Right of self defence

Vietnamese contestants in the 34th International Olympiad in Informatics in 2022. (Photo: SGGP) With a 100 percent medal-winning rate, including one gold and three silver medals, the Vietnamese national team ranks in the top nine countries and territories, after China, Japan, the US, South Korea, Iran, Ukraine, Croatia, and Taiwan, according to the medal tally. Specifically, Tran Xuan Bach, an eleventh grader of the High School for Gifted Students, College of Natural Science, under the Vietnam National University (VNU), won the gold medal. Duong Minh Khoi, a twelfth grader of the High School for Gifted Students, College of Natural Science; Le Huu Nghia, a twelfth grader of Binh Long High School for Gifted Students in Binh Phuoc Province; Truong Van Quoc Bao, a twelfth grader of Phan Boi Chau High School for Gifted Students in Nghe An Province, won the silver medals. The 34th International Olympiad in Informatics in 2022 was held online and in person. The Vietnamese team … [Read more...] about Vietnam wins four medals at 34th International Olympiad in Informatics

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Minh Ngan underpinned the importance of the national marine spatial master plan, saying its objectives are to properly delineate and zone off sea spaces for different sectors based on the incorporation of planning of sea-based industries; and to orient the use of sea spaces and address overlaps and conflicts in exploiting marine spaces. Drafting the master plan is a challenging and complex task, given that it has never been done before in Vietnam, Ngan noted, adding that utilizing existing data and information, it will zone off the marine spaces based on natural ecosystems to provide a connecting space for socio-economic development, enhance land-to-sea connectivity and protect national security-defence and international cooperation. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has sent the draft plan to a number of Party Central Committee's commissions, ministries and authorities of 28 coastal cities and … [Read more...] about Vietnam to have national marine spatial plan by 2030

China's financial hub Shanghai said on Sunday it would reopen all schools including kindergartens, primary and middle schools on Sept. 1 after months of COVID-19 closures. The city will require all teachers and students to take nucleic acid tests for the coronavirus every day before leaving campus, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission said. It also called for teachers and students to carry out a 14-day "self health management" within the city ahead of the school reopening, the commission said in a statement. Shanghai shut all schools in mid-March before the city's two-month lockdown to combat its worst COVID outbreak in April and May. It allowed some students of high school and middle school to return to classrooms in June while most of the rest continued home study for the remainder of the semester. The announcement on schools reopening brings great relief to many residents but fears about COVID lockdowns continue to persist, as China vows to stick to its dynamic … [Read more...] about Shanghai to reopen all schools Sept. 1 as lockdown fears persist

PANO – The Ministry of National Defence on May 23rd tested ugraded weapons on armored vehicles, reviewed and approved them, at the K3 firing ground of Military Zone 9, with the presence of Senior Lieutenant General Truong Quang Khanh, Deputy Minister of National Defence. Senior Lieutenant General Truong Quang Khanh inspects an upgraded weapon on the armored vehicle With careful preparations, participating units fulfilled all set targets with full safety. General Khanh applauded the units and said that the above results would pave the way for producing weapons and military equipment in the coming time for training and combat readiness, contributing to promoting combined strength of the army. Earlier, the general had inspected the Can Tho city Military Command. At the working session, he asked the unit to strengthen troops’ political stance, effectively manage and use weapons and equipment. Translated by Pham Huy … [Read more...] about Live-fire test for weapons on armored vehicles

The system will offer all 403 level-3 and level-4 public services online as well as 25 essential public services listed in Project 06. This means all 1,733 administrative procedures will be offered online for the local authorities of all districts and Thu Duc City to easily answer the requests of citizens. Right now, only the marriage registration cannot be done online, but others like birth registration, death registration will be performed online at level 3. Vice Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc stated that the launch of this system can both fulfill the city’s political goal according to Project 06 and accelerate the establishment of a digital government in HCMC via administrative reform. One matter that has attracted much concern from the public is the use of chip-based citizen ID cards to register for medical examination and treatment under health insurance. As related systems are not fully synchronized, most ID cards contain no health insurance information, … [Read more...] about HCMC accelerating digital government establishment

The proliferation of pageants in the country has become a recent topic of discussion/debate. People say that the sheer number of competitions has caused a drop in both the quality of the candidates and entertainment value. Comparisons have even been made to Thi No, a literary character famous for being the polar opposite of beauty in Nam Cao's "Chi Pheo." Over the years, I have come to believe firmly that today’s beauty contests, not just in Vietnam, are inherently flawed. While the concept of beauty pageants has existed for millennia in both the East and the West (known through the Greek myth "Judgment of Paris"), modern beauty pageants as we know them only truly began in America during the early 20th century. The first beauty pageant of the modern times was the Miss America Pageant in 1921. Besides the touted appreciation of female beauty, pageants were a major tourist attraction, enticing people to go to resorts and entertainment centers in America's beach cities at the time. … [Read more...] about Facing up to some ugly truths about beauty contests

Local authorities seal off the scene of the Manchester fire . (Photo: VNA) London (VNA) - Partial human remains recovered from Bismark House Mill in the UK have been identified, through fingerprint analysis, as Nguyen Van Uoc, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK, citing an announcement on August 12 by Greater Manchester Police (GMP). Uoc was one of four Vietnamese nationals who were reported missing to the police earlier and may have been inside the mill during a fire on May 7, 2022. The three others are Chu Van Cuong, Nguyen Van Duong, and Le Thanh Nam. Police are waiting for more DNA test results to identify further victims. The 31-year-old maintained regular contact with his wife until the date of the fire, at which time he said he was in a mill. Teams have been searching the remnants of the mill since demolition workers discovered human remains on Saturday, July 23, 2022. Detective Superintendent Lewis Hughes, GMP’s Victim Identification lead, said: … [Read more...] about First Vietnamese victim in Manchester fire identified through fingerprint

This is the first in-person legal consultation for the Vietnamese employees after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) – Vietnamese labourers who are working in the Republic of Korea (RoK) within the Employment Permit System ( EPS ) programme raised questions relating to their rights, interests and obligations at a meeting on August 14. This is the first in-person legal consultation for the Vietnamese employees after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It brought together Vietnamese workers from Gyeonggi province’s Ansan city and its neighbouring localities. Ta Thi Thanh Thuy, First Secretary of the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK and head of the Vietnamese Labour Managemnet Boad in the RoK, thanked the Ansan Foreign Workers Support Centre for its coordination with the EPS’s Vietnam Labour Management Office to organise the event. She also lauded the role of foreign workers support centres in the RoK and Ansan in … [Read more...] about Concern of Vietnamese guest workers in RoK cleared up