At the meeting, Major General Nguyen Xuan Son, the Corps’ Political Commissar, gave a briefing on the leadership resolution on missions for the second half of the year and the participants voiced their comments on the task performance in the first half and propose solutions to missions in the second half. Major General Nguyen Xuan Son, the Corps’ Political Commissar, gave a briefing on the leadership resolution on missions for the second half of the year In the first six months of this year, the Corps’ Party Committee and Command directed the corps to fulfill all tasks. Accordingly, the Corps maintained and seriously observed regulations on combat readiness, implemented directives and plans of the Ministry of National Defense and the Corps on combat readiness in a timely and full manner, conducted training and exercises as planned and ensured absolute safety during AK shooting lesson 1, grenade throwing contests for recruits as well as built regularity … [Read more...] about Army Corps 4 strives for good task performance for rest of the year
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Mine declines: Good news for sustainability
Statistics from the General Statistics Office of Viẹt Nam (GSO) showed that the mining industry has posted a record slump since 2011, with the growth rate dropping by 7.1 per cent in 2017 and 4 per cent in 2016. — VNA/VNS Photo Statistics from the General Statistics Office of Viẹt Nam (GSO) showed that the mining industry has posted a record slump since 2011, with the growth rate dropping by 7.1 per cent in 2017 and 4 per cent in 2016. This could be a small disappointment amid lots of bright spots in the country’s wider socio-economic picture last year. But this could also lead to an alarming conclusion – the mining industry will be unable to return to growth, and so the growth pattern must be transformed. Expert Vo Tri Thanh The GSO attributed the slump to the plummet in crude oil and coal exploitation. This consequence is directly related to Viet Nam’s past development strategy, when the mining industry still occupied an … [Read more...] about Mine declines: Good news for sustainability
Vietnam performs first transplant of lung from brain-dead donor
Lieut. Gen. Mai Hong Bang, Director of Central Military Hospital 108, which performed the surgery, told a press conference on March 16 that the 52-year-old patient Tran Ngoc H from Nam Dinh province was diagnosed with acute respiratory failure due to his full-blown chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The patient’s only chance to survive was lung transplant. Scene at the lung transplant at the Central Military Hospital 108 After finding a brain-dead donor, the hospital held a 40-hour inter-hospital consultation and decided to perform the transplant for the patient. The plant lasted up to eight hours on February 26. A week after the operation, the patient’s health recovered positively. After 16 days, the patient can breathe himself, walk around the room, and eat gruel, with good results gained in different medical tests. Bang said the donor’s organs were used for kidney, cornea, and heart transplants for six other people. To date, the hospital has … [Read more...] about Vietnam performs first transplant of lung from brain-dead donor
Military hospital successfully performs first lung transplant in Vietnam
At a press brief to announce the success of the operation, in Hanoi on March 16 morning, the hospital stated that, using the organs donated by a brain-dead donor, the Hanoi-based medical facility has also implemented trans-national organ transplants. The heart and kidney were used as transplants for patients at Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, who suffered from end-stage heart and renal failure. Another patient underwent a cornea transplant at Hanoi’s National Hospital of Ophthalmology. At the Military Hospital 108, doctors performed a transplantation of two lungs on a patient, a kidney transplant for the other and also a cornea transplant. Regarding the first lung transplant, the surgery was directed by the hospital’s Director, Prof., Dr. Mai Hong Bang. Two foreign experts from France and Belgium, along with 60 medical staff from the hospital, directly performed the eight-hour surgery. The transplant took place over eight hours. (Photo courtesy to the Military … [Read more...] about Military hospital successfully performs first lung transplant in Vietnam
Russian contemporary ballet to be performed in Hanoi
The Firebird by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky was first performed in Paris in 1910. The composer’s score for The Firebird is noted for marking the transformation of ballet from classical to modernist form. The ballet is based on Russian folk tales which feature a magical glowing bird that is a blessing and a curse to its captor. What The Firebird had was a magical power, which he offered to serve a prince who had captured him, in return for the bird’s freedom. The prince went on to fall in love with one of a gaggle of young princesses, all of whom offered a playful performance. Enter the bad guys, led by the Tyrant, who proceeded to plunder the princesses. The prince called on the Firebird to intervene in this clash between good and evil before peace and order were restored. Dancers Phan Van Luong and Dam Han Giang in The Firebird ballet. Courtesy Photo of VNOB The Firebird has challenged the imagination of the choreographers of different tradition and … [Read more...] about Russian contemporary ballet to be performed in Hanoi