VietNamNet Bridge - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday morning delivered a speech to representatives of Vietnamese ministries, agencies, trade unions and students at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi. The following is the full text of Obama's remarks: Watch the video here PRESIDENT OBAMA: Xin chào! Xin chào Vietnam! Thank you. Thank you so much. To the government and the people of Vietnam, thank you for this very warm welcome and the hospitality that you have shown to me on this visit. And thank all of you for being here today. We have Vietnamese from across this great country, including so many young people who represent the dynamism, and the talent and the hope of Vietnam. On this visit, my heart has been touched by the kindness for which the Vietnamese people are known. In the many people who have been lining the streets, smiling and waving, I feel the friendship between our peoples. Last night, I visited the Old Quarter here in Hanoi and enjoyed some … [Read more...] about Remarks by US President Obama in address to Vietnamese people
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Hanoi police unable to stop trade in fake plates
Hanoi police unable to stop trade in fake plates While police admit that Tran Nhat Duat Street in Hoan Kiem District has dozens of shops making illegal car and motorbike registration plates, they also claim there is little they can do about it. Local authorities also say they have not found effective ways of controlling production and trade in fake plates. The 800-metre street, running along the Hong (Red) River dyke from Long Bien Bridge to Tran Quang Khai Street, has shops capable of producing any type of number plate. Chu An Thanh, deputy director of the Hoan Kiem District Police, said his men could not resolve the problem because the shops' activities were sophisticated. "Whenever they see the police, they immediately hide the objects they are working on," said Thanh. "Catching the makers is very difficult and needs professional skills and careful investigations into the existence of criminal rings," he said. Thanh added that the punishment given to those caught was only a fine and … [Read more...] about Hanoi police unable to stop trade in fake plates
State President Truong Tan Sang: We are determined to protect every inch of our land or sea from violation
Reporter: What is the state of Vietnam-China relations now that China has placed an oil rig in Vietnam's exclusive economic zone and continental shelf? « ...we will not accept it when any country, regardless of how strong it is, forces us to concede the sacred territory and sovereignty of our fatherland. ...We are determined to protect every inch of our land or sea from violation. For every Vietnamese, national territorial sovereignty is sacred and sacrosanct. (State President Truong Tan Sang) » State President Truong Tan Sang: On May 2, China illegally placed its rig within Vietnam's exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. It has unilaterally violated a high-level bilateral agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement of sea-related issues and international law, including the United Nations Charter, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the ASEAN-China Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea … [Read more...] about State President Truong Tan Sang: We are determined to protect every inch of our land or sea from violation
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PM gives instructions on agriculture The Prime Minister has issued instructions on agriculture in areas of land rent for rubber replanting and biogas programmes for the animal husbandry sector in Vietnam. The PM agreed to waive land rent fees for rubber replanting between 2015 and 2020. He also ordered the Ministry of Finance and relevant authorities to guide localities to perform the instruction in accordance with regulations. The PM also nodded to adjust the content list of the "Biogas Programme for the Animal Husbandry Sector in Vietnam" funded by Official Development Assistance from the Government of the Netherlands. Specifically, the project will be extended to June 30, 2016 with additional funds of 1.3 million EUR The project started in 2003, aiming to implement about 167,000 biogas projects in 63 provinces and cities nationwide.- First consultative conference on NA deputies’ election The first consultative conference of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central … [Read more...] about Social News 18/2
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The lifeguards at Nhat Le beach in central Quang Binh Province say they can never forget when a swimmer drowns, despite having saved over 80 lives in the past eight years. Truong Quang Tam, the leader of the middle-aged group of six life savers, will never forget a drowning he witnessed in 2004. He recalls he and two others on duty were having lunch when they heard calls for help and saw a young man desperately waving his arms about 400 meters away. They rushed to the swimmer on a speedboat but it was too late. "It was so painful. We saw him there so clearly but could not save him. He was so young," Tam said. "I feel so guilty that someone drowned while on holiday on our beach," Pham Nhat, another guard, said. The team was founded eight years ago at the well-known tourist beach, which attracts over 4,000 beachgoers a day in the summer. It is no holiday, however, for the six lifeguards who keep constant watch on the two-kilometer coastal stretch from 5 a.m. to 7 … [Read more...] about Lively old guards