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In the afternoon, the Party Central Committee studied documents and commented on the Report on important works that the Politburo has solved from the fifth to the sixth plenum and the party financial report.
After that, the Politburo held a meeting to comment on the reception and explanation of the contents discussed by the Party Central Committee on the report on the socio-economic situation and the state budget in 2022, and the proposed socio-economic development and state budget plans for 2023 and a financial plan of state budget for 2023 – 2025, and the orientation scheme of the National Master Plan for the 2021 – 2030 period, with a vision to 2050.
Limestone mountain collapse isolates three villages in Quang Binh Province
The People's Committee of Thuong Hoa Commune in the highland district of Minh Hoa in Quang Binh Province, on the morning of October 8, said that the road leading to the villages of the Ruc ethnic people has been seriously eroded with dozens of tons of rocks falling from both sides of the mountain, isolating about 800 people and Ca Xeng Border Guard Station from the outside.
At the scene, Mr. Tran Xuan Tu, Head of On Village, said that in the Cua Tay Ao area, the highest point of the road to the Ruc people villages, a large volume of limestone rocks fell from a height of 30-40m and blocked the road, isolating three villages, making local people unable to travel normally.
Tran Van Lieu, an On villager, said that limestone rocks have continued to fall on the road. Villagers must carry their motorbikes over the landslide area to get out, which is very dangerous.
The People's Committee of Thuong Hoa Commune has put up warning signs for dangerous landslides, and at the same time, reported to the People's Committee of Minh Hoa District to prepare vehicles for landslide rock debris clearing when the limestone rocks to stop falling.
AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers: Vietnam win Nepal 5-0, retaining top in Group F
Vietnam crushed Nepal 5-0 in a Group F match in the qualifiers of AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023 at Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho province on October 7, temporarily topping the group.
In the first half alone, Cong Phuong, Hoang Son, Dinh Thuong and Long Vu scored four goals for Vietnam respectively.
In the second half, the Vietnamese players continued to flex their muscles, but they only scored another goal in the stoppage time.
The 5-0 win helped Vietnam retain their lead in Group F, leaving behind Thailand that trounced Chinese Taipei 3-1 in another Group F match on the same day.
Vietnam are scheduled to take on Thailand on October 9.
The qualifiers of AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023 gather 44 teams, which are divided into 10 groups. The teams will compete in a round-robin format in each group to determine the top 10 teams and the best five runner-ups to advance to the final round.
HCMC updating data on vehicle registration, management
The Ho Chi Minh City Road – Railway Traffic Police Division (PC08 – under the HCMC Public Security Department) yesterday announced that it is reviewing, updating, and supplementing data on road vehicle registration for ease of management.
PC08 informed that this review is a task in the Government’s Project 06 ‘Developing an Application for Population Database, Digital Identification and Authentication for the National Digital Transformation from 2022-2025, with a Vision to 2030’.
Accordingly, based on the list of expired vehicles provided by Vietnam Register and the list of vehicles that have undergone procedures to revoke registration and number plates, PC08 is going to separate these vehicles to better manage them.
PC08 is going to establish a list of vehicles under its charge to check and compare with the existing data on the vehicle registration system. If all information, especially the ones on citizen ID card, tax code, and phone number of vehicle owners as well as chassis number, engine number of vehicles themselves, is sufficient and precise, it will confirm its integrated data in the vehicle registration system. Otherwise, it will collect necessary data and update them on this system.
The essential information of vehicle owners’ current accommodation is also updated by PC08 in cooperation with the HCMC Police Division for Administrative Management of Social Order. It will work with the HCMC Tax Office to update data about vehicle owners who are an organization on the vehicle registration system.
Information on vehicles related to traffic accidents, administrative violations will be checked and updated by PC08 as well. Any vehicles that are damaged out of repair capacity will have their license plate and registration retrieved.
Finally, PC08 is going to update the list of stolen vehicles on the vehicle registration system, based on the list given by the state investigation agency. It is also collaborating with the local police to come to each household to collect any mission information related to a road vehicle.
