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Social News 8/9
Son
La invests 1.26 trillion VND in illuminating rural areas
The
northern mountainous
An
additional 21,000 local households are expected to be connected to the
national grid by 2020, raising the total electricity users to 246,000
families or 95 percent of the target.
Along
with mobilising financial sources to provide power for residents in Bac Yen,
Van Ho and Muong La districts, the province will continue projects to supply
electricity to 5,300 families in Mai Son and Song Ma districts by the year’s
end.
As of
the end of August, some 40,000 residents still lacked access to electricity
in 570 hamlets while 86 percent of the local households and 82 percent of the
total hamlets have used electricity.
Vietnam
Airlines launched a promotion on the Hanoi-Paris route on its new Airbus A350
airplane on September 7 with a special offer of only 7.599 million VND (350
USD) for a return trip.
The
special offer will last from September 7-21, during which return tickets,
excluding fees and charges, for seats in economy class will cost 16.9 million
VND (787 USD) and 38.499 million VND (1,787 USD) for business class on
flights from October 1-22.
The
national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is currently operating 12-13 weekly
flights to
A
festival will take place in
Themed
“
The
municipal Department of External Relations revealed at a press conference on
September 7 that the festival will include a range of activities such as an
exhibition on the city’s diplomatic activities, a show of traditional
costumes from different regions and a gastronomy pavilion hosted by foreign
communities.
It
will also entail a special art performance, a Vietnamese cooking contest, a
costume contest and cultural pavilions featuring unique cultural and
traditional products from 16 countries.
Deputy
Director of the department Doan Tuan Linh described the festival as a
brilliant opportunity for the city to introduce the cultural diversity of
Police
shoot dead man who dipped baby into water tank
Police
in the southern
The
attacker was Nguyen Van Huu, 26, of
At
2:45 am on Sunday, Huu, who was drunk at that time, shouted noisily, asking
his neighbors to open doors so that he could talk to them, but nobody
responded.
Huu
then came to the house of Truong Thi Cam Ly, 23, and Truong Viet Hung, Ly’s
younger brother, opened the door.
He
shouted loudly, smashed furniture, and ordered that all the doors of the
house be closed or he would kill everyone.
Huu
entered Ly’s bedroom and grasped her 13-day-old baby, Bui Truong Bao Ngoc, by
the legs and swing her.
When
Ly rushed to Huu to save her baby, he kicked her down to the floor.
He
then used a piece of brick nearby to hit Ly in the head many times, causing
the woman to faint.
He
asked everybody in the house not to move or he would kill the baby.
Ly’s
father managed to get out of the house from the back door and called police,
who came and spent much time persuading Huu to release the baby but he turned
them down.
At
nearly 5:00 am, Huu took the baby by her legs to a water tank in front of the
house, police shot into the air to warn him to stop, but he unflinchingly
dipped the baby into the water.
In
such an urgent circumstance, Major Le Minh Chanh, chief police officer of
Chanh,
along with other officers, then dashed to the water tank to rescue the baby.
Police
took Ly, her baby, and Huu to the
Huu
died at 8:30 am the same day.
Ly was
still being treated around noon that day while her baby was in a stable
health condition.
Regarding
the shooting of Huu, Major Chanh told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that he has
by far thought that he acted in the right way.
“That
was an order from my heart,” he said.
Lawyer
Doan Cong Thien, chairman of the Kien Giang Province Bar Association, said
law enforcement officers have the right to use weapons to fight the attacker
if a victim’s life is threatened.
In
this case, Major Chanh was justified in gunning down Huu to save the baby,
the lawyer said.
Provincial
police have performed an autopsy on Huu and are further probing the case.
First
low-cost airline provides Hanoi-Hong Kong service
Low-cost
airline Jetstar Pacific announced on September 7 the operation of a new air
route linking Hanoi and Hong Kong (China) using the 180-seat Airbus A320
plane, which is expected to boost tourism between the two sides.
So
far, Jetstar Pacific is the only low-cost airline to provide the service with
four weekly return flights on Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday.
The
two-hour flight will take off at 16:15 from
According
to Jetstar Pacific General Director Le Hong Ha, the number of customers
booking tickets for the service has been rising since the tickets went on
sale in April this year.
