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At the event (Photo: VNA)   Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – The National Traffic Safety Committee and the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on November 11 held an annual requiem for the victims who lost their life to traffic accidents in Vietnam this year. The event aims to raise an alarm in the whole society on traffic accidents in the country, thus raising awareness of the community in abiding by the traffic law and calling on them to assist the victims and their families. The participants observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims and the organizing board delivered relief aid to representatives of bereaved families. Speaking at the event, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh, who is also head of the national committee, said that traffic accidents take the life of over 8,000 people and injure more than 15,000 others in Vietnam each year. Losses caused by traffic accidents are causing adverse influences on the country’s economic growth and … [Read more...] about Requiem for victims of traffic accidents in Vietnam

Nowadays, dengue fever occurs year-round in the country. The Infection Department of the General Hospital in Dong Hoi Town of Quang Binh admitted nearly 200 dengue inpatients though it has 29 beds. Director of the Preventive Medicine Center in Quang Binh Dr. Do Quoc Tiep said that all communes in the province have reported outbreaks of dengue infecting 10,370 residents and killing three people. Inpatients had to share bed because of patient overload. Director of the Vinh Duc General Hospital in Quang Nam Province said that the disease has developed complicatedly this year. Some 150 patients a day have been admitted to the hospital. Critically, more serious patients have been hospitalized as weather is unpredictable and the preventive medicine sector has not done well in dengue prevention task. Since the beginning of the year, Binh Dinh Province has become “hot spot” of dengue when infection cases keep escalating with 1,300 infected people and clinics have seen patients … [Read more...] about Deadly dengue outbreak overwhelms central Vietnam

A child works in the fishery sector in Thailand. (Photo: bloomberg.com) Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - The problem of child labour in Thailand has improved, as the Ministry of Labour continues to hold campaigns against child labour and exploitation of children. On June 11, the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare organised an event to mark World Day against Child Labour, which falls on June 12 of every year. The event featured exhibitions and activities arranged by public agencies, private development organisations, and employers and employees. Director-General of the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare Wiwat Tanghong said after presiding over the opening of this event that the child labour problem in Thailand has improved, as the country has stepped up to the fight against child labour. As a result, fewer children are being exploited and there are fewer children entering the labour market. According to a child labour study conducted by the United States, Thailand’s … [Read more...] about Thailand marks World Day against Child Labour

His message of best wishes was addressed to Samdech Heng Samrin, Honorary President of the Cambodian People's Party, President of the Cambodian National Assembly, and President of the Solidarity Front for Development of the Cambodian Motherland. Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man The New Year festival, called Chol Chnam Thmay in Cambodia, Songkran in Thailand, Bunpimay in Laos and Thingyan in Myanmar, takes place in April every year, attracting tourists with traditional culture, a festive atmosphere and water splashing traditions to wash away bad luck and pray for a good new year. Chol Chnam Thmay is one of the most important festivals for Khmer people in Cambodia. It usually lasts three days and is celebrated mostly in pagodas. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Front leader greets Cambodia on traditional Chol Chnam Thmay festival

PANO – Vietnam will compete in 31 sports at the upcoming 26th SEA Games, to be held in Indonesia from November 11, 2011 to November 22, 2011. The Southeast Asian Sports Council, on February 25th, announced officially the list of sports at the coming sports event. Over the past few days, representatives from ASEAN countries gathered in Bali, Indonesia to discuss the list of sports. Especially, women’s football.  Despite the agreement of the representatives from Vietnam, Myanmar, and Thailand, women’s footaball will not be included of the list of sports. Accordingly, the upcoming event includes 44 sports events, and 545 sets of medals . Vietnam will take part in 31 sports including: athletics, swimming, diving, archery, badminton, billiards & snooker; canoeing/kayak, cycling, boxing, petanque, fencing, football, judo, chess, rowing, vovinam, sepaktakraw, taekwondo, table-tennis, tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling, wushu, karatedo, … [Read more...] about Vietnam to compete in 31 sports at the 26th SEA Games