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Social News 2/7
Five
persons fall ill after eating deadly mushrooms
Five members
of a family from
Two of
the patients said their father had picked the mushrooms from a forest in the
central province.
They
fell sick after eating the cooked mushrooms.
All six
family members began complaining of stomach ache, nausea, and diarrhoea. They
were immediately hospitalised in the district's general hospital and then transferred
to the provincial hospital for treatment.
Tran
Quoc Tuan, director of the hospital, said the patients, now in stable
condition, were expected to be discharged in the coming days.
Last
Thursday, a couple in the southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province also fell ill
after consuming poisonous mushrooms.
Vaccine
did not cause baby death: health department
An
investigation has shown that vaccination did not cause the death of a
three-month-old boy in the central
The baby
had died a few hours after being vaccinated at a local health clinic.
The
department said the baby died as he was born prematurely and had low birth
weight.
A report
of the city's department of health showed that at 2pm on June 26, the baby
boy was vaccinated with the 5-in-1 Quinvaxem vaccine, and was also
administered the oral polio vaccine at Hoa Minh Commune's health clinic.
The
baby's health was stable when he was checked 30 minutes after the
vaccination. His family was advised about his care during the next 24 hours.
A
representative from the baby's family said six hours after being vaccinated,
the baby developed flu, turned pale and started bleeding from the nose and
mouth. The baby died later, despite efforts being taken to save him.
The baby
was born at 34 weeks and weighed 1.4kg at birth.
On the
same day, more than 3,730 newborns were vaccinated with the same Quinvaxem
vaccine and they were in stable condition.
Thousand
hectares of rice crops nationwide suffer water shortage
At
present, the northern and central provinces have experienced 39- 40 degree
Celsius hot weather, reported the
By July
2, additional heat wave with the highest temperature of 40- 41 degrees
Celsius is predicted to threaten to the areas.
During
this month, heat waves affected directly to agricultural production in the
northern and central regions.
Sellers
at the biggest wholesale markets in
Cultivators
at Tu Liem district’s Dai Mo commune said that framers had to get up early at
2- 3 am everyday to irrigate to vegetable and flower crops.
Hot
weather returned in the west-
Statistics
from Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Lao Cai province
showed that around 15 forest fires have occurred in the province due to hot
weather.
Currently,
hundreds of local water reservoirs have felt into serious water shortage that
affected directly to summer- autumn rice production in
Drought
and water shortage have threatened 5, 000 hectares of summer- autumn rice
crops and 2, 000 hectares of maize fields in Nghe An, 1, 070 hectares of rice
crops in Quang Tri, 8, 950 hectares in Binh Thuan, 8, 500 hectares, 11, 839
hectares in Khanh Hoa and 10, 229 hectares in Ninh Thuan.
Health
sector advances manpower
The
Health Ministry evaluated the effectiveness of a five-year manpower
improvement project at a conference held in
Funded
by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the project was
implemented by the Ministry of Health’s Department of Medical Examination and
Treatment Management in 2010.
It
offered training courses, workshops and regular assessments at Bach Mai,
As a
result, a plan to improve the quality of the health system’s human resources
has been devised with standardised training materials in nine major fields
including hospital quality management, patient safety, first aid and
comprehensive care.
Almost
3,200 medical staff members upgraded their skills domestically and 59
personnel from health authorities were trained in
At the
workshop, beneficiaries of the project shared their experiences and proposed
measures to maintain and expand its positive impacts moving forward.
Deputy
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Xuyen said the initiative boosted medical service
access and quality in
JICA-sponsored
projects generally produce sound outcomes in the countries, Xuyen declared.
Vinh
Long marks 76th founding anniversary of Hoa Hao Buddhism
The
Mekong Delta
At the
event, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Thi Thu Ha
spoke highly of the contributions made by the Hoa Hao followers to the
community. She expressed her belief that the religion will continue to
strengthen national unity and support campaigns run by the Vietnam Fatherland
Front.
She
asked relevant organisations to look after resident livelihoods including Hoa
Hao followers, considering it a crucial mission to build national solidarity.