Tickets
are available at www.jetstar.com with fares from 590,000 VND (28 USD) for a
one-way trip.
Australian
aid opens for applications
About
355,000 AUD from the Australian Government’s Direct Aid Programme (DAP) are
expected to be channelled into charitable and development projects in
southern and central regions through 2016.
After
the news was unveiled on September 7, the Australian Consulate General in
Detailed
information and application forms can be found at hcmc.vietnam.embassy.gov.au
Funding
registration will be open through October 9.
During
2014-2015, the small grants programme aided 22 projects across the two
regions in rural development, sanitation and social heath, among others.
In
2015-2016,
Ninh
Thuan requested to enhance precautions against A/H5N1
The
Ministry of Health’s Preventive Medicine Department has asked the health
sector in the central
The
provincial Health Department was tasked with intensifying communication
campaigns on protection measures for those living in high-risk areas.
It
will also focus on management and supervision while keep ing a close watch
over vulnerable residents to detect infected cases immediately.
Local
hospitals were requested to prepare necessary facilities, equipment and
medicine for supervising and treating suspected cases.
The
Preventive Medicine Department also recommended regular hand-washing with
soap, practicing personal hygiene and avoiding direct contact with A/H5N1
patients or sick poultry to effectively prevent the disease.
The
virus has since spread and ignited a number of outbreaks causing severe
health and economic damage.-
A
crowd of youth from travel agencies joined tourist support forces in
Speaking
at the event, Director of the municipal Department of Tourism Van Thi Bach
Tuyet underlined the significance of the movement, saying it aims to build
and maintain an attractive and friendly environment for tourism activities
and ensure social security and order at the city’s tourism sites.
After
the launching ceremony, youth distributed leaflets to businesses and
households along key tourism streets. Meanwhile volunteer groups arranged
themselves at popular tourism sites.
According
to the Department, the activities will be maintained daily until the
beginning of 2016 towards bringing a safe and friendly tourism environment to
visitors, thus attracting more arrivals to the city.
It has
recorded an average annual tourism growth of 26 percent, accounting for 11
percent of the city’s GDP.
Facelift
for
The
People’s Committee of central Thua Thien-Hue province and relevant units
gathered at a meeting in the locality on September 7 to discuss the
implementation of a project to preserve and promote the unique values of
Under
the project, the province will set aside between 5-8 billion VND (220,000 –
352,000 USD) to restore 3-5 typical garden houses between 2015 and 2020,
according to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Phan Ngoc
Tho.
Local
authorities will cover the full interest rate of preferential loans offered
to owners who want to upgrade their property within five years, he said.
They
will also support garden home owners to buy seedlings with 15 million VND
(660 USD) each, design garden houses and create ecological landscapes for
tourism services (5 million VND or 220 USD each), he added.
Participants
will also receive local assistance in non-agricultural land usage with the
maximum area of 5,000 square metres for five years.
The
locality will offer 15 million VND (675 USD) to each garden house to train
tourist guides and facilitate business operations.
According
to the provincial culture and information office, 52 out of the 152 typical
Thua
Thien-Hue is now home to 690 traditional houses called “nha ruong”, half of
which are located in the imperial city of
Blossoming
under the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945), the last royal monarchy in Vietnam’s
history, “nha vuon” (garden houses) such as An Hien, Lac Tinh Vien, Tinh Gia
Vien, Ty Ba Trang and Ngoc Son Cong Chua are prominent features of Hue.
A
typical garden house in
A
workshop was held in the
Participants
stressed the importance of building a climate change response programme in a
general and sustainable manner, and thoroughly prepare for the establishment
of an inter-sector database with a focus on climate, hydro-meteorology,
weather and geology in the region.
They
declared investing in developing the transport system as well as promoting
regional connectivity in tourism development, water and forestry resources
management and disaster and climate change adaptation a necessity.
They
proposed setting up an office specialising in steering disaster and climate
change responses and regional connectivity while intensifying the sharing of
information and experience in climate change adaptation between localities in
the region.
Situated
in a climate monsoon zone, the Red River Delta is regularly hit by disasters,
floods and drought, seriously affecting agricultural production and
fisheries. Seawater intrusion is also wearing away part of cultivated lands.