Ministry sets up inspection teams after detecting first monkeypox case in HCMC
According to Dr. Nguyen Luong Tam, Deputy Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health, after detecting the first case of monkeypox in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Health decided to set up six inspection teams in six localities.
The delegation of the Ministry of Health led by Dr. Nguyen Luong Tam, Deputy Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine, had a reality check on monkeypox prevention in Ho Chi Minh City.
Speaking at the meeting with the delegation, Deputy Director of the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City Dr. Nguyen Huu Hung said that as soon as there was information about monkeypox, the Department of Health in the city has provide training for medical workers in treatment, prevention of monkey smallpox.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health pays special attention to monitoring and detecting imported cases at Tan Son Nhat International Airport and seaports. In addition, because the transmission route of monkeypox is relatively complicated, the health sector also focuses on checking medical establishments on treating sexually transmitted diseases, dermatology in addition to coordination with the HIV Prevention Program to have screening tests and early detection for people at risk.
At the same time, the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City also increased information on the prevention of monkeypox to city dwellers. Dr. Nguyen Luong Tam affirmed there has so far been no case of transmission from the first patient after she returned to Vietnam. This is the initial success of the health sector in Ho Chi Minh City.
For good prevention task of monkeypox in the near future, Dr. Nguyen Luong Tam asked the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City to give advice to the municipal People's Committee on the scenario to respond to monkeypox and strengthen the control work including inspecting, supervising and directing epidemic prevention and control especially districts at risk of monkeypox.
In addition, the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) and the quarantine force at Tan Son Nhat International Airport were directed to continue strengthening inspection and monitoring flights from other countries that had reported cases of monkeypox. Suspected cases will be taken to the HCMC-based Hospital for Tropical Diseases for sampling, classification and isolation.
17th “Hanoi in me” photo exhibition displays beautiful pictures of capital
The 17th “Hanoi in me” photo exhibition celebrating the 68th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation Day (October 10) presents to viewers incredibly beautiful pictures of the capital.
This year’s event themed “Cultural colors of the capital” displays 80 photos taken by photographers and journalists, promoting the culture and exquisiteness of Hanoi, especially the strong recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic.
The “Hanoi in me” photo exhibition has been organized for over 17 years with various topics, such as “60 years of Hanoi’s impression” in 2014, Hanoi, 30-year journey of renewal” in 2015, “Impression of Hanoi’s architectural heritages” in 2016, “The rhythm of the capital” in 2017, “Traditional craft villages- craft streets” in 2018, “Hanoi, friendliness and creativity” in 2019, “Pride of Thang Long-Hanoi” in 2020, "Hanoi - Unforgettable days" held during a period of social distancing due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021.
The annual photo exhibition becomes a rendezvous for photography lovers every October.
The exhibition opened on October 7 at the Temple of Literature in the capital is co-organized by the Kinh te & Do thi (Economics and Urban) newspaper, the Hanoi Elderly Photographers Club and the Centre for Scientific and Cultural Activities of the Temple of Literature.
New drug camouflaged in packages with label ‘Cripy Fruit’: Ministry
The Ministry of Public Security has just warned that police have continuously discovered many new kinds of drug that have never been seen in Vietnam camouflaged in packages with the label ‘Cripy Fruit’. According to the authorities, these are synthetic drugs with the ability to cause addiction and create strong hallucinogens.
The drug in the package of strawberry, grape, and mango flavors has been found in Thanh Hoa Province and many provinces and cities across the country.
This new type of drug is usually packaged in colorful and eye-catching packaging and printed with the words ‘Crispy Fruit’" and is widely sold on social networking sites with prices ranging from VND500,000 to VND1 million.
According to the assessment results of the police, this drug is mixed by many synthetic drugs such as MDMA and Ketamine. Drug dealers aimed at selling the drug to young people and students. After taking the drug-mixed products, many children have symptoms of poisoning such as dizziness, headache, and even fainting. Hence, if the above-mentioned drugs are sold at schools and amusement parks where many young people gather, it will be very dangerous.
International passengers having monkeypox symptoms to be transfered to hospitals from Noi Bai Airport
The medical quarantine area at the Hanoi-based airport has been equipped with billboards and communication leaflets on epidemic prevention instructions are distributed.
