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Social News 2/10
The
management board of the Finland-Vietnam Innovation Partnership Programme
(IPP) stage two held a conference in
According
to Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Quoc Khanh, creative
innovation is an area that has drawn the attention of the Vietnamese
Government.
In
2015,
Marita
Meranto from
The
Vietnam-EU free trade agreement, which is expected to be signed soon, will
pave the way for economic partnerships between
Meranto
also pointed out that mobilising capital resources for creative innovation is
challenging many developing countries, adding that
Meanwhile,
Marko Saarinen, Finnish Counsellor in
He
held that the private sector serves as a driving force for national creative
innovation and therefore, increased creative innovation within the sector
would contribute to boosting the economy and improving local living
standards.
The
IPP has served as an important tool for the transformation of bilateral cooperation
from official development assistance to trade and knowledge-based
affiliation, he added.
The
IPP stage two will span from 2016 to 2018 with the expected expansion of 15
projects and the renovation of universities.
Vietnamese
plane turned around after passenger resisted phone ban: authority
Phan
Thi Huong used her phone on the flight from
Without
her cooperation, the pilot decided to turn the aircraft back to the landing
area to file a report to the authorities.
They
resumed the flight an hour later.
A
source from the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam said many passengers
use their phones during take-off and landing, which can cause interference
with the aircraft’s navigation or communication system.
The
Vietnamese Government is keen to share information and build a coordination
mechanism with the
Deputy
Defence Minister Nguyen Thanh Cung made the remark at a working session with
his RoK counterpart Baek Seung Joo in
Cung,
who is also deputy head of the national steering committee on the search and
repatriation of the remains of the fallen soldiers, proposed the RoK Ministry
of National Defence provide
In the
spirit of putting the past behind and looking towards the future, the
Vietnamese Government has effectively coordinated with US war veterans
organisations to address post-war consequences.
The
cooperation with organisations and individuals from foreign countries such as
Deputy
Defence Minister Baek Seung Joo agreed with the proposal of
The
same day, the Vietnamese delegation worked with the RoK Ministry of National
Defence Agency for missing in action recovery and indentification, during
which they agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the
field.
Campaign
educates MSMs on HIV prevention
An
educational campaign was launched in
The
‘My future, my choice’ campaign is sponsored by the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) and carried out by PATH, one of the largest
international non-profit organisations in healthcare.
The
campaign will use the social network Facebook to provide more open space for
the MSM to connect and exchange information on HIV care and prevention.
The
Facebook page of the campaign is at
https://www.facebook.com/xomcauvong.
According
to recent research figures, the ratio of HIV infections in the MSM community
in
The
new campaign is part of the USAID-funded Health Markets project on developing
commercial markets for HIV prevention commodities and consulting and test
services, meeting demand of the high-risk group.
Implemented
by PATH since April 2014, the five-year initiative also aims to boost
Exhibition
showcases objects from Ho Chi Minh's life
About
200 objects, printed materials and photos associated with President Ho Chi
Minh are on display at the Ho Chi Minh Museum near
The
displayed items were donated by individuals in and outside the country during
the past decade.
"Each
object expresses a passionate feeling for the late leader," Nguyen Thuy
Duc, acting director of the museum, said.
"During
the past ten years, we have received voluntary contributions from all over
the world."
On
June 23, 2005, the then Prime Minister signed a decision approving the master
plan for developing a museum system in the country by 2020, which emphasised
this museum as the first and most important of a series of museums and relics
on Ho Chi Minh to be opened throughout the country.
Artists
volunteer in memory of late composer Thuyen
In an
appropriate farewell, a collection of the late composer An Thuyen's favourite
songs will be performed at a music night to celebrate his life after his
passing away in July.
His
daughter, TV music director Bong Mai, produced the night of music, Tan Vao Ha
Noi (Melted into Ha Noi), as a "gift" to her father.
"His
sudden death caused a great shock for my family and me. My father and I still
have many unfinished work and many ideas for our music projects. This
performance is a symbol of my filial piety to my beloved father," Mai
said.
The
concert will include singers Thu Hien, Tan Minh, My Linh, Tung Duong, Ho Ngoc
Ha, and Ho Quynh Huong.
Several
of the singers who will take part in the evening actually began their careers
as students at the Military College of Arts & Culture, where army Major
General Thuyen worked as a principal from 1993-2009.
