Social News 27/4 Deputy PM: Police stations to be built at airports   Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh speaks at an online conference on aviation security on April 24. At an online conference on aviation security on April 24, Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh, who is also chairman of the Civil Aviation Security Committee, asked the Ministry of Public Security to build police stations at airports to ensure the aviation safety and security. The ministry should enhance inspection and supervision of the civil and military areas at the airports and launch security measures to deal with illegal acts as well as establish the Aviation Security Ensuring One member co., Ltd under the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), the deputy PM added. The Ministry of Public Security asked ACV to pour money to installation projects of latest facilities, equipment and other necessary factors for ensuring aviation safety and security at airports and terminals, such as anti-Terrorist supplies, systems of cameras, X-ray systems, automatic barrier gates preventing the illegal entering. HCMC marks anniversary of country’s founding fathers   Party and State leaders offered incenses and flowers to commemorate Hung Kings. An anniversary celebration commemorating the nation's founders - Hung Kings was held at the National Historical- Cultural Park in Long Binh Ward, District 9 in HCM City’s district 9 on April 25, the 10th day of the third lunar month of the year. Attending at the event were former PM Nguyen Tan Dung; Politburo member, Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan; former Secretary of HCMC Party Committee Le Thanh Hai, Standing Deputy Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Tat Thanh Cang; Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairwoman of the HCMC People's Council Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam, Deputy Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Vo Thi Dung, Chairwoman of Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Ho Chi Minh City To Thi Bich Chau and a huge number of people in the city. The delegation joined a processions and offered incenses and flowers to commemorate the Hung Kings. On the same day, the city’s leaders also offered incenses and flowers to the founder of Saigon-HCM City, high-ranking general Nguyen Huu Canh. Nguyen Huu Canh (1650-1700) was a famous army commander and an excellent administrator. He founded the city in 1698. Expressing her proudness of the sacred origin of the nation and of a thousand-year-culture of the country, Chairwoman of the Fatherland Front Committee of HCMC To Thi Bich Chau stated: HCMC compatriots volunteer to maintain and cultivate patriotic tradition and cultural values of the nation, raising the awareness of self-reliance. The sons and daughters from the land of Saigon - Gia Dinh - HCMC continue the guideline of "with the whole country - for the whole country". They are striving to build and develop HCMC in the new period and the final result, the most important meaning are the living condition of the people, raising the intelligent content in the public social services to the resident. Quang Binh Cuisine Festival kicks off   Visitors to the festival  The Quang Binh Cuisine Festival 2018 was officially opened at Nhat Le Beach in Dong Hoi city of the central province of Quang Binh on April 24. The event is organised as part of the Culture and Tourism Week of Dong Hoi city which runs from April 24-30. Visitors to the festival can experience local cultures while joining in with the cooking process. According to the provincial Tourism Department, Quang Binh has stepped up activities to stimulate tourism demand, and is aiming to welcome 3.5 million tourists this year. The province’s tourism sector has improved and diversified its products, developed human resources, upgraded infrastructure, and boosted regional and global connectivity to attract visitors. In the first quarter of this year, up to 727,000 holidaymakers visited Quang Binh, up 12% annually, 33,000 of them were foreigners, up 8% year-on-year. Thua Thien - Hue Museum receives over 260 antiques   At the ceremony  The ThuaThien - Hue Museum of History in the central province of ThuaThien - Hue on April 24 received more than 260 antiques donated by 56 collectors from UNESCO Vietnam's Centre for research and conservation of antiquities. According to Cao Huy Hung, director of the Thua Thien - Hue Museum of History, within less than two months of the opening letter of the Museum, collectors of antiques from many organisations donated more than 260 artefacts of various types. The artefacts are of great value for research and preservation, offering cultural and historic researchers and students in the province a chance to understand Vietnam’s cultural characteristics at different stages during the course of history, he noted. Also on the occasion, the Museum organised an exhibition featuring more than240 artefacts, mainly pottery from Vietnamese feudal dynasties dated from the 18th to the 19th century. Infamous poet’s 100th birthday marked in Hanoi   Poet Nguyen Binh Hong Cau, the daughter of famous Poet Nguyen Binh. (Photo: VOV) The Vietnam Writers’ Association (VWA) joined Poet Nguyen Binh’s family