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Social News 14/9
The
Viet Nam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) and
The budget
for project implementation is 4.950.000 euros (US$5.6 million) and the
project will be jointly implemented by the Department of Nature Conservation
under VNFOREST and the German Society for International Co-operation (GIZ)
from 2015 to 2018.
This
is a technical co-operation support project with the overall objective of
improving the legal framework, strengthening state management and
implementing of forestry related international initiatives.
Deputy
director of VNFOREST Cao Chi Cong, said that the project played an important
role in the field of conservation and sustainable use of the country's forest
biodiversity and eco-systems.
Christian
Henchkes from the GIZ said that
The
country has also introduced policies that met international standards.
Animal-derived
cosmetics to be strictly controlled
Market
control officers are checking a cosmetic stall in Ha Noi. Cosmetic business
enterprises are ordered not to trade in products related to rare and
endangered wildlife.- Photo vtv.vn
The
Agency of Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health has ordered
cosmetic business enterprises to not trade in cosmetic products related to
rare and endangered wildlife.
For
cosmetic ingredients related to species in the list of endangered, precious,
and rare species prioritised for protection, cosmetic enterprises must
provide sufficient documents to prove that the ingredients are not prohibited
from commercial exploitation, the authority has requested.
Organisations
and individuals representing their products to market need to re-check the
ingredient formulas of cosmetic products, said Truong Quoc Cuong, head of the
Agency of Drug Administration.
In
recent years,
Man
gets 18 years for embezzlement
Can
Tho People's Court on Thursday sentenced Doan Phuoc Minh, a warehouse keeper
for Can Tho Sugar Joint-Stock Company, to 18 years in prison for embezzling
600 tonnes of sugar worth VND 8.2 billion (US$366,000).
Minh,
aged 38, faked delivery notes to illegally sell the sugar to pay for gambling
debts VND87 million ($3,883). He used the remaining cash to travel to
Minh
was also ordered by the court to pay the company VND8.2 billion in damages.
More
Son La households connect to national grid
A
joint project of Electricity of Viet Nam and the Northern Power Corporation
has helped to link about 22,700 ethnic minority households in Son La Province
with the national grid.
The
VND557-billion (US$25 million) project was launched in the northern
mountainous province in May, with 85 per cent of the funding coming from the
state budget and the rest from the Northern Power Corporation.
Director
of Son La Province's Electricity Company Luu Quang Thai said the project
aimed to support social-economic development, guarantee security, and improve
the education and cultural level of the ethnic minority region.
It
comprises the construction of a 1,417m-long grid and 218 substations, and the
installation of more than 30,000 electricity meters.
The
project covers 72 remote and ethnic minority villages in the province.
It was
said at yesterday's ceremony, held to review the project, that the number of
households accessing the national grid had touched 75.2 per cent of its
target.
At the
ceremony, officials of both the Northern Power Corporation and Son La
Province's Electricity Company said the project would continue its efforts to
connect 5,340 ethnic minority households in two districts of Mai Son and Song
Ma to the national grid by the end of this year.
The
number of households connected to the national grid in Son La Province has
risen to 86.1 per cent from 76.3 per cent in 2011.
PM
launches construction of Lao elementary school
Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended a ceremony to kick off the construction of
Dongkasen elementary school in the Lao
Funded
by the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam, the well-equipped
school costs a total 200,000 USD and accommodates six classrooms seating 30
pupils each.
On the
occasion, Minister-Head of the Government Office Nguyen Van Nen presented 50
sets of computers to the province.
On
afternoon the same day, the PM left Khammouane for
On
September 14, he is scheduled to meet Lao leaders to discuss initiatives
fostering the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive
cooperation between the two countries.
Substandard
gas stations still operate in Thai Binh
About
45 petroleum stations that fail to meet national safety standards have been
operating in the northern
According
to the industry and trade ministry's regulations, a petroleum station must
have a minimum area of 300sq.m to 1,000sq.m, depending on their storage
capacity from less than 100 cu.m to 210 cu.m.
The
stations must be separated from other buildings by walls made of
non-inflammable materials.
However,
several petroleum stations in the province measure less than 100 sq.m in
area.
For
example, the Thanh Mien- Cau Me Station in Ninh Giang District is located in
front of a house, and three gas pumps are situated at the gate of the house.
The
Hung Thai Station, about 3km away from the above-mentioned station, is only
30 sq.m in area.