All
the artists on the playbill have all volunteered their performances as a sign
of love and respect for the late composer.
The
proceeds from ticket sales will be used to found the An Thuyen Music Fund,
which will work to complete his unfinished projects.They include a
multi-volume book of children songs by a collection of composers and a
songbook featuring compositions by army veteran composers.
A CD
featuring moon-themed songs by Thuyen and a composition camp for businessmen
are also some unfinished project ideas that will be developed by the fund.
Melted
into Ha Noi will be held on October 11 at the Ha Noi Opera House, which will
be overrun with daisies, Thuyen's favorite flower, and several of his
hand-written lyrics and landscape photos will be on display in the lobby.
Prices
of tickets have been reduced from normal concert prices because, Mai says,
"Anyone who loves his music, from a sticky rice seller to an ordinary
labourer, should be able to afford a ticket."
Throughout
his career, the composer amassed an impressive collection of prizes from the
Viet Nam Composers Association.
Thuyen
was granted the State Prize for Literature and Arts in 2007. In the same
year, he was promoted to Major General, the highest military rank that a
soldier operating in the artistic field has ever received.
Family
trio sings of life in Ha Noi
A
concert by brothers Tran Hieu and Tran Tien and Hieu's daughter, singer Tran
Thu Ha, will be held in Ha Noi tomorrow.
The
concert, titled Tran Gia Nha Nhac (Tran Family Music), offers a rare glimpse
of the three artists together on stage.
The
artists and guest singers Tan Minh and Viet Nam Idol 2010 Uyen Linh will
perform songs composed by Tien.
"I
really look forward to standing on stage and singing with my father and
uncle," Ha said. "A few years ago, my father was very sick and had
been admitted to the hospital. My uncle and I were terribly shaken by that
ordeal."
"Last
year, I wanted to have my own live show. But now, I think it is more
important to have a live show with my family."
The
first run of the Tran Family Music concert will focus on the two veteran
artists. At the concert, audiences will be enchanted not only by Tien's
performances but also by his memories of his family.
Many
songs by Tien, including a new release, titled Ngu Sac Bien (Five Colours of
the Sea), will be sung on stage for the first time.
The
Tran Family Music concert will portray the artists' memories of their family
and the time they spent living on a small street in Ha Noi near Hong (Red)
River. The brothers have since moved to
Tien
will narrate stories of the riverside street where he and his older brother
Hieu were born and raised.
"My
uncle and I had previously recorded these songs for an album. His songs are
always written from the perspective of a man. As a result, only male singers
can sing successfully his songs," Ha said.
Born
in 1936, Hieu is one of
He was
awarded the title of People's Artist [highest title of its kind] in 1997.
During his career, spanning half a century, Hieu performed in every corner of
the country. However, he has produced only one CD, which was released in
2009.
He has
also trained many students, who went on to become A-list singers. "I
wanted to set up the Tran Music Family troupe with three members: my younger
brother Tran Tien, my daughter Tran Thu Ha and I," Hieu said.
Tien
is one of four composers whose songs were very popular in the north in the
1980s and 1990s. The other composers are Nguyen Cuong, Pho Duc Phuong and
Duong Thu.
During
his heyday, he composed many commissioned songs that were performed widely on
many stages. Songs with lyrics supporting the State's policies, such as
policies on population and family planning and HIV prevention, were
especially popular and succeeded in gaining public acceptance of those
policies.
By the
end of the 1980s, Tien had set up his three-member troupe, and they were
travelling cross-country by car. Later, he made fewer appearances on stage
until he made a comeback in 2012 on the live show Nhu Cho Tung Giac Mo
(Waiting for Each Dream).
"I'm
eager to sing in Ha Noi—my native place. Personally, it is a chance for me to
enjoy Ha Noi's food," Tien said.
Born
to a musically inclined family, Ha is one of
Her
live show Nhat Thuc (Eclipse) was called a cultural phenomenon in
The
concert will begin at 8pm at the
Art
At The Park honors local and foreign talents
Art At
The Park, an art project hosted by the Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel and Absolut
Elyx to honor local and foreign talents, will take place at 6 p.m. on October
9 at the hotel in downtown HCMC.
The
show offers guests an opportunity for involvement, exposure and action in the
local community and culture through art.
According
to Federica Brugnara, director of sales and marketing of the Park Hyatt
Saigon Hotel, Art At the Park is the first such event to be held at the
hotel’s Guest House. The hotel plans more programs to promote local and
foreign artists as well as organizations who have contributed to the
development of the local community.
