Tourists who go trekking in Vietnamese forests should take care not to go on paths not approved by local authorities, because they could put themselves in danger, a military official has warned. Tran Quang Chanh, Chief Commander of the Son Tra District Military Command in central Vietnam, issued the warning after a Filipino tourist got lost earlier this week while trekking in the local forest. Just last month, a Vietnamese trekker had drowned while trekking on the Ta Nang – Phan Dung route in the Central Highlands. Around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, some fishermen in Da Nang heard a scream for help from a ridge on the Son Tra peninsula. The boat approached the place immediately and brought the lost Filipino tourist back to land. Phillip Rancubo, 37, had set out early morning with two of his friends to go trekking in the Son Tra Forest. They walked to the Mui Nghe Beach where they swam and rested. They started trekking back at around 2 p.m. About a third of the way back, the two … [Read more...] about Don’t go off the beaten path in forests, Vietnam tourists advised
Tra Vinh spends 9.7 billion VND to improve products’ quality
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Tra Vinh (VNA) – The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has decided to spend more than 9.7 billion VND (426,800 USD) to help local firms improve the quality of key products of the locality in 2018-2020. According to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Trung Hoang, the province will provide capital for local firms to enhance their products’ quality, while strengthening communications on productivity and quality standards. Meanwhile, agencies will assist enterprises in applying management systems and models to increase productivity and quality, as well as building websites and local technical standards. Local organisations and businesses will be supported in registering their brand protection both domestically and internationally. Tra Vinh currently has more than 2,000 enterpirses. However, most of them are micro and small-sized enterprises facing difficulties in accessing support … [Read more...] about Tra Vinh spends 9.7 billion VND to improve products’ quality
Vinalines’ restructuring plan approved
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan on the restructuring of the mother company of Vietnam National Sipping Lines (Vinalines) in the form of selling State capital and issuing more stocks to increase its charter capital. Vinalines’ current charter capital is more than 14.04 trillion VND. It owned 1.4 billion shares at the price of 10,000 VND each. Of the total, 912.933 million shares, or 65 percent of the firm’s charter capital, belong to the State. More than 2.29 million shares, or 0.16 percent of the charter capital, will be sold to labourers of the firm, while some 207.89 million shares, 14.8 percent of charter capital, will be sold to strategic investors. The number of shares designated for open auction is nearly 281 million, accounting for 20 percent of Vinalines’ charter capital. The adjustment in the structure of Vinalines’ charter capital following share sales was first implemented … [Read more...] about Vinalines’ restructuring plan approved
Hanoi, Frankfurt to set up twinning ties
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung and Mayor of Frankfurt Peter Feldmann have agreed to establish a twin city partnership between the two cities during a recent meeting. Chung met Feldmann on June 20 as part of his ongoing visit to Germany and other European countries. The Hanoi leader updated his counterpart on the development of the capital of Vietnam and proposed the two sides establish twinning relations and partner in areas like tourism, urban planning, human resources training and technological transfer. To do so, the two cities need to increase cultural exchanges and ramp up investment promotion events, he said. He also invited Feldmann to visit Hanoi. Feldmann, for his part, said he was impressed with what Hanoi has done to improve social welfare for its people and reduce poverty and supported Chung’s proposals. Feldmann wants the two sides … [Read more...] about Hanoi, Frankfurt to set up twinning ties
Hanoi commits to fulfilling 90-90-90 goals in HIV/AIDS prevention
HIV patient who is using ARV drugs checked health (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi is making efforts to achieve the 90-90-90 goals in HIV/AIDS prevention set by the United Nations by 2020. The 90-90-90 goals mean that by 2020, 90 percent of HIV-infected people will know their infection status, 90 percent will receive anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs and 90 percent of people taking ARV drugs will have durable viral suppression. To that end, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Hong Son asked offices and districts to actively carry out action plans. According to him, communication work on HIV/AIDS prevention is not spread yet, so people do not have sufficient awareness of preventing HIV/AIDS, while units lack coordination and action programmes. Therefore, he asked for intensified dissemination to raise public awareness and stop discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS. The Health Department should implement a programme of action, expand the use of … [Read more...] about Hanoi commits to fulfilling 90-90-90 goals in HIV/AIDS prevention