From August 27 to 28, Dien Bien province was faced with a deluge from heavy rains and thunderstorms, causing flash floods in some areas. According to the provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, downpours and flooding caused damages in the districts of Nam Po, Tua Chua, Tuan Giao and Muong Cha, with more than 70 houses washed away. Local traffic has been blocked after landslides cut off several National Highways and inter-provincial routes. In addition, more than 130ha of rice was flooded, 30ha of fishponds were swept away, and three schools in Cha Nua commune (Nam Po district) were inundated, forcing hundreds of students to evacuate. Estimated total damages in Dien Bien stand at VND4.6 billion. The local authorities have deployed missions to help locals overcome the disaster and stabilise their lives. Meanwhile, in Son La province, floods have forced 10 households in Muong La district to be urgently relocated, more than 15ha of rice paddies in Muong … [Read more...] about Heavy rains and floods cause havoc in Dien Bien, Son La
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BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 18/8
Danang aims to attract Russian touristsThe central coastal city of Danang is striving to lure more Russian and European tourists in a bid to diversify international visitors, but it is facing some difficulties with weather conditions and air routes, which should be addressed to meet the target.The leader of the Danang government, who is on a visit to Europe, is working with Russian travel firm ANEX Tour in Moscow City to discuss a plan on tourism promotion. The tour is scheduled to conclude on August 21.Tourism experts noted that it is necessary to increase the number of Russian and European visitors to Danang City to diversify tourist sources, adding that certain factors, such as weather, may affect these efforts.Russian tourists tend to travel to Danang City between October and February to avoid freezing weather in their country, but unfortunately, this is also the storm season in the city.According to Nguyen Duc Quynh, deputy general director of Furama Resort Danang, many tour … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 18/8
Dantri/DTiNews builds more classrooms in mountainous province
Dantri/DTiNews Newspaper has helped to build more classrooms in the northern mountainous province of Son La. The construction of two classrooms was started at a branch of Chieng Kheo Primary School in Buot Village, Chieng Kheo Commune, Mai Son District on July 1. Students study in an old classroom at Chieng Kheo Primary School The 70 square-metre VND187 million (USD8,500) classrooms were funded by VND137 million is from For Children Foundation and VND30 million from two golf clubs in Hanoi. Construction is scheduled to be finished before the upcoming new school year. The school branch in Buot Village has five teachers and 90 pupils. The classrooms have deteriorated. At the ground-breaking ceremony, Journalist Nguyen The Nam, deputy head of Dantri/DTiNews Board for Social Activities expressed his great sympathy to difficulties of the school teachers and pupils. The ground-breaking ceremony on July 1 School head Vu Thi Bao Hoa conveyed her deep thanks to … [Read more...] about Dantri/DTiNews builds more classrooms in mountainous province
Big lies in black and white
Big lies in black and whiteBy Son Nguyen All are turned upside down when massive fraud was uncovered this week regarding the outcome of the national high-school graduation examinations, sending shockwaves across the country. On Wednesday, investigators found that an official with Ha Giang Province’s Department of Education had manipulated exam papers to raise the scores of as many as 114 students, which might allow many of them who should have failed in the exams to be qualified for entering top-notch universities. The cheat not only inflicts huge damages on national education, but the entire society as well. The scandal in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, which has made big headlines in local media these days, simmered weeks ago when results of the national exams were announced, with students from the poverty-stricken far outscoring others from across the country. In natural-science subjects like mathematics, physics and chemistry, Ha Giang students scored … [Read more...] about Big lies in black and white
Hanoi provides market for food grown nationwide
(VEN) - Hanoi has organized trade exchange and supply-demand connection conferences with more than 50 provinces and cities in order to bring local specialties to the capital and thus promote consumption of locally grown agricultural products and other food. In 2017, Hanoi’s distributors, supermarkets and food chains signed 800 memorandums of understanding with local production units, resulting in consumption of more than 53,000 tonnes of vegetables, 25,000 tonnes of fruits and 9,500 tonnes of seafood. Many Vietnamese specialties such as Luc Ngan litchi, Hung Yen longan, Ha Giang orange, and Son La fruit and vegetables have been distributed and consumed in Hanoi. In 2016, Hanoi held demand-supply connection conferences with 30 provinces and cities across the country, in which 400 Hanoi businesses signed 350 memorandums of understanding and economic contracts to bring provincial products to Hanoi. The agreements helped these provinces access markets for agricultural products, such … [Read more...] about Hanoi provides market for food grown nationwide