Fishing boat rescued near Truong Sa A fishing boat and its 13 crew members were rescued at sea near Viet Nam's Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands after sending an SOS on Wednesday. The boat's crew belongs to Ly Son Island's An Hai Commune in the central province of Quang Ngai. Nguyen Quoc Chinh, head of the An Hai Commune Fishing Union, confirmed yesterday that the union had received an SOS from fishing boat QNg 96156 TS, which was stranded off the island of Thuyen Chai in the Truong Sa Islands of Khanh Hoa Province. Other fishing boats nearby failed to approach the boat due to big waves and the rough sea. However, ship HQ561 from Navy Zone 4 was able to tow the fishing boat to anchor on Thuyen Chai Island. The sea around the Truong Sa Islands has been choppy over the last few days with 3-4m high waves. Two arrested for trafficking women in Son La Two persons were arrested for cheating andtrafficking Vietnamese women near the Viet Nam-China border onTuesday, said the Son La Border … [Read more...] about Social News 17/1
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European news channel to broadcast in Vietnam
German television station, EuroNews, is to expand its distribution in Asia by broadcasting on a Vietnamese multimedia corporation's ADSL and digital terrestrial offering from 1 June. The new distribution agreement with Vietnam Television and Technology Investment and Development Company (VTC) will bring the European news channel to more than 2 million homes in Vietnam. EuroNews, which will be broadcast on VTC's channel 13, will be available in English and French 24 hours a day. The station will provide world news with a European perspective as well as a range of current affairs and lifestyle features including science, space, arts and entertainment. EuroNews, now broadcast in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portugese and Russian, is distributed throughout the Asian continent by operators in Hong Kong, Australia and Japan. EuroNews Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Philippe Cayla says the collaboration to bring EuroNews into more than two million homes represents a great … [Read more...] about European news channel to broadcast in Vietnam
Social News 14/3
PM's instruction averts Mekong Delta saline intrusion High salinity level. The Prime Minister on March 12 issued an instruction requesting imperative measures to cope with saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta. As many as nine out of 13 cities and provinces accounting for nearly 40 percent of the Mekong Delta's acreage have suffered from excessive salinity, which has damaged around 200,000ha of winter-spring rice and vegetable crops. Up to 155,000 households lack fresh water. Saltwater encroachment will continue, worsening in March and April and lasting until June. In order to mitigate the adverse impacts of the disaster, the PM asked municipal and provincial authorities to install more water pipelines and offer fresh water to residents, ensuring sufficient water supplies to hospitals, medical stations and schools, and preventing the use of unhygienic water that potentially leads to epidemic outbreaks. Irrigational works will be operated to control salinity levels, while more dams … [Read more...] about Social News 14/3
48 Hour Film Project launched in Hanoi
The Hanoitimes - The Cannon 48 Hour Film Project international competition was launched in Hanoi yesterday with the participation of 52 teams of filmmakers. Under the project's rules, individuals or teams have to make a four to seven minute short film from start to finish within 48 hours. This year's competition began at 7 pm on Friday, October 14, and the completed films must be delivered by 7:30 pm on Sunday, October 16. The contest will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from November 4-6. Each team is assigned a character, prop, and line of dialogue that must appear in their film. The team leaders randomly draw a genre for their film, ranging from romance, silent movie, or comedy, to thriller, action film and science fiction. This avoids too many overlaps and diversifies the content of the entries. The team must then outline their idea, develop the story, cast, shoot, edit, and create a musical score then send their completed work to the organising board, all within a mere 48 … [Read more...] about 48 Hour Film Project launched in Hanoi
Social News 3/3
Passengers get refunds for long flight delays Airlines will have to refund fares and other charges to passengers of those flights at least five hours later than scheduled if requested, according to a new circular of the Ministry of Transport. Circular 81/2014/TT-BGTVT with effect from on March 1 regulates that airlines are responsible for providing passengers with full and updated information about their long-delayed flights, along with food and accommodation for the affected passengers. For flights postponed for two hours or longer, airlines must arrange appropriate flights for the affected passengers to travel to their destinations. In case of flights delayed for more than five hours, airlines shall refund fares and related fees to passengers. The circular also specifies that if flights are canceled, operators must announce the reasons and provide the affected passengers with accommodation and food. The number of delayed flights soared at this year’s Tet (Lunar New Year) … [Read more...] about Social News 3/3