Vinh
Long province is currently home to 30,000 Hoa Hao followers who have carried
out a raft of activities to help the impoverished.
Founded
in 1939 in An Giang province, the Hoa Hao Buddhism sect now has over 2
million followers in 19 cities and provinces nationwide.
Programme
to promote trade in far-flung areas
The
Prime Minister has approved a trade development programme in remote
mountainous or sea and island areas between 2015 and 2020.
The
programme, which will be carried out across 287 disadvantaged districts, aims
to narrow development gaps between regions, contributing to socio-economic
development.
Its
specific targets are to improve local income and ensure national defence and
security in the districts while increasing sales of retail goods and services
by 10-12 percent.
The
project enables locals to develop businesses, exchange experience and forge
relations with domestic and foreign partners.
It
encourages residents to promote strong products and register for geographical
indication protection and appellation of origin, all the while promoting
sales via domestic distribution systems and seeking stable export outlets in
foreign markets.
The
programme will build a trade services system and expand goods distribution
sites in mountainous and sea and island regions.
Furthermore,
it will build infrastructure for local markets from the Government budget
while encouraging localities to call for investment in the field.
Can
Tho aims to modernise rural roads
The
Mekong Delta City of Can Tho plans to upgrade its rural roads in line with
standards set by the Ministry of Transport by 2020.
The
target affirmed by Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Transport
Le Tien Dung at a meeting on June 30 to review the implementation of the
city’s rural traffic development plan from 2010-2014.
Deputy
Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The said the Department needs to consult
local authorities to build appropriate policies and technical standard
systems for the construction of road networks in rural areas.
Applying
technology in designing and constructing roads should be promoted to improve
work quality, reduce investment expenses and meet environmental protection
regulations, he stressed
He also
suggested the Department work closely with other relevant departments and
sectors to call for community involvement in building and protecting
transport infrastructure in the locality.
From
2010-2015, the city earmarked 2.4 trillion VND (111.8 million USD) for
constructing and upgrading 2,791 kilometres of road and 2,153 bridges in
rural areas.
Free
legal advice for complainants
About
100 lawyers and jurists will provide free legal advice to those lodging
complaints or denunciations with the Central Citizen Reception Committee’s
Office in
The
announcement was made at a workshop between the Central Committee of the
Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam (GIV),
the Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF) and the Vietnamese Lawyers Association (VLA)
on July 1 in
In his
opening remarks, Vice President of the VFF Central Committee Nguyen Van Pha
said the VFF has been working with the Ministry of Justice, GIV, VBF and VLA
to offer supervision in multiple fields and improve the settlement of citizen
complaints and denunciations at the local level.
Lack of
legal knowledge is among the key contributing factors to the lengthy and
complicated state of complaints and denunciations in the country, Pha noted.
Therefore,
the programme is intended to give citizens free legal advice at the Central
Citizen Reception Committee’s Office, he explained, adding that Hanoi will be
the first municipality to conduct the programme before it is undertaken
across the country. Citizens can also seek advice from the VLA.
Nguyen
Hong Diep, Head of the Central Division for Reception of Citizens under the
Government Inspectorate, urged the active engagement of attending lawyers and
requested the presence of these lawyers at the regular receptions of citizens
of the Inspector-General and the Minister-Chairman of the Office of the
Government.
Representatives
of the
VGCL
Vice Standing Chairman Tran Thanh Hai highlighted the sound development of
bilateral relations which were set up not long ago, as illustrated by regular
meetings and workshops on trade union activities, information exchanges, and
mutual support at international forums.
The All
Japan Seamen’s
Hai said
the VGCL hopes to receive more assistance from the JTUC in building a strong
trade union movement in
At the
talks, JTUC Assistant General Secretary Michiyo Nambu said she believes her
working visit to
She
suggested both sides’ trade unions continue enhance cooperation in solving
problems related to one country’s labourers working in the other, equipping
labourers with a better working style, and protecting workers’ interests.
