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Eminent scientists receive
Accordingly,
Prof. Edward A. McBean of
The
Rising Star Award belonged to Dr. Stephanie Kwai-Yee Ma from
Attending
the ceremony were Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen
Thi Thu, Consuls-General of countries of Maylaysia and
Launched
in May, 2017, the organizer received 62 submissions of scientists from
countries throughout the world, including the
Hospital in Binh Phuoc province performs hip replacement
The
general hospital in the southern
This
is the result of the technique transferring program between Cho Ray hospital
in
Medical
workers in
This
move is one of the measures to help reduce patient overload in big hospitals
in
The
hospital in
Health sector determined to reduce overloaded hospitals
In
its January 19 online meeting to implement its mission in 2018 and the
project to develop medical network in the new situation, Vietnamese Ministry
of Health was determined to tackle overloaded hospitals.
According
to leaders of the ministry, last year, the sector continued to adopt measures
to improve examination and treatment quality focusing to fight patient
overload in big hospitals. PAPI, or Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public
Administration Performance Index, showed that district-level infirmaries have
improved much the treatment quality; consequently, residents are more
satisfactory with medical service.
The
network of satellite hospitals is expanded in 63 cities and provinces across
the country. Central hospitals have transferred medical hi-techniques to its
satellite infirmaries; subsequently, fewer cases have been transferred to big
facilities.
Moreover,
test results carried out by a hospital will be used by other hospitals as one
of the Ministry of Health’s project. Additionally, more hospitals will apply
PACS, or picture archiving and communication system (a medical imaging
technology used for storing, retrieving, presenting and sharing images
produced by various medical hardware modalities, such as X-ray, CT scan, MRI
and ultrasound machines) to cut cost for patients and increase efficiency as
the Ministry’s project.
At
present, seven hospitals are approved to apply PACS and ten others will be
given the green light to carry out the project. This move gradually control
services provided by private companies for patients’ benefit.
Furthermore,
the Ministry will have regulation on technique procedures in Anesthesiology ,
Gastroenterology, Trauma and Orthopedics and Nerve departments. Some 6,389
over 17,216 technique procedures have been built up so far and they are most
popular ones. Besides, hospitals are as quick as possible to adopt treatment
guidance for common diseases in hospitals; therefore, hospitals in
Noticeably,
changes have seen in hospitals. Nevertheless, infirmaries achieved 2.75
points over 5 nationwide yet they must reach three points. As per the
assessment of the the Medical Examination and Treatment Department under the
Ministry of Health, it is acceptable with such points in the country’s
current context of medical facilities.
Along
with this, patient satisfaction survey and medical workers’ behaviors have
been conducted in hospitals. Initially, they provided useful information
helping hospitals know what to be top priority to improve quality.
Many
clinics adopted online patient satisfaction survey system to measure
patients’ opinion on treatment services; just in one year implementation, hospitals
have collected over one million questionnaires showing the rate of inpatient
and outpatient satisfaction of medical services is 75.6 percent and 66.3
percent.
According
to the Ministry of Health’s self-assessment of treatment quality, treatment quality
can not meet increasing demand and there are a big gap between hospitals in
different districts; as a result, people come to large hospitals in big
cities for examination and treatment. District -level clinics are able to
cure ailment not able to provide comprehensive taking care of patients.
Worse,
the country lacks clinics for senior patients, for patients with
non-communicable diseases, and biological research facilities. Treatment
paperwork for insured patients in some localities confused patients and
medical workers’ behavior is not suitable. Security in hospitals is not good.
The
combination between modern and traditional medicine in some institutions is
not as expectation because people belittle traditional medicine.
Hence,
the Ministry is determined to push up measures to reduce patient overload in
2018 especially in big cities such as
Best
of all, the Ministry will improve its regulations to enhance treatment
quality supervision. It will set up teams to test treatment quality and
present certificates to good facilities. Around 20 percent of hospitals in
The
Ministry will correct medical workers’ behaviors to achieve patients’
satisfaction so that 80 percent facilities will gain patients’ pleasure. The
sector will reform paperwork in treatment procedure. Gradually, over half of
hospitals from grassroot hospitals will conduct one-door paperwork.
