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Malaysian Minister of Energy, Technology, Science, Environment and Climate Change Yeo Been (R) Yin at Port Klang on May 28, 2019. (Photo: Bernama) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia will send 3,000 tonnes of plastic waste back to the countries it originated from, said Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment, and Climate Change Yeo Bee Yin. Fielding questions from reporters after inspecting the shipments at Port Klang on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on May 28, Yeo noted that the country will send back 60 containers of trash that had been imported illegally. Ten of them are expected to be shipped within the next two weeks, with costs covered by the importers involved. Malaysian officials have identified at least 14 original countries of the unwanted waste, including the US, Japan, France, Canada, Australia, and the UK. Malaysia had already returned five containers of contaminated plastic waste back to Spain. A British-based recycling company had exported 50,000 … [Read more...] about Malaysia to return 3,000 tonnes of plastic waste to original nations

* On July 27, Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong lit incense and paid tribute at the July 27 National Historical Relic Site and the National Historical Relic Site for Fallen Volunteer Troops of Company 915, Unit 91 Bac Thai in Thai Nguyen province. Mr. Tran Quoc Vuong offers inccense at the July 27 National Historical Relic Site 72 years ago, on July 27, 1947 in the area of the July 27 National Historical Relic Site, 300 local troops and people joined a meeting to hear the announcement of a letter by President Ho Chi Minh to observe July 27 as the National Wounded Soldiers’ Day. The day was renamed as Vietnamese Wounded Soldiers’ and Martyrs’ Day in 1955. The National Historical Relic Site for Fallen Volunteer Troops of Company 915, Unit 91 Bac Thai aims to commemorate 60 volunteer youths of Company 915, Unit 91 Bac Thai who sacrificed themselves on the eve of Christmas 1972 … [Read more...] about Meaningful activities for revolutionary contributors conducted nationwide

Sr. Lt. Gen. Be Xuan Truong presents gifts to policy beneficiaries in Hai Son commune A mission from the Ministry of National Defense, led by Deputy Defense Minister Sr. Lt. Gen. Be Xuan Truong, offered incense and laid wreaths for fallen soldiers at the monument dedicated to Po Hen Martyrs in Hai Son commune, Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province. Po Hen border troops and others sacrificed their lives to safeguard national border sovereignty and security. On the occasion, the mission presented gifts to 20 policy beneficiary families in border areas throughout the province and hoped that they would follow the national revolutionary tradition, overcome difficulties and further contribute to national development. The same day, Sr. Lt. Gen. Do Can, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army and his entourage, paid tribute to fallen soldiers at the temple worshipping troops who died for the country  at Hill 468 in Thanh Thuy commune and … [Read more...] about Military units carry out meaningful activities for national contributors