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A tourists' boat on Hoa Binh Lake (Photo: baohoabinh.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Minister has approved the tasks for the planning of construction of the Hoa Binh Lake national tourism site in the northern province of Hoa Binh to 2035. The construction planning aims to put into details the overall development blueprint for the tourism site to 2030, the regional construction planning and related planning, with a view to developing the site into a key destination in the northern mid-land and mountainous region with unique tourism products associated with the Muong ethnic culture and the rich ecological system in the lake. The tasks for the planning include defining the directions for land use, social and technical infrastructure, environmental sanitation, and services for the tourism site. The planning should also design connectivity between the site and other scenic spots and tourism sites in the region. The planning should show how to optimize the exploitation of the … [Read more...] about PM approves planning tasks for Hoa Binh Lake tourism site

NA Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty speaks at the conference (Source: qdnd.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – A conference under the topic of “Tertiary education: standardisation and international integration”  was held by the National Assembly’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth, Adolescents, and Children and the Vietnam National University’s Ho Chi Minh City branch in Hanoi on August 17. In his opening remarks, NA Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty said that the Law on Higher Education, which was adopted in 2012, laid the legal foundation for the development of tertiary education. Amidst the continuous development of human knowledge, science, and technology – and especially under the demands of globalisation and internationalisation – Vietnam’s higher education system needs to make strong reform to fulfil its task of personnel training, integrating further into the world, and improving its competiveness, he said. Associate Professor- Dr. Phan Thanh Binh, … [Read more...] about Tertiary education’s role in int’l integration highlighted

More than 100 houses in Thanh Long hamlet of Cam Thanh commune, Cam Thuy district, Thanh Hoa province, have been flooded in heavy rains following storm Bebinca (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – At least seven have died or gone missing due to flooding as an impact of storm Bebinca, which landed in Vietnam on late August 16, according to initial reports from Son La, Nghe An and Thanh Hoa provinces. Four of the victims were in the central province of Nghe An, where many villages in mountainous areas are still isolated as local roads are submerged under flood water or damaged by landslides. The northern mountainous province of Son La reported one death and one missing person. In the central province of Thanh Hoa, one person died from landslide in Muong Lat district, while 600 households in the mountainous district of Lang Chanh are isolated from other areas. Around 660 other households with 2,370 persons and two schools in the district are in serious risks of flash floods and landslides. … [Read more...] about At least seven die, go missing due to storm Bebinca

Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific and Vietjet Air reschedule flights on August 17 as a result of Typhoon Bebinca. (Photo: laodong.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific and Vietjet Air have announced to reschedule flights from/to airports in Hai Phong city and Nghe An and Thanh Hoa provinces on August 17 as a result of Typhoon Bebinca. Vietnam Airlines cancelled flights VN1180/1181 between Ho Chi Minh city and Hai Phong city on August 17.  The national flag carrier also delays the start of six flights for the routes between Ho Chi Minh City and Vinh city of Nghe An province. Accordingly, flights VN1262 and VN1263 will depart at 2:40pm instead of 6:30am, and at 5pm instead of 9am of August 17, respectively. Meanwhile, Jestar Pacific’ flights BL486 and BL487 between HCM City and Thanh Hoa province will depart at 9:25am instead of 6:20am, and at 12:00pm instead of 8:55am, respectively. Vietjet Air also cancelled flights on the routes between … [Read more...] about Carriers reschedule flights due to Typhoon Bebinca

Part of Vietnam - China friendship border defence  exchange in 2017 (Source: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – As many as 17 foreign delegations from China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar will attend the third friendship border exchange programme in Hanoi on August 25, according to the High Command of Border Guards. During a press conference in Hanoi on August 16, Deputy Political Commissar of the High Command of Border Guards Major Gen. Phung Quoc Tuan said the event will form part of celebrations for not only the 73rd anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day, but also the 60th anniversary of the Traditional Day of Border Guards (March 3, 1959) and the 30th anniversary of the All People’s Border Guard Day (March 3, 1989). He added that the event also aims to enhance external defence affairs to meet modern demands. It will review the joint work to seriously adhere to border management mechanisms and agreements, especially those regarding the war … [Read more...] about 17 foreign delegations to attend friendship border exchange

