concluded that a subcontractor of Ba Diem residential zone in
Hoc Mon District has committed many violations in the project.
The
subcontractor of Ba Diem residential zone, An Thinh Construction and
Investment Joint Stock Company, is a member of Construction Corporation No 1
under the Ministry of Construction.
According
to government inspectors, An Thinh Company violated the Construction Law by
outsourcing work for electrical substation and transformer systems to a local
company, even though that company was not licensed to do so.
The
inspectors also found that the two companies colluded with each another to
overstate the cost of the project by VND24 billion (US$1.11 million).
In
addition, An Thinh Company also violated the Law on Housing by mobilising
VND108 billion ($5 million) from customers without gaining approval from the
HCM City People's Committee.
The
Government inspectors have ordered An Thinh Company to pay VND2780 billion
($129 million) in tax to the state.
The
inspectors have requested the Construction Ministry to ask Construction
Corporation No. 1 to direct An Thinh Company to punish those responsible for
violations.
Despite
repeated efforts, An Thinh Company officials remained unavailable for
comment.
Built on
an investment of VND100 billion ($4.6 million), the residential zone of Ba
Diem is spread over 59,500sq.m. in Ba Diem Commune, Hoc Mon District. Reports
suggest that although the project broke ground in September 2008, it has
reached nowhere near completion.
Local
people say the residential zone's unfinished condition has made it very
difficult for them to travel on nearby roads due to pollution, especially
during rain and hot weather.
Part
of expanded
Part of
the expanded National Highway 1 running through central Quang Binh province
was opened to traffic this morning.
The work
to expand the 30km-long road in the Bo Trach and Quang Trach districts of the
central province under a build-operate-transfer contract began in April 2013
and finished in April 2015, seven months earlier than scheduled.
The work
with a total investment of more than VND2 trillion (US$91.7 million) expanded
the road width to 20.5m, with a speed limit of 80km per hour.
Chairman
of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Huu Hoai spoke at the road
inauguration ceremony, noting that the expanded road would play an important
role in reducing traffic congestion and accidents on the national highway.
"It
will help increase transportation capacity and enhance national security and
defence in the province as well as promote socio-economic exchange between the
north and south of
The
expanded part is opened for traffic this morning.
Deputy
Transport Minister Le Dinh Tho said parts of the
The
expanded roads would reduce traffic congestion and promote socio-economic
development, he said.
Tho
applauded Tasco Joint Stock Company - the investor, as well as the residents
and local authorities in the Bo Trach, Quang Trach and Ba Don districts,
through which the road runs, for their co-operation which allowed the work to
be completed ahead of schedule.
Khanh
Hoa launches first Gov’t-funded fishing ship
The
first fishing ship in the central province of Khanh Hoa built with
preferential credit under Government Decree No 67/2014/ND-CP concerning
polices on fishery development was launched on June 2 in Nha Trang city.
The
ship, owned by fisherman Duong Van Quang in Vinh Nguyen ward, Nha Trang city,
is built with a loan of nearly 5 billion VND (over 232,000 USD) from the Nha
Trang branch of Vietcombank. It is designed and built by the Institute for
Research and Hydraulic Manufacturing
Under
Decree 67, Khanh Hoa is given a quota of 160 fishing ships and 15 logistics
ships.
Thus
far, the province has approved the construction of only 20 ships, including
five upgrades, with loans totalling 187 billion VND (8.57 million USD).
Infant
cured of neonatal tetanus, discharged from hospital
A
newborn baby who has been undergoing special treatment for neonatal tetanus
caused by unhygienic birthing practices has been cured and discharged after
40 days of hospitalisation.
Dr Ho
Thi Kim Hoa, deputy director of
Previously,
Tu's mother had delivered him at home and the umbilical cord was cut using
unsterilised instruments.
Two days
later, the newborn's jaw and facial muscles tightened and he could not be
breast-fed. Tu was transferred to
The baby
returned to stable condition after 40 days of treatment, she added.
Hoa
noted that more and more newborn infants are contracting tetanus as mothers
give birth at home and follow unhygienic birthing practices, and they all are
mostly from rural and remote areas.
Figures
from the hospital reveal that the survival rate among newborn infants with
tetanus remains rather low – only about 20 per cent of the total infants
seeking treatment. Last year alone, six newborn infants were hospitalised
with neonatal tetanus.
Vietnamese
in
The
Vietnamese community in the
Attending
the event, Most Venerable Thich Hanh Chanh, head of the Vietnamese Buddhist
representative board read a message by Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue, Supreme
Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha to all Vietnamese Buddhist monks,
nuns and followers both at home and abroad.
Participants
then performed the ritual of bathing the Buddha statue and prayed for peace
and happiness.
Azerbaijani
Embassy presents gifts to child patients
Representatives
of the Azerbaijani Embassy in
The
presents were given to patients aged one to 16.
This was
the second year the Embassy presented gifts to children undergoing treatment
at the K Hospital on the occasion of International Children’s Day, aiming to
provide them emotional support.
The
activity was part of a charitable programme conducted by the hospital and a
number of organisations.
Chinese
Embassy presents educational gifts to
Chinese
Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong and embassy staff presented educational
equipment to the Dai An junior high school in Dai An commune, Vu Ban district
of northern Nam Dinh province on June 2.
The
diplomat said the Chinese Embassy continually supports welfare and
educational projects in
He said
he hopes working visits to Vietnamese localities will help improve mutual
understanding and friendship between the two peoples, ultimately deepening
the countries’ comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.
