VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES FEBRUARY 8
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36 flights carry over 2,000 Vietnamese citizens back
home
From January
31 to February 7, foreign airlines conducted 36 regular and irregular flights
transporting 2,055 Vietnamese passengers from Taiwan (China), Cambodia,
Singapore, Thailand, Japan and the Middle East and Turkey back home. The
information was released by the Ministry of Transport on February 7. Earlier on
January 31, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the ministry to urgently
permit foreign airlines carrying stranded Vietnamese citizens home and issue
related guidance. Right after
that, the ministry sent a document to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam
to actively coordinate with agencies and units of relevant ministries,
sectors and localities to urgently issue permits for the airlines to
transport Vietnamese citizens back home, especially from areas where many
Vietnamese are still stranded. Vietnamese women’s football team awarded over US$354,000 Vietnamese
women’s football team has been awarded remarkably with a total amount of over
VND8 billion (US$354,000) counted by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)
with the achievement of qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup for
the first time. The total
amount of rewards for the Vietnamese women’s football team has so far reached
over VND8 billion (US$354,000). Accordingly,
the team has received VND600 million (nearly US$27,000) from the two
confronts with the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan, VND600 million (nearly
US$27,000) from the drawn match with Myanmar, VND300 million (US$13,000) from
the match with China, VND1 billion (US$44,000) from the defeat match against
Thailand and VND3 billion (US$133,000) from the victory in the play-off against
Chinese Taipei on Sunday. Apart from the award source of the Vietnam Football
Federation, a group announced to award the team VND3 billion (US$133,000). Localities asked to complete Abdala vaccine use in February The Ministry
of Health has urged the completion of using the Abdala vaccine against
COVID-19 in February. The ministry
recently sent a dispatch to the Secretaries of the Party Committees, and
Chairmen of the People's Committees of 12 localities on accelerating the use
of the Cuban-made vaccine. In October
and November last year 2021, five million doses of the vaccine were allocated
to localities. However, as of January 28, 541,400 doses had been left in
those localities. On September
17, the ministry approved with conditions for the emergency use of Cuba's
Abdala vaccine in the pandemic fight. Abdala is
used for people aged 19-65, with three doses and the interval of 14 days. National biodiversity strategy to 2030 approved Deputy Prime
Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a decision approving the national
biodiversity strategy to 2030 with a vision towards 2050. Under the
strategy, the Government targets increasing the area of protected ecosystems
to 9 percent of the country's land area, and protected marine and coastal
areas to 3-5 percent of the total sea area. Meanwhile,
forest coverage is expected to sustain at 42-43 percent and at least 20
percent of the degraded ecosystem area will be restored. The
Government will give priority to conservation of wildlife species,
particularly endangered, rare and precious species of plants and animals. With a
vision towards 2050, major natural ecosystems, endangered species, and
precious and rare genetic resources will be restored and effectively
preserved. To that end,
the strategy sets out key tasks such as intensifying biodiversity
conservation and restoration, conserving and restoring endangered wild
species, stepping up the conservation of genetic resources, and controlling
activities that would harm biodiversity. Northern region to get colder from February 8 The northern
region and north-central province of Thanh Hoa will experience a chill from
February 8 night due to an enhanced cold spell, according to the National
Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. The mercury
will drop to 11-14 degrees Celsius and even below 5 in high mountains. Three Vietnamese women claim Asia Innovation Awards Three female
Vietnamese scientists have been honoured at the Hitachi Global Foundation
Asia Innovation Awards. The Best
Innovation Award went to Dr. Pham Thi Thuy Phuong of Vietnam’s Institute of
Chemical Technology under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. She
was recognised for her “A Novel Biosensing System for Rapid Estimation of
BOD5 and Sensitive Detection of Toxicity in Water (BODTOX)” project. Elsewhere,
the Outstanding Innovation Award was given to Professor Le Minh Thang of the
Department of Organic and Petrochemical Technology at Hanoi University of
Science and Technology (HUST). She won the honour due to her "Catalysts
from transition metal oxides and technologies for the treatment of exhaust
gases and waste water to protect the life on land and below water"
project. Meanwhile,
Dang Thi Tuyet Ngan grabbed the Encouragement Award for her project “ESMS –
the smart solution to recovery valuable metals (Indium, Cobalt, Europium)
from difficult treated wastewater as well as e-waste forward to circular
economy in Vietnam”. Originally
launched in 2020, the Hitachi Global Foundation Asia Innovation Award aims to
promote science, technology, and innovation which contributes to solving
social issues and realising a sustainable society in the ASEAN region. National sports teams busy with training sessions for upcoming
31st SEA Games All the
national sports teams have resumed their practices from February 6 to prepare
for the upcoming 31st SEA Games which will be taken place in the next three
months. Regarding
martial arts, all of the national teams have come back for training at the National
Sports Training Centers in the capital city of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da
Nang, Can Tho and some surrounding areas from February 6. Meanwhile,
male and female boxers have soon performed their training resumption.
