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A social worker in Ho Chi Minh City has been apprehended for allegedly molesting multiple young girls under his care while working at a local social support center. Police in Binh Thanh District on Sunday arrested Nguyen Tien Dung, a records employee at the city’s social support center, which is managed by the municipal Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs. Dung had previously been suspended from work after he was accused of molesting young girls at the center. At the police station, Dung has admitted to sexually abusing four girls aged between 13 and 15 during their stay at the social support center. Officers have been collecting statements from the victims and eyewitnesses to assist the investigation. Competent authorities were made aware of the case when they received a letter from two of the victims accusing Dung of molestation. Officers launched a probe into the accusation and discovered that the social worker had sexually abused K.D., 13, K. A., 14, K.N., … [Read more...] about Social worker arrested for allegedly molesting teenagers in Ho Chi Minh City

To spur students to use buses, the Management and Operation Center for Public Transport wants the city to increase ticket subsidizes this year to VND 3,968 per trip for intra-city travel and VND 4,587 in Can Gio district. The current rates are VND 2,830 and VND 3,537. Tran Chi Trung, the center’s director, said the higher subsidies would also encourage transport operators to buy new buses and improve their services. Students board a school bus in Ho Chi Minh City. Tran Quang Lam, deputy director of the Department of Transport, said the department has suggested that the city should provide interest-free loans for 10 years worth 70 percent of the cost of a bus to operators. The department has worked with the Department of Education and Training to ensure traffic safety in school areas, especially during peak hours. They also instructed transport enterprises to improve their services and increase their number of daily trips so that more students use public … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City to encourage school students to travel by bus

The “Ho Chi Minh City – development and integration” festival in 2015 (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The “Ho Chi Minh City – development and integration” festival is due to take place in the southern metropolis from November 29 to December 1 with various activities, a municipal official has said. Tran Phuoc Anh, Deputy Director of the city’s Department of External Relations, said at a recent press conference that the festival will also create a venue where participating countries promote traditional culture and enhance their solidarity. Activities within the festival will be held at the Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street and the Bach Dang Wharf Park in district 1, including stalls displaying photos, objects, costumes and products of the countries. HCM City’s culture, arts, tourism and handicrafts will be introduced through such as embroidered, sand, rice and lacquer paintings, ceramics and products made from wood, rattan and … [Read more...] about Festival to highlight HCM City’s integration efforts

Customers in a supermarket in HCM City (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Ho Chi Minh City authorities are working with local businesses to ensure supply of essential goods under the city’s market stabilisation programme for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. Under the market stabilisation programme for the year, essential foods include 10 commodity groups. These goods normally account for 25-30 percent of market demand, but in the months prior to and during Tet, the figure rises to 30-40 percent. Tran Duy Dong, director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Department of Domestic Market, said it would ensure supply of essential goods in the last months of the year and during January. The holiday falls on January 25. Dong, however, pointed out that the supply of essential goods and stabilised prices are “ensured at supermarkets, but prices at traditional markets are not”. The ministry will … [Read more...] about HCM City ensures supply of essential goods for Tet

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City (third from left) Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan visits the Congregation of the Holy Cross Lovers of Thu Thiem in District 2 (Source: https://nld.com.vn) HCM City (VNA) – Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan visited the Congregation of the Holy Cross Lovers of Thu Thiem in District 2 on February 9 on the occasion of the upcoming traditional Lunar New Year (Tet). He hailed the congregation’s involvement in taking care of disadvantaged people, opening vocational training courses, and introducing jobs to locals, which contributed to ensuring the city’s effective implementation of social welfare policies. The party official hoped the congregation will promote such activities to bring better lives for needy people. While visiting the congregation’s nursing home for elderly nuns, the official wished them health and happiness. Superior of the congregation Nguyen Thi Ngoan wished local … [Read more...] about HCM City leader pays pre-Tet visit to Holy Cross Lovers