Lam
Dong to design plans responding to natural, manmade incidents
The
Central Highlands
The move
will be under a blueprint recently issued by the provincial People’s
Committee for the implementation of a master plan to respond to incidents,
natural disasters and search and rescue by 2020.
In 2015
and 2016, relevant agencies will design response plans for building and
tunnel collapses; radioactive substance, nuclear radiation, and toxic
chemical leaks; and fires in buildings, residential areas, industrial parks,
markets and trade centres.
Plans to
respond to forest fires, dam and reservoir breaks, earthquakes, storms,
depressions, floods and landslides will also be outlined.
Lam Dong
will strengthen local steering boards and construct basic infrastructure serving
disaster prevention and search and rescue activities.
It
expects to spend more than 711 billion VND (nearly 33.07 million USD) on the
blueprint, including about 545 billion VND (25.35 million USD) for
infrastructure building and 166 billion VND (7.72 million USD) for purchasing
and producing necessary equipment.
Lam Dong
is a mountainous province in the southern Central Highlands, an area
susceptible to natural disasters. Mining and hydropower plants are popular
across the locality.
In late
2014, a tunnel of the Da Dang-Da Chomo hydropower plant in Lac Duong district
caved in. The 12 workers trapped inside were luckily rescued after four days.
Meanwhile,
Lam Dong’s capital city of
Care
centre for AO kids opens in Ninh Thuan
A care
centre for Agent Orange (AO) children, funded by philanthropists and
organisations both at home and abroad, was inaugurated in the southern
The
centre plans to receive five AO kids this year in its trial period and 10-30
in subsequent years, said its Director and Vice Chairman of the provincial
Association of Victims of AO/dioxin Kieu Tan Binh.
As a
result of a three-year fundraising campaign, the centre was built with over
2.45 billion VND (112,000 USD) sprawling over a 450-square-metre site.
It is
estimated that more than 4.8 million Vietnamese nationals were exposed to
AO/dioxin. Many have died and millions of their descendants continue to
suffer the effects of exposure to the chemical defoliant sprayed by US troops
during the war from 1961-1971.
Quang
Binh: Solar power project to benefit far-flung areas
Funded
by official development assistance (ODA) loans from the
Expected
to be fully operational by the end of 2016, it is hoped to help border
districts reduce poverty and ensure social order and security.
Speaking
at the ground-breaking ceremony, Chairman of the provincial People’s
Committee Nguyen Huu Hoai hailed it as a project of humanity that greatly
benefits impoverished locals and ethnic minority groups in remote areas along
the Vietnam-Laos border who have been living without access to the national
grid.
According
to Project Manager Vo Quang Minh, rough local terrain and unfavourable
weather conditions are among project challenges.
Lim Tae
Seong from the RoK-based KT Corporation, project contractor, pledged to
ensure project quality and keep progress on schedule.
Green Lotus label to advance sustainable tourism
development
A
workshop was held in the Mekong Delta
The
Green Lotus label was initiated by the Vietnam National Administration of
Tourism (VNAT) and approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
It is
granted to tourist accommodations meeting environmental and sustainable
development criteria helping to preserve heritages and develop the local
economy, culture and society. The number of green lotuses for a particular establishment,
from one to five, indicates each accommodation’s level of effort towards
environmental protection and sustainable development.
VNAT
General Director Nguyen Van Tuan underlined the limited number of
accommodations registering for and certified with the Green Lotus label. Only
33 hotels nationwide have received the certification, mostly in
No
facilities in the Mekong Delta have received the label, he stressed.
Data
from the VNAT show that tourist accommodations in the region account for 8
percent of the facilities and 9 percent of the rooms in
Participants
at the workshop said the recent proliferation of tourist accommodations in
the Mekong Delta and in
They
said relevant agencies should communicate to raise tourist facilities’
understanding of sustainable development and encourage them to adjust their
operations and register for the Green Lotus label. Facility managers should
be aware that the label will provide them with an advantage to build
efficient marketing strategies.