Besides, archers have performed their first training session at Hanoi
National Sports Training Center from February 6. Apart from
martial arts, national athletes of badminton, weight-lifting, gymnastics,
cycling and other sports have resumed their training. After the
Tet holiday, some national sports teams decided to perform their training
sessions overseas, including the shooting team with its short-gun shooting in
the Republic of Korea (RoK) and some other contents will be implemented in
Thailand. Boat race festival on Ly Son Island
As part
of the national intangible cultural heritage, the Tu Linh boat racing
festival in Ly Son island district in the central province of Quang Ngai is
organised annually to pay tribute to national ancestors, and soldiers who
fought for the country’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong
Sa (Spratly) archipelagos. The Tu
Linh boat racing festival is associated with Vietnam’s long history,
when residents from the mainland settled on Ly Son Island between
the late 16th century and the early 17th century under the Le Trung Hung
Dynasty and the Nguyen Lords. The Tu Linh
boat racing festival has been preserved by the people of Ly Son Island for
nearly 200 years. It was designated a national intangible cultural heritage
in 2021. Nguyen Hue Flower Street receives 350,000 visitors during Tet Nguyen Hue
Flower Street 2022 received around 350,000 visitors during the nine-day
opening, an increase of 440 percent compared to last year. During the
operation, the organizers sometimes had to temporarily cease the flower
street to reduce the number of visitors and ensure Covid-19 pandemic
prevention and control requirements. This year’s flower street received many
compliments from visitors with many impressive miniaturized miniatures and
tiger mascots. 2022 is the
19th year that the Nguyen Hue Flower Street has been organized during the
traditional Tet holiday in the city center since the first time in 2004. Over 19
years of implementation, Nguyen Hue Flower Street has become one of the most
expected events for the Tet in Ho Chi Minh City. Nguyen Hue
Flower Street is one of the city’s typical cultural and sports events in the
period of 2020-2030 that the leaders of Ho Chi Minh City directed Saigon
Tourism Corporation (Saigontourist Group) to coordinate with departments,
agencies and businesses for implementation. New decrees take effect from February, 2022 The
Government's new Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP dated December 9, 2021 on origin
of goods is scheduled to take effect from February 15, 2022. The new
Decree was issued to amend and supplement several articles of Decree No.
