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11/12
"Danish Week - Sustainable City Solutions" about to
begin
A
series of events on sustainable city solutions will be held in Hanoi and Ho
Chi Minh City from December 12 to 17 within an initiative of the Embassy of
Denmark in Vietnam and co-organized by the National University of Civil
Engineering in Hanoi (NUCE) and the University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh
City (UAH), with support from local authorities, organizations, and
enterprises from Vietnam and Denmark.
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With
the theme “Danish Week - Sustainable City Solutions”, the campaign includes
exhibitions, seminars, film screenings, masterclasses, and a competition
seeking practical ideas on how to ensure greener and cleaner cities.
Seminars
will be hosted by NUCE in
Students
from NUCE and UAH will also have opportunity to attend masterclasses with
famous Danish architect Hans Peter Hagens and the Head of the Technical and
Environment Department in
Exhibitions
open to the public from December 12 to 17 at NUCE and December 14 to 19 at
UAH will showcase some of the best sustainable architecture designs and city
development projects from
Other
events include the final round of the “Raising Awareness on Green City
Solutions in
Within
the framework of the Comprehensive Partnership Agreement signed by the two
countries in 2013, the relationship focuses on political dialogue, cultural
exchange, commercial activities, and targeted ODA-projects matching Denmark’s
strengths in green growth, food and agriculture, health, and education.
Bilateral
trade between
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women are posthumously presented with the Vietnamese Heroic Mother title in
Addressing
the ceremony, Vice Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Vo Thi Dung
expressed her gratitude to the mothers who devoted their beloved to the
struggle for national independence.
She
also asked local authorities to take care of living conditions of those who
have made contribution to the country and their families.
To
date, 5,296 women in
Thousands come to int’l cuisine festival in Hanoi
An
international cuisine festival, the fifth of its kind, held by the Foreign
Ministry’s Bureau of Diplomatic Corps Services in
Deputy
Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, Ambassador Nguyen Nguyet Nga and many
foreign ambassadors joined the crowd to enjoy unique dishes from various
countries and different regions in
Opening
the event, Ambassador Nguyen Nguyet Nga, who is spouse of Deputy Prime
Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, said the festival wants to
create a platform for exchange among foreign diplomats, visitors and
Vietnamese, thus enhancing mutual understanding.
Among
the 120 booths at the festival, 35 were run by foreign embassies in
The
organising board of the event presented 200 million VND to the Binh Thuan
kindergarten in the northern mountainous
First ASEAN film festival held in the Netherlands
The
first ASEAN film festival recently took place in the Dutch city of
The
event was graced by the presence of the Ambassadors of Indonesia,
Speaking
at the event, Chairman of the ASEAN Committee in
During
the festival from December 8-10, audiences had chances to exchange with
actors and actresses from
With
the support of the Foreign Ministry, the Department of Cinema, BHD and Galaxy
companies, Vietnam introduced two films :Tam Cam: Chuyen chua ke” (Tam Cam:
The Untold Story) and “Toi thay hoa vang tren co xanh” (Yellow Flowers on the
Green Grass) to the event.
Public transport sector improves services
The
move aims to improve public transport services and encourages people to use
public transport.
With
this smart instruction, all information about bus schedules will be provided
to customers, such as the number of buses at the station, bus arrival times,
and the next buses’ schedule. Besides, customers will be also provided with
information about ticket prices, and operation time.
The
move has received a warm response from public.
“The
new devices help us to save time, we can know the exact time for our next
trip so we can arrange our time appropriately,” said Le Thi Ngoc Bao, a resident
in District 12.
Meanwhile,
Le Van Minh, a resident in District 8 said: “Previously, we had to face time
pressure, but now with new smart device it’s easier for us as both drivers
and travellers to know the timetable for every trip.”
According
to bus driver Le Khac Bao Quoc many more people are expected to use public
transport because busses’ information is now available and there will be no
late or delayed busses.
Besides
electronic information boards, the bus stations have been equipped with
detailed instructions to help travellers know more about bus routes,
stop-over and pick-up points of other buses.
Moreover,
the city has focused on improving infrastructure for pubic services,
including areas for disabled people, and bus stops.
“We
have planned to put into operation three new bus stations and 85 new bus
stops in the city to serve customers’demand,” Director of Ho Chi Minh City
Management and Operation Centre Tran Chi Trung said.
After
a pilot period, the new devices will be implemented and installed at more
than 450 bus stops in the city to attract more people to use public
transport.
The
city also needs to continue improving customer service, helping reduce individual
transport means to the city, especially during rush hours.
Seven fishermen rescued at sea
Seven
fishermen from
The
Đà Nẵng-based Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre No 2 (MRCC2)
told Việt Nam News that all crew members were healthy when their boat was
towed safely to Đà Nẵng port yesterday morning.
According
to MRCC2, the fishing boat suffered engine failure on Saturday, 155 nautical
miles off Cửa Lò beach in Nghệ An Province.
Strong
waves and high winds prevented crew members from repairing the engine, and a
rescue ship from the MRCC2 was sent to locate the distressed vessel.
The
rescue ship towed the fishing boat and crew to the port of Đà Nẵng yesterday
morning after a 17-hour trip through the night.
This
incident marks the second case in three days where an MRCC2 ship was called
to rescue boats and crew members.
On
Friday, a ship from MRCC2 also rescued nine fishermen on a fishing boat off
the coast of
Last
month, a crew member on a fishing ship from Bình Định was saved after 20
hours when his boat sank off the coast of southern Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province.
Tourism Ideas Contest opens in HCM City
Sixteen
student teams from eight universities in
The
Tourism Ideas Contest was hosted by the HCM City University of Technology
(HUTECH) in collaboration with the city’s departments of Tourism and Science
and Teachnoloy on Saturday.
Organisers
are looking for creative ideas, new tourism products and solutions to support
the development of the city’s tourism sector.
The
contest attracted students not only studying tourism, but also from many
other majors, such as IT, social sciences and humanities and
banking-finance.
The
participants bring to the contest several products, such as pictures made of
fish scales, bus routes for foreigners, Sài Gòn Free Walking Tours-a
non-profit organization, the app “WOW”–“Wow, HCM City is wonderful!”,
smart hotels, travel by electric cars, and others.
According
to the organisers, each team has a maximum of five members.
After
the contest’s qualifying round on December 9, eight teams will be chosen to
continue in the contest’s semi-finals on December 17 presenting details of
their products after being assisted by coaches.