The
application of the Green Lotus label not only helps accommodations develop
sustainably but also agrees with
Fire police warn on rooftop ‘cage' deaths
People
still need to be made aware about preventing fires in cities, Major General
Doan Viet Manh, director of the Department of Fire Police under the public
security ministry, said yesterday.
He cited
a recent fire that killed five members of a family on a rooftop, saying that
more awareness was required, despite firefighters having better equipment.
Speaking
on the sidelines of an ASEAN workshop being held in Ha Noi on July 1 and 2,
Manh said it was easier to control and fight fires in the newer apartment
blocks as they had complete firefighting equipment, following the ratification
of the Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting in 2001.
"Still,
the owners and residents of these apartment buildings are not always aware of
the fire risks, resulting in fire equipment being left unattended, including
fire hydrants without water supply," he said.
Manh
said although the Government had invested in purchasing smaller fire trucks
and longer water hoses, which could reach up to 100m, it was still necessary
to get the general public's support regarding houses and apartment buildings
constructed decades ago in the older residential quarters, with zigzagging
roads and narrow alleys.
"The
people in this area need to listen to the fire police's advice, take
pre-emptive measures and, when a fire breaks out, co-operate fully with
firefighters, such as by supplying sufficient water to extinguish the
fire."
Dao
Duong Quang, a firefighter present at the workshop, spoke about a fire last
month in Hoang Mai District, Ha Noi, in which five members of a family were
killed, as an instance of the consequences of low public awareness about
protective measures.
In
On the
terrace of the tube-like block is a structure that looks like a room with
steel walls and a roof made of corrugated steel sheets. This ‘room' is meant
for drying clothes and housing a small bonsai garden. The design is
ubiquitous across
In the
above-mentioned Hoang Mai inferno, when the family discovered that a fire had
broken out at night, they all ran up to the fenced-in room on the top floor
and cried for help in vain. They died of asphyxiation in that cage. The fire
was later found to have been caused by a short circuit.
Quang
said his department had repeatedly issued warnings against this type of house
design in the mass media, but it seemed to have little effect. "The
consequence is often deadly," he said sadly.
Quang
said while making a steel cage on top of the house, people should provide an
opening for an exit door, which can be kept locked for security, but can be
opened when necessary.
At the
workshop, participants shared the challenges facing firefighting activities
in cities. In the case of
The
workshop was organised by the home affairs department of the Embassy of
France in
Firefighting
department officials and firefighters from 10 ASEAN countries, three French
experts on civil security and eight French companies specialising in
firefighting equipment participated in the workshop.
Gov't
needs to spend less, stabilise budget
The
Government needs to tighten spending and manage public investment more
effectively to stabilise the State Budget and maintain an attractive
investment climate, Deputy Finance Minister Vu Thi Mai said at a conference
yesterday.
She said
that global events, especially the recent economic downturn, required
countries to persist with reforms.
The
Government has done a lot in this regard, but numerous shortcomings and
challenges persisted in public investment management, she said.
The
conference discussed various topics, including the current situation, and
looked at the experiences of other developing countries, especially in
The
finance ministry is collaborating with other agencies in reviewing and
formulating policies as well as establishing mechanisms and a legal
foundation in order to clearly assign responsibilities for investors and
contractors of public investment projects.
The
Ministry plans to prioritise projects that will have significant impacts on
the country's economic restructuring effort, thus increasing the capacity to
attract additional investment sources, Mai said.
She said
the use of funds, be it from State Budget, Official Development Assistance
(ODA) or Government bonds, must be carefully supervised and inspected to
improve public investment projects' efficiency.
Reprieve
for child shelter
The
central Social Welfare Department has instructed labour authorities in a
Hanh
Phuc House in Binh Chanh District's Binh Hung Ward is home to 32 needy
children and orphans aged seven to 23, but the ward People's Committee wants
it to close.
Local
officials discovered in 2013 that Nguyen Van Hoang and Ngo Thi Kim Van, the
couple who run it, did not have a licence and gave them a deadline to close.
The deadline has been extended several times, but the department stepped in
this week and told the duo to get a licence.
