Viet Nam News PHÚ YÊN - Shrimp breeders in Sông Cầu Township, Phú Yên Province have strongly opposed a local seafood processing factory's discharge of untreated wastewater into Xuân Đài Bay, recently causing mass shrimp death. The breeders suspect the wastewater discharge of Xuân Phương Commune-based Nguyễn Hưng Ltd.Co's factory was the main cause of the 524,000 shrimp that died in the few days, according to shrimp breeders in Xuân Yên Ward and Xuân Phương Commune, with hundreds of billionđồngin damage. Nguyễn Thanh Nam, a shrimp breeder in Xuân Yên Ward, said all breeders along the bay were suffering losses. "We urge the authorities to clarify the cause and respond to the people," he was quoted as saying to the Thanh Niên (Young People) newspaper. Nguyễn Thị Hoa, deputy director of Nguyễn Hưng Ltd.Co, explained two months ago, the factory's wastewater treatment system crashed, so all wastewater was sucked into tank trucks and transported to another system in Xuân Canh … [Read more...] about Seafood factory’s discharge suspected to cause mass shrimp die in Phú Yên
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37 Nghệ An fishermen rescued from sea
Viet Nam News NGHỆ AN - Thirty-seven fishermen have been rescued from sea by the central Nghệ An Province's navy police force and other fishermen in the past few days. On Monday, Quỳnh Thuận District's border guards, in co-ordination with the navy police, brought 19 fishermen from fishing vessel NA95688TS to shore after they were rescued from sea. The latest incident took place around 6pm on Sunday, when the fishing vessel owned by Bùi Ngọc Kiên, a resident of Nghệ An Province's Quỳnh Lưu District, broke down suddenly in sea and started drifting away. The fishermen on board sent out an emergency signal following which the navy police received an order from the Command to go on a rescue operation. The navy police ship caught up with the drifting vessel a few hours later, around 00.30am on Monday. Earlier, on the afternoon of May 21, a local fishing vessel, captained by Nguyễn Bá Thảo, a resident of Quỳnh Lưu District, with 17 other seamen, broke down and went adrift in sea. On … [Read more...] about 37 Nghệ An fishermen rescued from sea
PM supports Nasdaq’s co-operation with Vietnamese firms
Viet Nam News NEW YORK - Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has expressed his wish that, with its reputation and influence, the Nasdaq Stock Market would further expand co-operation with and provide stronger assistance for Vietnamese enterprises, including the VNG Joint Stock Company, to list their shares on the US stock market. While receiving Robert H McCooey Jr, senior vice president of Nasdaq's Listing Services in New York on Monday (local time), PM Phúc said the Vietnamese Government supports and hopes the co-operation between Nasdaq and VNG would bring success to both sides and contribute to the enhancement of Việt Nam-US economic and trade relations in the time ahead. Many US companies have been successfully investing, producing and doing business in Việt Nam, making important contributions to the achievements of economic and trade co-operation between the two nations, he said, adding that Việt Nam wants to see more US enterprises to pour investment into Việt Nam and vice versa. … [Read more...] about PM supports Nasdaq’s co-operation with Vietnamese firms
Don’t concrete Sơn Trà, says tourism association
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - Đà Nẵng City Tourism Association insisted at a talk on Sơn Trà Peninsula tourism development on Tuesday morning that no more hotels or buildings should be built on the peninsula to preserve its environment and biodiversity. Speaking at the talk held in Hà Nội by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Đà Nẵng People's Committee, head of the association Huỳnh Tấn Vinh said: "Don't concrete, don't destroy Sơn Trà." He said that his opinion on tourism development on Sơn Trà Peninsula remained unchanged from the petitions that the association submitted to Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc earlier asking to adjust the Sơn Trà National Tourism Site plan. Under the Government plan outlined in May 2013 and approved in November 2016, Sơn Trà Mountain on the Sơn Trà Peninsula is set to become a national tourism site and luxury eco-tour resort complex by 2030, able to accommodate 300,000 tourists with 1,600 luxury hotel rooms. Before May 2013, Đà Nẵng City People's … [Read more...] about Don’t concrete Sơn Trà, says tourism association
Four members of Việt Nam National University receive accreditation in educational quality
Viet Nam News HCM CITY - Four member universities of Việt Nam National University Hồ Chí Minh City (VNUHCM) on Monday received accreditation certification for educational quality from the Ministry of Education and Training. They include the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Science, University of Information Technology and University of Economics and Law. The Centre for Education Accreditation at Vietnam National University Hà Nội was responsible for carrying out quality assessment of the four universities. Associate Professor Nguyễn Hội Nghĩa, deputy director of VNUHCM, said the university had been carrying out educational reforms and enhancing creativity. VNUHCM, which has a total of six member universities, considers educational quality the leading priority in its development strategy, said Nghĩa, adding that the accreditation process had helped member universities discover their strengths and weaknesses. Of the six members, VNUHCM now has five … [Read more...] about Four members of Việt Nam National University receive accreditation in educational quality