The ceremony was jointly held by the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs on the evening of 15 October. Over the past 17 years, the movement to assist the poor in escaping poverty has been widely expanded in society. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) at the event. Photo: VNA So far, more than VND 13 trillion has been donated to the “For the poor” fund at all levels while social welfare programs in localities nationwide have received VND 36 trillion. The money has contributed to building and repairing more than 1.4 million “Great unity” houses for the poor. Furthermore, millions of poor households have received financial assistance and production means and dozens of welfare facilities have been upgraded, making contributions to effectively meeting the national goals of sustainable poverty reduction and new-style … [Read more...] about PM calls for joined hands for the poor
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Traffic police ready for APEC Economic Leaders’ Week
The event was held in order to encourage policemen to heighten their responsibilities, overcome difficulties to fulfill the assigned missions, contributing to ensuring absolute safety for senior leaders of the Party and the State as well as high-ranking international visitors. In addition, the event aimed at calling upon people across the country to cooperate with the traffic police force, to help them complete their missions, contributing to building the image of the Vietnamese people as “friendly, hospitable, and peace-loving.” Under the direction of the APEC 2017 Security and Orders Subcommittee of the Ministry of Public Security, the Department of Traffic Police mobilized over 800 policemen and hundreds of vehicles to serve at the event, which will take place in Da Nang City from November 6 to 11. Addressing the ceremony, Senior Lieutenant General Bui Van Nam, Deputy-Minister of Public Security and Head of the APEC 2017 Security and Order Subcommittee … [Read more...] about Traffic police ready for APEC Economic Leaders’ Week
Hong Kong businesses eye VN opportunities
Photo: vietnamnet.vn In addition to traditional fields, such as clothing, real estate, agro-forestry-fisheries, Hong Kong investors are looking to fund infrastructure and waste treatment in the form of public-private partnership (PPP) models, the Voice of Vietnam cited Tina Phan, Director of Indochina at HKTDC, as saying. The director said she hoped when the ASEAN-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement goes into effect, it will open up huge opportunities and her council will send more business delegations to Vietnam to study opportunities. Vietnam is the six largest exporter to Hong Kong and a major trade partner. Over the past nine months, Vietnam exported 5.5 billion USD worth of goods to Hong Kong, up 23.4 percent year-on-year, while its imports rose 25 percent to 1.3 billion USD. Hong Kong is also among Vietnam’s leading sources of foreign direct investment (FDI). From January to September, FDI … [Read more...] about Hong Kong businesses eye VN opportunities
FLC Nghe An resort to be constructed in Q1 2018
Concept master plan of a 6-star condotel precinct within the FLC Nghe An complex The project is estimated to span 460 hectares in Nghi Loc district’s Nghi Tien commune, with total cost amounting to 10 trillion VND (440 million USD) (excluding land compensation cost). The luxury resort will have an 18-hole golf course, condotel areas accommodating up to 2,500 rooms, a 1,000-seat convention centre, and a shopping centre, among other facilities. Trinh Van Quyet, chairman of the group’s board of directors, said once project operates, it will generate about 3,000 jobs for local people. In August, the FLC Group sought to develop a smart urban complex in the centre of northern Thai Binh city, Thai Binh province. Quyet said the complex would cover an area of 300-500ha, with an artificial beach, golf course, entertainment park and shopping mall, as well as apartments, townhouses and … [Read more...] about FLC Nghe An resort to be constructed in Q1 2018
Heavy rain, landslide death toll rises to 72, 30 still missing
Photo: VNA The disasters occurred after a tropical depression hit central Vietnam last week, according to the latest report by the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. Another 30 people were still missing while 33 were injured. The northern province of Hoa Binh remained the hardest hit, where floods claimed the lives of 23 people and left 10 others missing. The victims included 18 people in four families buried in a devastating landslide in Khanh village, Phu Cuong commune, Tan Lac district in early morning of October 12. By the afternoon of October 15, 13 bodies have been recovered while search continued for five others. The deaths also included 16 people in Thanh Hoa, 15 in Yen Bai, nine in Nghe An, six in Son La, two in Hanoi and one in Quang Tri. Trung Chinh commune of Nong Cong district and part of Yen Giang commune of Yen Dinh … [Read more...] about Heavy rain, landslide death toll rises to 72, 30 still missing
Southern Dong Nai province to build wildlife safari
