It will cost Sabeco over VND5 billion ($217,000), and the company will identify the workers together with the managements of industrial parks in HCMC and the neighboring provinces of Binh Duong and Dong Nai. A charter flight each will fly from HCMC to Hanoi and the central towns of Vinh, Dong Hoi and Quy Nhon. The 1,000 people going by bus will go to the central provinces of Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, and Khanh Hoa, the Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak and Lam Dong and the southern provinces of Kien Giang and Ca Mau. Hoang Dao Hiep, deputy general director of Sabeco, said this would be the second year the company and the Youth Union provide transportation for the best-performing workers for Lunar New Year. This year it is on a larger scale, and the process to select the workers too started earlier -- at the beginning of December. Tet (The Lunar New Year) falls in late January 2020. Last year too the company had chartered four aircraft. Sabeco is owned 53.59 … [Read more...] about Sabeco to charter aircraft to transport outstanding workers home for New Year
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Tet spirit: Sabeco gifts air, bus tickets to 2,000 outstanding workers
Bennett Neo (right), general director of Sabeco, deliver free flight and bus tickets meant for workers to representatives of industrial and processing zones in HCM City, Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces. — Photo courtesy of Sabeco The Sai Gon Alcohol, Beer and Beverages Corporation (Sabeco) plans to provide 1,000 free air and bus tickets each before the Tet (Lunar New Year) to outstanding workers in industrial zones and processing zones in HCM City and the neighbouring provinces of Binh Duong and Dong Nai. This follows a similar programme late last year which was greatly appreciated. Bennett Neo, general director of Sabeco, said this year the 1,000 air tickets would be for flights from HCM City to Ha Noi, Vinh and Dong Hoi, and Quy Nhon cities, and the bus tickets would be to the provinces of Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Kien Giang, and Ca Mau. It is meant to inspire workers who made outstanding contributions during the year, he added SABECO … [Read more...] about Tet spirit: Sabeco gifts air, bus tickets to 2,000 outstanding workers
Deputy PM asks for stronger efforts to combat IUU fishing
Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has ordered relevant ministries, sectors and authorities of 28 coastal localities to implement comprehensive measures to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by Vietnamese fishing ships in international waters in the next six months. Speaking at a meeting of the National Steering Committee on IUU Fishing Prevention in Hanoi on December 11, Deputy PM Dung asked for closer coordination among ministries, sectors and localities to strictly follow the European Commission (EC) inspection delegation’s recommendations regarding the settlement of IUU fishing. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) was requested to accelerate the implementation of solutions, and offer advice on the revisions of the legal framework to ensure compliance with the EC’s recommendations. Dung said MARD needs to promote the restructuring of the … [Read more...] about Deputy PM asks for stronger efforts to combat IUU fishing
Ban or promote online liquor sales? Vietnam lawmakers at odds
The bill, proposed by the Ministry of Health last year, will prohibit online sales of beverages with alcohol content of more than 15 percent. Beverages with less than 15 percent alcohol content can be sold online, but should be blocked from the electronic devices of people under 18. Nguyen Thuy Anh, Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Committee for Social Affairs, said that the regulations are meant to prevent the negative effects of alcohol in "the most effective and inexpensive way." Nguyen Thanh Hai, Chairwoman of the NA’s Ombudsman Committee, agreed, saying the bill is needed so that citizens can live in an environment without negative effects of alcohol. She cited data from the Ministry of Health that says Vietnam’s revenue from alcohol is VND50 trillion ($2.15 billion) each year, but spending on diseases caused by alcohol is even higher at VND65 trillion ($2.8 billion). Thirty-six percent of traffic accidents and 30 percent of incidents of public disturbance … [Read more...] about Ban or promote online liquor sales? Vietnam lawmakers at odds