43/2017/ND-CP dated on April 14, 2017. Under the
new Decree, information on the label of goods include the following phases:
produced in, manufactured in, name of the country where the goods is produced,
origin, produced by, product of and name of country/territory where the good
is produced. The name of
the country or territory from which the goods is produced shall not be
written in abbreviated forms. The
Government issued Decree No. 131/2021/ND-CP dated December 30, 2021 on
detailed implementation of the Ordinance on preferential treatment for people
with meritorious service to the revolution. Under the
Decree, people with meritorious service to the revolution shall be entitled
to exemption of land use fees. These people
include heroic mothers, heroes of the people's armed forces, labor heroes
during the resistance war, and persons who joined the revolution prior to
January 1, 1945. Tan Son Nhat, Noi Bai airports serve up to 100,000 passengers on
Feb. 7 The number
of passengers passing through Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat International Airports
is projected to reach nearly 100,000 on February 7, the first working day
after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. The Civil
Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) said airports across the country
operated 1,900 flights with 290,000 passengers on February 6, the last day of
the nine-day Tet holiday, representing an increase of 20 percent in term of
flights and a surge 73 percent in terms of the number of passengers compared
with the same day of the 2021 Lunar New Year. Airlines
plan to make an increase of more than 100 flights, mostly on the Hanoi – HCM
City route, from February 6 to 12 to serve travel demand after the Lunar New
Year holiday ended, the CAAV said, adding that it suggested airline operators
add more night flights as there were a high number of daytime flights
already. COVID-19: Additional 16,815 cases confirmed on Feb 7 Vietnam
logged 16,815 new COVID-19 infections on February 7, including six imported
cases. The new
figure brings the national tally to 2,358,786. Hanoi
continued to top the country with 2,988 cases, followed by Nghe An with 1,247
and Da Nang with 935. The country
registered 100 COVID-related deaths. The pandemic has claimed a total of
38,424 lives in Vietnam. As many as
9,665 patients were announced as having made a full recovery on the day,
raising the total number of recoveries to 2,122,380. Vietnamese “blue beret” soldiers join charity trip in South
Sudan The level-2
field hospital No.3 of Vietnam engaging in the United Nations peacekeeping
mission together with Ghana’s Formed Police Unit (FPU) recently arranged the
first charity trip of the year to Bentiu Central Prison in South Sudan. The trip was
organised on the occasion of the 92nd founding anniversary of the Communist
Party of Vietnam and Tet (Lunar New Year), the most important festival of
Vietnamese. The prison
is the largest one in South Sudan’s Unity State, holding more than 120
inmates, and facing shortages of food, medicine and health care for
prisoners. In addition
to aid packages and necessities, Vietnamese medical soldiers provided free
checkups and medicine for prisoners and handed over medical supplies to
wardens. Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival begins in Ninh Binh
The
Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival kicked off in Gia Sinh commune, Gia Vien district of
the northern province of Ninh Binh on February 6, or the sixth day of the
Lunar New Year. This has
been the eighth edition of the annual festival since the Trang An
Landscape Complex in the locality was recognised as the World
Cultural And Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO. This year,
due to COVID-19, only basic rituals are conducted, while festive
activities are restricted. The ancient
Bai Dinh Pagoda, built thousands of years ago, is located on Bai Dinh
Mountain. According to
the Vietnamese concept, the ancient Bai Dinh Pagoda is located on
an area regarded as a sacred land given it is the birth place of the eminent
figures of the nation, including kings, saints and divinities. The festival
will last until the end of the third lunar month. Needy Vietnamese nationals abroad to get support to fly home Deputy Prime
Minister Vu Duc Dam has requested relevant ministries, agencies and
localities to create the best conditions for needy Vietnamese nationals
living abroad wishing to fly back to their fatherland. In a
dispatch dated February 7, Dam requested the designated agencies and
localities to strictly follow the direction of the Prime Minister regarding
reopening of regular international commercial air routes and creating
favourable conditions for Vietnamese citizens to return home. For those
who are unable to return home via commercial flights, the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs was assigned to work alongside relevant ministries, agencies and
localities to report to the Prime Minister on policies and measures to
protect and ensure legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese citizens. The request
comes hot on the heels of news surfacing on social medial that Vietnamese
nationals wishing to return home have to get very expensive airfares. Just two
