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Residents in District 1 are expressing their opinions in the community meeting with the local authorities. (Photo: SGGP) In a recent working session with District 1 People’s Committee, HCMC People’s Committee has mentioned the responsibility of district leaders in maintaining the security on roadsides and pavements by providing street vendors with a more stable site for business. However, some people with bad intention have purposely spreading the news that HCMC allows street vending on pavements, and that the local authorities are not permitted to interfere; otherwise, the concerned public can fight against the state task force for maintaining roadside security. Aware of the wide spreading of this destructive fake news, leaders of District 1 and all wards have organized many informal discussions with the local communities to propagandize official directions of HCMC and correct wrong news. It has been effective to help the public more thoroughly understand the policy of the city. … [Read more...] about HCMC determinedly fight against fake, harmful news

A yangsheng (life-nourishing) gymnastics and yoga performance of over 3,000 people on a street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City has set a Vietnamese record as it attracted the largest-ever number of elderly participants. The record-setting event took place on Sunday morning on Le Loi Boulevard in District 1. It was jointly organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, the Ho Chi Minh City Association of the Elderly, and the Ho Chi Minh City Federation of Yangsheng Gymnastics and Yoga. The event was launched to mark the International Day of Older Persons (October 1) and respond to the prime minister’s decision to set October of every year as the ‘Month of Action for Elderly Vietnamese People.’ The mass performance of five yangsheng gymnastics and yoga repertoires was carried out by 3,333 elderly people following a music show by clubs of life-nourishing gymnastics across the city, according to Nguoi Lao Dong (Laborer) newspaper. With such a number of … [Read more...] about Gymnastic performance of over 3,000 elderly people in Ho Chi Minh City sets Vietnamese record

Nearly 40,000 public employees quit their jobs across Vietnam between 2020 and June 2022, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Duy Thang said at a regular press meeting of the government on Saturday. Reports from 28 central agencies and authorities in 63 provinces and cities showed that a total of 39,552 officials, civil servants, and public employees resigned during the 30-month period from 2020 to mid-2022, Thang elaborated. This number accounted for nearly two percent of the total number of long-term staff at these agencies. Among them, more than 16,000 worked in the education sector and 12,000 in healthcare. Thang attributed the resignation to the stressful tasks and low income in the education and health sectors. The public sector still faces difficulties in terms of salary and incentive policies, thus the income of many employees is not enough to meet rising demand. There was also competition from the private sector, the official added. The working environment … [Read more...] about In Vietnam, nearly 40,000 public employees quit jobs in 2.5 years

Nguyen Thanh An, 45, recently spent 40 days on a solo motorcycle journey throughout the United States, covering over 20,000 kilometers across 30 states. Between August 15 and September 22, An traveled more than 20,000 kilometers across 30 of all 50 U.S. states, including California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Chicago, Indiana, Ohio, Mississippi, Texas, and New Mexico, among others. "I was picked up by a friend on August 12 at Los Angeles International Airport," An recounted. “My younger brother, who shares my passion for travel, gave me his BMW R1200GSA motorcycle, which I used to ride across the U.S.. Nguyen Thanh An at Mount Saint Helens in Washington. Photo courtesy of Nguyen Thanh An “I had initially considered renting a motorcycle for a few quick tours with friends, but then I had the idea to take a trip across the entire country. “I made the decision to travel the west-north-east-south route." An left Santa Ana, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese man travels over 20,000km around US by motorcycle

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today: Society -- An employee of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Da Nang City in central Vietnam was caught on camera rudely throwing money at a local restaurant and having a gang threaten the venue owner over a cash exchange dispute, the owner reported to authorities on Sunday. -- Police in Rach Gia City, Kien Giang Province said they detected 105 people testing positive for drugs at a club in Vinh Lac Ward in an inspection in the small hours of Sunday. -- A heavy rain that lasted for more than one hour flooded many downtown roads of Kon Tum City in the namesake Central Highlands province on Sunday afternoon, leaving local residents doubtful whether the sewer system worked properly. -- A Vietnamese specialized rescue ship repatriated the bodies of 13 crew members, who had died of suspected food poisoning on a Chinese-flagged ship off Ba Ria-Vung Tau, to the southern Vietnamese province’s mainland on Sunday … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — October 3