and poetry lovers to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the famous poet’s birth (1918 - 2018) in Hanoi on April 24. At the event, VWA Chairman, Poet Huu Thinh, affirmed that commemorating the centenary of Nguyen Binh's birthday is to remember a very enthusiastic person in the revolutionary poetry movement, who was also a pioneer in seeking ways to promote the original national values. Nguyen Binh, whose real name was Nguyen Trong Binh (1918 - 1966), was a native of Nam Dinh province. At the age of 13, Nguyen Binh soon revealed his poetic talents when he won the first prize at a local competition. His works are mostly love poems but with separate and distinct rural colours that have enthralled vast amounts of readers since the early 20th century. During his career of over 30 years of writing, Nguyen Binh wrote 22 collections, including 14 poetry collections, eight prose poems and five theatre scripts, as well as short stories and novels. During the celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth, Nguyen Binh’s daughter, Poet Nguyen Binh Hong Cau expressed her sincere gratitude to generations of readers who have given their love to her father’s poetry, making his career live along with the nation’s development. At the ceremony, poets and researchers presented studies on Nguyen Binh’s life and career, as well as his great contributions to the nation’s literary development. Seminar introduces sustainable energy solutions for community   Low-cost models and sustainable energy solutions applied for the community in rural and mountainous areas were introduced at a recent seminar in Hanoi, which was jointly held by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Live & Learn and the French Cultural Centre (L’Espace) in Hanoi. Among the solutions were wind-power generators using recycled materials for the community living on Red River’s sand-bank, renovated cooking stove for rural and mountainous households, and air filter using solar power. Nguyen Tuan Anh, Director of the The he xanh (Green Generation) JSC, held that using traditional stoves of Vietnam is harmful for both human health and the environment.  Therefore, the company has developed new models of cooking stoves to save materials and protect people’s health and the environment by reducing carbon emissions. As the company’s calculation, the model will save 50-60 percent of firewood and reduce one tonne of CO2 each year as well as 85-90 percent of dust. The model is suitable to rural and mountainous areas, which will be multiplied in the future, he said. Meanwhile, the Green ID Vietnam also proposed the speeding up of projects to develop socio-economic benefits of developing renewable energy, including activities to popularize knowledge related to renewable energy and climate change response among policy-makers. The using of traditional fuel such as fossil coal and oil has been popular in Vietnam, which caused environmental pollution and affected people’s health. In that context, renewable power development plans and solutions have been implemented throughout the country through Government’s programmes and efforts of social organisations and private firms.   Midwifery, maternal, family planning reports launched   Representatives attend the reports launching ceremony.  Accessing quality healthcare is a basic human right, and greater investment in midwifery is key to making this right a reality for all women everywhere. This is stated in the first-ever “National Midwifery Report of Việt Nam” and the report on “Exploring barriers to accessing maternal and family planning services in ethnic minority communities”, which were launched in Hà Nội on Tuesday by the Ministry of Health (MoH), with technical and financial support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFP) in Việt Nam. According to the reports, Việt Nam has made substantial progress in strengthening safe motherhood and health services for infants. However, there are still significant differences in maternal and child healthcare between those living in river deltas and those living in mountainous areas, with a higher maternal mortality ratio in remote and ethnic minority areas. The overall modern contraceptive prevalence rate among ethnic minorities was 57 per cent, similar to the national average. However, there was wide variation between provinces and ethnic minority communities, with the rate being 75 per cent in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum compared to 45 per cent in Gia Lai Province; 41-42 per cent for Ba Na and Gia Rai groups compared to over 70 per cent for Tày and Se Đăng groups. Data reveals a significant shortage of skilled birth attendants in hard-to-reach regions and a significant difference in the competency of birth atendants in the lowlands and highlands. As many as 94 per cent of practising midwives are trained up to the secondary level, and only 0.8 per cent has a bachelor’s degree. Nguyễn Đức Vinh, director of the Maternal and Child Health Department under MoH, said, “Midwifery and midwifery practice plays a crucial role in Việt Nam’s maternal and infant healthcare system.” A skilled midwifery workforce with high competencies, motivated and supported by the healthcare system, is key to successfully reducing maternal and infant mortality and contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, he said. Astrid Bant, UNFP representative in Việt Nam, said, “As the country continues to progress socially and economically, we must recognise that we cannot achieve sustainable development without promoting the health, especially reproductive health and rights, of women and girls throughout their life.” She said UNFP in Việt Nam was fully committed to supporting the government and people to ensure that universal access to healthcare, including sexual and reproductive health, would become a reality for all. Training programme starts in Hà Nội on eco-industrial parks An industrial park in the southern city of Bình Dương. Illustrative Photo.  