International passengers with monkeypox symptoms will be isolated and sent to the hospitals from Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport, said Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Health Vu Cao Cuong after paying an inspection visit to the airport on October 5.
He said the arrival area and the quarantine zone at the airport meet the demand for quarantining monkeypox-suspected cases. "In the medical quarantine zone, there are isolation rooms for suspected cases that are fully equipped with temperature monitors, and where medical personnel are on duty days and nights," Cuong said.
In addition, to reinforce communication to passengers about monkeypox, billboards are hung and communication leaflets for epidemic prevention instructions are distributed in the medical quarantine zone, the deputy director added.
For his part, Nguyen Hai Nam, head of the Department of International Health Quarantine under the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC), said that any member of the flight crew or passengers suspected of carrying monkey pox would be isolated immediately.
Two old dormitories in Hà Nội to be demolished and rebuilt in 2023
Hóa Chất Dormitory and Rau Quả Nông Sản Dormitory in Ngọc Lâm, Long Biên District have been added to the list of dormitories to be rebuilt.
All homeowners in these dormitories agreed to rebuild them into new apartments, according to the Hà Nội People's Committee.
The Hà Nội People's Committee directed the Hà Nội Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Department for Planning and Architecture, and Long Biên People's Committee to locate the range of the project, as well as enact land use tax discounting and exempting protocols.
The authorities must also plan for compensation, temporary relocation and to provide support for homeowners currently living in the two aforementioned dormitories. These are expected to be done within the fourth quarter of 2022.
The Hà Nội Department of Planning and Investment is responsible for choosing a real estate firm to be the contractor of these two new apartment projects by the first quarter of 2023.
Man accused of murdering toddler due to appear in court
A man accused of the horrific abuse and murder of a three-year-old girl will appear in court next week.
Nguyễn Trung Huyên, 30, is being prosecuted by the Hà Nội People's Procuracy for murder and intentionally inflicting injury on Đỗ Ngọc Ánh, the daughter of his girlfriend.
Huyên is alleged to have hammered nails into the little girl’s skull which eventually caused her death.
He is also accused of torturing the child by making her drink tea laced with pesticide, putting industrial glue inside her nostrils, forcing her to swallow screws and beating her so badly she broke her arm.
Police say Huyên repeatedly tried to kill the child because he was annoyed with her behaviour and he wanted her out of his life so he wouldn’t have to care for her anymore.
The abuse began in September 2021 when Huyên moved into the home of his partner.
While she was at work, Huyên is alleged to have begun the abuse, first stealing industrial strength glue and inserting it into her nostrils.
A few days later, the child was having trouble breathing and was admitted to Thạch Thất General Hospital where a doctor removed foreign objects from her nose.
In October 2021 the child was back in hospital, this time after vomiting at home. Police say Huyên had given the child a bottle of lemon tea as a treat, but he had mixed pesticide into the drink.
She was released from hospital but the following month complained of pains in her mouth and after an x-ray it was discovered she had a screw in her digestive system.
Police say Huyên had forced the child to swallow two screws.
In December the toddler was again back in hospital, this time with a broken arm, which Huyên is alleged to have caused while beating her.
The following month the child felt dizzy and had difficulties standing, so was taken to Thạch Thất General Hospital's Emergency Department where she eventually went into a coma.
X-ray and CT scan results revealed the baby had nine nails piercing her skull so deep, they had reached tissue of her brain.
She eventually died on March 12.
After a thorough police investigation, Huyên was charged with murder and a first instance trial begins on October 13.
Police say no action will be taken against the child’s mother who, they say, appeared to have no knowledge of the abuse.
Art photos featuring contemporary life displayed at exhibition
The achievements of photographers from the past two years are on display at an exhibition in downtown Hà Nội.
Titled 'Việt Nam Art Photo Exhibition', the biennial event features 250 works by 187 photographers. Over three months, the National Art Photography Contest 2022 gathered over 16,300 entries by more than 1,500 photographers. The entries have been divided into Realistic Photo and Conceptual Photo categories.
The best 29 works have been awarded, including one gold medal, four silver, eight bronze and 16 encouragement prizes.