Fashion4Freedom,
which is the first socially responsible, ethical and transparent supply chain
in
Fashion4Freedom’s
founder LanVy Nguyen said in a statement: “I believe that great design is not
only about making our lives prettier or simpler; great design can solve
problems of injustice, create peace, and promote economic equality.”
Laurent
Judge, a French painter who has been living in Saigon for the past five years
and who discovered his vocation in painting when he was six year old during a
visit to Joan Miro’s exhibition, will participate in the event as well. His
work is influenced by fractal art, impressionism and prehistoric art.
The
show will also feature Reflection, a contemporary art project which combines
the talents of choreographer dancer Do Hai Anh and photographer Kyanh Tran.
Do Hai Anh, also known as Yumi, started dancing at the age of five and spent
most of her time on the dance floor. In 2012, Yumi won the Silver Award at
Korea International Modern Dance Competition. In September 2014, she was
selected to participate in the Center Stage program, and had the opportunity
to perform through the
Talented
fine art and portrait photographer Kyanh Tran has over four years’ experience
as a professional photographer working for various magazines, events and
projects in
The
Vietnam Youth Federation, the National Traffic Safety Committee, the Ho Chi
Minh Communist Youth League in HCMC, the HCMC Traffic Safety Committee and
Unilever Vietnam have joined hands to kick off a campaign to raise public
awareness on wearing standard helmets in HCMC.
At the
launch of the campaign last week, there was a parade on traffic safety
passing through the main streets including Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Dinh Tien
Hoang, Ton Duc Thang, Le Thanh Ton, Pasteur and Le Duan.
Especially,
drivers of xe om (motorbike taxi) could swap their old crash helmets for new
ones at Mien Dong, Mien Tay and Cho Lon bus stations.
The
campaign is expected to run until October 14.
According
to statistics by the National Traffic Safety Committee, about 70% of road
accidents in the country involve motorbikes, and 30% people died of brain
injuries. WHO has advised motorcycle riders to wear standard helmets to
decrease deaths and injuries.
Over
6,500 die of traffic accidents in Jan-Sep, down 3.5%
The
death toll from traffic accidents in the nine months ending on September 15
decreased by more than 3.5% year on year to over 6,500 people, the National
Traffic Safety Committee reported on September 30.
The
period, from December 16, 2014 to September 15, 2015, saw 16,459 traffic
accidents take place across the country, claiming 6,518 lives and injuring
14,929 people, the committee said.
As
such, around 724 people died per month on average in traffic accidents during
the period, or over 24 people per day.
In
comparison with the same period last year, the numbers of traffic accidents
and resulting deaths and injuries were down by 12%, 3.55% and 6.29%,
respectively, the committee said.
In the
period from August 16 to September 15, 697 people passed away and 1,695
others were wounded in 1,837 traffic accidents nationwide.
As
compared year on year, the number of accidents in that period dropped by 153,
or 7.69%, while the death count rose by 1, or 0.14%, and the injuries
plummeted by 378, or 18.23%, the committee said.
Road
accidents kill around 9,000 people in
The
event was organized to mark the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic
Victims, which falls on the third Sunday of November each year.
Worldwide,
road accidents claim about 1.3 million lives every year, and the figure is
foreseen to increase to up to 1.9 million in the future, the committee said.
Ministry
warns on delayed expressway
Investors
in a long-delayed major southwestern highway project have been warned by the
Ministry of Transport to speed up the project.
All of
the parties involved in the project have failed to meet targets on capital
and land acquisition for the Trung Luong - My Thuan expressway project,
according to Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The, who spoke at a
meeting in HCM City this week to review the project.
The
investors include the Cuu Long Corporation for Investment Development and
Project Management of Infrastructure (Cuu Long CIPM), the project management
unit, and Trung Luong - My Thuan Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Company.
The
also criticised the Tien Giang Department of Transport for delays in
implementation.
The
Cuu Long CIPM has yet to complete legal procedures, funding arrangements,
selection of contractors, technical design and site clearance, according to
The.
However,
Nguyen Ngoc Toan, the deputy general director of Cuu Long CIPM, said that
more than 91 per cent of the project's capital targets had been reached.
The
corporation is also working with local authorities on site clearance, he
said.
