First-aid training provided for tourists and tour guides in DanangBy Ha Linh Doctors instruct tourists and tour guides on first-aid practices during the training program - PHOTO: HA LINH HCMC – The Danang Tourism Association and the Quang Nam government on September 15 cooperated with Family Hospital and BNH Hospital to offer first-aid training to tourists, tour guides and lifeguards at tourist attractions in Quang Nam Province and Danang City. The free-of-charge program themed, “Intensive Life Support and First Aid Training 2018,” was aimed at providing trainees with skills and knowledge of first aid, lifesaving and emergency care. As part of the program, doctors instructed the trainees on ways to minimize injuries and gave them a thorough and professional understanding of the treatment for spinal cord injuries, the technique for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and methods of artificial respiration during emergencies. The city is especially focused on … [Read more...] about First-aid training provided for tourists and tour guides in Danang
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PM calls for more non-refundable aid from World Bank
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives WB Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Victoria Kwakwa (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has proposed the World Bank (WB) to continue its non-refundable aid for Vietnam in institutional reform, legal framework improvement and economic restructuring. Receiving WB Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Victoria Kwakwa in Hanoi on September 11, PM Phuc applauded the WB official’s attendance at the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) 2018, saying that this will make an important contribution to the success of the event. Vietnam always treasures the WB’s support for the country, not only its long-term loans but also policy consultancy to help the Vietnamese Government improve macroeconomic management, he stressed. The PM added that the Government of Vietnam backs the WB’s plan to increase capital to provide long-term financial resources for its members. While expressing his gratitude … [Read more...] about PM calls for more non-refundable aid from World Bank
Lower tax for SMEs aids economy: academic
Associate Professor., Doctor Le Xuan Truong The Ministry of Finance is proposing tax solutions to aid enterprises. The proposed reduction of corporate income tax is from the current 20 per cent to 17 per cent for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), or even to 15 per cent for micro enterprises. Vietnam News Agency talked with Associate Professor., Doctor Le Xuan Truong, Head of In-service Faculty of the Academy of Finance, to explore the impact of reducing corporate income tax on the business investment environment and economic growth. How do you evaluate the Ministry of Finance (MoF)’s tax cut proposal? Regarding legal issues, this proposal is essential to ensure the consistency of legal normative documents. According to Article 10 of the Law on Support for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (effective from 1 January 2018), SMEs are allowed to pay a rate of corporate income tax that is lower than the normal tax rate applicable for larger enterprises according to the … [Read more...] about Lower tax for SMEs aids economy: academic
Top Trump aides rush to disavow NYTimes ‘resistance’ article
Top Trump aides rush to disavow NYTimes 'resistance' articleThe Saigon Times Daily WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Top aides to Donald Trump scrambled on Thursday to deny authorship of an anonymous New York Times opinion column that slammed the U.S. president’s leadership style and described “a quiet resistance” to him within his own administration. By early afternoon, eight senior officials had disavowed the piece, including Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis, while hammering the author for writing it and the Times for publishing it. Trump seethed about the piece and presented it as one more jab from the ranks of disgruntled critics in denial about his presidential successes, even as Washington was consumed with speculation about who wrote it. First Lady Melania Trump said in a statement on Twitter, “To the writer of the oped - you are not protecting this country, you are sabotaging it with your cowardly … [Read more...] about Top Trump aides rush to disavow NYTimes ‘resistance’ article
Vietnam Red Cross Society provides aid to flood-hit provinces
Vietnam Red Cross Society staff deliver aid to locals in Thanh Hoa's Yen Dinh district (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Red Cross Society’s Central Committee has decided to offer urgent support to three flood-hit provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Son La with a total funding of 420 million VND (18,000 USD). Along with sending its working teams to Thanh Hoa to perform support activities, the organisation also directed its chapters in the localities to coordinate with local administrations to help the affected locals. Initially, central Thanh Hoa province has handed over 30 million VND, over 3,300 packs of instant noodles, over 1,500 water bottles, 200 life vests to the needy in Thach Thanh, Yen Dinh, Vinh Loc, Cam Thuy and Ba Thuoc districts. Thanh Hoa has been seriously suffered by floods and landslides. Currently, landslides blocking road still make three districts of Quan Hoa, Quan Son and Muong Lat inaccessible. The disasters killed 9 people in Thanh Hoa. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Red Cross Society provides aid to flood-hit provinces