Vietnamese
Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Hong
On this
occasion, the Chinese Ambassador also met with Nam Dinh officials.
Clean
water and sanitation programme accelerated in schools
The
Ministry of Education and Training has called for the further involvement of
teachers, education managers and students to foster the national target
programme for rural water supply and environmental sanitation.
The
appeal was made at a meeting in response to the national week on clean water
and environmental sanitation held in central Thua Thien- Hue province’s
Deputy
Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thi Nghia said that the educational
sector has built a specific programme carried out at schools to realise the
national target, focusing on raising the awareness of both teachers and
students towards environmental sanitation.
The
ministry also instructed educational organisations to plan activities in
response to the national week on clean water supply and environmental
sanitation and the World Environment Day.
Apart
from the concerted efforts made by the educational sector, the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Health, other ministries
and agencies as well as foreign organisations have also given proactive
support for the programme to be effectively implemented at schools
nationwide.
On this
occasion, students in
It is
forecast that about 1.8 billion people will live in water-scarce regions by
2030.
Currently,
fresh water shortages in the Central and Central Highlands regions as well as
salinity intrusion in the Mekong Delta provinces have caused disastrous
impacts on the residents’ livelihoods.
Half
of
Dr. Tran
Thanh Duong, head of the National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and
Entomology, released the striking figures at a recent ceremony in
The
infected people make up about 50 percent of the population of
Called
“6116 Deworming,” the program is aimed at encouraging everyone to worm
themselves on January 6 and June 1 every year.
Intestinal
worms not only cause a loss of that much blood every year but they also
consume 15 tons of food from their hosts during the same period to survive,
Dr. Duong said.
Environmental
hygienic conditions in
Such
worms spread very quickly in crowded residential areas, especially in those
where people are keen to eat raw vegetables, half-done meat or raw fish – the
foods that create favorable conditions for parasites to live and develop.
Intestinal
worm infection will cause different sorts of harm to human health such as
anemia, micro-nutrient deficiency, loss of concentration, liver, gall and
lung diseases, and adverse effects on the physical and spiritual development
of the infected people, especially women and children, Dr. Duong said.
He
emphasized that health conditions will get worse in infected people with weak
immune systems, which in turn can lead to fatalities.
According
to a global nutrition survey made in 2014,
Accordingly,
the proportion of underweight children in
In
addition, anemia was recorded in 28.8 percent of women in reproductive ages,
36.5 percent of pregnant women, and 29.2 percent of children under five in
the same year.
Such a
worrying situation has been caused by not only genes and diets, but also by
parasitic worm infection among communities.
Meanwhile,
public awareness of the need and benefit of regular deworming has still been
low, Dr. Duong said.
A recent
small-scale survey in
Medical
supplies gifted to fishermen
Fishermen
in the districts of Do Son, Duong Kinh and Kien Thuy in Hai Phong city have
been gifted 93 medical cabinets.
The
donation is the result of a collaboration between the Vietnam National Institute
of Maritime Medicine and the Hai Phong Red Cross Association.
The
medicine cabinets were donated by staff of the institute, the Vietnam
Maritime Communication and Electronics LLC, and the Central Pharmaceutical
Joint Stock Company No 3.
Earlier,
over 1,400 medicine cabinets were gifted to fishermen in localities from Phu
Yen to Thanh Hoa in central
In the
near future, localities and organisations are striving to give 30,000
medicine cabinets for all the country’s offshore fishing boats.
Tien
Hai Nature Reserve key to biodiversity preservation
Together
with the
The
sites form two major core areas in the Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve –
which belongs to
The Tien
Hai Nature Reserve is seated on the left bank of the Ba Lat River in Tien Hai
district and covers a total area of 12,500 hectares, including Vanh and Thu
sandy islets, mangrove forests and ecological rehabilitation land.
The
reserve is rich in mangrove and casuarinas forests, shrimp ponds, and sand
dunes and banks.
It is
home to 215 species of birds, including seven listed in the Red Book such as
grey pelican, spotted greenshank, and Asian dowitcher along with 115 species
of higher plants – a major source of food for birds, 43 medicinal plants, 113
insect species, 107 fish species and 37 amphibian and reptile species.
In 2008,
local authorities approved a plan to build a high-end ecological tourist site
in Vanh islet, including entertainment parks, a golf course, a sports area
and a seaside resort.
Though
the project has yet to commence, the islet has attracted a large crowd of
visitors thanks to its untouched 6-kilometre beach and more than 700 hectares
of mangrove forest, part of the mangrove forest system, stretching from
According
to head of the island tourist site’s management board Nguyen Cong Ly, during
the national holiday on April 30 and May 1 this year, the islet welcomed
close to 10,000 visitors each day.
Quang
Ninh to move all bears to Tam Dao Rescue Centre
The
northeastern province of Quang Ninh promised to transfer all bears in
residential areas to the Tam Dao Bear Rescue Centre in the northern province
of Vinh Phuc in June.
According
to the Quang Ninh Forest Management Department, the province currently has
more than 30 bears being held and bred in households and farms.
The move
aims to protect the bears from death and cruel tratement, the department
said, adding that five bears died from May 15-23 in households in Ha Long
city.
Dang Huy
Hau, Vice Chairman of the province’s People’s Committee, asked Ha Long city,
Uong Bi city, Cam Pha city, Dong Trieu town and Quang Yen district to
persuade households and farms to transfer bears to the centre.
Late
May, Quang Ninh transferred two Tibetan bears from the Bai Tu Long Natural
Park’s wildlife rescue centre to the Tam Dao centre.-
Source: VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/TT/TN/Dantri
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