The
best products is planned to be displayed and awarded at the gala night on
December 27.
Tourism
has been identified as one of the country’s key economic sectors, and tourism
training has become a specialized industry.
The
contest not only creates a playground for students to develop new tourism
products but also strengthens the development in science and technology,
start-ups and the creation in the city’s tourism.
Saigon
Heat let their rival, Formosa Dreamers, come from behind to win 80-75 in
their first match at the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) on Saturday in HCM
City.
Playing
on home turf, the Heat made an impressive start and ended the first quarter
at 18-13.
The
Dreamers did a better job early on in the second quarter, with a streak of 14
points to take the lead of 27-22. Akeem Scott helped the Heat come back with
a three-point throw before his teammates netted 12 points to close the
quarter at 37-28.
Scott
continued his outstanding performance with 11 points in the third quarter,
and the Heat maintained their lead of 62-55 by the end of the quarter.
The
Heat led by 7 points 71-64, with 7.05 minutes to go in the game after a split
from the line from their high-scoring import, Scott. However, the Dreamers
sparked a three-point barrage that turned the game around.
The
visitors continued to score, while the Heat failed to create attacks, leading
to a loss of 75-80.
“When
it’s your first game and you did not have any exhibition games, nay practice
games, you really don’t know how things are going to go,” said Saigon Heat
head coach, Kyle Julius. “For our first game together, I thought we had some
good moments and some bad moments and we can grow and work on those.”
The
Heat will next play Mono Vampire of Thailand on December 17.
Conference talks co-management in fishery resources protection
A
national conference on co-management in protecting fishery resources between
the State and community took place in the central
Hosted
by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)’s Directorate of
Fisheries and the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF
SGP) under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the event was
attended by authorities, representatives of the fisheries sectors and
fishermen of cities and provinces from Quang Ninh to Ca Mau.
It
aimed to refine legal framework and boost coordination in co-management in
fishery resources protection and to rally financial support to support local
fishermen and protect the coastal eco-system.
Nguyen
Thi Thu Huyen, National Coordinator of the UNDP/GEF SGP, said the National
Assembly’s adoption of the Fisheries Law marks a turning point in
community-based management in the fisheries sector. The law provides the
legal foundation for fishermen’s official access to fisheries resources and
the recognition and promotion of their role in managing such resources.
Hidenao
Watanabe from the Japan International Cooperation Agency suggested
establishing fishery exploitation groups with government support.
In
Binh Thuan, pilot models in co-management in fishery resources protection are
underway in Phuoc The commune, Tuy Phong district and Thuan Quy commune, Ham
Thuan
Earlier
on December 8, a working group from the MARD inspected the pilot model in
co-managing ark shell farming in Thuan Quy commune, Ham Thuan
Vietnam attends political parties’ conference in Russia
A
delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) attended a conference on
the role of political parties in developing Russia-ASEAN relations hosted by
the United Russia Party (URP) in
The
conference was attended by representatives from political parties of ASEAN
member nations and the URP. Acting General Secretary of the International
Conference of Asian Political Party Jeon Jae-man was present at the event as
an observer.
Delegates
discussed topics related to dialogue among parties as a mechanism for
enhancing relations between
They
highlighted the role played by political parties, especially ruling parties,
in promoting ties among countries. They also strongly opposed external
intervention in countries’ internal affairs.
The
Vietnamese delegates, led by deputy head of the CPV Central Committee’s
Commission for External Affairs Nguyen Tuan Phong, contributed to the
conference’s agenda.
On
the sidelines of the event, the Vietnamese officials held a working session
with representatives from the URP, during which they discussed measures to
strengthen the friendship between the two parties and states.
Kids paint their thoughts on peace
Nearly
400 Hanoian and international children painted art on the peace and beauty of
Deputy
Director of the municipal Department of Culture and Sports Tran Quoc Chiem
said the event presents opportunities for kids to exchange with each other,
thus fostering friendship between Vietnamese and foreign children.
The
paintings show the kids’ thought of the beauty of
Nguyen
Minh Phuong, 11 received first prize for her painting “Peace, solidarity and
friendship”.
Min
Jin Yang, 14, from the
Numerous
others received third prizes and encouragement prizes for their paintings.
‘Help-portrait’ program brings joy to disadvantaged people
More
than 1,200 photographers and volunteers have participated in the eighth
edition of ‘Help-portrait’ program held recently in 15 provinces and cities
and Tho Chu Island with the purpose of bringing joy to child cancer patients
and disadvantaged people.
In
addition to major activities of the programme, voluntary groups took many
photos of local people living in remote areas at any appropriate time and
gift them their photographed photos.
This
year’s program aims to preserve and present 10,000 photos to pediatric cancer
children, lonely old people and especially difficult people. These photos
were taken at more than 60 nationwide places such as hospitals, charity
houses and centres for children with disabilities.
At
Christmas parties to be held during the programme, disadvantaged children
will receive gifts donated by benefactors.
After
the eight-year duration of the programme, 50,000 photos have been taken as a
small contribution to alleviating difficulties for children and people with
special difficult circumstances.
Chinese contractor asks to further delay
The
main contractor of Hanoi's first elevated railway line running from Cat Linh
to Ha Dong, to the north of Hanoi, has suggested pushing back the project's
deadlines to late 2018, according to the Transport Ministry.
Under
the new schedule, the project would have test runs in early September 2018,
and would be put into operation in November 2018.
This
would result in an 11-month delay compared to the previously proposed
schedule, which would have seen test runs in October this year and a fully
operational elevated railway by mid-2018.
"This
is only the Chinese contractor's estimation, not an official schedule,"
said Nguyen Ngoc Dong, vice minister of transport. "The Transport
Ministry has tasked the project's management board with reviewing its
progress, and would report to the prime minister in January 2018."
The
main contractor, the state-owned China Railway Sixth Group Co., claimed
delayed disbursment of $250 million in official development assistance (ODA)
from
The
main contractor still owes Vietnamese contractors over VND600 billion
(US$26.5 million), despite already taking over US$65 million from its own
working capital to pay them.
In
October, the project's general manager Tang Hong said he had reported to the
Chinese embassy to urge the disbursement as well as worked with the Transport
Ministry to speed up the project.
According
to
Currently
95% of the project's construction work has been completed, while 60 percent
of imported equipment has arrived in
Work
on the Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway, which will run over more than 13
kilometers (8 miles), started in October 2011 and was originally scheduled
for completion in 2013. But several hurdles, including issues with the Chinese
contractor, have been stalling the project for years.