Local
residents said the station had operated for 10 years without any expansion
taking place.
Head
of the Trade Management Division under the province's Department of Industry
and Trade Nguyen Van Quang said there were 45 substandard petroleum stations
in the province, most of them operating since 1990.
Local
residents have built houses, encroaching on the stations' area, he said.
Quang said
the province had shut 10 substandard gas stations and 24 others were told to
upgrade to meet the legal requirements.
He
said the province planned to remove all irregular petroleum stations by 2020.
Binh
Duong, Italian region seal technology, education ties
The
move actualised the cooperation programme under the joint statement on
increasing bilateral friendship and affiliation inked in October 2013 and the
Memorandum of Understanding on embracing economic and trade ties, according
to Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Van Nam.
The
Binh Duong-based
The
Italian Ambassador said the cooperation between Binh Duong and Emilia Romagna
has opened up new opportunities for the two countries to expand relations.
She
promised to do her best to promote the ties in the coming time.
Binh
Duong has turned from an agriculture-dominated locality into an industrial
hub in the south as 97 percent of its economy is now driven by industries and
services, and its annual economic growth has constantly doubled the country’s
figure.
The
province is home to 28 industrial parks spanning nearly 10,000 hectares. It
is one of the most attractive foreign direct investment (FDI) destinations in
The
same day, the Emilia Romagna’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry debuted its
representative office in Binh Duong.
RoK
organisation supports needy students in Ninh Binh
Good
Neighbors International (GNI) from the
The
Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the provincial People’s
Committee jointly held a ceremony on September 11 to present the gifts to the
needy.
Addressing
the event, Vice Chairman of the committee Le Van Dung thanked the VUFO and
GNI for their support for local students over the past years.
He
expressed his wish that the RoK organisation will continue providing aid for
poor children in Ninh Binh in the time to come.
Established
in 1991, GNI is a non-governmental organisation operating in the fields of
humanitarian support and global development. It has supported disadvantaged
and needy people in 29 countries and territories all over the world.
In
Psychological
care provided for disadvantaged children
A raft
of disadvantaged children have benefited from the project “Comprehensive Care
for Orphans, Children and Adolescents with Disabilities and Special Needs”, as
heard at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 11.
The
project, funded by the Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO) since 2012, aims to
provide comprehensive support for vulnerable children through enhancing the
capacity of service providers and giving direct and indirect support services
to children and their families.
To
date, the project has supplied over 6,700 malnourished kids with nutritious
food while providing insurance support to 242 others and assisting thousands
of children and families with transport costs for healthcare examination.
In
addition, it has presented scholarships to nearly 1,360 children and
mobilised additional aid from benefactors.
Pham
Dinh Nghinh, Director of the Centre for Social Work with Children in
Meanwhile,
WWO Country Director in Vietnam Ngo Thi Thuy said that the project has
significant meaning to both children and their families, adding that it will
contribute to helping the Government improve healthcare services for
disadvantaged kids.
Safe
helmet use spotlighted in Hanoi
More
than 4,000 youth and traffic police took to street with standard helmets in
The
day was marked with the participants’ march around
Meanwhile,
locals can exchange their substandard helmets for qualified ones across 20
major streets as part of the campaign that runs from August 24 to September
25.
According
to President of the Vietnam Youth Federation Nguyen Phi Long, promoting safe
helmet use could reduce head damage and deaths from accidents and is a
highlight of his agency’s anti-traffic accident programmes.
Previously,
on September 10, through the campaign, good-quality helmets had been
delivered to 1,000 local motorbike taxi drivers.
The
traffic safety initiative organisers are also launching a video contest and a
range of social network activities.
Last
year, the event drew the participation of 2,000 volunteers nationwide with
more than 6,000 good helmets gifted to citizens.
The
same day, 2,000 pupils and students in central Nghe An province’s Vinh city
walked together in response to the north-central region’s 2015 road safety
month. All of them have received new, good helmets.
Quang
Authorities
in central Quang
Accordingly,
the province will arrange annual capital for the trade villages to develop
infrastructure, product designs and quality in a bid to attract over 60,000
tourists per annum between 2015 and 2020.
The
investment will focus on necessary facilities like roads, the application of
technology in production and the popularisation of products.
The
province will also assist trade villages with vocational training and
connections with other loalities to expand production scale and consumption
outlets.