The
department's inspectors were told on Monday by the deputy head of the
district's labour division, Phan Thi Tuyet Mai, that the centre is only
100sq.m in size while a government decree stipulates a minimum area of 30sq.m
per child. The centre should therefore look for another larger place to get a
licence, she said.
The
building is in a neighbourhood that has been handed over to a property
company developing Hanh Phuc Urban project.
Van said
she needed more time to find a larger place on cheap land.
"It
is difficult because with the compensation from Hanh Phuc I can buy just one
piece measuring a maximum of 200sq.m while under the decree I need a minimum
of 500sq.m."
Pham Dai
Dong, head of the department's policy division, agreed that the couple should
upgrade the house because the needy children and orphans need a good facility
to ensure their development. To Duc, the department's deputy head, told Dan
Tri online newspaper that it was important to safeguard the children's
rights. She added that city Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs
should work with the district People's Committee to find a solution.
But if
one could not be found, the centre should make a list of inmates whose
relatives could not care for them and these children would be sent to social
welfare centres run by the city or in their home provinces.
In the
meantime, the city labour department should arrange counselling for the
children to assure them not to be afraid of change, Duc added.
The city
has 53 private social welfare centres, but only 32 have licences. In 2013
city labour officials told unlicensed ones how to get a licence.
They
recommended the city People's Committee should close down those without adequate
facilities.
Three
centres in Districts 9, Cu Chi and Binh Chanh were then shut down.
New
linking road opens for traffic
The road
linking northern Cau Gie-Ninh Binh Expressway and National Highway 1
officially opened for traffic after more than three years of construction
yesterday, June 30.
The 6-km
road project was built on total investment capital of VND1.5 trillion (US$69
million) in Government bonds.
The road
was built by Xuan Truong Construction Company in cooperation with Bridge
Construction Joint Stock Company No.75. The project that began in late 2012
was completed in June.
The road
is expected to ease the traffic flow between Cau Gie-Ninh Binh Expressway and
National Highway 1 as vehicles will not have to enter
Yesterday,
the
The
117-km road project includes five sub-projects. Of which, three projects were
built on Government bonds, with investment capital estimated at around VND1
trillion ($46 million), and one project was built under the
build-operate-transfer (BOT) model, with VND980 billion ($45.08 million)
investment capital. All the projects were completed in six months up to one
year ahead of schedule.
Lam Van
Hoang, head of the Ho Chi Minh Highway Project's Management Board, said the
highway was seriously downgraded. Now, it will shorten travel time and will
be of more convenience to road users.
Environmental
police from southern
Last
Thursday, two security guards at the hospital were caught red-handed by
police as they were burying three packages of medical waste weighing more
than 100 kilos, in Chau Thanh District's
The
police said the packages contained used gloves, needles, bandages and other
medical waste.
A sample
of the soil from the site has been taken for tests, a representative of the
provincial Natural Resources and Environment Department said.
Police
have ordered the hospital to start using a unit specialised in collecting and
treating medical waste according to regulations.
Do Trong
Hieu, deputy director of the hospital, admitted that while hospital's
incinerator was under construction, hospital directors had told the security
guards to take all medical waste to a secluded spot and burn it.
However,
the hospital did not know why the guards buried it instead, he added.
"It
was our fault to provide such improper management," Hieu said.
Nguyen
Dinh Xuan, director of the province's Department of Natural Resources and
Environment, said that although medical waste from the hospital was not
large, it was buried along with tonnes of household waste. All of the waste,
therefore, could be considered dangerous.
The
hospital opened last September, with 35 beds and the latest equipment.
Ha
Noi basements to be used for parking
Buildings
with basements in Hoan Kiem District are being told to allow people working
or living there to park their vehicles in the basements.
The city
would not allow buildings to use the basements for other purposes while
people were being forced to park their vehicles on pavements around the
buildings, vice chairman of the Ha Noi People's Committee Nguyen Quoc Hung
said at a recent meeting with the district authority.
The city
transport department and the traffic police were asked to demarcate several
parking lots on the pavements of Ba Trieu, Phan Boi Chau and 19/12, because
these pavements were more than 3.5m in width, he said.