The
original cost estimate of US$552.86 million has also ballooned to more than
US$868 million, including US$670 million in loans from
Green growth promoted to respond to climate change
Climate
change and increasing greenhouse gas emission are challenging Mekong Delta
provinces’ sustainable growth. In order to increase their resistance and
ability to mitigate the impact of climate change, local provinces are
promoting the Green Growth Strategy.
The
Mekong Delta is home to more than 18 million people and is
The
average temperature in the region is expected to increase 0.7 degrees Celsius
by 2020 and 2 degrees Celsius by 2025. The volume of CO2 emissions in the
region is likely to increase rapidly in the near future due to its rapid
development.
The
government adopted a National Strategy on Green Growth in 2012 focused on
reducing greenhouse gas emission, greening production, and greening
consumers’ lifestyles. An Giang, Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, Kien Giang, Soc Trang and
Hau Giang provinces are finalizing their plans in response to the Strategy.
Vo
Doan Dung of the Hau Giang Department of Planning and Investment said green
growth is inevitable. He said promoting green growth will reduce greenhouse
gas emissions and make growth sustainable.
Le
Minh Chien, Vice Chairman of the Bac Lieu Provincial People’s Committee said
“Green growth is of great importance to sustainable development. We need to
mobilize resources and adopt a coordinated policy to implement this task.”
The
Ministry of Planning and Investment has released an Action Plan on green
growth in Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, Kien Giang, Soc Trang, and Hau Giang province.
Under the plan, local provinces will strengthen regional links, promote
environmental sustainability, protect biodiversity, and harmonize economic,
social, and environmental goals. The region will need US$5.2 billion to
invest in green growth until 2025.
Ha
Dang Son, an expert on green growth with the Ministry of Planning and
Investment, said that provinces need to mobilize foreign aid and focus on
human resource training.
Mr.
Son asked local provinces to review their plans to introduce green production
and reduce greenhouse gas emissions: "Activities to reduce green house
gas emissions involve developing renewable energy, reforming cultivation
techniques, and restructuring agricultural production. We should promote
high-tech agricultural production, and review our economic development and
environment plans to boost green production.”
Representatives
from
The
officials pledged to improve cross-border collaboration and secure adequate
funding to eliminate the disease.
Malaria
prevention and treatment will be provided free of charge for ethnic minority
groups, migrants and remote communities, they said.
The
countries will receive support from the World Health Organization through
surveillance programs and national planning.
WHO
officials said in a statement that the 2030 goal is within reach and must be
met to guarantee the health of vulnerable communities.
“The
Anopheles mosquito does not need a passport or a visa to cross borders,” said
Shin Young-soo, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, as he urged
the countries to unite under one strategy.
Malaria
elimination in the region will set an example for the rest of the world, he
said.
Malaria
is a deadly disease caused by parasites that are transmitted through the
bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. The disease sickened 214
million people and killed 438,000 in 2015, with 90% of the deaths in
Between
2012 and 2016, effective control tools including nets, insecticides and
preventive treatment for infants helped reduce malaria cases in the Greater
Mekong Subregion by around 74%.
The
country has been struggling to treat malaria since 2015. Drug-resistant
parasites have been detected in
The
Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport is proposing a significant increase
to administrative fines levied for traffic violations in an attempt to ease
the city’s traffic woes.
The
proposal suggested doubling current fines for traffic violations in inner
city areas in order to minimize traffic accidents and gridlock in the city.
After
collecting feedback, the plan will be submitted to the city’s People’s
Council for approval.
According
to Bui Xuan Cuong, director of the municipal transport department, the number
of traffic crashes and traffic related deaths increased in 2016 compared to
the previous year, a majority of which could be attributed to traffic
violations.
In
the first 11 months of 2017, 97 people were killed in traffic crashes caused
by driving on the wrong side of the street and 33 more were killed in
accidents caused by speeding, Cuong continued.
Raising
the fines in intended to raise awareness of traffic regulations within the
local community, not to contribute to the city budget.
The
measure is also backed by article 23 under the law on administrative
penalties, which was promulgated in 2012, the official elaborated.
Under
current regulations, motorcyclists who ignore red lights or directions of
traffic police will be fined from VND300,000 (US$13.21) to VND400,000 (US$17.61).
A
similar fine is imposed upon those who ride their motorcycle in the wrong
lanes or on prohibited roads.
Illegal
parking is subjected to a penalty between VND100,000 (US$4.4) to VND1.2
million (US$52.84) depending on the severity.
The
transport department’s decision to submit the proposal comes against the
backdrop of resolution passed by the lawmaking National Assembly in late
November to pilot special mechanisms and policies for the development of
As
the special mechanism mulls over the increase in certain taxes and charges,
raising fines for traffic violation falls within its scope.
Raising
fines for traffic violations is also included in the city’s overall plan to
reduce traffic congestion and traffic related accidents across the southern
metropolis, Cuong stated.
Offenses
mentioned in the proposal include illegal parking, wrong-way driving, failing
to comply with traffic light signals or directions given by traffic police,
amongst others.
Penalties
for violations related to roadwork and public hygiene on streets are also
expected to be raised if the proposal is approved.
Traffic
cops will first focus on instructing and reminding local residents to follow
traffic rules before a strict enforcement of the new measure, Cuong said,
adding that technology will also be applied to assist the process.
Local
citizens have expressed their support for the proposal and have offered
constructive feedback to maximize its efficiency.
According
to Tran Hai Duc, a lawyer from the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association, raising
traffic fines is necessary but requires careful consideration due to the
direct impact it could have on the lives of residents, especially those with
limited income.
To
lower traffic crashes and congestion, other solutions should also be carried
out, including raising public awareness, improving traffic infrastructure,
and limiting negativity behavior from law enforcement.
Nguyen
Quang Trung, a car owner, believes that the fine increase should only be
applied to certain violations.
The
current penalties for some offenses are appropriate and should be kept the
same, Trung added.
Police
in
Tran
Hoai
The
boy is being looked after by his mother after he ran away on December 5.
For
the past two days, he has been screaming in his sleep, the boy's mother,
identified as Ngan, told VnExpress on December 7.
The
boy's face is covered with scars and injuries and doctors have diagnosed him
with four cracked ribs and a cracked skull.
He
is unable to look at photos of his father and trembles with fear when the
abuse he has been subjected to is mentioned.