Craft
villages expect to have locally-trained workers and receive support to
participate in tourism promotion programmes; introduce products at
exhibitions and trade fairs; and protect the environment.
The
province is pinning hope on the villages to help draw tourists, especially
those from abroad, and generate additional job opportunities for over 3,000
rural workers.
Quang
PM
issues directions on stemming dengue fever outbreak
Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given a number of directions to authorities and
relevant agencies, requesting them to stem the outbreak of dengue fever,
which is on the rise in 50 cities and provinces across the country,
especially in the southern region.
Mosquito-borne
dengue fever has infected more than 29,000 people since the beginning of this
year, causing 18 fatalities.
In the
PM’s recent urgent notice, municipal and provincial authorities were asked to
launch public campaigns to eradicate mosquito and larva with chemical sprays,
especially in construction sites and residential areas lacking clean water.
Local
Departments of Health must closely monitor the situation and provide prompt
treatment.
The
Health Ministry is responsible for dealing with outbreak hotbeds and devising
preventive measures while getting all necessary equipment ready, and the
Finance Ministry is to ensure sufficient funding for prevention and combat
efforts.
Head
of the Health Ministry’s Preventive Medicine Department Tran Dac Phu told the
Vietnam News Agency in a recent interview that the public health sector has
launched responses to the outbreak, including establishing inspection groups
in high risk areas, providing necessary equipment, opening training courses
for medical staff and destroying mosquito larva in localities.
In
northern
According
to the World Health Organisation, around 100 million people are infected with
the fever each year, mostly children below 15. The disease is circulating in
more than 100 tropical countries worldwide with about 3.5 billion living in
high-risk areas.
The
disease is contracted through bites from dengue-infected mosquitoes, causing
headaches, fever, exhaustion, severe muscle and joint pain, swollen glands,
vomiting and rashes, mostly among children. There is no medication to treat
the disease, only to ease the symptoms.
Ninh
Binh retains values of Trang An Complex
Authorities
in northern Ninh Binh province held a workshop on September 10 to consult
experts about efficient methods to mange and preserve the local Trang An
Complex.
Participants
discussed harmful factor identification, scientific research and public
support mobilisation.
According
to Ryan Rabett, an archaeologist from the
Well-managed
excavation and exhibition plans could further promote these values, he noted.
An
expert at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said besides
policies harmonising conservation and development, forming a strong
connection among Ninh Binh authorities, residents and tourists is necessary
for the site’s protection.
Deputy
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Dang Thi Bich Lien urged the locality
to speed up its overall management and preservation plans, invest in manpower
and publish research studies on the site.
The
Trang An Complex was recognised by UNESCO as a Cultural and Natural World
Heritage Site in 2014.
In
UNESCO's words, "Trang An is a resplendent complex of limestone karst
peaks which are permeated with valleys, including submerged ones, and
surrounded by steep, almost vertical cliffs," nestling on the southern
shore of the Red River Delta.
Archaeological
traces of human activity dating back thousands of years have been found
within the complex.
The
Trang An Complex boasts several nationally recognised sites like the Trang An
ecotourism site and
The
area also has many other temples, pagodas, paddy fields, villages and other
sacred sites.
It is
home to around 500 flora species, 73 species of birds and 41 species of other
animals and has a diverse ecosystem with unique geological characteristics.
Hand,
foot and mouth disease spirals in Ho Chi Minh City
Hand,
foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a contagious viral illness, is surging in
A
total of 4,559 people, most of whom are children, were hospitalized in
In the
week from August 28 to September 4, the number of hospitalized patients
soared to 191, or 32% higher than the average of the four previous weeks, the
center added.
Dr. Pham
Ngoc Thach, deputy head of the General Planning Department of Children’s
Hospital 2, said the infirmary received 1,237 HFMD patients from early this
year to September 9.
The
hospital, located in District 1, treated 242 HFMD cases in August, which is
nearly double the 126 cases in July, Dr. Thach said.
As
many as 131 children were taken to the hospital due to the disease during the
first nine days of September, the doctor elaborated.
Boys
contracting hand, foot and mouth disease are seen at Children's Hospital 1 in
Children’s
Hospital 1 in District 10 is in the same situation, for the number of HFMD
patients has sharply increased since last month.
Fifty-six
children were being treated at the hospital on September 10, much higher than
the 20-30 cases per day in the previous month, Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper
correspondents reported.
Dr.