The second training programme on eco-industrial parks was held yesterday in Hà Nội, as part of a US$53-million project to set industrial production in Việt Nam on the path of sustainable development. Nearly three decades since the country’s Đổi mới (reform), the contributions of industrial parks to the growing economy of Việt Nam is indisputable. However, they are also responsible for many environmental issues that adversely affect the public and even offset their own economic achievements. This is why the Vietnamese Government has considered the study and implementation of eco-industrial parks – whereby environmental quality and economic development can go hand-in-hand – “an urgent matter.” The efforts were materialised by the Prime Minister-approved project "Implementation of Eco-Industrial Park Initiative for Sustainable Industrial Zones in Việt Nam", launched four years ago with the help from the United Nations’ Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). The initiative aimed to convert traditional industrial zones (IZs) into eco-industrial zone (EIZs). Pilot models are currently deployed in four cities and provinces – Hà Nội, Ninh Bình, Đà Nẵng and Cần Thơ, with the goals of cutting 182,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases and 6 million cu.m of wastewater per year. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the training course, Dr Bùi Nguyên Khánh, deputy director of the Graduate Academy of Social Sciences, stressed the importance of education and training in the implementation of eco-industrial park models in Việt Nam. He said the academy will arm trainees with in-depth knowledge on sustainable development, efficient management and use of resources, and social affairs. Trần Duy Đông, director of the Department for Economic Zone Management, under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), expects the training course to disseminate the fairly novel concepts and practices of eco-industrial zones, to help ease the implementation of such zones in the future. During the training course, discussions on theoretical and practical issues on the conversion to eco-industrial zones in Việt Nam will be prominent, with topics ranging from engagement between businesses and the local community to help drive down production costs and alleviate environment stress, to live demonstrations of green and low-emission technologies in industrial zones. The trainees will also take part in a field trip to Hải Phòng, one of the major industrial areas in the north, to gain hands-on experience in the operations of industrial zones, and especially the greening technologies being implemented at the Đình Vu industrial zone. According to the Asian Development Bank’s eco-industrial park handbook for developing economies, the design of an eco-industrial park requires integration into natural systems, efficient energy systems, efficient materials flow and waste management, efficient use of water flows, effective management, consideration of the environment during construction and rehabilitation work, and integration into the host community. RMIT University team to represent Vietnam at HSBC competition   A team from RMIT University Vietnam will represent Vietnam at the HSBC Business Case Competition in Hong Kong after winning the local round against two other finalists and taking home VND50 million ($2,220) in cash and the championship trophy. Members of the winning team, the Outliers - Nguyen Hoang Yen Khanh, Luu Thai Quang Khai, Tran Vo Thanh Tu and Rahul Ravindranath - will now represent Vietnam at the regional finals in Hong Kong from June 5 to 8. HSBC Vietnam partnered with Junior Achievements Vietnam to organize the HSBC Business Case Competition in Vietnam, the local round of the HSBC/HKU Asia Pacific Business Case Competition. The competition provides students with the opportunity to foster analytical thinking, creativity, innovation, communication and presentation skills, all of which will be valuable assets when they enter the workforce upon graduation. The competition has been developed since 2008 by the renowned Asia Case Research Center of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the region’s largest producer of business cases and over the years. In that time, the competition has had 600,000 students from 130 universities around the world participating and 800 business executives across 12 countries volunteering as judges. The Vietnam round saw 48 students from ten local universities compete in business strategy-making and presentation to earn