VN’s first field hospital ready to join UN’s peacekeeping force
VN’s first field hospital ready to join UN’s peacekeeping forceVietnam’s first field hospital has been all set for the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in South Sudan in a couple of months, said Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. The successful implementation of the level-2 field hospital is a vivid illustration for the blue-beret soldiers’ growth as well as affirms the country’s image in the international arena, he stressed. “The hospital is well equipped with sufficient medical device while all of the materials are packed in line with international standards and preserved in good conditions”, Phung noticed. The Vietnam Peacekeeping Department is working with Tan Cang Company, Military Hospital 175, the logistics agency of the UN and the Government of South Sudan to classify the commodities and complete the package in accordance with international transportation principals. Vietnam’s first level-2 field hospital is expected to officially join the UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan in late June.-VNA
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May 04, 2018 11:15 UTC
Petrol traders urged to sell more bio-fuels
Petrol traders urged to sell more bio-fuelsWholesale petrol traders should make more efforts to raise the market share of bio-fuel E5 in the country, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Do Thang Hai. He said although the output of bio-fuel E5 had grown remarkably in recent times, it was not up to expectations. E5 RON 92 consists of five percent ethanol and 95 percent petrol. He requested enterprises to seriously and persistently implement and continue to take more aggressive measures to increase the market share of E5 petrol business. Hai also requested petrol stations to install E5 gasoline pumps in convenient locations and said there was a need to have more pump piers.
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May 04, 2018 11:03 UTC
Bui Vien walking street no longer has pedestrian path
Bui Vien walking street no longer has pedestrian pathThe walking street of Bui Vien (Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) has been put into operation since August 2017, and become a popular entertainment destination for foreigners and young people at weekends. Many furniture stores occupy the pavement in Bui Vien street and there is no space for visitorsChaotic and untidy tradingEarlier, Bui Vien street was often crowded during weekend evenings. Previously, Bui Vien Street and other roads around the area had been spontaneously developed into "Westerners’ Street" with numerous travelers. The decision to turn Bui Vien Street into pedestrian street is very appropriate to develop the city's tourism sector, opening an entertainment area for tourists. Unfortunately, after 8 months of operation, Bui Vien walking street has not yet come into order with no pedestrian path and the street vendors are rampant.
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May 04, 2018 09:45 UTC
Nobel Prize for Literature postponed amid Swedish Academy turmoil
Nobel Prize for Literature postponed amid Swedish Academy turmoilThe Nobel Literature Prize is in crisis in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal -- Photo: ALFREDNOBEL.ORGThe organisation that decides the Nobel Prize for Literature has said it will not announce an award this year, after it was engulfed in a scandal over sexual assault allegations. The Swedish Academy has been in crisis over its handling of allegations against the husband of a member. Technically, members are appointed for life to the Swedish Academy and cannot resign, although they can refuse to take part. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences oversees Physics, Chemistry and Economics. The Nobel Assembly awards Medicine and the Swedish Academy covers Literature.
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May 04, 2018 07:41 UTC
Mui Ne beaches face serious erosion
Mui Ne beaches face serious erosionMui Ne is losing its beautiful beaches to serious erosion which is damaging seaside resorts while local authorities have yet to find a solution. Director of Aria Mui Ne Resort, Mai Van Son, also said they are losing not only assets but also reputation when receiving many complaints about the beach from guests during the last month. Nguyen Hong Ngoc, owner of Suoi Tien Mui Ne Resort, said that she had never seen such serious erosion here before. Ca also warned not to build anything on the beach without carefully studying tides and the beaches to prevent erosion. A beach in Mui Ne faces serious erosionA Mui Ne beach has no tourists on Labour Day holiday on May 1A long beach has erodedSeaside restaurants are being damaged by the erosionTourists face difficult finding a way to the beachDtinews
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May 04, 2018 07:30 UTC
Vientiane – Vung Ang railway needs over $5 billion
Vientiane – Vung Ang railway needs over $5 billionMore than 5 billion USD is needed to build a railway linking the Lao capital of Vientiane with Vung Ang seaport in Vietnam, according to research conducted under a technical support project for the railway’s feasibility study. The research outcomes were transferred to the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam on May 3. The Vientiane-Vung Ang railway is a key infrastructure project in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which connects Vietnam and Laos and also intersecting at a point with the Singapore – Kunming (China) railway. The railway route has a total length of 554.72 km, with 102.7 km in Vietnam, running from Vung Ang seaport in central Ha Tinh province to the Vietnam-Laos border at Mu Gia mountain pass in central Quang Binh province. The Ministry of Transport asked the KOICA to persuade the RoK’s government to help with calling for investment for the project.-VNA
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May 04, 2018 07:30 UTC
Viettel’s revenue from overseas investment reaches US$1.7 billion
Viettel’s revenue from overseas investment reaches US$1.7 billionViettel Group’s revenue from its overseas investment in 2017 surged by 38 per cent from the previous year to reach VND38 trillion (US$1.7 billion). Alone in the fourth quarter of 2017, Viettel’s revenue from overseas investments rose by 40 per cent from the same period last year. Viettel is the only company in Viet Nam having a revenue of more than $1 billion from overseas investments. The total revenue from IT projects with foreign governments rose by 6 times from the previous year. It set high growth rate for Viettel Tanzania at 70 per cent, Burundi 21 per cent and Viettel Peru 20 per cent.