Authorities
of
The
ministry has ordered the Cuu Long CIPM and Trung Luong - My Thuan BOT Company
to urgently complete site clearance by the year-end.
If
not, the ministry will consider replacing the project management unit.
Trung
Luong - My Thuan expressway was designed to start at Than Cuu Nghia
T-Junction near the end of the
The
expressway was designed to have a total length of 51.1 kilometres plus 4.5
kilometres of approach roads. Costs are estimated at VND14.6 trillion ($648.8
million).
The
expressway, scheduled to be completed in late 2018, will run through the town
of
In
November 2009, construction on the highway began by the Expressway Investment
Development Joint Stock Company under the state-owned Bank for Investment and
Development of Vietnam (BIDV).
But
work was suspended because the investor faced capital constraints.
Work
resumed in February this year after the investors involved in the project
established the Trung Luong - My Thuan BOT Company.
The
warning was the second issued by the Transport Ministry. On August 26, the
ministry held a meeting to urge all involved parties to speed up the project.
Subway
blocked by buildings in its path
The
line links
According
to the city government, the incorrect information meant Phu Nhuan authorities
issued licenses for a construction at 214 Phan Dang Luu and some others in
the neighbourhood.
At a
recent meeting in the city, Nguyen Huu Tin, vice chairman of the city
People's Committee, ordered the Management Authourity for Urban Railways in
He
also instructed relevant agencies to determine changes to the route, though
limiting construction in residential areas to avoid the need for land
acquisition which could slow down progress.
The
route stretches 24km and is expected to cost US$2.6 billion. Its 8.9km first
phase links
Decree
provides more facilities to working women
Female
workers, who breastfeed children under 12 months, shall be entitled to 60
minutes of rest per work day with full pay.
This
is part of a newly issued government decree, which details the Labour Law
concerning policies on female workers.
Accordingly,
the government has encouraged employers to create conditions that would allow
female workers to take short breaks to express and store their breast milk,
while at work.
Employers
have been asked to collaborate with trade unions to prepare plans and provide
female workers regular employment and allow them to opt for flexible hours,
part-time work or work at home in line with their legitimate
aspirations.
The
decree is also aimed at providing female workers with cash or materials to
help pay the tuition fees of their children.
The
People's Committees of cities and provinces under the central government are
responsible for directing the construction of kindergartens in industrial
parks that have a large number of female employees.
Companies
that hire several female workers will enjoy reduced business income tax based
on state regulations, the decree says.
Women
account for about 47 per cent of the labour force in
Kids
barred from going to school
It has
been a month since the new school year began yet nearly 150 students from
Nghi Thiet and Nghi Tien communes in central Nghe An Province are still not
allowed by their parents to go to school.
Parents
said they were unhappy with the location of the new school after local
authorities decided that students from both communes would go to one school
instead of two separate ones, which were both built many years ago and are
now in poor condition as well as being overcrowded.
Construction
of the new school was finished earlier this year and the brand new
16-classroom facility was ready to welcome more than 500 students. Some 350
were from Nghi Thiet and 192 from Nghi Tien.
Parents
from Nghi Thiet thought that since there were more students in their commune
the shared school should be in Nghi Thiet. They also voiced concerns over
traffic safety issues as the road at the school was under construction.
Head
of the district's Education Department Nguyen Van Thong said the
shared-school was located in the middle of the two communes. The distance
students from both sides would have to travel was taken in consideration.
Thong
said running two separate campuses in each commune presented local education
authorities with numerous obstacles.
"The
idea behind having one shared school for the two communes was that we could
pool our resources in order to improve the quality of local education and to
meet the nation's standards," said Luu Duc Thuyen deputy head of the
provincial Education Department.
The
district's People's Committee were ordered to persuade parents to let their
children go to school as well as to clear the local road to ensure improve
traffic safety for children.
Farmers
without land to receive work training
Ministry
of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has said it is planning to provide
vocational training and employment priorities including overseas work to
labourers whose farm land had been acquired by the Government.
The
plan, part of a policy drafted by the MoLISA, will focus on supporting people
who used to be farmers and lived off agriculture but have been unemployed
since their land was acquired by the Government for other industrial
development purposes, the ministry said.
It
said the beneficiaries include those households or individual labourers who
used to directly do agricultural production or agricultural business on their
acquired land.
The
beneficiaries will not include those who used to be workers or member of an
agricultural state-owned farm, but have retired or quit their jobs, according
to the ministry's drafted policy.