Red
Journey Campaign to collect blood
The Red
Journey Campaign aims to collect at least 17,000 units of blood this year for
emergency aid and treatment of patients during summer vocation, said Nguyen
Anh Tri, director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood
Transfusion.
As many
as 120 youths will take part in the campaign. They'll travel to 22 provinces
and cities to collect donations from July 3 to 26. The campaign will start
with a ceremony in HCM City and end with a blood donation day in Ha Noi on
July 25 at My Dinh Stadium. The closing event will be broadcast live by Viet
Nam Television.
Liver
cancer treatment prolongs life
The Bach
Mai and Military 108 hospitals in Ha Noi have successfully used a new method
called selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) Spheres Y-90, to treat
liver tumour.
The new
treatment is reportedly helping to prolong the lives of liver cancer patients
in Viet Nam.
SIR-Spheres
Y-90 resin microspheres are used in an interventional radiology procedure
known as selective internal radiation (SIRT), or radioembolisation, which
targets high doses of radiation at the liver tumour directly.
Bach Mai
Hospital Deputy Director Mai Trong Khoa said the technique was safer and more
effective than other radioactive therapies for liver cancer treatment that
are currently being used in Viet Nam.
Ha
Noi police detain car illegally transporting timber
Ha Noi
police discovered a government-owned car transporting timber on national
highway No. 18 early this morning.
Police
said the driver of the 12-seater vehicle ignored police signals to stop and
attempted to speed away.
The
police immediately gave chase. After about 1km, the driver suddenly turned
the vehicle around to dodge the pursuing officers.
A woman
in the car jumped out to block the police, who continued to chase the
vehicle.
In Soc
Son District of Ha Noi, the driver finally abandoned the vehicle and ran
away, police said.
On
further investigation, the police uncovered 3 cubic metres of timber with
unclear origins in the vehicle.
According
to the preliminary police report, the registration number plate on the car is
fake.
The case
is currently under investigation.
Ha
Noi tightens radioactive source management
Ha Noi
has tightened the management of radioactive sources and stepped up emergency
preparedness after a radioactive source went missing in southern Ba Ria–Vung
Tau Province some months ago.
Dam
Quang Minh, head of the city's department of science and technology's
Radiation and Nuclear Safety Office, said the department has compiled a book
entitled "Things to know for ensuring radioactive safety" and has
distributed its copies to 170 facilities using radioactive sources in the
city.
The
department has been actively conducting drills on emergency response during
radioactive incidents, he noted.
Ha Noi
has become the first locality in the country to hold drills on how to cope
with radioactive incidents since 2007, he added.
The
department has been encouraging and monitoring junk collectors and scrap
processors to bring unclaimed radioactive sources to their notice.
It has
printed posters showing how to identify any equipment of radioactive sources
and has distributed them to scrap processors, he pointed out.
Scrap
processors have been asked to report any suspicious equipment to authorised
agencies, he stressed.
Statistics
from the city's Science and Technology Department show that there are 1,920
radioactive sources across 170 facilities in the city.
Tay
Ninh destroys smuggled cigarettes
The
southern Tay Ninh Province's authorities destroyed this morning more than
708,000 smuggled and fake cigarette packs, seized since 2004, in a dump in
Tan Chau District's Tan Hung Commune.
Huynh
Van Duc, deputy head of the provincial's steering committee for fighting
smuggling, commercial fraud and counterfeit goods, or Steering Committee 389,
said the smuggling of tobacco, especially of foreign brands, was being
organised in an intricate manner in the province. The smugglers took
advantage of the province's long border and small roads to hire local people
to smuggle the goods from Cambodia to Viet Nam at night, he said. The
cigarettes were then taken to HCM City and other neighbouring cities and
provinces for sale, he said.
In the
first six months of this year, the Tay Ninh Province authorities seized more
than 560,000 smuggled cigarettes of foreign brands. The police and border
guards have initiated prosecution in 33 cases and against 77 smugglers this
year.
Source: VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/TT/TN/Dantri
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