For
the past two years, his father and stepmother have allegedly beaten and
starved him, keeping him locked up in their rented apartment and away from
school.
“I
don’t want to go back there,” said the boy.
Ngan
and her husband,
From
2014 to early 2016, the boy lived with
In
July 2016,
Ngan
said she asked
“He
always had a reason to prevent me from seeing my son. Then he changed his
phone number and moved to a new place, leaving me no way of contacting my
son,” she said.
The
boy said he was forced to quit school after he finished his second grade and
had to work like an adult.
But
his father and stepmother did not stop there, and beat him over and over
again, even when he had done nothing wrong.
“They
often left me to starve and did not let me go outside to play," he said.
"I haven't had a proper meal for two years and there were many nights I
had to sleep on the floor with only a thin blanket.”
In
two years, he saved up VND5,000 (22 cents) and tried to run away five times.
On
December 5, after getting a sound thrashing from his stepmother because
"she thought I had eaten stewed beef on the sly,” the boy decided to
make his escape.
With
22 cents, he ran as fast as he could to a xe om driver that he knew without
his shoes on, “so that my dad and stepmother couldn't catch me.”
The
driver carried the runaway to a bus station and helped him catch the bus to
his grandparents.
“Though
it’s been two years, I still remember the address. When I got there, I had to
tell them my name, age, and date of birth before they recognized me,” the boy
recalled.
Ngan
said she almost collapsed after seeing her gaunt son with injuries all over
his body and long hair after two years apart.
“If
he hadn't been wearing a T-shirt I bought him years ago, I wouldn't have
believed he was my son,” she said in tears.
The
father told the police that his son was "naughty so he had to discipline
him."
Nam
reenacted the way he had beaten his son for the police on Wednesday, bending
a metal coat hanger into a rod and using it to beat the boy, and sometimes
even using a soup ladle to strike the boy’s head or kick him in the ribs.
The
stepmother has also admitted to the abuse.
Truong
Anh Tu, a Hanoi-based lawyer, said
Despite
all this, the boy has still asked the police to release his father.
Child
abuse is becoming more common in
The
owner of a private daycare center in
Early
this year, two teachers in
In
a rare case, a court in the southern
Another
babysitter in
According
to government data, more than 2,000 children in
Honda awards for young Vietnamese scientists, engineers
On
December 8, Honda Vietnam presented the 10 best undergraduate students from
affiliated Vietnamese universities with Honda Y-E-S Awards worth US$30,000
and 10 motorbikes.
The
annual program is jointly implemented by Honda Foundation, the National
Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies (NISTPASS),
Honda Vietnam Co., Ltd, and 10 affiliated universities.
All
Y-E-S Award recipients are eligible for the Y-E-S Award Plus worth US$10,000
if they pursue a master or doctoral course in
Hirohisa
Uchida, managing director of the Honda Foundation, said that since its launch
in April 2017, the organizing board has received 113 applications from
students with outstanding academic records in 10 affiliated universities. The
10 best students are selected over three rounds of competition for the Honda
Y-E-S Awards.
Kuwahara,
General Director of Honda Vietnam, said that over the past 12 years, 120
students out of 1,038 applicants have been honored with Honda Y-E-S Awards
and 30 went on to receive the Y-E-S Plus to take master degree courses and
internship programs in Japan.
Eleventh national youth union congress opens
The
11th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth (HCYU) opened in
Addressing
the opening session of the congress, Communist Party of Vietnam General
Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong lauded the accomplishments of youth and children’s
movements as well as the HCYU operation at all levels.
Showing
his strong trust in the youth, the Party chief suggested that in the coming
time, the union should pay greater attention to educating the youth on
revolutionary ideal, political firmness, morality and lifestyle.
The
union should encourage and promote patriotism, revolutionary ideal and trust
in the political regime among youngsters, he said.
At
the same time, he also asked the union to improve youngsters’ awareness about
wrong information and arguments of hostile forces, especially via social
networks.
The
HCYU should uphold its central role in youth organisations of the country,
while guiding the Ho Chi Minh Vanguard Children Union and working hard to
protect and educate children, he said.
The
Party leader also requested the union to build mechanisms, policies and
activities to foster the development of young people in all fields, across
social and economic aspects.
Speaking
at the event, Nguyen Phi Long, Secretary of the HCYU’s 10th Central Committee
and President of the Vietnam Youth Federation said that the congress will
review and draw lessons during the implementation of the 10th Congress’s
resolution in the past five years, and set targets for the 2017-2022 period.
The Congress will also make adjustments to the union’s Charter.
He
reported that youth and children’s movements in the past five years were
successful, with 455,000 works built and over 2,200 projects launched in
various fields, bringing about high socio-economic results.
Voluntary
and charity activities of the union drew 16 million participants nationwide,
he added.
He
said that in the 2017-2022 period, the union will focus on fostering young
generations with revolutionary ideal, strong political will and patriotism,
as well as with good health, good knowledge and aspiration for a better life
and better world.
He
drafted 11 major targets in operation of the union in the next five years,
including giving 5 million innovative ideas, planting 30 million trees,
providing 10 trillion VND as loans for youngsters to boost production, and
supporting 1,000 startup projects.
The
union also plans to give career consultations to 10 million youngsters,
introduce jobs to 1.5 million others, and admit 5 million more members.
WWF calls for wildlife protection
The
World Wide Fund for Nature in
Over
the years,
Van
Ngoc Thinh, country director of WWF Vietnam, said the high demand for using
products from wild animals has resulted in the fast extinction of endangered
species.
Therefore,
the Vietnamese and German business communities’ efforts and commitment to
combating illegal consumption of wild animals are highly appreciated, Thinh
added.
Nguyen
Viet Hung, financial director of B. Braun Vietnam Co Ltd, says the company
aims to carry out activities to boost environmental protection by using
natural resources in a legal and responsible way.
Violations on
The
Government Inspectorate will inspect all investment projects on Son Tra
Peninsula in Danang City, and violations, if found, will be strictly handled,
said Huynh Duc Tho, chairman of Danang, at a meeting of the city People’s
Council on December 7.
Tho
was quoted by Dan Tri news website as saying that most projects on the
peninsula had been approved before 2015. Municipal authorities have submitted
a new zoning plan for the peninsula to the Government but a final decision
will not be made until June 2018.