a spot to compete in Hong Kong against students from top universities in Asia-Pacific. After a final round featuring three high-quality presentations from two teams from RMIT University Vietnam and one from the Foreign Trade University in Hanoi, the judges thought long and hard before selecting a winner. Finishing behind the Outliers were Revolution from the Foreign Trade University in Hanoi and #WonderKids from RMIT University Vietnam. Teams were given an unpublished business case developed by HKU and needed to develop a solution and implementation plan for the case and prepare a presentation of their solution within three hours. The solutions were presented to a panel of judges followed by a 15-minute Q&A session. Mr. Pham Hong Hai, CEO and Chairman of Corporate Sustainability Committee at HSBC Vietnam, said that the judges were all greatly impressed with each teams’ analysis and the clarity of their arguments. “I would like to congratulate the winners and all of the runners up for a very exciting final,” he added. “I believe every team participating in this year’s competition have gained valuable experience that will give them great confidence when they start their careers.” The Regional HSBC-HKU Asia Pacific Business Case Competition will be held at the University of Hong Kong with 24 teams from regional universities pitting their wits against each other to try and land the champion’s prize of $10,000. “It’s an amazing chance to meet, and compete against, the top students from right across Asia and impress over 80 senior business executives serving as volunteer judges,” said Mr. Hai. “I really hope the Vietnam team will represent Vietnam well and have the chance to win.” By creating a platform that encourages employment-focused skills development in the community, HSBC aims to assist the young generation to fulfil their potential. The HSBC Business Case Competition engaged both HSBC Vietnam staff and its corporate clients to share their career experiences, knowledge and skills with students in Vietnam so that these talented and capable students can thrive in an international arena and excel in their future careers. The HSBC Business Case Competition is one of many HSBC projects that aim to increase levels of employability and financial capability in accordance with the bank’s latest Environmental, Social, Governance report released in early April. Recent related projects include JA More than Money for 50 students at SOS Village Go Vap and the Maker Academy project, bringing an advanced learning method in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) to 250 orphans in Ho Chi Minh City and Ben Tre and Ba Ria Vung Tau provinces. Taste of Australia 2018 comes to Danang Participants pose with the symbolic map of Australia at Taste of Australia 2018 in Danang.  The Australian Consulate General in HCMC hosted the annual Taste of Australia Danang Family BBQ, a public outdoor barbecue conducted for the general public, Australians, Australian alumni and their families on April 22 at The Ocean Villas Danang. More than 600 people including expats and locals living in Danang and Quang Nam joined Taste of Australia 2018.This is part of a wide range of events held nationwide in the Taste of Australia 2018 program hosted by the Australian Government to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Vietnam. Australian Consul-General Karen Lanyon said: “The event offers delicious Australian foods, premium Aussie beer and wines along with fantastic live entertainment, including a performance by Australian singer-songwriter Nick Barker. Moreover, there are numerous activities for kids, including a bouncy castle, slip and slide and cricket, and finally (they can also) watch Taste of Australia Ambassador Luke Nguyen and celebrity chef Ngo Thanh Hoa battle it out in an Aussie BBQ challenge.” ASEAN trade and culture exchange event launched in HCMC A trade and culture exchange program of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took place at September 23 Park in HCMC’s District 1 from April 18 to 22 as part of celebrations to mark Vietnam’s 43rd Reunification Day (April 30) along with the third founding anniversary of the ASEAN Economic Community. Addressing the opening ceremony, HCMC Vice Chairman Le Thanh Liem said that over the past 50 years, ASEAN has become a unified community with a common vision and identity. He hoped ASEAN and the other international enterprises taking part in the program would create more business opportunities and support each other to promote made-in-ASEAN products. The ASEAN trade and culture exchange program featured more than 150 booths, including 110 trade pavilions and over 40 food stalls selling traditional food of the ASEAN and other countries like Japan, South Korea and Japan. The exhibitors introduced a wide range of products such as food, jewellery, cosmetics, information technology solutions, electronic products, wooden products and travel services. In addition, there were several cultural activities like ASEAN artistic performances, martial arts, folk games and friendly sports events. The event offered a chance for people in ASEAN to introduce their cultural and historical values to international allies, promote common understanding, solidarity and sharing for a