Disparities
remain in protection of Vietnamese children, women
The
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014, has launched in
With
every 1,000 live births, 20 children die before their fifth birthday.
In
rural areas, under-five mortality is at 22 per 1,000 live births, while
ethnic minority populations have the highest rates at 43 deaths per 1,000
live births, according to the survey carried out by the General Statistics
Office with technical and financial support from UNICEF.
Youssouf
Abdel-Jelil, UNICEF Representative in
“It is
proven that good, timely and accessible data leads to positive solutions to
inequality and sustainable development," he said.
MICS
2014 data shows that the percentage of infants under six months of age who
are exclusively breastfed has increased from 17% to 24% over the last five
years.
Birth
weight disparities are most prevalent in the
In
immunization, more than 82% Vietnamese children aged 12-23 months are fully
vaccinated.
However,
the coverage is higher among Kinh children, 84.6%, compared to ethnic
minority children, 69.4%.
According
to the survey, 2% of children are out of school at primary education level
across the country, with higher proportions in the
In
child protection, more than 68% of children aged 1-14 years in
The
number of young women age 15-19 years currently married has risen to more
than 10% compared 8% in the previous survey. Nearly 30 percent of ethnic
minority women aged 15-19 years are married.
The
new survey also assessed the attitude of women aged 15-49 years towards
domestic violence.
The
survey results show that 50% of women feel that a husband is justified in
hitting or beating his wife in a number of situations.
In
term of HIV/AIDS prevention, more than 56% of women aged 15-49 and half of
women aged 15-24 years have insufficient relevant knowledge.
In
addition, only 46 percent of women aged 15-49 years are aware of the three
ways of mother-to-child transmission - during pregnancy, delivery and through
breastfeeding.
Hai
Duong to host Miss ITgo 2015
Miss
Vietnam Intellectual (Miss ITgo) is scheduled to take place across the
country from October 9 to November 12 through three rounds. The final round
will be held in Hai Duong from November 2-12.
The
organising board said at a press briefing in Hai Duong on September 6 that
the event is a cultural activity to honour the inner and outer beauty of
young Vietnamese women, especially female students. It also aims to promote
images of
The
pageant, the fourth of its kind, is held biennially for unmarried female
Vietnamese students aged 18 to 27. They are required to have a high school
diploma.
Miss
ITgo will be awarded VND100 million, an overseas tour and a scholarship to
pursue MBA degree.
First
runner-up, second runner-up, Miss Talent, Miss Hospitality, Miss Ao Dai, Miss
Photo, Miss Jewellery and other titles will also be presented.
Bac
Ninh gets waste treatment plant
The Tu
Son Town wastewater treatment plant became operational on Sunday after its
construction was completed in 18 months, six months ahead of schedule.
The
plant is expected to help treat wastewater from the town's inner area of
about 1,890ha, comprising six wards – Dong Ngan, Dinh Bang, Dong Nguyen and
Tan Hong, besides Trang Ha and Chau Khe — that are home to about 100,000
people.
It can
treat up to 33,000cu.m of wastewater per day and night during its first
phase, and up to 70,000cu.m in the second phase.
The
plant uses the best modern technology, using about 150sq.m to treat 1,000cu.m
per day, while other plants in
The
plant is part of a project to improve the town's wastewater treatment system.
The project also includes a 40km-long wastewater collection system and more
than 1,000 combined sewer overflows.
The
VND800 billion (US$ 35 million) project's first phase has been built under a
build-transfer contract by the Phu Dien Construction, Investment and Trading
Joint Stocks Company and the SFC Viet Nam Environment Investment and
Development Joints Stock Company.
Deputy
Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said at the inauguration ceremony of the plant
that environmental protection was an important criterion for rating the
development of a locality.
He
applauded
Chairman
of the province's People's Committee Nguyen Tu Quynh said the wastewater
project was useful to Tu Son Town, especially for urban drainage and
wastewater treatment in trading villages.
Ninh
Thuan: Alarm bells about possible return of H5N1 bird flu epidemic
Bird
flu prevention authority in the central
About
1,000 ducks owned by Dang Hung Kien, a farmer in the Ninh Son District, were
immediately culled after a variety of samples were confirmed to have been
infected with H5N1 bird flu.