Before
the new zoning plan is approved, the city will restrict construction density
and the altitude of projects on the peninsula to harmonize economic
development and protection of nature.
Tho
said municipal authorities have also inspected a number of projects in other
parts of the city such as Lien Chieu and Hoa Vang districts. Violations will
be strictly punished, he noted.
According
to Tho, land management weaknesses have resulted in failures of several urban
development projects in the city.
Construction, residence fees hiked in city
The
HCMC People’s Council on December 7 hiked fees for residential registration,
construction licensing and museum admission as the current levels are too low
to cover spending.
In
particular, the issuance and renewal of residence registration books cost VND8,000-15,000,
registration of permanent or temporary residence VND5,000-10,000, information
change in residence registration books VND3,000-5,000, and extension of
residential permit VND5,000-10,000.
Exempt
from residence registration fees are children, senior people, those with
disabilities or contributions to the country’s revolution, poor households,
spouses and children under 18 of war martyrs, wounded soldiers, and children
under 18 of wounded soldiers.
As
for museum admission, the new fee at the
Regarding
construction licensing fees, the council hiked the fee for houses to
VND75,000 per license, and VND150,000 for other construction works. VND15,000
is charged on a license extension or adjustment. The existing fees are
VND50,000, VND100,000 and VND10,000 per license respectively.
Issuing
a work permit for foreign workers in HCMC costs VND600,000, up from the
current VND450,000.
The
new fee for issuance of land use right certificates in HCMC ranges from
VND25,000 to VND1.6 million per application depending on size and subject.
HCMC council passes pilot special mechanism
HCMC
People’s Council members at the sixth council meeting on December 7 approved
a resolution piloting a special development mechanism in the city as stated
in an earlier National Assembly (NA) resolution, Nguoi Lao Dong reports.
The
HCMC People’s Committee, or the city government, is assigned to present a
list of projects in which ten hectares of rice farming land or above will be
used for other purposes, a list of Group A projects funded by the city’s
budget, and an annual budget allocation plan to the council for approval.
The
city government will have to urgently prepare specific schemes so that the
council could weigh them at a meeting scheduled for mid-2018. The schemes
include imposing new fees beyond the law on fees and charges, increasing the
fees and charges provided by the law, and raising wages of civil servants.
The
city government is also tasked with drawing up other schemes for discussion
at the mid-2018 meeting at the latest, including hikes of special consumption
and environmental taxes, capital mobilization, and construction of belt road
No. 3.
The
city government will have to closely coordinate with central government
agencies to prepare and evaluate the aforementioned schemes and present them
for approval by next December.
The
schemes to be decided by the city government before next June involve
delegation of power, organizational rearrangement, adjustments of names and
functions of units under the city government, and the use of revenues from
the special financing-budgetary mechanism to invest in socio-economic
infrastructure.
The
implementation of the resolution, set to go into force on January 15 next
year, will be strictly supervised by the council.
Youth representatives join dialogues with official leaders
Delegates
of the ongoing 11th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh City Communist Youth
Union participated in dialogue sessions with ministerial and sectorial
leaders on December 10 in Ha Noi.
Under
the theme “Business start-up, employment,” Minister of Labor, Invalids, and
Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung and other ministerial and local leaders
exchanged views with participating youths on issues on business start-up,
employment, mechanisms and conditions for the youth.
Under
the motto “The youth join hands to build new rural areas,” Minister of
Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong discussed the youngsters
about the filed, mechanisms, and conditions for the youth to build new rural
areas.
The
forum “The youth takes the lead in environmental protection and response to
climate change,” was chaired by Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
Tran Hong Ha.
Minister
of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien presided over the forum
named “The youth with preservation and development of national cultural
diversity.”
The
forum on “The youth plays leading role in protecting the Vietnamese socialist
fatherland,” saw the participation of representatives of the Ministry of
National Defense.
Minister
of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh talked with youngsters about
mechanisms and conditions for scientific and technological
applications.
Finally,
at the forum on “Vietnamese youth’s study, training, and creativity for
tomorrow development,” Deputy Minister of Education and Traing Nguyen Thi
Nghia discussed measures and solutions to improve the quality of young
scientific research among pupils, students, teachers.
The
Testing Unit of the Oncology Centre -
The
Six Sigma test certificate is certified by the US Westgard QC in accordance
with international standards. Nearly 50 laboratories around the world are
awarded this certification, for which errors in test results must be minimal,
with less than four errors in a million occurrences. The testing unit of
Associate
Professor, Dr. Nguyen Truong Son, Director of Cho Ray Hospital, said that the
unit is always facing an increasing number of tests due to increasing patient
numbers. The results of tests ensure 60-70% of clinical diagnosis by doctors,
so assuring the quality of test results in the shortest period of time while
maintaining quality standards and economic efficiency is a huge challenge.
The
automated testing system operated at the centre since mid-2016 has helped
shorten about 55% of workflow (reducing the test process from 33 to 15
steps), increasing productivity, reducing testing result return time
(reducing wait time to 60 mins, 30 mins quicker than before), and sharing the
burden with other departments. Son added that the system has the fastest conveyor
at present, with a rate of 3,600 samples per hour.
Six
Sigma is among the most important international quality management standards
used by many enterprises in industries around the world to identify
performance, reduce errors, and streamline processes, services, and products
to the highest quality level. In the field of testing, the application of Six
Sigma is a guarantee of accurate test results, thus ensuring correct
diagnosis and treatment. The Westgard Sigma VP Programme validates this
standard.
In
addition, the programme also provides staff training, improving operation
processes, and enhancing laboratory benchmarking to help reduce operational
costs.
Based
on this initial step,
Sten
Westgard, Director of Client Services and Technology for
Kinh Mon recognised as new rural district in Hai Duong
province
The
Hai Duong Provincial People’s Committee held a ceremony on December 10 to
receive the Prime Minister’s certificate of recognition for Kinh Mon district
as a new rural district in Hai Duong province.
During
the 2010-2016 period, Kinh Mon district has mobilised more than VND2,832
billion for the construction of a new rural model. Through the inspection,
all 22 communes of Kinh Mon district have met the set criteria of the rural
modernisation programme. On November 7, 2017, the Prime Minister signed a
decision recognising Kinh Mon district as a new rural district.
Speaking
at the ceremony, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh praised the achievements
of Hai Duong in general and Kinh Mon district in particular for their efforts
in promoting socio-economic development and building a pure and strong
political system in the cause of innovation, integration, and development of
the country. The Vice President also asked that in future, the Hai Duong
province would continue to promote the achievements, overcome the
limitations; mobilising all classes of people in implementing the rural
modernisation programme.