One more bridge to over Lo Gom canal to be built
People’s
Committee in
The
bridge connects district 6, 8 and Binh Chanh. Dong Me Kong Commercial Service
Company and Construction Company 319 will build a section from Pham Van Chi
in district 6 to Ta Quang Buu in District 8 with a total length of 1,413
meter including Binh Tien bridge and two branches.
The
investment is estimated VND2,604 billion ($114.6 million).
Meantime,
mechanics firm Licogi 16 and the Binh Chanh Construction Investment
Shareholding Company will build a section from Ta Quang Buu to Nguyen Van
Linh in Binh Chanh District with the total length of 1,805 meter, costing at
VND903 billion .
The
metropolitan people’s committee asked people’s committees in districts 6 and
8 and Binh Chanh to pay land compensation.
The
construction of the project will start in June, 2018 (?) and is expected to
complete after 18 months.
Bridge collapses in Tien Giang following barge collision
Colonel
Ngo Xuan Tu, head of police station in the Mekong delta
In
the dawn of the day, a barge with loading capacity of 150 tons driven by Phan
Cong Duy carried 100 meter cubic of sand. The barge was traveling in canal
Nguyen Tat Thanh
When
the barge arrived in
Steersman
Phan Duy Nam and three sailors jumped out of the plunged barge.
After
the incident, the local transport sector and administrators put a sign to
control travel while workers were sent to the spot to build the bridge as Tet
holidays ( the Lunar New Year) is approaching
Bridge
Long Hoa B with the length of 39 meter, width of 3.5 meter connects canal
No1. of village Tay No.1 and canal 2A of Long Dinh Commune. It is in poor
repair.
Joint concert brings Vietnamese and US music students together
A
concert themed ‘Spring Harmony’ was held in Hanoi on January 19, bringing
together students from the Vietnam National Academy of Music and 50 choir
members from the Juniata University, the US.
The
concert provided an opportunity to increase the mutual understanding of the
culture of each country among the Vietnamese and US students, who share a
similar passion for music despite their geological distance.
The
event was staged as part of the
Over
the past 23 years, the choir has toured many different countries around the
world, including
Health sector facilitates universal healthcare coverage in
2018: minister
The
health sector is implementing a range of core tasks in 2018 towards universal
healthcare coverage as set by the sixth plenum of the 12th Party Central
Committee, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has stated.
During
a national teleconference on the healthcare tasks for 2018 this morning,
Minister Tien affirmed that 2017 saw the health sector spare no efforts to
effectively implement its tasks under the 'patient-centred' goal, which
resulted in positive results.
Last
year, the proportion of health insurance coverage increased to 86.4%; drug
prices were reduced by nearly 17% with the organisation of bidding for
pharmaceutical products procurement; and
Comprehensive
solutions helped the sector to surpass the two goals assigned to it by the
National Assembly (NA) in 2017, making the number of beds per 10,000 people
reach 25.7% (the NA’s set target was at 25.5%) and health insurance coverage
reach 86.4% (the set target was at 82.2%).
Minister
Tien revealed that this year, her ministry aims to exceed 11 more targets
than 2017. In particular, the NA and the Prime Minister have assigned two
tasks, to bring the number of hospital beds per 10,000 people to 26% and the
proportion of the population participating in health insurance at 88.5%.
Praising
health officials at all levels for their great efforts to innovate in 2017,
Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam affirmed that 2018 requires greater demand for
healthcare innovation. The government official stressed the need to further
strengthen the autonomy of hospitals, urging the health sector to provide
support to the satellite hospitals to operate autonomously in order to ease
the overload at higher level medical facilities.
He
also asked the sector to finalise service listings and treatment regimens for
patients to follow, while facilitating focused national bidding for
pharmaceutical products to reduce drug costs, and promoting IT applications
in treatment.
