Danang allows cruise ships gambling in port The decision will be implemented as from mid-January, said Tran Chi Cuong, vice director of the Danang municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. SuperStar Libra Cruise Ship of Star Cruises will be the first ship to follow the new rule. Danang received more than 1.268 million foreign tourists in 2015, a year-on-year increase of 34%, including more than 5,000 foreign sea travellers. It is expected to welcome more than 100,000 passengers on board of 110 cruise ships this year. Three Lao drug traffickers arrested in Quang Tri Police and border guards in Lao Bao international border gate in Quang Tri Province on January 7 caught three Laotians in the act of illegally transporting 900 pills of synthetic drugs. The arrested are 41-year-old Xun Thoong Bun Pha Voong, 49-year-old Pam Phen and 49-year-old Kham La, all reside in Laos’ Savannakhet Province. 529 pills of synthetic drugs were found tightening behind the knee of Pha … [Read more...] about Social News 9/1
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Sea water in Nghe An meets national standards All tests of sea water in the central province of Nghe An conducted since late April showed the water meets the national standards on sea water quality, the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment said on June 8. A total of 41 sea water samples were taken for testing from Quynh Phuong beach in Hoang Mai town, Quynh Nghia beach in Quynh Luu district, Dien Thanh beach in Dien Chau district, and Cua Lo and Cua Hoi beaches in Cua Lo town. The department said the water is safe for bathing and aquaculture. In order to protect the environment at local beaches and tourism sites, all relevant bodies and coastal districts have built plans to reduce activities that cause pollution. Communication work has been promoted to raise public awareness of environmental protection in coastal areas. Supervision and monitoring work has been strengthened to reduce the risks. The province has also encouraged the involvement of local residents … [Read more...] about Social News 9/6
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Hanoi reduces sentences for 230 prisoners Of the total, 57 prisoners will be allowed to end their sentence ahead of schedule and 173 other sentences will be shortened by 1-8 months. At a ceremony to announce the decision, Major General Dinh Van Toan, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Police, congratulated the prisoners who have been given reduced sentences due to good behaviour. On behalf of the prisoners who have benefitted from the decision, Vu Thi Loan expressed her gratitude to the Party and State for their clemency policy and thanked prison officials for creating conditions for them to rehabilitate successfully.- Former CEOs in jail for tax evasion Police in Ha Noi arrested three people on Monday on charges of tax fraud relating to the Ha Noi Liquor Joint Stock Co (Halico) . According to Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper, Ho Van Hai, former director of Halico, together with Hoang Van Xuong and his wife Dinh Thi Minh Hoa and officers of Hoang Lan Co Ltd, were found to have falsified 26 … [Read more...] about Social Headlines January 24
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Disabled people benefit from German project More than 2,000 people with disabilities and their families in the central province of Quang Tri have profited from a German-funded rehabilitation project over the past 13 years. The figure was announced at a meeting to review the implementation of the community-based project (from January 2001 to December 2013) on December 16 and 17. Financed by the German Caritas Association, it has taught physical therapy to local medical staff and families of disabled people in Cam Lo and Gio Linh districts and Dong Ha city. So far, 55 training courses have been offered with the participation of 3,568 people. The project has also loaned over 3.6 billion VND (171,400 USD) to 1,087 households with disabled people to improve their livelihoods. At the meeting, participants shared their opinions on how to enhance the project’s effectiveness and sustainability, such as raising the credit fund and loan term, increasing training and the number of local … [Read more...] about Social Headlines December 19
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VWS proposes taking less waste for treatment Vietnam Waste Solutions (VWS), facing strong public criticisms over a foul smell from its waste management facility in southern HCMC, has written to the HCMC government proposing taking less waste for treatment from next week. The company said in a document sent to the city government on Wednesday that from October 10, it would scale down the daily volume of garbage it receives from the current 5,000 tons to 3,000 tons, which was exactly the amount its Da Phuoc integrated waste management facility handled a day before the city government allowed it to manage an additional 2,000 tons in November 2014. This 2,000-ton volume was transferred from Phuoc Hiep waste treatment complex in the outlying district of Cu Chi. According to VWS, this is a necessary step to reduce the volume of waste it treats amid public criticisms over the spread of the odor from Da Phuoc. The recent heavy downpours, especially on September 26 and 27, have caused leachate … [Read more...] about Social News 9/10