The
MoLISA has also said it will only provide vocational training courses and job
opportunities to labourers who have to meet the requirements.
It
said the support will start immediately right after the land is acquired and
will last for five years.
First,
the beneficiaries should be those who really need vocational training and are
aged between 15 and 60 for men and 15 and 55 for women.
Second,
they also had to have stayed on their land for at least six months before it
was acquired.
Financial
support will also be provided to labourers who join primary training courses
of less than three months.
Trainees
of intermediate vocational courses will also be prioritised to access loans
for their study.
The
MoLISA said the plan had been opened to the public for discussion on its
website.
Debating
on solving employment issues for farmers whose land was acquired, Da Van
Tien, from the MoLISA's Vocational Training General Department, said to Dan
Tri, an online intellectual forum, that most labourers whose lands were
acquired are from rural areas and had possessed a very limited education thus
vocational training courses for them should contain special curriculum to
help them approach full understanding.
Tien
said there should be a special training scheme for trainers and trainees so
that they can share each others ideas.
He
said most of those labourers were farmers and are only qualified for
traditional agricultural production. They did not have much knowledge about
other sectors, particularly industry and even modern agriculture.
For
those trainee groups, the ministry official said, the most vital goal is to
provide them adequate training on sectors other than agriculture and ensure
support for them to find jobs in their localities.
There
should be a rule that vocational training provided to trainees ends only when
jobs are ready for them after graduating, Tien suggested.
He
requested a contract and co-operation between the training centre with
enterprises before organising any training course to avoid financial waste
for both trainers and trainees.
Thua
Thien –
The
central
The
sum will also be dedicated to planting 577 hectares of new forest and one
million mangroves.
In
2015 alone, 30 billion VND (1.32 million USD) was used to plant about 290
hectares of forest, 240 hectares of which are located along the coast.
The
province has considered coastal forests and lagoons important in stopping
erosion to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change and protect the
ecological environment and infrastructure facilities in the region.
Over
the past years, thanks to support from the provincial Forestry Science and
Technology Association (FSTA), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and other
international organisations, the locality has implemented a range of reforestation
projects in districts such as Phu Loc, Phu Vang and Quang Dien as well as
Huong Tra town.
As a
result, 1,828 hectares out of 14,160 hectares of salt-marsh and sand around
the Tam Giang lagoon and in Quang Thai, Quang Loi, Quang Cong, Quang Ngan and
Quang Vinh communes of Quang Dien district are forested.
From
2012-2015, Quang Dien district invested 14.3 billion VND (nearly 630.000 USD)
in planting and preserving 370 hectares of forest.
The
FSTA has successfully applied technologies in producing mangrove varieties
suitable with local natural conditions, helping the province develop its
coastal mangrove forest system.
Citizens
given project supervisory rights
Starting
from October 20 citizens will have the right to supervise investment projects
via a community investment supervisory board, under the Decree on Monitoring
and Evaluating issued by the government.
The
community supervisory board will be able to ask authorities to provide
information on planning for socioeconomic development, sectors, land use,
infrastructure, the construction of urban areas and residential areas, and
industrial parks, and investment in related fields. It will also be able to
request authorities answer questions within their scope of management.
It can
also request project managers or investors provide information on monitoring
projects, such as investment decisions, investors, management boards, contact
addresses, progress and investment plans, detailed planning and architectural
planning, compensation, site clearance and resettlement, waste treatment, and
environmental protection.
In
projects with private investment or projects using budget from the communal
level, investors and project managers must provide more information on the
process, technical rules, categories of supplies, and work settlement.
The
community’s right of supervision is also reflected in the ability to propose
authorities suspend investment projects in two cases. The first is where
there are legal violations that heavily affect businesses, security, culture,
society, or the environment, and the second is where investors do not publish
information on the project as prescribed by law.
HCMC
to focus on students' health
The Ho
Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has requested all schools
conduct health checks on their students. It directed schools to cooperate
with suitably-qualified health check units to manage students’ health
thoroughly.
Schools
are also required to ensure food safety at canteens, which must follow health
standards. Food must come from qualified suppliers that provide clean food
and food safety.
All
students are to have a health notebook and documents so that teachers can
monitor their health. If students have a health problem while they are in
school they should be treated first then moved to a health centre if
necessary.
The
school needs to cooperate with health units to take care of and treat
students who have chronic diseases. Parents should be notified of their
child’s condition so related parties have clear communications and can
establish a treatment plan.