Educating students for the future, not the past
The
remarkable progress Vietnam has made over the last decade in raising access
to education and improving quality suggests that the country is ready to take
the next step towards building a 21st century education system that ensures
the next generation is learning for their future, not the past.
Mr.
Andreas Schleicher, Director of the Directorate for Education and Skills at
the OCED, told the Vietnam Sustainability Forum 2018 that Vietnamese students
are quite good at acquiring knowledge but are weak in extrapolating from what
they know and applying knowledge creatively in novel situations.
Changes
are needed in the instructional environment, where students have more control
and ownership over the time, place, path, and pace of learning.
He
also identified previous weaknesses of Vietnamese students. The challenge is
that developing quality requires a very different approach to learning and
teaching and a different caliber of teacher.
The
past can be isolated, with schools designed to keep students inside and the
rest of the world out, with a lack engagement with families and a reluctance
to partner with other schools.
The
future needs to be integrated, he went on, with an emphasis on the
integration of subjects and the integration of students. It also needs to be
connected so that learning is closely related to real-world contexts and
contemporary issues, and rich resources in the community must be made
available.
Instruction
in the past was subject-based, while instruction in the future needs to be
more project-based, building experiences that help Vietnamese students think
across the boundaries of subject-matter disciplines.
The
past was hierarchical but the future is collaborative, recognizing both
teachers and students as resources and co-creators.
In
the past, he noted, different students were taught in similar ways. School
systems now need to embrace diversity, adopting differentiated approaches to
learning.
The
goals of the past were standardization and compliance, with students
following the same standard curriculum and being assessed at the same time.
The future is about building instruction from student passions and
capacities, helping them personalize their learning and assessment in ways
that foster engagement and talent. Students need to be encouraged to be
ingenious.
Schools
were technological islands in the past, Mr. Schleicher believes, with
technology often limited to supporting existing practices and students
outpacing schools in their adoption and consumption of technology. Now
schools need to use the potential of technologies to liberate learning from
past conventions and connect learners in new and powerful ways, with sources
of knowledge, with innovative applications, and with one another.
The
policy focus was previously only on the provision of education but now needs
to be on outcomes, shifting from looking upwards in the bureaucracy towards
looking outwards to the next teacher, the next school, and the next education
system.
Administration
previously emphasized school management, he explained, but now the focus
needs to be on instructional leadership, with leaders supporting, evaluating,
and developing teacher quality and the design of innovative learning
environment.
Oshougatsu Cultural Festival 2018 in
The
Japanese Cultural Festival Oshougatsu 2018 has been held at Hanoi University
of Science and Technology. Oshougatsu is the Japanese traditional New Year
festival.
The
festival is annually organized in
Yosakoi
is a high energy traditional Japanese dance performed with wooden clappers
called Naruko. Yosakoi was part of the Oshougatsu Cultural Festival.
Dieu
An, a student of Hanoi University of Industry, who was performing Yosakoi
said, “Yosakoi is a unique style of dance that originated in
The
Japanese New Year called ‘Oshougatsu’ represents a significant and meaningful
time of cleansing and renewal, of being with family, taking stock of the year
gone by and of contemplating the year to come.
The
Japanese Cultural Oshougatsu Festival is a non-profit event hosted by
Japanese language club HEDSPI Nichibu.
Lai
Van Hai, representative of the organizing board said, “This is the 6th
Oshougatsu Festival hosted by the Japanese language club HEDSPI Nichibu at
Hanoi University of Science and Technology as the cultural festival. Earlier,
Oshougatsu was held by the Japanese language club but on a smaller scale.”
The
program was decorated with the largest Kadomatsu tree in
Entering
to the festival, participants had the chance to explore the unique cultural
features of Japan’s Oshougatsu festival through customs, dishes and traditional
games such as Yosakoi dance, Japanese calligraphy, Kendama (Japanese toy
consisting of a hammer-shaped handle connected by a string to a ball), New
Year omikuji (fortune telling), and Yukata wearing (Japan’s traditional
costume).
