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Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Truong Thi Mai addresses at the ceremony. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Fatherland Front and other socio-political organisations should promote communications work and mobilise resources to better support blind people, helping them improve their livelihoods and well integrate into society, a senior Party official said. Attending a ceremony to mark 50th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Blind Association (VBA) in Hanoi on April 17, Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Truong Thi Mai expressed her hope that the Party Committees at all levels, local authorities, and competent sectors will continue their support for the blind community and raise public awareness of their capacity and contributions to society. Relevant agencies should conduct a study in order to adjust current policies and legal regulations relating to … [Read more...] about Party official calls for further support for blind community

Hanoi (VNA) – The Government has gradually reduced the number of compulsory drug rehabilitation centres and increased community or family-based recovery support models. Counseling on behavioral intervention for drug users (Photo: VietnamPlus) However, high post-rehab relapse rates have for years posed a challenge to rehab service providers, who are now encountering new meth addicts, forcing these firms need to make their services more suitable. High post-rehab relapse rate Head of the anti-social vice department of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Xuan Lap said prior to 2017, heroin was mainly found in Vietnam. From 2017 to now, amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS), such as cocaine, ecstasy and methamphetamine, have become more popular. Reports from the Ministry of Public Security and the Anti-social vice department of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs have said drug use remains complicated as users of ATS account for 70-75 percent … [Read more...] about More services support drug rehabilitation

Renewable energy in Viet Nam is expected to grow at 23 per cent annually during 2020-30.- VNA/VNS PhotoDDai Hai Power Investment and Development SJC to fund its VND1 trillion Srepok Solar 1, which has a designed output of 50MW. Vietcombank has recently approved a VND785 billion (US$33.55 million) loan for the BP Solar 1 project, which has total investment capital of VND1.2 trillion with designed output of 46MW in the south central coast province of Ninh Thuan. The bank last month also signed a contract with the Dai Hai Power Investment and Development SJC to fund its VND1 trillion Srepok Solar 1, which has a designed output of 50MW. Another bank – HDBank – has so far also planned to set aside up to VND7 trillion for the construction of green energy projects from now to 2020. Under HDBank’s plans, it will lend to projects which were approved by the Government and reach their commercial operation date before June 30, 2019. To qualify for the bank’s loans, … [Read more...] about Banks race to fund green energy projects

Hanoi (VNA) - According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, there are still complex developments in the remit of natural disasters in 2019 due to the impact of El Nino phenomenon. The storm season will come late, while hot weather is likely to appear earlier than that in many years across the country, and untimely rains will appear locally. Untimely rain may locally appear early in the South (Source: Vietnam+) Heat waves come early There are still complex developments for natural disasters in 2019 due to the impact of El Nino phenomenon. The ENSO phenomenon, the umbrella term for the El Nino and La Nina phenomena, is predicted to maintain its El Nino status in the first half of 2019 with a probability of 80-90 percent. The average temperature is forecast to be much higher than those of many years. From now until February 10, about three to five cold waves are likely to occur. The cold and chilly spells can occur in the last days of January to early … [Read more...] about 2019: untimely rain, less storms but abnormal

Patients receive Methadone treatment in Bac Ninh province. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 53,000 drug users in Vietnam has received Methadone treatment to cure their addiction since the treatment was first piloted in Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong in April 2008. Director of the Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control under the Health Ministry Nguyen Hoang Long said Methadone has become available in all 63 provinces and cities nationwide, with legal and technical regulations for the treatment completed. Research projects conducted by the Health Ministry and localities all showed that Methadone treatment has reduced remarkably the use of drugs among patients. After 24 months, only 15.8 percent of patients under Methadone still use heroin. The frequency of use also dropped from 3-5 times a day before treatment to 2-3 times a month after 24 months of treatment. Besides, the Methadone therapy also contributed to reducing the transmission of HIV through blood. The rate … [Read more...] about Nearly 53,000 drug users receive Methadone treatment to cure addiction