The
farmer had earlier reported to the local health preventive authority that a
large number of birds in his flock had died of symptoms of H5N1, such as
blindness and paralysed legs.
A
series of preventive measures were undertaken to quarantine the infected
areas.
Earlier
in May, an outbreak of H5N1 was discovered in the same district and a total
of 2,500 ducks were culled.
The
Ministry of Health's Preventive Medicine Department has asked the health
sector in Ninh Thuan to roll out precautionary measures to prevent any
possible transmission of A/H5N1 bird flu strain to humans.
The
provincial Health Department was tasked with intensifying communication
campaigns regarding protection measures for those living in high-risk areas.
It
will also focus on management and supervision while keeping a close watch
over vulnerable residents to detect infected cases immediately.
Local
hospitals were requested to prepare necessary facilities, equipment and
medicine stocks for supervising and treating suspected cases.
The
Preventive Medicine Department also recommended regular washing of hands with
soap, practicing personal hygiene and avoiding direct contact with A/H5N1
patients or sick poultry to effectively prevent the disease.
The
virus has since spread and triggered a number of outbreaks, causing severe
health and economic damage
Plan
proposes increase in pension
A new
proposal to increase pension for the elderly who are receiving less than
VND2.5 million (US$111) a month, has been submitted to the government for its
approval.
The
labour, invalids and social affairs ministry said the pension would be
increased by VND250,000 ($11) per person per month for those who retired or
were granted subsidy for occupational health loss prior to April 1993.
The
time-frame was set so that it was compatible with the national budget's
funding capacity, the ministry said.
The
proposal also said the pension amount a person would receive after the
adjustment would not be more than VND2.5 million ($111) a month.
It is
expected that more than 270,000 elderly persons will benefit from the
increase in pension, which will cost the national budget VND753.1 billion
($33.470) per year.
Erosion,
salt water decimate homes
Nguyen
Van Nghe, beyond any doubts, saw his house swept away by rising sea waters.
"When
I woke up one morning two weeks ago, I was shocked to see the two-storey
cement house disappearing," the 45-year-old fisherman, father of three,
said. "Some pieces of enamel tile and a concrete-pillar remain. We are
lucky that all family members survived," he smiled.
Nghe's
family was among tens of households in Tan Long Commune of Go Cong Dong
District, the Delta
"It
had suddenly worsened overnight, taking away our shelters," a neighbour
of Nghe said.
Doan
Thanh Hung, chairman of Tan Long Commune People's Committee, said 47
households need to be relocated to safer locations.
Sparse
forests provide little shelter for the threatening sea-dike system that
protects 50,000ha of cultivated land and 300,000 households in Go Cong Dong
District.
Hung
said the annual north-eastern monsoon and high sea-tide caused 3,000m-long
coastal erosion at two villages in Tan Long Commune. Erosion has occurred as
far as 20-30m inland.
Further,
salt water has destroyed fishing ponds and houses.
Meanwhile,
a local fisherman, Co Van Hoa, said poor local fishermen have to depend on
coastal production, despite the dangers of sea water erosion.
"My
house was damaged by saline intrusion two weeks ago. But my family is still
here," Hoa said.
Deputy
chairwoman of Go Cong Dong District's People's Committee Huynh Thi To said
coastal erosion makes life precarious in this area.
However,
there are no solutions for sea-dike erosion, she said.
Erosion
has occurred as far as 8-10m inland every year at several spots.
Worse,
at some locations shelter forests have been completely lost.
The
sea-dike is likely to collapse at any time, especially in the rainy season,
warned the deputy chairwoman.
To
prevent saline intrusion and coastal erosion, the province has set up a
VND600 billion (US$28 million) project to build a 18.4km-long dike and
coastal protective forests.
The
money has come from a French Government loan and the Vietnamese Government
budget.
However,
the Go Cong Dong District People's Committee deputy chairwoman said the
destruction of coastal protective forests was one of the major causes of the
erosion of sea dikes.
"Erosion
will worsen if no measures are taken to recover and develop coastal mangrove
forests outside dikes," she warned.
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Thứ Ba, 8 tháng 9, 2015
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