sustainable, self-strengthening and dynamic ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. Leow Siu Lin, Singapore Consul General to HCMC, said despite differences in size, language, race and religion, the 10 members of ASEAN have collaboratively obtained honorable development and prosperity since the association was founded in 1967. Taking on the Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2018, Singapore hopes the association will continue to reinforce its strength and promote creativity. Labour confederation wants bigger role in supporting overseas workers   Vice Chairman of the VGCL Mai Duc Chinh speaks at the workshop (Photo: laodong.vn) The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has proposed amending the law on Vietnamese workers working abroad under contracts to give trade union organisations direct participation in protecting overseas labourers. The confederation made the proposal at a workshop held in Hanoi on April 26 on trade unions’ role in supporting Vietnamese working overseas. Vice Chairman of the VGCL Mai Duc Chinh said the organisation has so far worked to protect Vietnamese working overseas in the form of providing them with information and advice while cooperating with trade union organisations in host countries such as the Republic of Korea and Malaysia to protect the rights and interests of Vietnamese workers in those countries. Delegates from labour federations in Thanh Hoa and Phu Tho provinces shared their views on the role of labour unions in helping workers before they leave for overseas jobs and after they return home. Many voiced the concern that many guest workers did not join labour unions, which is a major obstacle for the unions in protecting their rights and interests. According to Mai Duc Chinh, Vietnamese working abroad send home more than 2 billion USD each year. In 2017 alone, a total of 137,751 Vietnamese worked abroad. Chinh said besides the gains, Vietnamese working abroad face many risks. Due to a lack of information, many had to pay high fees for intermediaries, or were deceived to work illegally. There are also cases of workers abused by employers. He asked the International Labour Organisation and the Asian Fund to help the VGCL in conducting talks and signing memorandums of understanding on labour cooperation with other countries. Exhibition features HCM City history, development   Visitors at the exhibition  History and the development of Ho Chi Minh City have been highlighted at an exhibition opened in four locations – Nguyen Hue and Dong Khoi streets, the opposition area of Chi Lang Park and Labour Culture Palace in District 1 of the city on April 26. Themed “Ho Chi Minh City – Aspiration for Rising Highly”, the exhibition in Nguyen Hue street displays 84 photos featuring the struggle of the army and people for liberation of the South and national reunification, as well as the strong growth of the city in the past over four decades. In Dong Khoi street and Labour Culture Palace, the exhibition also showcases 50 photos on the activeness and renovation of workers in Ho Chi Minh City, along with nearly 70 photos on the promotion of patriotism of the working class during national moderniation and industrialisation. The photos revived the patriotism movements of Sai Gon – Gia Dinh – Cho Lon workers during the war against the US under the leadership of the National Front for Liberation of the South, liberating the south and reunifying the country. The event, part of activities to mark the 43rd South Liberation and National Reunification Day and the 132nd May Day, will last until May 4. Exhibition showcases efforts to revive land polluted by UXO, chemicals   Visitors at the exhibition  An exhibition themed “Revival of dead lands” is going on in Ho Chi Minh City to showcase efforts to clean up remnants of chemical warfare and wartime unexploded ordnance and revive life in the contaminated lands. With 190 items, documents and images, the exhibition gives insights into the consequences of bomb, mine and toxic chemicals used by the US during the war on Vietnamese people. The event, held on the occasion of the 43th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30), the 60th founding anniversary of the Chemical Force (April 19) and the World Day of Bomb and Mine Prevention (April 4), also aims to call for joint efforts in overcoming war aftermaths to build and develop the country. Addressing the opening of the exhibition, Colonel Truong Minh Ly, Director of the Chemical Force’s Museum, said that over the past years, the force discovered and handled nearly 4,000 tonnes of toxic chemicals, explosives with toxic chemicals and hundreds of thousands of cubic metres of land polluted by chemicals. The work contributed to cleaning up the environment and helping local residents in central, Central Highlands and southern regions stabilize their daily life, he said. Meanwhile, Simon Rea, National Director of the Mines Advisory Group in Vietnam, said that although the war ended more than 40 years ago and the Vietnamese Government worked hard with the support of international bomb and mine organisations, Vietnam is still suffering from severe pollution of unexploded ordnances. Rea stressed the need for more efforts in cleaning the polluted land areas. Phu