According to the reserve’s director Tran Van Mui, the provincial People’s Committee has approved a master plan to develop the Culture and Nature Reserve by 2020 with a vision to 2030, including the establishment of a 400-hectare sanctuary for wildlife and biodiversity conservation in the large buffer zone of Cat Tien National Park. A view of the Dong Nai Culture and Nature Reserve from above where a 400-hectare wildlife safari will be established. Photo: dongnaireserve.org.vn Several domestic investors with years of experience and financial capacity have been interested in the project, Mui said. The project is expected to create more attractive tourism products and bring more visitors to the province and the southern region of the Central Highlands, he added. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Southern Dong Nai province to build wildlife safari
Government urges drastic actions to complete 2017 targets
In a recently issued resolution, the Government said the national economy in January-September grew by 6.41 percent year-on-year. In the third quarter of this year, growth hit 7.46 percent. Photo: VNA Better growth quality and economic competitiveness, macroeconomic stability, curbed inflation, lower interest rates and higher foreign reserves have created a healthy economic picture during the past nine months, the resolution said. However, it said, there remain challenges to socio-economic development such as poor performance of the industrial and construction sectors, an increasing number of businesses ceasing operations, and red tape in administrative procedures, plus diseases and natural disasters. Against this backdrop, the Government has asked the State Bank of Vietnam to flexibly manage monetary policy, which should be closely combined with fiscal policy and other macro policies to curb inflation, stabilise … [Read more...] about Government urges drastic actions to complete 2017 targets
Dog thief killed during fight with angry villagers in Hanoi
Police in Hanoi have summoned four people they suspect of being involved in the killing of an alleged dog thief on Thursday, another brutal episode of mob justice versus pet kidnappers in Vietnam. Villagers in Phu Xuyen District on the city’s outskirts chased after two dog thieves on Thursday afternoon after the duo had managed to steal five dogs from local families, an investigation found. The two men dropped their weapons in a panic which were then picked up and used by the villagers to kill one of thieves, aged 28. His accomplice, 38, escaped and ran to a government office for help. Vietnam is estimated to consume five million dogs per year which is second only to the 20 million dogs killed for meat in China. Many of the dogs are stolen pets sold to small, unregulated abattoirs and killed in a barbaric fashion, making dog thieves some of the biggest public enemies in Vietnam. Yet they are rarely punished, and nor are the people who buy and sell stolen … [Read more...] about Dog thief killed during fight with angry villagers in Hanoi
Vietnam braces for typhoon Khanun after floods kill 72
Vietnam braced for typhoon Khanun on Monday after destructive floods battered the country's north and centre last week, killing 72 people, the disaster prevention agency said. Last week's floods were the worst in years, Vietnam Television said, with thousands of homes submerged. Another 200 houses collapsed and several towns remain cut off by the floodwater. The floods also damaged more than 22,000 hectares (54,300 acres) of rice. Vietnam is the world's third-largest exporter of rice and the second-biggest producer of coffee, although the floods have not affected the Southeast Asian nation's coffee belt. Eighteen people from the hardest-hit province of Hoa Binh in the north were buried by a landslide, but only thirteen bodies have been found, Vietnam's disaster agency said. The government has said it is fixing dykes, dams and roads damaged by last week's flood and is preparing for typhoon Khanun, which is expected to cause heavy rain in northern and central … [Read more...] about Vietnam braces for typhoon Khanun after floods kill 72
Deputy PM directs flood recovery efforts in Thanh Hoa
He praised the province for evacuating 18,588 households out of landslide-prone areas and asked for more search and rescue efforts and attention on ensuring environmental hygiene, disease prevention and supplying water. Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh inspects dikes in central Thanh Hoa province The Deputy PM requested the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to promptly repair two dikes in Xuan Minh and Tho Truong communes, Tho Xuan district, which pose risks to more than 440,000 households in districts of Tho Xuan, Yen Dinh and Thieu Hoa if another downpour occurs. Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Dinh Xung suggested that the government, ministries and agencies offer aid of 580 billion VND (25.21 million USD) from the State budget to Thanh Hoa to repair dikes and other transport works, as well as add several dike upgrade projects into the list of medium-term State investment at … [Read more...] about Deputy PM directs flood recovery efforts in Thanh Hoa