In the
2013-2014 school year, there were some incidents at schools relating to
health. One involved a sixth grader that fainted and then died, after the
teacher used a ruler to hit him on his hand. The family said he had epilepsy,
but this was not known by the teacher. Early this year, 64 students at
UK
firms proposes solar plant for Quang Nam
G.T.
& Associates and Marshall & Street Ltd from the United Kingdom has
proposed building a solar power plant, in the central province of Quang Nam,
the province's website reports.
The
entire projected is expected to cost US$225 million.
The
first phrase of the plant, worth approximately $75 million, will have a
capacity to produce 50 MW of power, while the second phrase, valued at $150
million, will produce 100 MW of power.
During
a working session with the two enterprises last week, Quang
Earlier
in August, construction of
Further,
it will become the first ‘green' power source connected to the national grid
when it comes into operation in July 2016.
The
Ministry of Industry and Trade is now drawing up incentives to assist solar
energy and will submit plans to the Prime Minister for approval later this
year.
Task
force to implement business and investment laws
The
Prime Minister has decided to set up a task force to enforce the Business and
Investment Laws.
The
new Laws on Business and Investment are expected to help strongly improve the
business and investment environment of
Minister
of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh was appointed as head of the group.
Under
the PM's decision, the group's deputy heads include Chairman of the Viet Nam
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vu Tien Loc, Deputy Minister of Planning and
Investment Dang Huy Dong, Vice Chairman of the Government Office Kieu Dinh
Thu and Deputy Minister of Justice Dinh Trung Tung.
The
group is responsible for consulting and helping the PM to direct the full and
consistent implementation of the laws on business and investment.
Specifically,
it will guide and co-ordinate with ministries, agencies and People's
Committees at the provincial level to help enforce the laws, act as a
consultant to help the PM deal with obstacles that emerge while enforcing the
laws, and help the PM supervise the implementation of regulations on
conditional businesses.
It
will also be in charge of organising and reviewing legal regulations related
to business and investment activities and proposing amendments and
supplements, when necessary.
The
revised laws on business and investment took effect in July this year.
ACE
Life opens new sales office in
ACE
Life, the global life insurance division of ACE Group, today announced the
opening of a new sales office in Long An province’s Tan An City to better
serve its growing base of customers in the Cuu Long (
Part
of the Mekong delta as well as the southern key economic zone, Long An
possesses a strong economic potential and is then regarded an important area
to support
Through
connecting to both southeast and southwest region, the province can leverage
the economic prosperity from both regions. The new Long An sales office is
ACE Life’s 31st office in
“Since
commencing operations in 2005, ACE Life has successfully executed two
five-year plans which have laid a strong foundation for our continued
growth,” said Lam Hai Tuan, chairman and country president of ACE Life in
“This
year marks the beginning of our third five-year plan and the start of our
journey ‘From Good to Great’. With the goal of opening a chain of new sales
offices this year, such as the Long An sales office, we are committed to
deepening our roots to serve the growing market needs,” Tuan noted.
The
new sales office will be the base for more than 300 agency leaders, account
representatives and staff. Similar to other ACE Life’s offices in the
country, the new Long An office is fitted with high quality facilities to
support the company’s sales force.
After
nearly ten years in
Recent
expansions to the network are part of ACE Life’s development and growth
strategy, which aims to build a strong distribution network not only to
develop ACE Life’s business, but also to affirm its long-term commitment to
the Vietnamese market.
ACE
Group, one of the world’s largest multiline property and casualty insurers,
has both general insurance and life insurance operations in
Construction
of OneHub Saigon kicks-off
Ascendas,
Asia’s leading business space solutions provider, and its joint venture
partner, Saigon Bund Capital Partners, today celebrated the ground breaking
of OneHub Saigon, a 12-hectare integrated business park development located
at Saigon Hi-tech Park (SHTP) in
The
integrated park, held by Ascendas and Saigon Bund Capital Partners with a
capital contribution ratio of 60:40, will be developed in three phases, with
an estimated total development cost of approximately S$163 million ($130
million).
This
development sets a new benchmark for business parks in
The
development is expected to generate more than 8,000 jobs.
Today’s
groundbreaking kicks off the construction of the $80 million Phase 1 of the
integrated development project, which will include more than 12,000 square
metres of business park spaces, supported by lifestyle amenities that include
a mixed-use commercial development with retail components to meet existing demand
in the vicinity. Phase 1 is expected to be completed by 2018.