On
the occasion, the Vice President also presented a certificate recognising An
Phụ-Kinh Chu-Nham Duong Complex in the district as a Special National Relic.
The
An Phụ-Kinh Chu-Nham Duong Complex has great historical, cultural, and
archaeological value. The highlight is Cao An Phu Temple worship Tran Lieu -
father of national hero Tran Quoc Tuan (General Tran Hung Dao). Meanwhile,
Kinh Chu relic is famous for Kinh Chu cave which is one of the six most
beautiful caves in the South, with more than 40 unique epitaphs carved into
the cliffs over historical periods. In addition, Nhat Duong area in Duy Tan
commune is a wonderful mountain with dozens of caves.
On
December 22, 2016, the Prime Minister signed a memorandum recognising the An
Phu - Kinh Chu-Nham Duong Complex as a Special National Relic. This is the
second special relic recognized in Hai Duong province after the historic Con
Son - Kiep Bac.
$220,307 LED light system installed My Phuoc-Tan Van
Expressway
The
Department of Transport in the southern
Investor
Becamex IDC installed LED light system to replace the old kind – Sodium
lights. The installation is carried out in the 16 kilometer section from Di
An in Thuan An Town to
It
is scheduled the investor will install another light system in the remaining
section with the length of 10 kilometer.
Before,
Sai Gon Giai Phong article reflected the expressway with the speed of 80
kilometer per hour without lighting system resulted in continuous traffic
accidents and robbery at nights.
The
Department of Transport has urged the investor to install light system.
Ministry launches campaign to collect signature for food
safety
The
Ministry of Industry and Trade yesterday launched a campaign “One million
signatures for food safety” by organizing a meeting in
This
is the first activities to start for the media action program for food safety
in the country in 2018.
The
campaign took place in the context that people are preparing for Tet holiday
( the Lunar New Year), complex development of smuggling and commercial fraud.
Speaking
at the campaign, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said the
national strategy for food safety for the period 2011-2020 with the vision to
2030 pointed out food safety is meant ensuring consumers’ right and health.
Accordingly, party organizations, local governments and businesses should
focus on.
For
years, the Ministry has implemented many activities in order to guarantee
food safety. The launching ceremony for food safety aimed to call for joining
hand of the community to say no to unsafe food and lending a hand for commercial
fraud and smuggling.
The
Ministry said that the action program aims to change producers’ and
consumers’ awareness of food safety. It promised to continue to liaise with
other ministries and agencies in guiding and performing supervision for food
safety in manufacturing units, markets, supermarkets, especially wholesale
markets and crack down production of fake and low quality commodities,
smuggled goods.
Can
Gio – Can Giuoc ferry to put into operation in April 2018
The
Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transportation said that the Can Gio – Can
Giuoc ferry is expected to be put into operation in April of 2018.
Accordingly,
the Can Gio – Can Giuoc ferry has been invested under public-private
partnership with its total investment of VND 56 billion including two ferry
terminals, 2 thirty-tone ferries, 2 sixty-tone ferries and technical system
at the two ferry terminal.
The
ferry meets the travelling demand of automobiles up to 10 tons from National
Route 50 (provinces of Long An, Tien Giang) to Can Gio district, Ho Chi Minh
City and vice versa which would contribute to shorten the distance from 11
kilometers to 49 kilometers.
At
the same time, the ferry also would help enhance the regional links and
ensure the national defense for the coastal areas of
The
People Committee of Can Gio District is the investor and the project has
total investment of VND 15billion from the city budget.
Special mechanisms require HCMC to be more dynamic: Council
Chairwoman
The
NA's recently approved resolution on piloting special mechanisms for HCMC
would create a motive power for development. However it is not a wand able to
solve all current issues in the city but a challenge forcing the city to be
more dynamic to overcome stagnations, said Chairwoman of the city People’s
Council Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam.
In
an interview with Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper, Ms. Tam said that the
resolution gives the city stronger than before decentralization in some
matters within the jurisdiction of the National Assembly, the Government and
the Prime Minister.
The
6th session of HCMC People’s Council has passed a resolution assigning the
city People’s Committee to prepare some projects to carry out the resolution.
HCMC has only five years for the pilot implementation and must review that in
the first three years.
Therefore,
the city government must urgently complete projects and submit them to the
city People’s Council in 2018 for consideration and approval. The council
will consider to approve the projects closely and cautiously to ensure the
right process, transparency, publicity and democracy.
In
fact, the city People’s Committee has determined contents for these projects
right after the NA approved the resolution basing on practical problems and
congestions.
When
proposing the central government to provide special mechanisms, the city had
already defined which problems in need of solving to boost the city’s
development with obvious directions and targets.
The
resolution intensifies the city’s autonomy in some fields such as land
management, public investment, finance-budget and public payroll. If being
conducted efficiently, the resolution will bring HCMC more resources such as
revenues from equitization, fee and tax increase for development investment.
Anti-flooding,
environmental cleanup and traffic infrastructure projects will have
investment capital. In addition, the city can advance on the central budget
for construction of important traffic works such as ring road no. 3.
The
resolution also entitles the city to decide talent attracting policies by
deciding wage level for experts, scientists and special talents and raise
income for cadres and civil servants.
HCMC
will increase some taxes and fees not only to hike budget revenue but also
aim at social management, urban development and to creat healthier business
environment.
The
municipal authorities will not use administrative instructions to ban
businesses from doing something or not but economic measures to encourage or
limit them. For instance, polluting businesses will have to pay higher taxes
and fees.
The
hike of some taxes such as environmental protection and special consumption
tax must ask for the central government’s opinions. The resolution tasks the
Government to instruct relevant agencies to work with HCMC to reform
procedures and shorten solving time.
HCM City Party Chief expects further contributions from
Vietnamese startups in US
Secretary
of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on December 9 said he
hoped that Vietnamese startups in the
He
was speaking at a forum connecting Vietnamese startups in the
Stating
at the forum, he hoped that Vietnamese startups in the
Mr.
Nhan emphasized that
HCMC
accounts for 0.6 percent area and 10 percent population and contributes to 28
percent budget revenue of the country. Private sector now makes up 57 percent
and the city attracts 23 percent foreign direct investment to
In
addition, it is home to the country’s first export processing zone, software
park, high-tech park and bio technology center.
