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HCMC Transport Department asks Tan Son Nhat airport's security to be kept under strict control. The inspection team of the municipal Transport Department will check and impose fines for administrative violations in the field of road traffic; coordinate with functional units to control transport and reduce traffic congestion. The security force of Tan Son Nhat Airport must patrol, control, and regulate traffic; cooperate with the inspection team of the city’s Transport Department to impose penalties for violations. Tan Son Nhat International Airport’s Police Station in coordination with relevant units to solve organizations and individuals who violate regulations in picking up and dropping off passengers to maintain security in the airport. By Thanh Hai – Translated by Kim Khanh … [Read more...] about Tan Son Nhat airport’s traffic order asked to be rectified

Two children were seriously injured after a bomb of unknown origin exploded in the area where they were playing in northern Son La Province on Wednesday. Doctors conduct a surgery on a boy who is injured in a bomb explosion in Son La on August 3 According to reports from local authorities, the accident occurred on a road in Phieng Luong Commune at around 9.45 am when the two brothers aged four and seven dropped a bomb they collected somewhere in the area. "The bomb exploded after falling onto the road, leaving the two boys unconscious with various injures," the report said. "They were rushed to a local hospital and then transferred to the National Children's Hospital in Hanoi for further treatment." The National Children's Hospital announced on Thursday morning said that the two children had many injuries to various parts of their bodies caused by the explosion of a steel-pellet bomb. "They were both seriously injured in their livers, stomachs, bowels … [Read more...] about Two children seriously injured in Son La bomb explosion

According to Southern Airports Authority and HCMC Transport Department, the parking lot aims to ease congestion along roads leading to the airport. So far, taxi drivers of both traditional and app-based services have parked on these roads while waiting to pick up arrivals due to a lack of parking space, Nguyen Minh Tuan, the authority's deputy head, told a city meeting Thursday. The proposed parking lot will cover in excess of 3,500 square meters, a third of a FIFA football pitch, near the route leading to the airport's international terminal. The state-owned lot is currently managed by the authority. Tuan said the number of international flights arriving at Tan Son Nhat has yet to reach its highest capacity under the impacts of the ongoing Ukraine war. In the near future, when those flights are recovered, more passengers will arrive. "It would be way too long to wait for the third terminal of Tan Son Nhat or the Long Thanh airport to be completed," Tuan said. According … [Read more...] about 3,500 sqm parking lot proposed for Tan Son Nhat airport

When Thien Binh first moved to Binh Lap village, Cam Lap commune, at the beginning of the year, she was surprised to see the beach right next to the village covered in plastic waste. Locals used to refer to it as a "carpet" that hindered fishermen’s efforts to take their boats out to sea. Binh, 41, explains: "Every day hundreds of plastic bags containing fish food and household wastes are dumped directly into the ocean because Cam Ranh Bay is a cage aquaculture area. The wind blows them back onto beaches." Because the commune lacks a landfill or collection and treatment facilities, she and her son decided to pick up the trash, burn it and bury it the next morning. Thien Binh and her son clean the beach next to Binh Lap village, Khanh Hoa Province, in June, 2022. Photo courtesy of Binh She and her 12-year-old son traveled from Hanoi to Phu Quoc Island in June 2021, and rented a house on Ham Ninh Mountain to unwind after being confined at home for too long due to … [Read more...] about Mother, son leave urban life behind to clean up trash-filled beach

A poor woman in the central province of Ha Tinh who is facing cancer is taking care of her son struggling with kidney failure. Phan Thi Long, 70, from Loc Ha District’s Tan Loc Commune was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2015. Her family had to sell all their valuables to cover the treatment. She continues to go to hospital as an outpatient. Long and her son Early this year, Phan Ngoc Duc, 22, was diagnosed with kidney failure. Now he comes to the hospital for dialysis every three weeks. According to doctors, a marrow transplant could give him a chance of recovery. However, surgery would cost VND1 billion which is beyond his family’s reach. Duc’s parents depend on farming. His father works for construction sites to earn extra money. Duc graduated from the IT major. He moved to Danang City to look for work, but the disease has made it difficult for him to find work. Despite being ill, Long takes her son to hospital. If you can help, please … [Read more...] about Ill mother calls for help for son with kidney failure