“The
groundbreaking of OneHub Saigon marks another major milestone for Ascendas,”
said Manohar Khiatani, president and Group CEO of Ascendas.
“This
project deepens our presence in
Vo Sy
Nhan, chairman of Ascendas Saigon Bund Co., Ltd. said, “We are excited to see
OneHub Saigon beginning to shape up as one of the most unique offerings
within Saigon Hi-tech Park. Leveraging Ascendas’ strong expertise in the
development and management of business space in Asia, we believe that OneHub
Saigon will be well-placed to serve the needs of
OneHub
Saigon will be another flagship project by Ascendas, a member of the
Ascendas-Singbridge Group which was formed through the merger of Ascendas and
Singbridge in June this year.
It
seeks to combine the capabilities of two leading brands to originate,
aggregate and provide urban and business space solutions across multiple
industries and geographies.
OneHub
Saigon provides a seamless and vibrant work-live-play-learn environment for
its tenants and the surrounding community. With its completion, OneHub Saigon
will be a key addition to the Saigon Hi-Tech Park.
Located
at the heart of District 9 and Thu Duc district, just 15 kilometres from the
city centre, and spanning over 900 hectares, SHTP is one of the most
successful hi-tech parks in Vietnam and counts as one of Ho Chi Minh City’s
five focal economic projects to drive the city’s development till 2025.
As at
August 2015, the park has attracted capital investments from almost 100
multinational companies, exceeding $4.7 billion.
Key
tenants at SHTP include global multinational companies such as Samsung, Intel,
Nidec, Sanofi Aventis, Air Liquide, Datalogic and leading Vietnamese
companies such as FPT, Hutech and Nanogen.
HCMC
to build bridges linking Thanh Da Island to District 2, Thu Duc
The Ho
Chi Minh City People’s Committee has passed a Department of Transport’s
proposal to build two bridges, connecting Binh Quoi-Thanh Da urban area
project with District 2 and Thu Duc under BT (Build-Operate) form.
Bitexco
Group will construct
The
committee has instructed related sides to present project planning before
October 10.
The
Transport Department said that the two bridges would create a new traffic
direction from Binh Quoi-Thanh Da to
Schools
asked to classify students’ health condition
The
Department of Education and Training has sent its guideline to schools asking
to enhance inspection of food safety and students’ health condition.
As per
the guideline, school management board must inspect kitchen and canteen to
check food safety, aiming to reduce food poisoning and diseases due to
eating. School management board must determine to eliminate unsafe food into
facilities.
Additionally,
schools have to provide scheduled medical check-up to classify student health
condition. School must finish health classification before November 30, 2015.
Moreover, medical workers in schools must keep students’ healthcare records
to update students’ health so as to inform their parents or guardians.
Authorities
condemned over sand dredging management
Locals
have publicly condemned the inaction of local authorities as concerns
increase over the damage being done to Nui Coc Reservoir by sand dredging
activities.
Many
households living in Tan Thai, Luc Ba and Binh Thuan communes illegally
extracted sand from Nui Coc Reservoir in the past, forcing the authorities in
After
the management board was set up, the situation greatly improved.
However,
last year, the province allowed the Dai Viet Company to dredge the lake and
collect and sell sand recovered from the operation. According to the
authorities, there were insufficient funds and the province couldn’t cover
the VND100 billion (USD4.7 million) price tag for the work so the firm was
given the right to sell sand from the dredging.
However,
local people are accusing the Dai Viet Company of exploiting the lake and
ignoring the potentially catastrophic effect on the environment. The company
is targeting 11 million tonnes of sand and minerals to be extracted from the
reservoir, valued at around VND900 billion, much higher than the initial 100
billion the work would have cost.
Nguyen
Thanh Tuan, deputy director of Thai Nguyen Department of Environment and
Natural Resources admitted ignorance over the amount of sand and minerals Dai
Viet had already exploited or the amount of environmental levies the firm was
due to pay. The department had raised no environmental objections despite the
scale of Dai Viet's plans for the reservoir.
Nui
Coc Reservoir is one of Thai Nguyen’s most popular destinations. Its waters
are also used for hydropower generation by a small power station and provide
water for over 12,000 hectares of agricultural land.
VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/TT/TN/Dantri
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