Delegates cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the project. Photo: baolongan.vn The ceremony saw the participation of former State President Truong Tan Sang, representatives of Long An province, and units under the Army Corps 16, along with teachers and students of My Quy Tay Secondary School. The 315sq.m recently-completed building consists of two floors, six classrooms while the upgraded building consists of four classrooms and a toilet system. The total cost for the new and upgraded facilities is VND 8.1 billion, all contributed by officers, soldiers and defense workers of Army Corps 16. This construction aims to create better learning conditions for students in the school to achieve more studying records. Translated by Lam Anh … [Read more...] about Military unit builds school for students in border area
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Thousands of troops brace for Storm Khanun
A thousand troops brace for Storm Khanun. Photo for illustration The same day, border guards of coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to Phu Yen said that they have been notifying 75,145 ships with 309,279 crewmen of the developments of the storm so that they could be well-prepared for preventive measures and move away from danger areas. Translated by Mai Huong … [Read more...] about Thousands of troops brace for Storm Khanun
Hundreds of naval troops conduct environmental clean-up
Accordingly, the participating forces cleaned 2km of seashore, 3km of roads and moved 5 tons of rubbish. Troops cleaning the road Additionally, Brigade 950 of Military Region 9 also mobilized dozens of troops to clean the environment by collecting rubbish on Nguyen Van Cu street and its surrounding neighborhoods. The program, regularly co-held by the Naval Region 5 Command, its twinned units and local organizations, aims to enhance their collaboration capability and the efficiency of task performance. Translated by Song Anh … [Read more...] about Hundreds of naval troops conduct environmental clean-up
HCM City’s military-defense mission performance observed
General Ngo Xuan Lich, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Defense Minister, and Nguyen Thien Nhan, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh municipal Party Committee co-chaired the conference. Delegates at the conference In his speech at the event, Secretary Nhan stressed the significance of the conference and suggested that participants should carefully evaluate the achieved results as well as point out any shortcomings in order to work out measures to improve the two sides’ collaboration in the time to come. For his part, General Lich agreed with Secretary Nhan’s opinions and held that the two sides have boosted information exchange and addressed difficulties in order to fulfill each side’ tasks. However, both sides should further their collaboration to give expeditious advice to the Party and the State to deal with the unpredictable and complicated developments of the region and the … [Read more...] about HCM City’s military-defense mission performance observed
Fishing ship in distress saved
The distressed ship towed ashore safely. (Photo: thanhnien.vn) Earlier, the fishing boat with four men on board was taking on water heavily due to a serious leak and was at risk of sinking while fishing about 50 nautical miles off Southeast coast of Hai Phong city. After receiving the captain’s distress call, the Vietnam MRCC called upon other fishing boats operating nearby to help the troubled trawler and sent Ship SAR 411 to the rescue, if it had become necessary. On approaching the trawler, the rescue team transferred a high-powered pump to the trawler to reduce the level of flooding so that it could be towed ashore safely on the following day. Translated by Trung Thanh … [Read more...] about Fishing ship in distress saved