Lai
Van Hai said, “Different from the last Oshougatsu festival, this year’s did
not only feature the season of spring but also the other seasons of the year.
With each period we have different cultural actives. At the festival, people
also had chance to join hands to make some traditional craft products from
The
Oshougatsu festival held in
Shunto
Adachi, a Japanese student, who is living and studying in
10 fishermen rescued from peril at sea
Ten
fishermen who were in distress at sea for two days have been plucked from
danger by rescue forces of the
Early
on January 16, a fishing vessel with the number NA 93018 TS was imperiled by
severe weather while fishing at sea, around 90 nautical miles northeast of
Hon Me,
After
receiving a mayday signal, Maritime Rescue dispatched SAR 273 to the scene.
With support from Nghe An border guards, the fishing vessel and its crew were
towed to safety and docked at Cua Lo Port on the afternoon of January 18.
All
10 fishermen were reported to be in good health and are recovering from the
ordeal with their families.
Two
people were injured after a house fire broke out in the early hours of
January 19.
According
to preliminary information, the fire sparked on the ground floor of a house
located on
Upon
receiving reports of the blaze, firefighters and fire engines arrived at the
scene to battle the flames. It took them half an hour to rescue the trapped
residents and bring the fire under control.
Victims
were taken to Cho Ray hospital for treatment immediately.
The
cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Coca-Cola Street Food Festival set for Hanoi
Following
the success of the “Street Food Festival” in Ho Chi Minh City last November,
a similar event will take place on January 20 and 21 at Quan Ngua Stadium in
Hanoi, by Coca-Cola, Foody, one of the local leading food advisor websites,
and Kenh 14, an online newspaper for teenagers.
Together
with traditional food, popular street food will also be served, such as chao
suon (rice soup with pork ribs), bun oc (snail with noodles), pho cuon (fresh
spring rolls with beef rolled in a pho sheet), banh khuc (rice balls made
from glutinous rice, green beans, pork, spices, and cudweed), banh cuon (a
thin, wide sheet of steamed fermented rice batter filled with a mixture of
cooked seasoned ground pork, minced wood ear mushroom, and minced shallots),
and oc luoc (boiled snails).
Delicious
dishes from all regions are also on offer, providing a major feast on the
cusp of the new lunar year.
All
dishes are on a list compiled from votes by Foody readers.
A
bottle of Coca-Cola sells for only VND5,000 ($0.22), and the beverage giant
will also hold games with food vouchers up for grabs.
A
new addition to the
The
festival starts at 9am and finishes at 10pm on both days. Entry is free.
Coca-Cola is also cooperating with Uber
Good
news for those who are planning a trip to
Valenzuela
in the
Aside
from the two Vietnamese cities, the rest in the top ten are in the
Philippines (PHL) and Indonesia (IDN).
Numbeo
measures the cost of restaurants, house renting, groceries and the purchasing
power to come up with the average index for the cost of living in each
country.
The
top five most expensive cities in Southeast Asia are
In
February last year, Vietnam was ranked as one of the cheapest destinations by
Forbes after the magazine interviewed 14 travel experts who made it their
business to keep track of the best bargains around the world to make a list
of the most affordable destinations to visit in 2017.
The
country stood out as a low-cost travel destination in
In
May 2017,
For
a night out with a potential life-long love in HCMC, love birds have to shell
out around US$35, while in
Farmer Nguyen Quoc Viet becomes well-off thanks to agriculture
start-up
After
finishing his military service in 2002, Nguyen Quoc Viet of Binh Tan
district, Vinh Long province, started farming. Ten years later, he became
well-off, and given many local young people a stable income.
Several
years after working on his family’s farm, Viet got a bank loan and bought a
harvester, which he hires out to neighboring farms for extra income. A
decreasing workforce for farm work prompted Viet to turn to machines.
He
bought two more harvesters and a soil mixing machine to establish a rice
harvesting group. Tran Huu Lam said his own income has risen since he started
working for Viet: “The machines make the work much easier. We are very busy,
especially during the harvest time. My income has grown”.
