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Outstanding individuals honored at the event At the meeting, Deputy President of HUFO Nguyen Van Manh briefed delegates on the history of HUFO, affirming that the organization has continuously renewed both operational contents and forms over the past 30 years. Particularly, it has mobilized various sources from society to conduct people-to-people diplomacy activities, socio-political events, cultural and economic diplomacy and charity activities. In performing its functions and missions, HUFO has promoted friendship and solidarity, diplomatic relations between Vietnam and other countries and international organizations, contributing to the renewal process, and national development and protection of the Fatherland. The Deputy President of HUFO also revealed that HUFO now has 32 member chapters with 150 cells and holds some 80 events every year. It also mobilizes and collects more than US$ 40 million of donation from international organization, foreign-country-based … [Read more...] about HUFO makes large contribution to local socio-economic development

Drug addicts make shoes at Bau Bang Rehabilitation Centre in the central city of Da Nang (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Drug addiction among young people has remained high and is the main cause of crimes among them, with half of young addicts having committed crimes, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA). Nguyen Trong Dam, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said that the ministry estimated that there are about 222,580 drug addicts nationwide, most of them under 35. Of that, 8 percent started using drugs when they were adolescents. The rate of those using synthetic drugs, such as methamphetamine, ecstasy, ketamine, amphetamine or cannabis was rising annually, by an increase of between six and eight percent a year on average. In big cities such as Dong Nai, Da Nang and Tra Vinh, about 80 percent of drug addicts were reported to use synthetic drugs. These drugs can cause symptoms such as physical and mental malfunctions, … [Read more...] about Drug addiction drives youngsters to commit crimes

Hoa Phat  Dung Quat Steel JSC of Hoa Phat Group is coordinating with Italian group to produce stainless steel (Illustrative image. Source VNA) Quang Ngai (VNA) - Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel JSC of Hoa Phat Group is coordinating with Italy’s Danieli – one of the world’s largest suppliers of metallurgical equipment to consider a project on stainless steel (inox) production. According to Deputy Director of the Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel JSC Vuong Ngoc Linh, the project is designed with a capacity of 600,000 tonnes per year, which could be increased to one million tonnes per annum, and will be the first modern stainless steel manufacturing plant in Vietnam. The plant will be located at the Hoa Phat Dung Quat iron and steel production complex area in Dung Quat Economic Zone in central Quang Ngai province to make use of the available infrastructure. The project, which will be completed by 2020, aims to increase the value chain of steel products, and reduce … [Read more...] about Hoa Phat partners with Italian group to produce stainless steel

Hanoi plans to roll out additional busses fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG) in the third quarter.(Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi plans to roll out additional busses fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG) in the third quarter to ease traffic congestion and lessen environmental pollution, the municipal Department of Transport’s Public Transport Management and Operation Centre said. The buses will run on four routes of Kim Lu (Soc Son district)- Nam Thang Long (Bac Tu Liem district), Cau Giay-Tam Hiep (Thanh Tri district), Nhon (Bac Tu Liem district)- Tho An (Dan Phuong district), and Yen Nghia (Ha Dong District)- Hoai Duc. This is part of the  project to enhance public transport service quality and develop bus system in the capital city during 2016-2020 with vision until 2025. The city first put into use CNG-fueled buses in three routes in August last year. According to the centre, CNG has many advantages. As it consists mostly of … [Read more...] about More eco-friendly buses to run on Hanoi streets

A web series on People’s Artist and theatre actress Le Thuy, a star of cai luong (reformed opera), has been released on YouTube to mark the artist’s 40-year career. People’s Artist and cai luong star Le Thuy (left). Her career is featured in the web series Hồi Ký Một Kiếp Cầm Ca - Sinh Ra Để Hát (Memoirs of a Performer - Born to Be on Stage), which has been released on YouTube to mark the artist’s 40-year career. Photo courtesy of the producer The film Hồi Ký Một Kiếp Cầm Ca - Sinh Ra Để Hát (Memoirs of a Performer - Born to Be on Stage), written and directed by Dinh Tri, features the career of Thuy, one of the region’s leading performers in cai luong. The work includes 32 episodes and highlights the artist’s devotion for cai luong and her important role in developing southern traditional theatre between the 1970s and 1990s. “Each 60-minute part … [Read more...] about Web series on cai luong performer released on YouTube