In the Realistic Photo Category, a group photo titled 'Thủ Thiêm Bridge 1- A New Highlight' by Lê Quang Thiện from Đà Nẵng won the gold medal. Four silver medals went to Gold Goal by Đinh Trọng Hải (Hà Nội); Under Wings by Nguyễn Thu Hồng (Hà Nội); Female Warrior Takes a Nap after a Working Shift by Trương Huỳnh Sơn (Đà Nẵng) and Journey of Côn Đảo Turles by Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện (HCM City).
The exhibition will run at the Việt Nam Culture & Art Exhibition, No 2 Hoa Lư Street, till October 16 before being moved to HCM City Fine Arts Museum, 97A Phó Đức Chính Street, from November 4 to 13.
Exhibition featuring Óc Eo culture opens in An Giang
An exhibition showcasing documents of Óc Eo culture has opened in the Cửu Long Delta province of An Giang.
The event aims to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Óc Eo - Ba Thê archaeological site in the town of Óc Eo, Thoại Sơn District, which was recognised as a special national site.
The exhibition presents more than 200 photos and documents, offering an overview of history and development of Óc Eo culture as well as the preservation work of the Óc Eo - Ba Thê archaeological site.
The event features results from national and international research on the Óc Eo culture, and international cooperation on restoration with experts from South Korea, France and India.
It also honours the people’s contribution to the preservation and development of Óc Eo culture in the province by gifting ancient Óc Eo artefacts to local authorities.
Việt Nam submitted a summary report on the Óc Eo - Ba Thê archaeological site to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre requesting its inclusion on the tentative list of World Heritage Profiles.
The exhibition on Óc Eo culture will open until October 27 at the Óc Eo - Ba Thê archaeological site.
Hà Nội Book Festival 2022 takes place by Sword Lake
The Hà Nội Book Festival returns for the bookworms in the capital city today after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The opening ceremony of the book festival themed Truyền Thống Và Hội Nhập (Tradition and Integration), takes place in the pedestrian zone by Hoàn Kiếm (Sword) Lake today.
The 7th Hà Nội Book Festival 2022 is organised by the city's Department of Information and Communications in collaboration with the Authority of Publication, Printing and Distribution under the direction of the Hà Nội People's Committee and the Ministry of Information and Communications.
It is a part of the activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the traditional day of Việt Nam’s book publishing, printing and distribution sector (October 10, 1952 - 2022).
The book festival has been held annually in the capital city and has become a must-visited destination for book lovers every October.
However, the event was halted over the past two years due to the complicated situation of the pandemic. Returning to Hà Nội this year for three days, from October 7-9, the festival will include many new exciting events to attract participants.
Some highlights of this year’s event include exhibiting books with the theme of Tradition and Integration, launching new bestsellers, introducing books in about 200-250 booths, together with many other cultural exchange activities and reading contests.
Instead of being held in the former Thăng Long Imperial Citadel like the previous years, the festival this year takes place in the pedestrian zone, in front of Lý Thái Tổ Monument by Sword Lake.
Four Vietnamese to compete in Asian championships for juniors
Việt Nam will send four athletes to compete in the fourth Asian Youth Athletics Championships 2022 in Kuwait from October 13 to 16.
They are Hoàng Thị Ánh Thục (girls 400m and 800m), Nguyễn Khánh Linh (girls 800m), Bùi Thị Kim Anh (girls high jump) and Hà Thị Thúy Hằng (girls long jump).
They have qualified for the tournament after meeting the Qualifying Standards at the recent National Youth and Age Groups Championships.
Among them, Thục finished first in the girls 400m event in an August youth tournament with a time of 54.64 seconds, much better than the standard of 57.05 seconds.
Around 400 athletes from 33 nations will participate in this competition. Earlier in the year, the Asian Athletics Association announced that the championships, which were supposed to take place in Kuwait on March 1, had been postponed due to a new wave of the Omicron virus.
Throughout Việt Nam's participation in the tournament since 2015, the best result has been a gold medal by Cao Võ Ngọc Long in the boys high jump in 2017.