Truong Huu Khanh, head of the hospital’s infectious disease department, said
that two weeks ago the number of HFMD patients was only 30-40 people, but the
figure has risen to over 80 per day for the past several days.
HFMD
can happen around the year, but it usually peaks in the March-May and
September-November periods yearly, Dr. Khanh said.
The
illness is characterized by a fever and rash most frequently seen on the
palms, soles, and inside the mouth, the Vietnamese health ministry said.
The
disease can be transmitted through digestive tracts and children under five
years old are most vulnerable, the ministry said.
As
there are no vaccines or specific medicines to cure the disease, the main
preventive measure is following hygienic practices in eating, drinking, and
living, the ministry advised.
Uber
to offer drinkers free rides home in
Ride-hailing
service Uber says it will give drinkers in
Uber
If
drinkers are found to be too drunk to drive, they will be offer a safe car
ride.
Restaurants
and shops will be given free credit totaling VND150 million a month to book
Uber cabs.
Dang
Viet Dung, director of Uber
A new
study by the World Health Organization showed that 36.9% of road crashes in
Uber
came to
Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung last April approved a transport ministry proposal
requiring Uber to sign contracts with licensed transport companies.
It is
not allowed to partner with independent drivers.
A man
was killed and three others were injured as an explosion purportedly caused
by a homemade explosive shook a house in
The
blast broke out at the house of Pham Gia Hai, 43, in an alley in Dong Da
District at around 6:30 pm, followed by a large volume of smokes, according
to witnesses.
The
alley was quickly filled with smokes and what was believed to be gunpowder
smell, they added.
Nguyen
Dong Dang, 59, a local man, was riding his motorbike past the house at the
time of explosion and was killed by the blast overpressure.
One of
the three injured victims is Pham Thi Phuong, 38, Hai’s younger sister, who
was cooking on the first floor of the house at the time of blast, and the
others are passers-by.
Two
other members of Hai’s family were staying on the second floor but were
unaffected by the explosion.
The
injured victims were rushed to the Trang An General Hospital for emergency
aid by local residents.
The
blast destroyed the entire first floor of the house and also damaged part of
a house next door.
A
police team, led by Major General Nguyen Duc Chung, director of Hanoi Police
Department, quickly arrived at the scene to start investing and performed an
autopsy on Dang’s body.
An
officer from the Hanoi Police Department said Saturday that the blast could
be caused by someone who wanted to make revenge using a homemade mine.
The
suspect might have carefully plotted the blast so that it would happen during
the dinner of Hai’s family in the first floor, according to investigators.
But
the reality was not as the suspect had expected as the family members were at
different floors at the time of incident.
Man
dies in blast
A
fierce explosion in Thong Phong alley off
Residents
said the explosion occurred at about 7pm in a two-storey house. It shook the
whole area. Three members of a family were at the house at the time. A man passing
by was killed after being thrown five metres. The case will be investigated
by Dong Da District's Police.
A
primary school funded by the Vietnamese capital city of
The
Daun Penh primary school, located in downtown
At the
inaugural ceremony, Vice Standing Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Ngo
Thi Thanh Hang valued incessant efforts by the two capital cities in boosting
their multi-faceted cooperation, ultimately developing the traditional
friendship between
Hanoi’s
aid in Daun Penh school construction is meant to help Phnom Penh improve its
education and training, which is also a testimony to the former’s solidarity
with the latter, she said while expressing her hope that with the new
facilities, teachers and students at the school will harvest more academic
achievements.
Meanwhile,
Phnom Penh Governor Pa Socheatvong also hailed the Hanoi-sponsored school
building as an illustration of the strong relations between the two municipal
authorities.
He
spoke highly of the
During
their stay,
Impacts
of climate change and sea level rise on land use in the Mekong Delta and new
rice farming techniques in the context of climate change were the focus of a
seminar held in the Mekong Delta city of
The
event was co-organised by Can Tho University and the management board of the
“Climate Change Affecting Land Use in the Mekong Delta; Adaption of
Rice-based Farming Systems” (CLUES) project.
According
to CLUES Project Director Le Quang Tri, the project, funded by the Australian
Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), was carried out in
Can Tho city, Hau Giang, An Giang and Bac Lieu provinces in the delta from
2011-2014.
One of
the key components of the project was improving salinity and submergence
resilience of locally adapted rice varieties and elite lines, which was
jointly conducted by Can Tho University and the International Rice Research
Institute (IRRI).
