A small square in the 16th arrondissement of Paris has been named after Vietnamese pilot Do Huu Vi, one of the first pilots in the French military, who died at age 33 in a combat in France during World War I (1914-1918). The naming was conducted at a ceremony held in the 16th arrondissement on Wednesday last week in the presence of Paris Deputy Mayor Laurence Patrice, Mayor of the 16th arrondissement of Paris Francis Szpiner, representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in France, and relatives of Do Huu Vi, along with local authorities and residents. Do Huu Vi Square is located on the intersection between Versailles Avenue and Quai Louis-Blériot, overlooking the Radio France headquarters and Grenelle bridge. Vi, born in 1883 in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), fought and died on July 9, 1916, in World War I, when he, a captain, led his company to attack a fort of German troops in Somme Bay in northern France. In the archives kept at the French Military Museum, there is a note … [Read more...] about Square in Paris named after Vietnamese pilot Do Huu Vi
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Two Vietnamese tricked to work in Cambodia rescued
Puih Phu, 16, and Puih Thai, 28, were taken back home in La Grai District of Gia Lai Province in the Central Highlands on Sunday. Early this year, they got in touch with Tran Quang Quyet, 21, a native of the region’s Kon Tum Province, on Facebook. Quyet offered to help them get decent jobs with high salaries in Cambodia. However, once they arrived in Cambodia, they were forced to do all the hard work while their employers frequently beat them with rods and power cables. They were also threatened to be sold away or killed. Struggling to survive, Puih Thai asked to be sent home. The people who had tricked and sold him to Cambodia requested him to contact his family and pay bail of VND90 million ($3,854). Through his family, border guards in Gia Lai launched a special operation to track down the human trafficking ring, rescuing both Thai and Phu. Border guards have collaborated with police to expand the operation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced last week that … [Read more...] about Two Vietnamese tricked to work in Cambodia rescued
MR3 draws lessons to improve training quality
The lesson-drawing activity was part of the review of ten years of implementing the Central Military Commission’s Resolution 765 on raising quality of training in the 2013-2020 period and the following years. In particular, the MR3 concluded that in order to improve training quality, the first thing they have to do is to increase the leadership of party committees at all levels to make strong changes in thinking about the role, significance, and importance of the training work and responsibility of chains-of-command, political commissars, political officers and troops in duty performance. The outcomes of the training will be a foundation to evaluate the results of task performance of each serviceman. Secondly, it should pay due attention to building a contingent of command and staff cadres and agencies in charge of training while renovating training methods, organizing sport festival and other competitions, multiplying role models, and strengthening inspection, review of training … [Read more...] about MR3 draws lessons to improve training quality
MTA launches summer youth volunteer program
The program was held to promote the voluntary spirit of the academy’s youths to act for the community, contributing to social, economic, and cultural development of the country. In addition, the event offered participants an opportunity to pay gratitude to national heroes and fallen soldiers on the occasion of the Wounded and Fallen Soldiers' Day, to practice collaboration as a group, and self-improve their capabilities. The summer youth volunteer program includes numerous activities such as the social security and gratitude events, the support for freshmen, the voluntary blood donation, and so on. In order to complete the set targets, the academy has provided training courses on regulations and missions of the program and necessary skills for cadets and students. The academy’s leaderships and relevant agencies have also given adequate information and offered favorable conditions for students participating in the program. Translated by Trung Thanh … [Read more...] about MTA launches summer youth volunteer program
Airlines instructed not to illegally raise prices over summer
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has called on airlines to well handle increased demand during the peak of summer, ensuring that there are not illegal increases in ticket prices or limits on people picking up or dropping off travellers at the airport, especially at Nội Bài and Tân Sơn Nhất international airports. Airplanes at Nội Bài International Airport in Hanoi. — VNA/VNS Photo These were among the directives that the CAAV issued to enhance traffic safety and prevent congestion at airports during the peak summer of 2022. CAAV also directed the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to urgently study solutions to limit congestion at Nội Bài and Tân Sơn Nhất international airports. Nội Bài and Tân Sơn Nhất international airports should re-check passenger service lines, and signs; install more information boards announcing flights, anhd/or replace larger flight announcement signs in the lounge area. These two airports will … [Read more...] about Airlines instructed not to illegally raise prices over summer
Central Bank Digital Currency necessary for Vietnam
Saigon Investment had a talk with Dr. HO QUOC TUAN, University of Bristol, U.K., to discuss this issue further and asked him as to what Vietnam needs to do to face this new trend. JOURNALIST: - Sir, what do you think about the trend of issuing CBDC in the world, and which direction should Vietnam go in the future? Dr. HO QUOC TUAN - To start with we need to look at why Central Banks must bring in this system. Firstly, Central Banks see the future of the world as a cashless society, and they want to introduce an option for a digital currency. Secondly, by developing CBDC it is a way to create pressure as well as create a payment system with the expectation of reducing financial costs. Thirdly, some countries like China have ambitious plans for their currency to become the world's main dominant reserve currency. If the renminbi doesn't play that role today, they hope pioneering the cryptocurrency will give them this edge. Looking at these options, Vietnam needs a CBDC to solve … [Read more...] about Central Bank Digital Currency necessary for Vietnam