At 11:00am on December 7, the Do Son Border Guard Station received information from Pham Van Truong that a boat was sunk at the Van Uc River’s mouth due to high waves and strong wind. After receiving the information, the unit sent a canoe with five rescuers, led by its Deputy Head Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Duong, to the scene. By 12:10pm the same day, the two distressed sailors were saved and taken to shore safely. The sunken boat numbered TH 1270 Reportedly, the sunken boat numbered TH 1270 was captained by Tran Van Hong from Ninh Binh province. The Do Son Border Guard Station is collaborating with relevant forces to salvage the boat and drop signal buoys to alert other vehicles not to enter the area. * The same day, the Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center of Region 4 (MRCC IV) in collaboration with the Border Guard Station of Nha Trang Port under the Khanh Hoa Border Guard Command saved an Indian crewman in Nha Trang waters. … [Read more...] about Troubled crewmen saved at sea
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National public service portal will deal blow to harassments, wrongdoings
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the national public service portal will deal a blow to harassments and wrongdoings in processing administrative procedures. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (7th from left), Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (8th from left), Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung (9th from left) at the launching ceremony of the national public service portal in Ha Noi on December 9, 2019. Photo: VGP The Government chief made the above statement on Monday at the launching ceremony of the national portal. Phuc said the launch of the portal is an initial successful step, reflecting the Government’s determination to foster e-government development in a practical and effective manner. He urged the Government Office to continue efforts to provide level-4 public services and integrate more services into the portal while ministries, agencies and localities need to quickly develop and share their databases in a bid to further simplify … [Read more...] about National public service portal will deal blow to harassments, wrongdoings
Sun Group’s Bana Hills luxury honeymoon hotel wins global award Mecure Danang
Mecure Danang French Village Bana Hills, developed by Sun Group and operated by AccorHotels, has been honored for the second time by the World Luxury Hotel Awards (WLHA). Last year it had won the award for "Luxury Romantic Hotel". French Village Bana Hills is charming at night. Michael Hunter Smith, a representative of WLHA, said: "Mecure Danang French Village Bana Hills has a unique charm which offers special vacation experiences. Couples in the honeymoon always want to find a special place where they can keep sweet memories and share it with friends, and this is the ideal destination for them." Located in Ba Na Hills, with the luxurious and antique beauty of "miniature Europe", natural environment and cool climate all year around, Mercure Danang French Village Bana Hills has displayed its charm for nearly a decade. Each room in the four-star hotel at Ba Na Hills boasts romantic and elegant views of the 19th century French village with Gothic architecture. The hotel rooms … [Read more...] about Sun Group’s Bana Hills luxury honeymoon hotel wins global award Mecure Danang
Vietnam recovers $384 mln, offsets TV firm acquisition losses
Speaking to VnExpress on the sidelines of a National Assembly session in Hanoi, Supreme People's Court Chief Justice Nguyen Hoa Binh said the amount of money recovered in this corruption case was a record-high, and the speed with which it was done was also unprecedented. The case that involved violation of regulations on management and use of public capital that lead to "serious consequences," giving and accepting bribes, will go to trial at the Hanoi People's Court for 16 consecutive days starting December 16. Fourteen suspects will be brought to trial, including two former ministers of Information and Communications, two former general directors and five former deputy general directors of MobiFone. The suspects have returned nearly VND8.9 trillion, most of which was the money AVG's former chairman Pham Nhat Vu returned to MobiFone after the acquisition deal fell through. The remaining amount has been handed over by information ministers Nguyen Bac Son, Truong Minh Tuan and MobiFone's … [Read more...] about Vietnam recovers $384 mln, offsets TV firm acquisition losses
Women can make or break Vietnam’s F&B industry
A new survey by HCMC-based market research firm Decision Lab finds that female consumers can make or break the food and beverage industry of Vietnam. Average visits per capita by female consumers to the out of home food and beverage market has increased by 5 percent during last year, from 121 between the fourth quarter of 2016 and the third quarter last year to 128 between the fourth quarter last year and the third quarter this year. Women have also increased spending on almost all major food channels in Vietnam, namely full service restaurants (FSR), or sit down eateries where food is served directly to the customers' table, and quick service restaurants (QSR), where table service is minimal and the typical fare is fast food, street food, convenience stores, canteens and bars. As a result, women’s contribution to the out of home market revenue has increased by a whopping 10 percent. Among the women themselves, the 15-34 year-old segment accounts for 82 percent of the visits in … [Read more...] about Women can make or break Vietnam’s F&B industry