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At this session, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly will also present  drafts of the Public Investment Law, the Tax Administration Law, financial self-control mechanism of the Institute of Legislative Study period of 2019-2021, changes of the state budget for construction investment project of Hanoi National University in Hoa Lac. In preparation for the meeting,  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Minister of Planning and Investment on behalf of the Government and the Prime Minister to prepare the Government report on the state budget plan for the construction investment project of Hanoi National University in Hoa Lac, and submit it to the National Assembly Standing Committee at the 31st session.   BY LAM NGUYEN- Translated by Huyen Huong … [Read more...] about Government to report public comments on draft Education Law

They gathered to review unforgettable memories in the fighting to protect Po Hen Border Post, forest trips and activities with comrades at the post before Chinese troops invaded.  Standing in front of Po Hen Border Post, Lieutenant Colonel Do Quang Minh who is head of the post’s Contact Board told that all of his comrades in the fight were brave. They laid down for the country and live forever.  Vu Trong Hung, son of martyr Vu Trong Hien, and his mother followed the veteran delegation in order to commemorate the beloved father who Hung has no change to meet. His mother Nguyen Thi The used to be a volunteer at Po Hen Border Post. Earlier, the Headquarters of Quang Ninh Provincial Border Guards, the Traditional Contact Board of the provincial Border Guards held a meeting to mark the 60th anniversary of the glorious tradition of the border guards, the 30th anniversary of the Whole-People's Border Day and the 40th anniversary of the northern border defense fight.   … [Read more...] about Hundreds of veterans commemorate martyrs in Po Hen Border Post

On February 17, traders said that the price of fresh regular paddy fell to VND4,300 per kilogram and that of fresh long-grain paddy was at VND4,800-4,900 per kilogram, an average decrease of VND1,000 over the same period last year. ‘Although the price of paddy declines, traders purchase rice paddy perfunctorily instead of heavily as rice export remains difficult and firms have not made many orders yet. Generally, the situation is currently gloomy though it is just the beginning of the harvest of the winter-spring crop’, said Mr. Huynh Phu Loc, a trader in Dong Thap Province’s Lai Vung District. Meanwhile, after lunar New Year, several paddy fields in Dong Thap, An Giang, Vinh Long, Hau Giang, Kien Giang and Can Tho have been ready for harvest but harvest progress is extremely slow due to poor consumption. Mr. Lam Van Tham in Kieng Giang Province’s Giong Rieng District said that at this time of the year, there are usually lots of traders going to the field to … [Read more...] about Winter-spring rice crop faces poor consumption

Electric four-wheel vehicles will pick up passengers in Thanh An island according to a set road map. The People’s Committee in Can Gio district will register annual safety test as per the present regulations. Moreover, the administration in Can Gio should take heed to environment protection. The Department of Transport, the Department of Health and police have been assigned to assist Can Gio district in registration, annual safety test, and related paper work before puting the service into practice. By PHUC LONG - Translated by ANH QUAN … [Read more...] about Can Gio district allowed to use electric vehicles for patient transport

The traditional history book of the Headquarters of Cao Bang province Border Guard writes that by the dawn on February 17, 1979, H1 mobilized 30 divisions of nine major army corps, including over 600,000 troops with thousands of tanks, armors and cannons to groundlessly attack Vietnam along the entire northern border line from Phong Tho district in Lai Chau province to Mong Cai in Quang Ninh. Along the border line in Cao Bang, H1 concentrated many divisions under three army corps 41, 42 and 50 with about 130,000 troops, 220 tanks, armors and 330 cannons simultaneously attacked border posts and border districts from Bao Lac to Thach An to encroach Cao Bang in the two main directions, eastern Ta Lung border gate and northern Soc Giang border gate. Border posts Xuan Truong, Bo Gai, Soc Giang, Tong Cot, Tra Linh in Hung Quoc town; Ban Gioc commune in Trung Khanh district; Ly Van in Ly Quoc commune in Ha Lang district, Bi Ha in Thi Hoa commune of Ha Lang district and Ta Lung drastically … [Read more...] about 40th anniversary of northern border defense fight: Return trip to Cao Bang