weeks ago the investigation agency detained four senior officials of the
Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for investigations
on a charge of ‘taking bribes’ according to the provisions of article 354 of
the Penal Code. Statistics
show foreign airlines have operated 36 flights to bring back 2,055 Vietnamese
expatriates wishing to return to the fatherland between January 31 and
February 2 which coincided with the traditional lunar New Year holiday of
Vietnamese people. Most of the
passengers came from Taiwan (China), Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan and
the Middle East. According to
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there are many Vietnamese citizens left
stranded overseas and they are unable to return home for the lunar New Year
holiday. Hanoi receives 105,000 visitors during Lunar New Year holiday The capital
city of Hà Nội served over 105,000 tourists during the nine-day Lunar New
Year (Tết) holiday which lasted from January 31 to February 6, according to
the municipal Department of Tourism. The
favourite destinations included Hà Nội Zoo (28,000 visitors), Bảo Sơn
Paradise Park (15,000 visitors), and Ba Vì National Park (13,000 visitors),
between January 31 and February 3. Tourists
were mainly local residents and those from adjacent localities. Most were
small groups and families. According to
the tourism department, during the holiday, cultural destinations in the city
are still temporarily closed while many popular spring festivals like Sóc
Temple festival, Đống Đa festival or Tản Viên Sơn Thánh festivals have been
halted due to COVID-19. Some destinations
such as Vả Temple (Sơn Tây Township) and Ngọc Sơn Temple (Hoàn Kiếm District)
are still open for visitors. In the Old
Quarter, the pedestrian streets around Hoàn Kiếm Lake, Red River rock beach,
West Lake flower valley and several traditional craft villages, the number of
tourists visiting and shopping decreased sharply compared to previous years. Minister urges to speed up investigation of corruption cases On the
morning of February 7, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Public Security held an
online briefing to police units and localities to assess the situation and
results of work to ensure security and order on the occasion of the Lunar New
Year. At the
conference, Minister of Public Security To Lam asked police units and
localities to promote the achievements by strictly implementing the direction
of the Party Central Committee, the Government, the Ministry and the tasks of
the police sector soon in the first days and first months of the New Year of
the Tiger 2022 to create breakthroughs and pave the way for the future work
in 2022. According to
the Ministry of Public Security's report, during the first ninth days of the
Lunar New Year holiday in 2022, police units and localities have taken
preventative measures against crimes. Specifically,
they carried out an investigation of more than 190 cases, arresting more than
270 criminals, over 180 drug traffickers, roughly 2,700 gamblers; seizing
more than 800kg of firecrackers of all kinds as well as seizing more than 300
guns and 10,000 bullets. Book collection on Party’s ideological foundation debuts The National
Political Publishing House has released a collection of more than 160 book
titles on the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s ideological foundation. Apart from
the collection, a book series titled Bien Nien Su Kien Lich Su Dang Cong San
Viet Nam (Chronicle of historical events of the CPV) was introduced to the
public on the occasion of the 92nd anniversary of the Party (February 3,
1930). The
collection includes works by President Ho Chi Minh and those on the late
leader, the Party and political system building, socialism and Vietnam’s path
towards socialism. The bookcase
showcasing the collection is located on December 19 Book Street in Hanoi, and
will be updated and supplemented on a regular basis. Meanwhile,
the book series features the Party’s leadership during the past struggles
against French and US forces, socialism building and the cause of reform,
industrialisation, modernisation and international integration. Hue-Hoi An road trip voted one of the best travel experiences in
the world The
Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Awards has ranked a motorbike ride from Hue to
Hoi An as the 12th best tourist activity in the world, under the 'Travel
Experience' category. The tourist
information website says that riding a motorbike is the best way to
experience the daily life of local people, and discover interesting things in
Vietnam. The Hue-Hoi
An route connects the two famous cultural heritage sites, which have been
popular among backpackers and tourists for many years. This route
not only has beautiful natural scenery, like the Hai Van Pass, but also
connects famous monuments such as the Hue Royal Palace, Tomb of Nguyen
Dynasty Kings, Trang Tien Bridge and Hoi An Ancient Town. According to
Tripadvisor, booking a motorbike tour to conquer this road costs around 75
USD per person, with a tour duration of 7 hours and 30 minutes. The trip
departs from Lang Co beach before leading to the Hai Van Pass, Da Nang city,
Ngu Hanh Son Mountain and stopping in Hoi An. Source:
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