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The Smart Operation Center of Binh Chanh District in Ho Chi Minh City, launched in April 2022. (Photo: SGGP) Vietnam Electricyt Group (EVN) reported that it has a great quantity of customers, nearly 90 percent of whom are individuals in households. Its electricity services are linked to the National Population Database via the National Public Service e-Portal, and have so far served clients better when eliminating a lot of documents in administrative procedures thanks to the digital transformation. EVN also employs cashless payment via Mobile Money of the intermediary of VNPT, Viettel, MobiFone. The rate of cashless payment for EVN now accounts for 95 percent. Similarly, Vietnam Social Security has completed its database for over 98 million Vietnamese citizens in 27 million households nationwide. It has introduced the app VssID – digital social security app – for participants to monitor their participation in social insurance and health insurance. The app has been downloaded and … [Read more...] about Developing digital citizen ecosystem becomes inevitable in Vietnam

Thu Duc City Police launches peak month of ensuring security, social order and safety. The campaign will be implemented in advance, during and after the 77th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945-2022) and National Day (September 2). At the ceremony, Chairman of the Thu Duc City People’s Committee Hoang Tung required authorities and agencies to direct and closely collaborate with police forces to strengthen the propaganda, widely popularize to people to raise their awareness of caution and prevention, and actively participate in denouncing crimes. Especially, the police forces are assigned to closely collaborate with relevant functional forces to strictly handle crime of all kinds, society’s vices along with strengthening the patrol and control to prevent and the crimes. Chairman of the Thu Duc City People’s Committee Hoang Tung at the ceremony. Colonel Nguyen Hoang Thang, Head of the Thu Duc City Police required the police forces of the city to … [Read more...] about Thu Duc City Police launches peak month of ensuring security, social order

VnExpress Marathon Sparkling Quy Nhon will commence on June 11, 2023. Annual runners (participating in at least three VnExpress tournaments) will enjoy a discount of 30%. To apply for this promotion, athletes have to buy tickets with the email they had used for previous tournaments. The organizer also launched special offers for running clubs. Groups from 10 to 29 people are offered discounts of 10%, groups of 30-39, 15%, groups of 50–100, 20%, and groups exceeding 100, 25%. VM Quy Nhon 2022 runners start the race. Photo by VnExpress In the fourth VnExpress Marathon Sparkling Quy Nhon, runners registering for the 21-kilometer and 42-kilometer distances can choose a style for their running shirt. During the super early phase, runners can also receive hats as Finisher of 21-kilometer event and pants as Finisher of the 42-kilometer run. Distance VnExpress Marathon Sparkling Quy Nhon 2023 Super Early Bird Aug 15 - 26 Early Bird Augst 27- Nov 23 … [Read more...] about VnExpress Marathon Quy Nhon 2023 opens for registration

An apartment building on Da Nang Street in Van My Ward of Ngo Quyen District comprises 1,288 apartments housing more than 4,200 people. Built between 1975 and 1980, the building has been seriously downgraded. Every time there is a storm, local authorities must evacuate residents. Hai Phong has 178 apartment buildings, hosting 7,000 households, that are in so poor conditions that they need to be demolished. The city's Department of Planning and Investment earlier this month invited bidding into 10 new apartment blocks that are expected to accomodate nearly 4,500 households from the dilapidated buildings. The walls of one building have grown mossy and peeled. Of the 10 buildings, each rising five stories, some blocks have been classified as dangerous, which means residents must be moved out. An iron pillar is put in place to support the balcony roof of an apartment on the fourth floor. … [Read more...] about Apartment buildings near collapse in northern Vietnam city

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to see a new rainy spell from August 19. According to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, northern localities would see dry weather from August 16-18 with temperatures of between 26-34 degrees centigrade. From August 19-23, the region would experience a new rainy front with strong wind. The central region would also witness downpours during this time. The same weather would also occur in the Central Highlands and southern regions on August 17-23, focusing on the late afternoon and evening. Local people have been warned of hail, whirlwinds and thunderstorms during rain. Between August 11 and September 10, the rainfall in the northern region and localities from Danang City to Binh Thuan Province would be 5-10 percent higher against the same period of many previous years. … [Read more...] about New rainy spell forecasted for northern region

