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Fishermen pushed into debt In the morning of May 20, four days after the La Nga river’s fish farms saw a series of fish death, fishermen are still moving heaps dead fish onto trucks to be sold as fertilizer. Mr. Huynh Van Sang (47 years old), who has been breeding fish for nearly 30 years, grievously explained that the whole 32 tons of fish that he had been breeding have all died off, losing hundreds of millions of Vietnamese dong. According to Mr. Ngo Tan Tai, Vice Chairman of Dinh Quan District People's Committee, this phenomenon often occurs during the shift from dry season to rainy season. When there are heavy rainfalls, the oxygen level in the water drops significantly which causes fish to die in large number. During this same period in May of 2013, reportedly 132 family businesses with 552 rafts were affected, with about 2,000 tons of fish being killed. To minimize financial loss, the People's Committee of Dinh Quan district has instructed the People's Committees of La Nga … [Read more...] about Farmers stricken with fish die-off in La Nga river

The committee made the statement at the seventh session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi yesterday. It also said that the government needs to trim administrative procedures as well as strictly impose punishment on violations in all fields especially in public investment, construction and traffic. After NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan spoke at the opening ceremony, on behalf of the government, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh reported the government’s assessment of socio- economic situation and state budget in 2018, the implementation of socio-economic growth plan and state budget in early 2019. The private sector drives economic growth of the socialist-oriented market economy, helping to form large corporations with strong competitive ability, said Mr. Binh. He affirmed that thanks to the entire machinery of state, enterprise community and people in the country’s effort, the socio-economy in the fourth quarter has seen significant changes … [Read more...] about Vietnam encourages private participation in key projects

Whereas, the electricity consumption volume also reached a record high level of 756.9 million kWh on May 18.  As report, a long-lasting extreme scorching heat of 39- 40 degrees Celsius in the Northern and Central regions was the reason.  According to the weather forecast, the hot spell continues in the Northern and Central regions so the electricity consumption is forecast to continue being the high level.  BY LAC PHONG- Translated by Huyen Huong … [Read more...] about Electricity system capacity exceeds 36,000 MW

Speaking at the ceremony , Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said that Vietnam strives to reduce 6 percent of drowning mortality rate by 2020 compared to 2015 and 40 percent of primary and secondary schoolers ought to know swimming skills. He assigned relevant ministries, agencies and local governments to carry out drowning prevention program to lower the drowning mortality rate. In the two academic years 2017 and 2018, the culture, sports and tourism industry has organized nearly 2,000 fresh courses for 50,000 swimming teachers and rescuers in communes, schools and swimming pools, water entertainment parks. Additionally, it has also held nearly 37,000 swimming classes for 3,7 million children countrywide. So far, the program has been carried out at 701 communes and town and in 735 schools. By 2018, the rate of children learning to swim was around 35 percent and the rate of drowning children has shrunk from 3,000 to below 2,000 in 2017 and 2018. At the ceremony, Culture, Sports and … [Read more...] about Drown prevention program launched in Hanoi

The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Transport, leaders and former leaders of 13 provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta and local residents. Breaking ground in September 2013, the 2.97-kilometer-long cable stayed bridge links up Thot Not district in Can Tho and Lap Vo district in Dong Thap province. The bridge has six lanes with the permissible speed of 80 kilometers an hour. Total investment capital of the project is VND5,687 billion (US$243.61 million) from Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds of South Korea and the Vietnamese Government’s counterpart capital. Stating at the ceremony, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The said that the Vam Cong bridge plays a significantly important role in connecting traffic infrastructure in the Mekong Delta, facilitates travel of local residents as well as cargo transport. The bridge is part of the traffic route across Dong Thap Muoi area connecting with HCMC through Long An, Dong Thap and Kien Giang province to create a … [Read more...] about Vam Cong bridge open to traffic in Mekong Delta