The
project has helped local farmers, particularly those with small-scaled farms,
to increase adaptive capability by switching to better farming systems and
widening variety selection to reduce risks, Tri said.
Prof.
Dr. Nguyen Thi Lang from Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute revealed that
the project has successfully developed and applied many high-yielding
flood-tolerant rice varieties, such as OM 4900, OM 6876 and OM 5451, and
salt-resistant varieties, for example OM 5629, OM 6677 and MNR4, alongside
other alum- and drought resistant types, into local production.
It is
estimated that the Mekong Delta contributes to roughly 55% of rice output and
90% of rice exports of the entire country annually. Rice farming accounts for
between 50%-95% of income for a majority (70%-90%) of farmers in the region.
Korean
charity helps bridge cultural divide
As
part of a cultural exchange program sponsored by the Korean Foundation for
Women (KWF), families of 23 Vietnamese brides married to Korean husbands are
visiting
Under
the program, 87 family members of the brides have received all-expense paid
holidays in
The
program aims to help Vietnamese-Korean families, especially Korean grooms and
children, to gain a better understanding about
Vietnamese,
Cambodian doctors care for poor patients
As
many as 500 impoverished Cambodian patients will receive free health
check-ups and treatment by Vietnamese and Cambodian doctors from September
10-12, raising the total number of beneficiaries this September to 1,000.
The
activity is part of a partnership between the Cho Ray –
The
Cho Ray –
It has
also engaged in a number of social welfare activities in
The
hospital, built at a total cost of US$38 million, is a key project in the
field of medical facilities construction between
Kindergarten
pilot project short of teachers, classrooms
One
year ago, public kindergartens in
The
pilot programme appears to be successful but the schools continue to face a
shortage of qualified teachers and rooms to accommodate families looking for
quality daycare facilities.
Rang
Dong Kindergarten in HCM City's Tan Phu District is one of the kindergartens
involved in the pilot programme being implemented in the city's 12 districts
in the 2015-2016 school year.
At the
kindergarten, the young children are taken care of in two different rooms
with new equipment and facilities.
Groups
of three caregivers each take care of six children aged six to 12 months and
eight children aged 13 to 18 months for the first week. Then after that,
groups of two teachers are responsible for the children.
Nguyen
Thi Hoang Oanh, a parent from Tan Phu District, said she "felt
secure" about leaving her 10-month-old daughter at the kindergarten.
"I
couldn't find anyone to take care of her, and I couldn't afford a private
caregiver," she said.
After
taking the six-month maternity leave granted to all working women in
Chung
Bich Phuong, deputy head of Tan Phu District's Education and Training
Division, said that she had told kindergartens to select teachers with
experience.
"Ensuring
safety for the children is very important," Phuong said.
Before
the pilot programme began, the city offered professional training to the
caregivers.
Nguyen
Thi Ngoc Thuy, principal of Hoa Anh Dao Kindergarten in Tan Phu District,
said the school was ready to help teachers who were under psychological
pressure.
A
teacher at the Hoa Hong Kindergarten in Binh Tan District told a reporter
from the Viet Nam News Agency that it was difficult for two teachers to take
care of eight babies.
Because
of the need to set aside classrooms for children aged six to 18 months,
kindergartens have had to reduce their enrollment quota for children 19
months and older.
Ho Thi
Xuan Dao, principal of Rang Dong Kindergarten said the school could only
enroll about 30 children aged between 25 and 36 months instead of 60 in
previous years.
The
school could only meet 40 per cent of demand for children aged 37 months to
four years, she said.
"We
couldn't enroll more because of a shortage of rooms and teachers. I expect
that more kindergartens will be built in my district," Dao said.
Phuong
of Tan Phu District's education division said: "This district has a
large number of migrants. If another kindergarten begins to accept young
children, then they may have to cut spaces for older kids."
The
district has only 12 public kindergartens that can accommodate only 40 per
cent of nearly 34,000 of children aged 5 and under.
Kindergartens
enroll children up to five years old.
"We
have asked private kindergartens to receive the five-year-olds that we cannot
enroll, and to charge them a lower fee. Eleven private kindergartens in our
district have agreed to do that."
Other
districts such as Thu Duc, Go Vap and Binh Tan are in the same situation as
Tan Phu District. Public kindergartens have met less than 50 per cent of
demand.