Project preserving French-style ancient villas in Hanoi
Hanoi has a host of rich urban heritage sites, including the former French Quarter. Hoan Kiem District, in partnership with authorities from France’s Ile-de-France region, is conducting a project to conserve a French-era villa as part of efforts to conserve urban heritage.
On an area of 993 square metres and with French architecture, the villa is one of the priceless old residences remaining in Hanoi. After passing the test of time, it is dilapidated and needs urgent protection.
Its restoration will be based on retaining original items and will use both conventional and modern technical solutions.
The villa is expected to become a new tourism attraction, where visitors can explore the formation of the French Quarter in Hanoi and the intermingling of Vietnamese and French cultures not only in architecture but also in lifestyles during the first half of the 20th century.
100,000 Vietnamese sent to work abroad in nine months
As many as 103,026 Vietnamese were sent to work abroad in the first nine months of this year, overshooting the annual target by 14.47 percent.
According to statistics of the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), the figure represents a 240.6 percent on-year rise.
Japan has remained the largest recipient of Vietnamese workers with 51,859 people, followed by Taiwan with 44,584; South Korea with 1,668 and Singapore with 1,498.
Vietnamese workers sent to work in Japan have accounted for over half of the total number of Vietnamese contracted to work abroad. Japan also offers Vietnamese workers some of the highest incomes.
Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung said that the Vietnamese labour market has gradually recovered after the Covid-19 pandemic. The country has signed contracts to send workers to several European countries such as Germany, Romania, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria.
Next year, Vietnam plans for 110,000 workers to be contracted to work in foreign markets.
Oncology Hospital faces shortage of chemicals for diagnostic testing
The HCMC Oncology Hospital will run out of chemicals for histopathology testing within a month if new supplies are not forthcoming.
The shortage of chemicals is an alarming issue, threatening the hospital’s operations, Dr. Pham Xuan Dinh, director of HCMC Oncology Hospital, said at a meeting with the HCMC National Assembly Delegation on October 6 afternoon.
It is mandatory to use chemicals compatible with the testing equipment. Otherwise, the testing results will be inaccurate, affecting the patients’ diagnosis and treatment.
Without the chemicals, the hospital cannot carry out histopathology tests for the patients.
The chemicals for testing are not included in the list of bidding for medical supplies as they are sold at only one price, while the bid estimates must provide three quotations as a basis for selecting the winning bid.
Additionally, the bidding for drugs and medical equipment faces difficulty because many items have yet to be classified into groups of medical supplies by the contractors, Dr. Dang Huy Quoc Thinh, deputy director of the hospital, said.
HCMC traffic reaches highest warning level
The overloaded traffic situation on many city roads is now at level five or six, the highest alert on the warning scale, according to the HCMC Department of Transport.
With 4,734 kilometers of roadways and 1,160 bridges, land used for traffic in the city is 10% lower than necessary, while the density of roads has reached only one-fifth of the requirement.
HCMC had 8.7 million vehicles as of the third quarter of 2022, including more than 850,000 automobiles and over 7.8 million motorcycles.
The city’s population, which topped nine million by 2021, has grown by approximately two million in the last 10 years, causing severe challenges in terms of transportation infrastructure.
Over 1,000 new vehicles, including about 220 automobiles and 805 motorbikes, are registered daily.
The overall number of vehicles climbed by 3.1% compared to the same period last year, with autos growing faster than motorbikes, according to the authorities.
HCMC reportedly has 18 hotspots that are at risk of traffic congestion. The flow of vehicles might be potentially disrupted due to break-down autos or heavy rainfalls.
The city has proposed three solutions to ease traffic congestion by the end of September, including the construction of 16 intersections, the hourly restriction of passenger vehicles with 30 seats or more from entering the city center, and the toll collection for automobiles traveling downtown.
HCMC has also promoted beltway projects Nos. 2, 3, and 4 to divert automotive traffic away from roads in the city center.
In 2023, the authorities will focus on increasing transit infrastructure, improving public passenger transportation service and regulating the use of personal vehicles.
Source: VNA/SGT/VNS/VOV/Dtinews/SGGP/VGP/Hanoitimes
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