With the ‘sidewalk reclamation’ campaign continuing in District 1 and several other neighborhoods of Ho Chi Minh City, chances are that if your motorbike or car is parked outside a café or an eatery, it will be slapped with a ticket. But who will pay the fine? With the ‘sidewalk reclamation’ campaign continuing in District 1 and several other neighborhoods of Ho Chi Minh City, chances are that if your motorbike or car is parked outside a café or an eatery, it will be slapped with a ticket. But who will pay the fine? It is common practice in Vietnam for customers to leave their vehicles outside a service venue, usually parked on the pavement. Some venues have attendants to look after their customers’ vehicles, but some do not. Suppose members of the ‘sidewalk clearing’ team arrive to check the street where your motorbike is parked, while you are enjoying coffee inside. How will the law deal with this violation? According to … [Read more...] about Who pays for parking fines in Vietnam? You or the café owner?
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It’s customers who pay for power losses
With the power loss rate in Vietnam still standing at as high as 9 – 10 percent, despite a huge effort to cut the figure over the last few years, the generator has counted the losses into their power prices, and in the end it is consumers who have to pay for the damages. >> Electricity loss estimated at $310.4 mln in Jan-May >> Vietnam to hike power price by 5pct from July 1 Power loss in 2012 is expected to reach 9.2 percent, according to Duong Quang Thanh, deputy CEO of the Electricity Group of Vietnam, commonly known as EVN. With the country scheduled to produce and buy a total of 118 billion kWh this year, the loss will be an enormous 11 billion kWh. “Of course the loss will be added into the power prices sold to consumers,” an official from the Vietnamese Energy Association said. Meanwhile, an EVN report said it has cut power loss by 0.93 percent on an annual basis, helping to save some VND200 billion. Cut loss: impossible EVN currently counts … [Read more...] about It’s customers who pay for power losses
Health insurance to pay for all HIV/AIDS treatment services
Photo for illustration (Source: dantri.com.vn) This regulation will create many opportunities for people living HIV/AIDS to be cared and treated. However, for many reasons, the rate of health insurance coverage among people infected with HIV/AIDS is still low. According to health experts, the lowest cost for treatment of a HIV/AIDS patient is more than VND4 million/year, for those who follow the treatment regime 1. However, for drug resistant patients, who must follow the treatment regime 2, the cost increases by 7-8 times. Notably, the rate of drug resistant patients is on the rise, accounting for about 4.5% of HIV/AIDS patients on treatment. Thus, without health insurance cards, people with HIV/AIDS will have to spend a considerable amount of money for ARV treatment. According to statistics, as of September 2017, in 45 out of 63 provinces and cities, over 80% of ARV treatment patients enjoy health insurance service. In some localities, health insurance coverage among people living … [Read more...] about Health insurance to pay for all HIV/AIDS treatment services
Who pays for parking fines in Vietnam? You or the café owner?
It is common practice in Vietnam for customers to leave their vehicles outside a service venue, usually parked on the pavement. Some venues have attendants to look after their customers’ vehicles, but some do not. Suppose members of the ‘sidewalk clearing’ team arrive to check the street where your motorbike is parked, while you are enjoying coffee inside. How will the law deal with this violation?According to government decree No.46 issued in 2016, there are two kinds of administrative road traffic violations taking place, with corresponding fines.If a customer leaves his motorbike on the pavement of his own accord, he has committed an act of “leaving motorbikes on the street or the pavement against the law,” which carries a fine of between VND100,000 (US$4.46) and VND200,000 ($8.93).However, if a customer gives his vehicle to an attendant to look after, it is the venue owner who is deemed to be “occupying the street or the pavement to open a … [Read more...] about Who pays for parking fines in Vietnam? You or the café owner?
Majority oppose measure to ‘out’ people paying for sex
Last week, Viet Nam News asked readers to share their thought about a proposal from the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to publicise names of people who pay for sex and require them to do community service. Here are some of the responses: Robert Fries, Texas, USA In the United States, it is common for police to set up "sting" operations. A female police officer poses as a prostitute and stands in an area where prostitution is a problem.When men approach her, she lets them make the first move so their intentions are clear. They then walk to a motel room and as soon as the man pays her money, police hidden in an adjoining room swoop in and arrest the man.The customers face fines and sometimes a jail sentence. The whole sting is videotaped from beginning to end so there cannot be any disputes about what transpired. Some of incidents are televised and the whole nation sees everything, including the face of the man.In most communities, local newspapers list the names, … [Read more...] about Majority oppose measure to ‘out’ people paying for sex