The
city has 11 wards without any kindergarten, district education officials told
the People's Council at a recent meeting.
At the
beginning of the school year, 135 new classrooms were added but the number
was not enough, the officials said.
Cu
Chi District is now rural model
Cu Chi
has become the first district in
After
six years implementing the programme, the outlying district's all 20 communes
have achieved the programme's criteria on infrastructure, environmental
protection, housing, social security, residents' livelihoods, culture and
others.
The
average income of residents, mostly farmers, has increased from VND19 million
(US$900) a year in 2010 to VND40.5 million ($1,900) this year.
The
district's agricultural production has an income value of VND285 million
($13,500) per hectare a year, double compared to five years ago.
Cu Chi
has invested more than VND17.4 trillion ($828 million) to implement the
programme. The capital came from the State budget, companies and local
residents.
More
than 6,200 households have donated a total of nearly 750,000 sq.m of land
worth VND355 billion ($16.9 million) to build roads.
Speaking
at a ceremony to announce the Prime Minister's decision on recognising the
district's accomplishments held on Wednesday, Nguyen Huu Hoai Phu, chairman
of the district's People's Committee, said Cu Chi would focus on developing
plants and animals that have high value and ensure sustainable environmental
protection.
The
district will develop dairy cows and turn areas unsuited to rice cultivation
into clean vegetable and orchid cultivation areas, he said.
Under
the programme, nearly 2,000ha of rice fields in the district have been
converted into vegetable, flowers and grass fields for cow food.
Farmers
who grow orchids can earn an income of VND800 million ($38,000) per ha a
year.
In
implementing the programme, Cu Chi has shifted from a focus on farming to
industrial, services and trade activities.
The
district has 10 industrial parks and industrial park clusters, providing jobs
for 50,000 people, about one-fourth of the district's population.
Vo Van
Thuong, deputy secretary of the city Standing Party Committee, said the
programme had improved the lives of people in rural areas.
The
programme has also narrowed the income gap between the city's urban and rural
areas.
Cu Chi
targets raising per capita income to VND60 million ($2,800) by 2020.
Thousands
of disabled get a helping hand
More
than 5,400 disabled children have been helped access education in a 10-year
project held in
Titled
Inclusion of Vietnamese with Disabilities, it was organised by Catholic
Relief Services (CRS) and the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID). The project ran from October 1, 2005 to September 30,
2015.
During
the project, nearly 2,300 teachers from the two provinces received training
about integrating the disabled into normal school outlets.
In Ha
Noi,
Toshiba
supports higher education
Toshiba
Corporation has announced that it will disburse scholarships worth a total of
JPY1.6 million (roughly US$13,200) each this year to two national
universities.
The
scholarships aim to help deserving students access quality tertiary education
at Viet Nam National University HCM City (VNUHCM) and
Nghe
An study society helps disadvantaged students
The
Nghe An Province's Study Promotion Association has supported 824,000
disadvantaged students over the last five years.
The
association has granted scholarships worth VND161 billion to students from
poor families who have achieved outstanding academic results, it said at a
conference to review the activities of the 2010-15 period yesterday.
The
association in the central province has attracted many local organisations
and individuals to help its efforts by contributing VND214.6 billion (US$9.7
million) in funds.
Nghe
An has 460,000 poor families that are trying to escape poverty by supporting
their children in achieving outstanding academic merit.
The
number of such families in 2010 was 359,000.
In the
province, each clan has set up a study promotion centre that provides funds
and encourages children's passion for study.
At the
conference, Nghe An Province's People's Committee also presented awards to
clans and social organisations that contributed to the study promotion
movement.
Central
province plans sea conservation project
The
central province plans to create a 7,900ha sea reserve off the coast of
Nguyen
Dang Vu, director of the provincial culture, sports and tourism department,
said the conservation measures are the first step in a plan to establish a
larger sea reserve in the region. He said the province has allocated VND36.4
billion (US$1.7 million) to complete the project between 2016 and 2020.
"It's
very necessary for preservation of ancient, precious treasure under the sea
water in a large area of the island – 30km off the coast of the province –
and sea water area of the commune, which is home to many ancient shipwrecks
from the 10th to 18th centuries," Vu said.
Vu
said the department has been compiling scientific data and documents to
cement the area's status as a national and Global Geopark.