The
city is also first locality in Vietnam organizing technology equipment fair
which has become a national brand name; opening programs; training 1,000
business leaders in preparation for integration and 500 masters and doctors
to work in public fields and universities.
In
November 2017, HCMC publicly announced implementation of
The
city has set the target of fast and sustainable economic development in the
phase of 2020-2030 with growth rate approximating 8 percent, productivity
triple the country’s average level. Contribution to the national budget will
reach 30 percent and the city will become the center of the country in
Industry 4.0, a smart city and a global center of
Mr.
Nhan acknowledged that currently HCMC faces many difficulties because of
climate change and education and health quality is humble. So it does need
initiatives and resources to solve these issues.
At
the forum, businesses shared successful experiences in starting a business
and shared opinions about innovative startup movement. For instance, they
talked about ways to lure talents to work in the city for a long term with
low starting wage, attract venture capital companies in innovative startup,
apply lessons from Silicon Valley in
The
forum was co-organised by the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and HCMC
People’s Committee, attended by standing deputy chairman of the committee Le
Thanh Liem, deputy chairman of the State Commission on Overseas Vietnamese
Luong Thanh Nghi, Vietnamese Consul General to San Francisco Ho Xuan Son and
over 150 Vietnamese firms operating in the US and Vietnam.
Alarming increase in kids with IH due to vitamin K deficiency
The
The
infants were in a coma when they were hospitalized.
Deputy
head of the Surgery Department Dr. Dang Anh Duong said that after
hospitalization, three patients were undergoing tests which showed they have
had a reduction of Prothrombin in blood resulting from Vitamin K deficiency.
Three
kids were given a transfusion to prevent bleeding in their brain to stabilize
respiratory and circulatory function, surgeons performed surgery to remove blood
clots.
According
to medical experts, 90 percent of hemorrhagic disease of the newborn is
characterized intracranial bleeding in infants aged 30-40 days old due to
severe vitamin K deficiency.
Once,
the mortality rate of newborns suffering intracranial bleeding and the rate
of complication are 40-50 percent despite intensive treatment. They may
suffer complications of such as haematoma expansion, perihaematomal oedema
with increased intracranial pressure, intraventricular extension of
haemorrhage with hydrocephalus, seizures, venous thrombotic events,
hyperglycaemia, increased blood pressure, fever, and infections.
Therefore,
to prevent the disease, doctors warned that infants should be supplemented
Vitamin K right after birth orally or by injection. In fact, all newborns are
injected one shoot of Vitamin K1 1mg orc Vitamin K3 2mg or vitamin K1 2mg
three time orally.
Ministry continues signing health insurance contracts with
private infirmaries
Vietnamese
Ministry of Health and the Vietnam Social Insurance (VSI) have decided to
continue signing health-insurance contracts with private infirmaries from
January 1, 2018.
It
is a happy news for private health-care facilities which now have their
classifications authorized by the Ministry.
Before,
non-public hospitals have fretted as in its dispatch, the VSI announced that
private facilities which have not sorted out are not eligible for receiving
insured patients from January 1, 2018. It is meant that hundreds of private
clinics nationwide must shut down because they have no patients.
Deputy
director of VSI's Department for Health Insurance Policy Le Van Phuc said
that in its guidance on signing contracts health insurance and treatment
payment, the VSI required private infirmaries to supplement missing document
according to the inter- ministries of health and finance circular No.
41/2014.
For
instance, to continue signing contracts of health-care insurance in 2018,
non-public facilities must have additional decision of service and technical
classifications of their facilities; moreover, they must apply same
health-insurance payment levels in governmental hospitals.
Mr.
Phuc affirmed that as per the regulation of medical insurance, medical
clinics must be classified to set health insurance payment level and technique
on which the health authority can specify the level a patient is eligible for
medical insurance level when they are not examined in the hospital of their
choice beforehand.
Moreover,
classification of hospitals and delineation of area are legal base for sorting
out services, techniques, medicine and transfer patients.
He
confirmed to continue signing health-insurance contracts with private
infirmaries which had signed contracts before to avoid mess and give more
time for private infirmaries to finish paperwork. As per the Ministry of
Health, all 212 private hospitals in 46 cities and provinces nationwide have
not been classified like government hospitals.
Accordingly,
independent hospitals face difficulties in provide health-insurance services.
Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Viet Tien said that the Ministry is building up
a draft to submit the government for early issuance of guidance to facilitate
private hospitals’ activities.
Association
of
Application of ICG opens new era in colorectal cancer
treatment
In
yesterday science seminar themed “ Application of Indocyanine green (ICG) in
endoscopy of colon”, director of Tumor Cancer in Hanoi Dr. Tran Van Thuan
said colorectal cancer is popular amongst male.
The
World Health Organization’s calculation, around 14.1 million fresh cases of
cancer are reported in the globe; of which 1.36 million being colorectal
cancer. Worse, of 8.2 million cancer-related deaths, nearly 700,000 deaths
due to colorectal cancer are also figured out.
In
The
cancer is also the second popular cancer amongst female with over 6,000 cases
a year. The number of infections is likely to rise to over 11,000 cases by
2020.
For
colorectal cancer treatment, application of Indocyanine green (ICG) - a
fluorescent dye that has been widely used for fluorescence imaging during
hepatobiliary surgery – has opened new era because it improves the
visualization of hepatobiliary anatomy and reduces the rate of post-operative
complications.
Education sector takes heed to child protection
In
order to help students out of child abuse and violence, the Department of
Education and Training has issued its plan to protect kids in the period
2017-2020.
In
the academic year, the Department and relevant agencies will review legal
document relating to child protection to submit amendment in the new stage.
Furthermore,
the education authority will issue new document of child protection with
reproductive health education, life skills, and gender equality for teaching
staffs as per the Ministry’s instruction.
Additionally,
the sector will adopt some measures to enhance teachers’ and parents’
awareness of child taking care and protection. Amongst measures, the sector
will coordinate with the youth Communist Union Ho Chi Minh city to build plan
which focuses on changing people’s behaviors of protecting and educating in
school and in the residential areas.
Besides,
rooms to provide psychological consultation services will be set up in
preschools.
For
the period 2018-2020, the sector will liaise with the Department of Labor,
Invalids and Social Affairs on educating and looking after children as well
as work with local governments to keep an eye on taking care of kids in
association with eco-social growth in each locality.
