Compulsory drug detox facilities to be replaced by voluntary treatment Drug addicted people at a rehabilitation centre in Hanoi Compulsory drug detoxification facilities will be gradually closed, to be replaced by voluntary treatment under a plan freshly approved by the Prime Minister. According to the plan, the number of compulsory detox centres will be reduced to 71 as of 2020 with a total capacity of 20,000 patients. Meanwhile, 52 facilities will be converted to offer voluntary detox treatment. At least 30 more detox centres will be set up using private funding, with the aim of raising the combined treatment capacity of all detox centres to 200,000, or 80 percent of the drug addicts on record. The plan also sets the goal of providing 100 percent of staff at detox centres with professional training. In the long term, the plan hopes to reduce by half the capacity of compulsory detox centre by 2030.Committee to help victims of environmental incident in central region The Prime … [Read more...] about Social News 26/8
Laborers union test questions
Social Headlines December 13
Exchanging money for profit to be prohibited A document issued on Monday by the Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Public Security to work together to discover violators of the currency regulation. A study by the State Bank revealed that many residents used small denomination notes at temples and during festivals. Only a small amount of these small denominations are used as entrance payments, as the main amount is spent when worshipping objects in pagodas and festivals. This comes from old-school thoughts that worshippers need to "give" money to the dead or Buddhists if they want to pray for good health or good business. Thus, they need to exchange large notes for smaller denominations, while many individuals have taken the change to earn profits from this service. The money, then, remains unaccountable and, spread throughout pagodas, affects the solemn historical sites and the image of Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Social Headlines December 13
Obama to impose tariffs on Chinese tires
President Barack Obama on Friday slapped punitive tariffs on all car and light truck tires entering the United States from China in a decision that could anger the strategically important Asian powerhouse but placate union supporters important to his health care push at home. Obama had until Sept. 17 — next week — to accept, reject or modify a U.S. International Trade Commission ruling that a rising tide of Chinese tires into the U.S. hurts American producers. A powerful union, United Steelworkers, blames the increase for the loss of thousands of American jobs. The federal trade panel recommended a 55 percent tariff in the first year, 45 percent in the second year and 35 percent in the third year. Obama settled on slightly lower penalties — an extra 35 percent in the first year, 30 percent in the second, and 25 percent in the third, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said "The president decided to remedy the clear disruption to the U.S. tire industry based on … [Read more...] about Obama to impose tariffs on Chinese tires
Vietnam minister warns against using psychics to find war martyrs’ remains
Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh speaks to the media on the sidelines of a National Assembly session October 30 / PHOTO: NGOC THANG Minister of Defence Phung Quang Thanh has urged people not to trust psychics in their search for war martyrs' remains, saying his ministry, the agency authorized to search, has never relied on them. He was speaking to the media on the sidelines of a National Assembly session Thursday, amid a raging controversy over the trustworthiness of mediums and clairvoyants, many of whom are hired by people to find the remains of relatives killed in the war. Two days earlier a couple who claimed to be mediums were arrested in the central province of Quang Tri for allegedly cheating people out of billions of dong with fake tombs and remains. It is "unacceptable" that some people make use of people's trust in clairvoyants to commit fraud and earn money, he said, referring to the scam by Nguyen Thanh Thuy, 54, and his wife, Man Thi Duyen, 54. Such … [Read more...] about Vietnam minister warns against using psychics to find war martyrs’ remains
Bank explains hiring “telepath” held for scams
The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies that has hired a self-proclaimed telepath to search for remains of soldiers has said it had no interest in a relationship with the telepath, who was arrested on Monday on swindling charges Tuoi Tre" /> >> 'Telepath' held for swindling $350,000 by 'finding' soldier remains Nguyen Hoang Phuong, deputy chairman of the Trade Union of the bank, which hired Nguyen Thanh Thuy to search for the remains of Vietnamese soldiers who died during the Vietnam War, has spoken to Tuoi Tre after police detained Thuy for falsifying findings of remains to pocket US$350,000. Thuy, 54, and his wife, Man Thi Duyen, 51, were seized at home in Cho Town, Bac Ninh Province on Monday on charges of "swindling to appropriate assets." In 1996, the couple were arrested by Bac Ninh police and tried on charges of swindling, appropriating assets, and storing weapons illegally. After serving sentences, they were released. Thuy has since claimed to have extrasensory … [Read more...] about Bank explains hiring “telepath” held for scams