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on August 16 urged the central province of Thanh Hoa to mobilise all resources in order to protect the lives and property of local residents as storm Bebinca approaches. (Source: VNA) Thanh Hoa (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on August 16 urged the central province of Thanh Hoa to mobilise all resources in order to protect the lives and property of local residents as Storm Bebinca approaches. During a field trip to Thanh Hoa to inspect its preparation for the storm, the official asked chairpersons of the province and its districts to directly steer the evacuation work. The province needs to set forth plans to protect crops and facilities, minimising all potential losses caused by the disaster, he said, highlighting the core role of armed forces in handling storm-related incidents. While in Thanh Hoa, the Deputy PM inspected the operation of Cua Dat reservoir in Thuong Xuan district. The province houses up to 610 … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa asked to mobilise resources for storm prevention

At the launching ceremony. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee launched its online portal on August 16. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Secretary of the Party’s Central Committee and President of the Theoretical Council, said that the launch of the portal will help remove barriers in developing theoretical research and popularising the results of studies on Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh thoughts, as well as the Party’s points of view. Thuan Huu, member of the Party Central Committee and deputy head of its Commission for Information and Education, said the birth of the portal meets the demands of people doing theoretical and press work, especially when tasked with fighting inaccurate and hostile allegations. The portal will frequently update national and international theoretical situations as well as information about theoretical work and the Party’s resolutions, and post articles directly combating … [Read more...] about Central Theoretical Council’s portal launched

A ceremony marks the start of construction of the Can Tho waste-to-power plant, a project invested by the Chinese-based Everbright International company (Photo: sggp.org.vn) Can Tho (VNA) – Authorities in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho have fined four Chinese nationals for working without official permission.  The four – Cheng Shi Jian (born in 1965), Cheng Shuang Hu (1986), Yang Zhen (1976), and Tong Xiao Long (1991) – entered Vietnam using tourist visas. However, they stayed on to work at the construction site of a solid-waste treatment plant in Truong Xuan commune, Thoi Lai district, Can Tho City. Of the four, Tong Xiao Long operated a small business, while the others worked as building engineers. For their breach of regulations on foreign immigration, the Chinese violators have been fined 20 million VND (850 USD) each. The site where they used to work is part the Can Tho waste-to-power plant, a project invested by the Chinese-based Everbright … [Read more...] about Can Tho fines illegal Chinese workers

Malaysian police escorted Doan Thi Huong (centre) on August 16 (Photo: AFP/VNA) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Doan Thi Huong, a Vietnamese citizen and one of the two women accused in the murder of a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) national, was ordered to prepare her defence for next year during a court hearing on August 16. Huong, along with Siti Aisyah from Indonesia, were together accused of smearing the VX nerve agent on the DPRK citizen, who held a passport under the name of Kim Chol, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia on February 13, 2017. Judge Azmi Ariffin spent almost three hours during the hearing at Shah Alam High Court in Selangor reading out more than 80 pages of documents, including the indictment against the two women and his assessment of the case. He declared that the prosecutors had made prima facie evidence against the accused women and therefore, called upon them to enter their defence on their respective charges before the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese suspect in DPRK citizen’s death to enter defence next year

A representative of the Vietnamese Embassy in France presents necessities to Vietnamese citizens detained in Coquelles in February 2018 (Source: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Chiefs of Vietnamese representative agencies overseas talked about the citizen protection work during the 30th Diplomatic Conference, held in Hanoi during August 13-17. Assistant to the foreign minister and head of the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department Nguyen Minh Vu said the ministry and relevant agencies have offered protection for 608 vessels with 5,197 fishermen and 26 firms involved in international maritime transport, as well as safely brought home about 2,000 people working in the fishery sector, the largest number so far. Representative agencies abroad took measures to conduct search and rescue work; as well as support Vietnamese nationals in cases of earthquake, disaster, fires, and terrorism that caused severe damage in terms of human and asset loss. Since the 29th Diplomatic … [Read more...] about Citizen protection work discussed at 30th Diplomatic Conference