Alongside its picturesque scenery, Hon Son Island in the Mekong Delta's Kien Giang Province, serves up some of the region's most mouthwatering delicacies, including fresh fish salad. Ca goi , also known as ca gioi , is a fish that measures approximately the size of a finger with a sharp, swordlike snout. It lives near the coast and, is therefore, relatively easy to catch. A batch of freshly caught 'ca goi'. Photo: C.Cong / Tuoi Tre It is typically prepared as part of a salad alongside vegetables, rice paper, vermicelli, and grated coconut. Nguyen Van Hung, a resident of Hon Son Island with nearly 20 years of fishing experience, shared that ca goi can be caught all year in the early mornings when there is a slight breeze. Hung typically sells the ca goi he catches for VND60,000 to 70,000 (US$2.56-3) per kilogram. A fisherman catches bucketfuls of 'ca goi' near Hon Son Island, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. Photo: C.Cong / Tuoi … [Read more...] about Grab a bite of this mouthwatering fish salad on Hon Son Island in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

A poor woman in the southern province of Soc Trang is taking care of two sons who are facing osteogenesis imperfect, but the family can’t afford the treatment. Dang Thi Loc, 55, in Ke Sach District’s Trinh Phu Commune said that her eldest son Vo Tan Dat who is now 32 years old, faced unusual health problems when he was just over a year old. At that time, whenever he fell, he would injure his arms and legs. He was taken to hospital to repair broken bones many times. Loc's sons Her second son Vo Hung Cuong, 30, experienced the same problem as Dat when he was small. Cuong’s condition even worsened, causing his legs to be paralysed. Meanwhile, Dat can walk, but his spinal column has become distorted. Despite being taken to different places for treatment, Loc’s sons have not improved. When Dat was 18 years old, his father left home without saying a word. Every day, Cuong (right) earns around VND100,000 from weaving baskets Loc has done all kinds of … [Read more...] about Poor mother calls for help to save sickening adult sons

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son addresses the ceremony (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son made a speech at the ASEAN flag-hoisting ceremony in Hanoi on August 8 on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the regional grouping. Following is the full text of his speech. Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is my great pleasure to welcome all of you to the ASEAN Flag-Hoisting Ceremony today to mark the 55th founding anniversary of ASEAN. I am also happy to see all of you, healthy and safe after two years of COVID-19 outbreak. The ceremony this morning brings me back to the solemn moment as the ASEAN Flag was hoisted high amidst the stirring ASEAN Anthem at the very successful 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Phnom Penh last week. Standing before the ASEAN Flag, we are truly proud of what we all have achieved in pursuing the aspirations of nearly 700 million Southeast Asian people for an ASEAN Community of peace, solidarity, resilience and … [Read more...] about FM Bui Thanh Son’s remarks at ASEAN flag-hoisting ceremony

Participants affirmed the ARF is the most important forum of ASEAN to promote dialogue and mutual understanding. They reviewed the operation and proposed development orientations of the forum in the time to come. The attending foreign ministers welcomed the implementation of trust-building activities and preventive diplomacy, through which trust was enhanced and cooperation expanded. They agreed to give priority to cooperation in the areas of disaster relief, terrorism and transnational crime combat, maritime security, defense, peacekeeping, counter-proliferation of nuclear weapons, and disarmament, and agreed on a list of activities for the 2022-2023 period. Vietnam will co-chair a number of activities related to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982, health security, security, and nuclear safety. Participants spent time discussing many regional and international issues. Sharing common concerns, FM Son emphasized the importance … [Read more...] about Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son attends 29th ARF in Phnom Penh

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son at the dialogue (Photo: baoquocte.vn) Phnom Penh (VNA) – A Vietnam ese delegation led by Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son attended a dialogue between ASEAN FMs and representatives of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in Cambodia on August 2. The dialogue took place within the framework of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-55). The AICHR representatives highlighted the significance of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its issuance, along with the ten-member group’s efforts to implement commitments and protect fundamental freedoms, contributing to bringing a better life to people, even amid COVID-19. Over the years, the commission has rolled out various activities in this regard, including dialogues, consultations and workshops. The ASEAN ministers reaffirmed the significance and values of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration in protecting and … [Read more...] about ASEAN working to promote human rights