Two
years ago, two trading vessels that were used about 700 years ago were
discovered off the coast of
Ceramic
and stone artefacts from an old shipwreck were also discovered during a deep
water excavation near the islet of An Binh, located 3km from Ly Son Island.
Archaeologists
believe the ceramic pieces date back to the 15th century, while the stone
fragments are thought to come from the
The
Doan Anh Duong Company, which was assigned by the Quang Ngai authorities to
survey the area, also discovered a large coral reef complex and stone arch in
the water.
Vu
said it is believed that the arch, discovered last year off the coast of
Vu
said the conservation efforts would preserve the area for future exploration.
"The
plan also helps protect coral reefs, rocks and underwater archaeological
research and tourism centre in the near future," he said.
Doan
Sung, director of Doan Anh Duong Company, said a 50sq.km area of coral reefs
in Ly Son and Binh Chau can be developed as an eco-tourism and scuba diving
site.
As
scheduled, the province will host a conference to evaluate the regional
waters and surrounding rocks and coral reefs later this year.
Over
1,600
After
six months of implementing the Water Education Programme “Mizuiku – I love
clean water”, Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Beverage has been collaborating with
the non-governmental organisation Live and Learn to conduct 56 classes with
the participation of over 1.600 pupils from six elementary schools in Hanoi’s
Thanh Oai and My Duc districts.
The
project is funded by Suntory Holdings Limited (SHD)
SPVB
is a strategic beverage alliance between PepsiCo Inc., one of the world’s
largest food and beverage companies, and Suntory Holdings Limited (Suntory),
a global beverage and wellness company based in
The
project has received positive response from participating teachers and pupils
so far, which reveals project growth potential.
Since
its launching in March 2015, pupils have been engaged in the first two parts
of the project. The first part was taught by experts from the Live and Learn
and pupils had a chance to learn about water resources in the nature as well
as the vital role of water in human life and importance of water resource
protection through a series of interactive activities.
In the
second part of the project, local teachers were trained to deliver the lesson
and organise useful and interesting outdoor activities related to water
resources.
About
1,500 water diaries (workbook for pupils), 1,000 picture books “Water is a
gift”, telling the importance of the water in the environment, and 500
teaching documents have also been handed over to teachers and pupils at the
six piloted school to preserve the continuity of this water education
programme. It is also the sustainable goal of the project as planned from the
very first beginning.
All
project lessons applied an interactive teaching method incorporating several
activities such as relay game, group discussion, drawing pupils’ homeland
river and telling the story about how the river is polluted, and more. As a
result, pupils’ activeness and desire to explore and learn more were strongly
encouraged.
Appraising
the project efficiency, Nguyen Thi Loan, principal of Do Dong Elementary
School said, “Participating teachers are highly interested in this new
teaching method since we recognise that pupils are more active and happier
during the whole lesson. We wish to be further trained and practice teaching
with this new method in the future.”
“In my
opinion, the project has made a considerable contribution in improving
pupils’ awareness and developing habits in protecting water resources and
environment through their daily actions at schools,” Loan added.
In the
summer of 2015, Mizuiku project deployed the renovation of school infrastructures,
school rest rooms and installation of water facilities at those schools
facing water pollution. The sanitary installation, water facilities and rest
rooms have been well finished to be ready for the new school year of
2015-2016.
In
order to encourage pupils to learn intensively and actively, the project will
also include a factory tour to Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam’s factory in Bac Ninh,
about 30km from Hanoi, in order to make students know how the factory engages
in wastewater treatment, water saving and launching a drawing contest as well
as initiatives to protect pupils’ homeland river.
Takenobu
Shiina, senior general manager, Planning Department, Corporate Communication
Division of Suntory Holdings Limited said, “After six months of implementation,
we are happy with project deliverables. We expect the project to produce
desired results as it does in
Mizuiku
is a water education programme that has been successfully deployed in
JobStreet:
Technology changing recruitment methods
Technology
is changing the interaction between candidates and employers in recruitment,
to the benefit of candidates, according to a report from JobStreet.com
(JobStreet) released on September 11 on main recruitment trends in 2015 in
Applying
technology in recruitment is the first trend, JobStreet said. “High growth in
using smartphones means candidates can access job opportunities easier,”
according to the report. Twenty-three per cent of job applications at
JobStreet are made on the Jobstreet.com mobile app, which has had 2.4 million
downloads. Twenty-five per cent of the access to Jobstreet’s website is via
mobile phone.