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May 04, 2018 07:30 UTC
Mount Kilauea: Hawaii emergency declared over volcano eruption
Mount Kilauea: Hawaii emergency declared over volcano eruptionMount Kilauea volcano has erupted near a residential area on Hawaii's largest island, prompting a local state of emergency and the mandatory evacuation of 1,700 local residents. One witness said lava had burst across a road like a curtain of fire. A volcanic crater vent - known as Puu Oo - collapsed earlier this week, sending lava down the mountain's slopes towards populated areas. Hawaii's Governor David Ige says he has activated military reservists from the National Guard to help evacuate thousands of people. Close-up footage shot by a drone showed lava bursting from a fissure in a wooded residential neighbourhood and oozing down a road.
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May 04, 2018 07:18 UTC
MH370 search uncovered shipwrecks from 19th Century
MH370 search uncovered shipwrecks from 19th CenturyTwo shipwrecks found during a failed search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370 were merchant vessels that sank in the 19th Century, researchers say. The location of MH370 remains unknown more than four years after it disappeared, carrying 239 people, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Unexpected discoveriesOne of the ships, spotted in December 2015, was identified as an iron barque. The shipwrecks were found during the official search for MH370 by Australia, Malaysia and China. A private US firm began another search for the plane earlier this year.
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May 04, 2018 07:07 UTC
VN confident to play at AFF Cup
VN confident to play at AFF CupVietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF), as well as Vietnamese players are confident about the draw result of the upcoming 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup. Vietnam’s U23 players (pictured) will be key players of the Viet Nam national team at the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup. “Ten years ago, Vietnam won the AFF Cup 2008, now we are determined to bring the same joy to fans. We will focus in each game, the loss against Indonesia in the semi-finals of the AFF event two years ago is still a bitter lesson for us. The AFF Suzuki Cup kicks off this year with the first group stage matches to be played on November 8.
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May 04, 2018 06:45 UTC
Young startupper earns success with free shopping app
Young startupper earns success with free shopping appTran Hai Quang, a 28-year-old former student of the Foreign Trade University, has earned initial success after two years since the launch of his startup project, Clingme, a free app to facilitate shopping for consumers. Two years ago, after graduating with an MBA in the US, Quang chose to return to Vietnam in order to build his career with the free mobile app. Dissimilar from other shopping support applications, Clingme has personalised the phone screen for each users’ group. At the same location, user groups will get different shopping recommendations, giving customers the most convenient and smart shopping experience. Clingme is following the O2O model and expects to become a leader in the trend in Vietnam, said CEO Tran Hai Quang.
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May 04, 2018 06:22 UTC
Micro foreign-invested businesses flock to Vietnam
Micro foreign-invested businesses flock to VietnamVietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign registered investment projects capitalized at several millions of dollars each have been set up in Vietnam. Economists have warned that the existence of the micro enterprises will cause difficulties for domestic ones. Nguyen Mai, former Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, warned that the average investment capital per project is getting smaller, including micro projects capitalized at $1-2 million. Vietnam, in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), seeks huge foreign capital. Agencies should also think of other incentives to attract foreign investors, rather than rely on preferential tax rates and land-use rights access.
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May 04, 2018 05:15 UTC
Le Cong Vinh resigns as acting chairman of HCM City FC
Le Cong Vinh resigns as acting chairman of HCM City FCFormer captain of the Vietnam senior football team, Le Cong Vinh, resigned as acting chairman of HCM City FC on May 2. Former captain of the Vietnam senior football team, Le Cong Vinh resigned as acting chairman of HCM City FC on May 2. After retiring from playing football, Vinh took the role of acting chairman of HCM City FC, in V.League 1, at the beginning of 2017. While acting as chairman, Vinh, who won the Vietnamese Golden Ball Award three times in 2004, 2006 and 2007, has changed a number of players in the training bench. Vinh invited former Vietnam national team coach Toshiya Miura to train HCM City FC after Miura’s dismissal by the national side.
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May 04, 2018 04:41 UTC
Ba Na Mountain hosts beer festival
Ba Na Mountain hosts beer festivalThe Sun World Ba Na Hills Mountain resort, 1,500m above sea level, has launched a beer festival, the B’estival 2018 to celebrate summer holidays, offering 1 million litres of German beer for tourists between May and September. Tourists clink glasses with German beer during the beer festival in Ba Na Mountain resort in Da Nang City. — Photo courtesy of Ba Na HillsThe beer festival organisers said the beer festival, which opened on April 30, aims to lure tourists to spend the festive season in the mountain rendezvous this summer. A 3,000-seat Beer Plaza in the Du Dome Park was designed for the beer festival with German-style cuisine, BBQ parties and fashion from Oktoberfest – the famous Bavaria beer festival. More than 200 artists from Europe will perform during the four-month long beer festival in the cool air of the Ba Na mountain climate.
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May 04, 2018 04:30 UTC
Part of 45-kg tumour removed from patient
Part of 45-kg tumour removed from patientViet Duc Hospital’s Department of Plastic Surgery successfully conducted a surgery to remove part of a 45-kg tumour from a 34-year-old patient. – Photo courtesy of Viet Duc HospitalThe tumour had spread to his buttocks, back and almost the entire left thigh. The patient was unable to walk normally and had to crawl because of the tumour. The patient’s family members from the Nghệ An central province said the tumour developed each year, and the family could not afford to get the patient treated when he was young so the tumour spread gradually. Associate Professor Nguyen Hong Ha, head of Plastic Surgery Department, said the patient was hospitalised in poor health due to chronic blood loss.
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May 04, 2018 04:30 UTC