The
bureau of education and training in 24 districts and continuous education
centers must implement the above-mentioned mission. They must send report to
the Department on December 25 annually to submit it to the Ministry.
Nghe An woman receives administrative fine for sweeping trash
down sewer
People’s
Committee in the north-central
Before,
on December 7, residents in Tan Phat condo in Vinh Tan Ward filmed a 60 year
old cleaner to sweep the rubbish down to the local sewer.
The
woman was later identified Ms. Bui Thi H., a tenant in the condo. The woman
regretted her deed and paid administrative fine of a VND1 million (US$44) to
the local administration.
An
administrator said Ms. H was fined for violating the environment regulation.
Vietnamese singers to sing in the youth show
The
show Khát Vọng Trẻ (Young Aspiration), an annual entertainment programme,
will be held at Quần Ngựa Sports Centre,
The
show will feature Vietnamese pop singers like Đoan Trang, Hà Anh Tuấn, Phương
Linh, Uyên Linh, Đông Nhi, Quốc Thiên, Vũ Cát Tường, Dương Hoàng Yến, Đông
Hùng and MTV group, as well as dance companies as Oplus, Arabesque, Hoàng
Thông, The Sun, White Apricot and Young Aspiration.
Also,
two fashion collections will be shown with performances from beauty queens
and models such as Miss World Việt Nam 2015 Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê, Miss World
Việt Nam 2016 Nguyễn Diệu Ngọc and 200 students from universities in Hà Nội.
The
show includes four parts, and is inspired by the four seasons in a year.
The
autumn section is themed ‘August Revolution’, with songs on patriotism and
the hunger for freedom of a peace-loving nation. Winter is expressed through
performances on solidarity and close ties between soldiers and citizens. The
spring shows victories, dreams, love and family reunions. Finally, the summer
shows volunteer spirit and hope for young people.
Additionally,
pop singer Đoan Trang will perform Điệp khúc tình yêu (The Refrain of Love),
Uyên Linh will sing Áo mùa đông (Winter’s Coat) and Vũ Cát Tường sings Mùa hè
xanh - Góc đa hình (Green Summer – Polymorphic Angle).
At
the end of the show, all artists will join their voices in the song Thanh
niên Việt Nam tiến bước (Việt Nam young people move forward), composed by
musician Nguyễn Văn Luân, first prize of the song composing contest to
celebrate the 11th National Congress of the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth
Union, which takes place from December 11-13.
Outstanding historians honoured with Phạm Thận Duật award
Three
Vietnamese historians were honoured with 2017 Phạm Thật Duật awards at a
ceremony held in Yên Mô District in the northern province of Ninh Bình on
Sunday.
This
year’s awards have been given to Professor Lê Hải Đăng from the Vietnam
Institute of Archeology, Professor Dương Thanh Mừng from
The
event was jointly organised by the Việt Nam Association of Historical
Sciences and the Phạm Thận Duật Award Fund.
The
Phạm Thận Duật Award Fund was founded in 2000 in honour of Phạm Thật Duật
(1825 – 1885), a patriotic scholar and historian who was born in Yên Mô
District. The awards are given yearly to outstanding historians who have made
significant contributions to the understanding of national history.
This
is the first time that the awards ceremony has been celebrated in Phạm Thật
Duật’s hometown, after 17 years at the
Also
on the occasion, the Phạm Thận Duật Award Fund presented a set of gifts to
local students who have performed well in national contests, as well as to
disadvantaged students with excellent academic performances.
In
the past 17 years, the fund has given 92 prizes in total, including eight
first prizes, 38 second prizes and 46 third prizes. Two were awarded to
international historians who conducted outstanding historical relating to
Việt
The
Hà Nội People’s Court on Monday resumes a trial legal proceedings against an
illegal virtual gold trading floor that involves top managers of the Hà
Nội-based Khải Thái Consultant Limited Company (KTIC).
The
trial was earlier postponed for three months for further investigation,
because in August, during the trial, more victims reported to the court
claiming they were cheated by the company.
In
court on August 21-23, KTIC General Director Hsu Ming Jung (also called Saga)
from Taiwan and his six Vietnamese accomplices were being tried on charges of
swindling VNĐ264 billion (US$11.7 million) from more than 700 investors.
Hsu
Ming Jung, 42; Đoàn Thị Luyến, 30, managing director of the company; Nguyễn
Mạnh Linh, 30, a director of the company; and Trịnh Hoàng Bình, 42, the
company’s chief accountant are charged with fraud pursuant to Article 139 of
the Penal Code.
Two
other Vietnamese – the managing directors of the company’s branches at the
A
total of 171 victims were summoned to the court’s first hearing in August – a
record number of victims reported to the Hà Nội People’s Court.
While
conducting additional investigation, the investigation agency reported the
number of victim increased to 724.
The
accused were arrested in October 2014 after they were found to have set up an
illegal gold trading floor to cheat investors.
According
to the indictment, Saga established KTIC in November 2011 with charter
capital of VNĐ20 billion. The company opened three branches with 18 business offices.
Between
December 2012 and September 2014, the Taiwanese CEO and his accomplices
illegally set up a gold trading floor to raise over VNĐ287 billion ($12.75
million) at high interest rates from 724 investors. They then appropriated
most of the funds, police said.
The
company paid a total of over VNĐ18 billion ($800,000) in interest to the
investors and appropriated nearly VNĐ270 billion.
Jung
and his accomplices used sophisticated methods to fraudulently embezzle the
funds via a fake investment trust, police said.
The
court will hear the case for 10 days.
Sixteen fishermen rescued off Trường Sa Archipelago
A
fishing boat with a 16-member crew, which drifted for several days in the
Trường Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, reached Bà Ngòi Port in
The
boat was towed to the port by a rescue ship.
Earlier,
on November 29, the Vietnam Navy received distress signals from the fishing
boat, coded BD-99.559TS and captained by 45-year-old Nguyễn Cường, a native
of
The
boat’s crew was reportedly fishing 270 nautical miles off the Quy Nhơn coast
when its engine broke down.
The
vessel was carrying 7,000 litres of diesel oil and seven tonnes of fish.
The
Vietnam Navy decided to assign a ship to immediately initiate a search operation
for the boat.
The
rescue ship reached the boat on November 30 and towed it to Song Tử Tây
Island in Trường Sa Archipelago for repair. On December 6, it was pulled to
the mainland because the problem could not be fixed.
On
the same day, another fishing boat with 16 crew members from
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