Yen Culture-Tourism Week opens   Yen Islet in Phu Yen province  The central province of Phu Yen kicked off a Culture-Tourism Week on April 25 night, which is designed to introduce the unique local culture and promote tourism potential of Phu Yen, thus attracting more investments in the locality. This is also one of the events marking the death anniversary of Hung Kings (the 10th of the third lunar month, which falls on April 25 this year) and the 43rd anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30). The programme, to last until May 1, will take place in Tuy Hoa city, Song Cau town and Tuy An district with ten major activities, including a tour to Dai Lanh Cape, the easternmost point of the country which is the first place in Vietnam to see the sun rise, and a Bai Choi singing festival. On this occasion, ceremonies will be held to receive the title of Special National Relic Site granted to Hon Yen (Yen Islet), and announce Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s decision on the master plan for Xuan Dai Bay national tourism site. Phu Yen is one of the most beautiful provinces in the central region of the country. It has nearly 190km of coastline bordered with zigzag mountains and dotted with many bays, lagoons, cliffs and reefs. One of the best known destinations in the province is Dai Lanh Cape, which offers visitors a special feeling. There, one side is the green mountains and forests while the other side is the deep ocean with its blue colour combined with the light blue colour of the sky as well as multi-shaped vertical cliffs. Under the cape is Mon Beach, a very clean and stunning beach where freshwater flowing from high mountains creates a lovely picture. Another favourite place for visitors is Da Dia Reef which was recognised as a national heritage site. Looking like an orderly beehive, the reef is made of thousands of pentagonal rocks, causing passers-by to stop and contemplate the unusual and magnificent work of nature. The province has many large and small beaches that are described as primitive. Some beaches untouched by visitors are where local fishermen set sail to catch fish. Long Thuy Beach has swaying coconut trees while a fishing village is located in Vung Bau Beach. Bang Beach runs along the rock reef. Phu Yen also offers visitors unique dishes using local food, such as the signature Ninh Hoa Nem (Ninh Hoa meat roll), girdle-cakes served with muong fish, O Loan cockles and Phu Yen steamed savory rice cakes. All these dishes have unique flavours of Phu Yen province where human and nature are closely bonded. Vietnamese students in Russia hold cultural exchange event   Vietnamese students perform traditional dance at the event  Vietnamese students at the Financial University, one of the most prestigious universities in Russia, held a cultural exchange event on April 25 to mark the 100th year of the school, the alma mater of many high-ranking officials of Vietnam’s banking sector. Lauding the university’s stronger cooperation with Vietnam over the years, Professor Ekaterina Kameneva, Vice Rector for Educational Programme Development and International Cooperation said about 140 Vietnamese students are studying at the university. Letters of Vietnamese alumni were read at the event, expressing their warm sentiment for the university and teachers. Participants of the event were also charmed by the students’ performances, which introduced Vietnam’s traditional dances and instruments. Cambodia inaugurates Vietnam-funded radio station   An FM radio station built by the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) with the use of Vietnamese non-refundable aid was inaugurated in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia on April 25. The radio station in Kampong Speu Province is one of a range of projects which are being implemented within the framework of an economic, cultural, education, scientific, and technological cooperation agreement between Vietnam and Cambodia. cambodia inaugurates vietnam-funded radio station  hinh 1 Addressing the ceremony, Men Som Nuon, director of the provincial Department of Information, expressed her sincere thanks to the Vietnamese Government and VOV for the support they have offered to the Cambodian broadcasting sector in recent times. It is a high quality station with a wide range of coverage, said Mrs Nuon, adding that it will contribute to disseminating information, the Party’s policies and guidelines, laws, and the State’s socio-economic development plans to the country’s citizens. First international fireworks team arrives in Da Nang   A pyrotechnics team from Poland have arrived in central Da Nang City to prepare for their fireworks display on the opening night of the 2018 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) on April 30. They are the first of the seven invited teams to compete at the DIFF. They have made thorough preparations for their performance, which will mark the start of a chain of five nights of fireworks displays running from April 30 to June 30. Jaroslaw Daniel Suzdalewicz, head of the Poland team, highly rates the ability of the host team, Vietnam, and said his team have prepared carefully since late last year to make sure they can put on an impressive display to light up the Da Nang sky. VNN