Viet
also produces rice varieties for cultivation. In 2012, he set up a 5-member
production group working on an area of 7 hectares. They have managed to
create high-quality rice seeds that produce 8 tons of rice per hectare.
Nguyen
Quoc Viet said, “We apply advanced techniques to produce high-quality rice
seeds. The local authorities encourage the establishment of more groups to
expand the business to other areas”.
Viet’s
production group quickly grew to 30 members and expanded its operation to 33
hectares of land. They have received many orders, some of them from other
provinces.
Nguyen
Hoai Phong, Secretary of My Thuan commune’s Youth Union, said Nguyen Quoc
Viet is industrious and creative. From 4,000 square meters, Viet has expanded
his farm land to 3 hectares and has generated jobs for 30 young local people.
Viet has encouraged group members to put up US$1,000 to help young locals
start their own business.
Mr.
Phong said, “Viet has been successful in his business and has helped many
others achieve a stable income”.
Ms.
Nguyen Quynh Thu, Secretary of Vinh Long province’s Youth Union, said, “Viet
is ambitious and determined and an active participant in social work in his
locality. He is a great source of inspiration for our startup movement”.
Nguyen
Quoc Viet received the Luong Dinh Cua award in 2015. The annual award, named
after one of
Investment
in education and training has been one of the city’s top priorities, making
up around 11.7% of the municipal budget (approximately US$150 million) every
year. In addition to building new schools, upgrading schools with modern
teaching equipment, and improving the staff,
"A
smart city only works when its citizens are smart. Education is the only way
to improve our human resources and investment in this field is of great
importance. This is what we will focus on in the near future., said
Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the City’s People’s Committee."
The
city has learned experience from developed countries around the world.
Acknowledging the importance of improving language skills and knowledge of
science, the city has adopted a comprehensive project on improving education and
training until 2030.
"In
addition to improving the environment for education, the city’s Department of
Education and Training needs to cooperate with other ministries and sectors
to devise incentives to attract and nurture talent.", said Nguyen Thi
Quyet Tam, Chairwoman of Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s Council.
More
specific mechanisms will be set up to further
Vietnamese workers in
Vietnamese
migrant workers in
It
instructed the Ministry of Labour to complete registration for work permits
for guest workers from
It
also said Vietnamese workers are allowed to register for work permits in the
country like those from the three nations, however, no specific instructions
were mentioned.
According
to the ministry, Vietnamese workers have permits to work in fishing and
construction. There are no official agreements on other fields. Therefore,
the country will only push granting permits for Vietnamese workers in these
two fields.
Extra efforts to care for labourers essential: President
President
Tran Dai Quang stressed the need for trade unions to make continued efforts
to improve incomes and working conditions and protect legitimate rights and
interests of labourers and trade unionists as the fourth Industrial
Revolution is bringing both opportunities and challenges.
Speaking
at the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL)’s conference in Hanoi
on January 21, Quang asked the VGCL to focus on grassroots activities,
instruct trade unions at all levels to fulfil their role of representing,
caring for and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of labourers,
especially through negotiating, signing, supplementing and realising
collective agreements and holding dialogues at workplace.
Attention
should be paid to establishing close coordination with ministries, sectors,
localities and press agencies to disseminate the Party’s policies and the
State’s laws on collective agreements and dialogues.
The
President also emphasised the requirement to increase the efficiency of
collective agreements and dialogues, and expand the scale of dialogues at
businesses in order to contribute to building harmonious, stable and
progressive labour relations.
He
requested ministries, sectors, localities, and employers to maintain
collaboration with the VGCL and all-level trade unions to continue caring for
labourers, particularly those in industrial, economic, and processing and
exporting zones.
At
the conference, Dinh Sy Phuc, head of the trade union of the Taekwang Vina
Industrial JSC in southern Dong Nai province, and Nguyen Thi Nghia, head of
the trade union of the Lihit Lab Vietnam Co. Ltd, in northern Hai Phong city,
shared their experience in protecting legitimate rights for labourers.