An 11-year-old boy severely burnt in a gas cylinder explosion while trying to save his adoptive mother is calling for help. Nguyen Huu Chinh, 11, was born in a very poor family in the province of Soc Trang’s Ke Sach District. He had nine brothers and sisters, but three have died. In 2020, a local couple adopted Chinh. Since then, Chinh has worked for his adoptive parents’ duck farm. Chinh and his mother In August of the same year, when Chinh was at the duck farm, a gas cylinder on his adoptive parents’ boat suddenly exploded. At that time, his foster mother was cooking. He rushed to save her but failed. Both of them were hospitalised, with up to 64 percent of Chinh’s body burnt, while his foster mother died of serious injuries. Following a long hospital stay and countless operations, Chinh returned home. However, he has not yet been able to walk and still depends on his relatives’ support. Chinh’s mother Thach Thi Ra Sa said that all valuable assets in the … [Read more...] about Seriously-burnt boy in desperate need of support

Illustrative image (Photo: Bernama) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - The Malaysia n Government has agreed to allow the hiring of additional foreign workers for the bird's nest industry, specifically to clean raw swiftlet’s nests, to overcome the labour shortage facing the industry, according to the country's Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries Ronald Kiandee. The minister said the approval was granted after taking into account the industry's potential which has specific market demand. However, the approval depends on the annual production capacity of the companies involved, which must first be registered with the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS), and subject to the regulations in force relating to recruitment of foreign workers , he noted. According to statistics, as of December 31 last year, the bird's nest industry employed a total of 2,213 workers comprising 1,073 locals and 1,140 foreigners. Based on the list of applications received from industry players, this … [Read more...] about Malaysia expands scale of bird’s nest industry

Two Vietnamese scuba instructors based in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province are well known among international tourists coming to Vietnam to take up diving lessons. They emphasize protecting marine life during their training sessions. Nguyen Van Loc and Nguyen Tan Thanh are members of the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). With certificates of diving competence, they are qualified to provide PADI-accredited diving courses. Twenty years ago, Loc had a life-changing experience diving with a foreign visitor in Hon Mun Marine Reserve, Khanh Hoa Province. The coach spotted an unsuspecting squid, which he grabbed and later cooked it. To this his foreign student objected, saying that the payment he made was for him to witness wildlife, not the barbaric habits of his coach. “If you catch and cook it, you get one meal for yourself. But if you take care of it, you are to be commended to my fellows back home,” said the student. “When more tourists come here for … [Read more...] about Vietnamese scuba instructors popular with international students

Functional forces in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on Sunday inspected several tourist bungalows built without permission in Ham Ninh Commune of Phu Quoc Island City, where tourism is booming. The inspection came following Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper’s report on the illegal constructions that have become commonplace in the popular resort island off southern Vietnam. The illicitly-built tourist bungalows encroached on the Phu Quoc marine protected areas. They were constructed on concrete pillars firmly planted into the ground below the water and connected to the shore via a wooden boardwalk. Local authorities have granted construction certificates to none of these tourist bungalows, some of the owners of the structures admitted. The Kien Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and related agencies have pledged to thoroughly handle these violations in accordance with the law and ensure the violators will return the seabed of the affected marine … [Read more...] about Phu Quoc probes illegal constructions in protected maritime areas

The People’s Committee of Quang Nam Province in central Vietnam asked provincial departments and agencies to study the organization of a national ginseng festival next year with the aim of holding an international ginseng fest in 2024. The office of the provincial People’s Committee made the announcement at the conclusion of a committee early last week. Specifically, Quang Nam’s chairman Le Tri Thanh requested the provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism to coordinate with the People’s Committee of Nam Tra My District and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to assess the benefits of the Ngoc Linh Ginseng Festival. These agencies were also asked to study and make a proposal to the provincial People’s Committee to hold the national ginseng festival next year in an open manner with the participation of localities cultivating ginseng nationwide. Quang Nam organizes the Ngoc Linh Ginseng Festival in Nam Tra My District annually. The event was held for … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Quang Nam wants to host national ginseng festival next year