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Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has approved a national plan to respond to oil spills. The move aims to help promptly deal with oil spills, minimise the number of oil spills and reduce the damage by oil spills on the environment, economy and society. The plan tackles several oil spill possibilities, such as spills from oil tankers, spills due to broken pipelines and spills at oil refinery factory, among others. To handle oil spills, the plan pointed out major solutions, such as strengthening human resources, perfecting policies and mechanisms, enhancing international co-operation and ensuring enough facilities to deal with oil spills, he added. The Deputy PM assigned the National Committee for Natural Disaster Response and Search and Rescue to receive and verify information related to oil spills then issue an action plan and work with relevant units to fix the situation. The committee was told to set up a special team with participants from ministries, sectors … [Read more...] about National plan to respond to oil spills approved

Within a radius of hundreds of meters, OYO, the rival of RedDooz, with a similar business model, has three hotels, including two on Ky Con street and one on Nguyen Thai Binh. The hotel room rates are VND350,000-500,000 per night. … [Read more...] about RedDoorz, OYO firece competitors in hotel market

Dũng assigned the National Committee for Natural Disaster Response and Search and Rescue to receive and verify information related to oil spills then issue an action plan and work with relevant units to fix the situation. … [Read more...] about Deputy PM okays national plan to respond to oil spills

Hanoi (VNA) - Indonesia has prepared for the return of hundreds of citizens who have joined foreign terrorist groups in several nations, according to Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD. Mahfud said on January 21 that about 660 Indonesian nationals, including 187 people in Syria, classified as foreign terrorists, have been requested to be repatriated. He noted that Indonesia’s security officers had a meeting to discuss matters on whether or not they will be repatriated. Mentioning concerns over the issue, Mahfud said that if these citizens return home, they might bring radicalism to the country. The tourism and investment sectors may also be impacted by terrorist threats, he added. The minister stressed the need for Indonesia to prepare well a de-radicalization programme. He said that it is badly needed a broad discussion on all aspects related to the repatriation of the alleged militants from abroad./.  … [Read more...] about Indonesia prepares for return of alleged militants abroad

Huynh Trong Dat, a painter, is one of them. The 34-year-old from the northern province of Hai Duong moved to Ho Chi Minh City three years ago. He works as a painter during the year, but joins the army of motorbike taxi drivers in December since "most people have their houses repainted by the last month of the year," and he has nothing to do. … [Read more...] about Tet pressures not worth it, say migrants who stay back