The
second trend is that candidates are becoming more active. JobStreet’s
research revealed that 70 per cent actively seek a job, with 27 per cent
looking though already employed and only 3 per cent don’t wish to change
their job. It therefore advised that employers pay greater attention to
candidates who are often seeking a better job to find the best talent.
Thirdly,
the fourth quarter sees less recruitment than at other times of the year, at
25 per cent less than in the peak period. JobStreet said that enterprises
must decide when is the right time to conduct their recruitment activities.
Finally,
87 per cent of candidates use online recruitment websites to find a job.
Other methods, such as finding a job directly from the employer, via friends,
and through the media are successfully used by 47, 44 and 27 per cent of
candidates, respectively. “Direct recruitment is becoming less attractive
than recruitment via a website,” the report noted. Thousands of jobs are
offered on websites, so promoting the company’s brand name is the main factor
in attracting high-caliber candidates.
Seventy
three per cent of candidates want to work for a famous company, so a good
brand name will reduce turnover and recruitment costs for a company,
JobStreet concluded.
1,000
IT jobs on recruitment in HCMC
Online
recruitment website VietnamWorks yesterday opened Tech Insider Expo 2015 with
the attendance of 40 information technology companies who announced
recruitment of about 1,000 employees offered wages from VND15-50 million
(US$668-2,226) in Ho Chi Minh City.
The
event attracted about 2,000 IT bachelors and engineers. Most vacancies
require 1-10 years experience, good skills in foreign languages and other
soft skills.
FPT
Company announced recruitment of 10,000 bridge software engineers good at
Japanese.
According
to managing director of VietnamWork Gaku Echizenya, IT has been among fields
with the highest hiring demand for the last three years.
Within
the framework of the event, four seminars were hosted to provide knowledge of
the most advanced technologies to future employees in the IT industry.
The
People’s Committee in the central city of Da Nang has asked the city
Department of Transport to dredge 3.6 kilometers of Han River for the Clipper
Round the World Yacht Race scheduled in February next year.
The
project with a total capital of VND6.6 billion (US$294,000) will start on
September 20 to dredge 33,000 cubic meters of soil.
The
project is expected to complete a month after staring to avoid the yearly
rainy and stormy season.
Over
6,000 students receive free IT training
Vietnet
Information Technology and
50
students of
The
free training course is a part of project " Application IT in searching
jobs and starting up career" and "High office IT" being
carried out in the country. The project aims to help young students to use IT
to increase understanding and widen their relation as well as building their
company's brand name or search for a proper job.
During
3 years, the project " IT training and initiative for career
start-up" launched by Microsoft and the Ministry of Science and
Technology, Vietneet- ICT and Poltechnique University in Hanoi has provided
hundreds free-of-charge IT training courses to over 6,000 students who come
from low-income families across the country with the hope to help them find a
suitable jobs and star up their career.
U.S.-Supported
Project Enhances Educational and Social Inclusion of Vietnamese with
Disabilities
The
Inclusion of Vietnamese with Disabilities Project (IVWD), funded by the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has supported the
development of a national inclusive education legal framework that has
enabled approximately 500,000 Vietnamese children with disabilities to enjoy
school education and brought about information technology training and
employment opportunities to 1,400 youths with disabilities over the past ten
years.
“This
cooperation has created opportunities for youth with disabilities for better
access to education and employment,” said USAID Mission Director, Joakim
Parker. “We hope that these efforts will continue to the further integration
of persons with disabilities into all aspects of society as
An
evaluation report released today at the final project review workshop states
that nearly 2,300 teachers and education administrators have been trained on
inclusive education directly by the project over the past ten years. The
project has also worked closely with the Ministry of Education and Training
(MOET) and provincial departments of education and training to help develop
and enforce guidelines and policies on inclusive education. Thanks to these
efforts, 10,000 teachers have been trained on inclusive education by the
project-assisted teacher training program.
Implemented
since 2005, the project has worked with different Vietnamese counterparts to
promote educational and social inclusion of people with disabilities through
supporting opportunities of inclusive education, vocational training, and
employment for children and youth with disabilities throughout
The
U.S. Government has been improving the quality of life and supporting the
inclusion of Vietnamese with disabilities into all aspects of society since
1989. To date, the U.S. Government has contributed over $60 million in
assistance to people with disabilities, regardless of cause.
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