On
this occasion, the VGCL commended 70 outstanding heads of grassroots trade
unions.
Vietnam embassy attends Indonesia Immigration Festival
The
Embassy of Vietnam in
The
festival, which also attracted the participation of over 20 foreign embassies
and
The
initiative to renew passports and quickly solve passport-related procedures
was the highlight of the event.
The
organising board planned to grant 1,600 new passports during the festival.
However, as of 11am, 3,000 people had registered for new passports.
Minister
of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly said that the public service
in the field of immigration draws public attention. However, human resources
and budget for this work remain limited and is unable to meet the increasing
demand of middle-class Indonesians.
Therefore,
through the festival, the ministry hopes for a closer approach to the public,
he added.
Belarus supplies humanitarian aid to VN
A
Belarusian aircraft with humanitarian cargo weighing a total of 42 tonnes
landed at
The
cargo was accompanied by a delegation of representatives from the Ministry
for Emergency Situations of Belarus led by Deputy Minister for Emergency
Situations, Aleksandr Khudoleev, according to a press release by the
Belarusian Embassy.
The
delegation brought humanitarian aid to the regions of Việt
The
humanitarian aid includes goods from Belarusian producers such as food
products (children’s dry mixes, cereals, canned meat), tents, blankets,
diesel power generators, and camp cots.
On
the same day, a solemn ceremony took place at Cam Ranh airport in which the
Ambassador of Belarus to Việt
Leaders
of
Microsoft Office Specialist qualifiers begin
The
2018 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship qualifying competition
for the southern region began last Saturday in
The
annual competition for students aged 13 to 22 comprises three contests -
Microsoft Office 2013, Microsoft Excel 2013 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2013.
It
is organised by the Hồ Chí Minh Central Youth Union and IIG Việt
A
total of 120 candidates from across the country will be chosen for the
national championship.
Three
winners at the national championship will go on to the World Championship in
the
The
first prize in the World Championship will be US$7,000, and the second and
third prizes will be $3,500 and $1,500.
The
competition has been organised world-wide since 2002 and was first held in
Việt
Việt
Crew onboard 3 ships arrested for illegal fishing
Border
police of northern Hạ Long Province’s Hòn Gai port border gate on Thursday
discovered three ships and arrested those onboard for illegal fishing.
The
sailors of the ships, all from the province’s Quảng Yên Commune, were caught
storing and using electric fishing tools to catch fish in Hạ Long Bay.
Earlier
on Tuesday, police of the province’s Cô Tô Island District arrested four
ships for illegally exploiting seafood in the water areas of Đồng Tiến
Commune. They seized a 300m plastic pipe with electric wires, four sets of
converters used to generate high-voltage electricity from batteries and eight
self-modified electric guns used to catch fish.
Local
authorities fined the fishermen in line with current regulations and informed
them about the importance of protecting maritime resources.
Fishing
using particular electric tools is prohibited in the country as it endangers
users and reduces the number of fish. High-voltage electricity kills fish
before the fishermen can harvest the fish using a net.
Books featuring Vietnam-India ties debut
A
collection of books featuring
Speaking
at the event, Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan
said the compilation and publication of books are meant to celebrate the 45th
anniversary of diplomatic ties and the 10th anniversary of strategic ties of
Compiled
and published by the Information and Communications Publishing House, the Ho
Chi Minh National Academy of Politics’ Centre for Indian Studies, and the
Vietnam – India Friendship Association, the eight-volume collection
highlights Vietnam-India ties across culture and economy, India’s strategy on
building national security policies throughout periods, which was partly
supported by Vietnamese experts.
Perspectives
in the books will provide invaluable references for both countries to
maintain their peace, stability and prosperity.
Ties
between
In
2007, the Vietnam-India relationship was lifted to strategic partnership
level, with a focus on the fields of politics-diplomacy, national
defence-security, economy-trade, energy, science-technology and culture-education.
Following
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