A woman in the northern province of Bac Giang is calling for support as she is facing cirrhosis, while her son has congenital dumbness and blindness. Vy Thi Sinh, 60, and her son are living in a shabby house with nothing valuable in Son Dong District’s Dai Son Commune. Sinh’s husband was affected by Agent Orange when he was a soldier. He died due last year to lung, liver and heart problems. In the last days before his death, he had to use a lot of pain relievers. Sinh and her son During more than ten years of struggling with serious diseases, Sinh had to sell all the family’s valuables to cover her husband's treatment. In April 2020, while working on the field, she suddenly fainted and was taken to hospital. She was then diagnosed with pneural effusion and cirrhosis. She said that since her husband’s death, her condition has worsened and her stomach has continued to swell. Meanwhile, her son Hoang Van Muoi, 21, now looks like a child because of … [Read more...] about Struggling mother seeks help for disabled son
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Vietnam, Kazakhstan foster multi-faceted cooperation
At the talks between Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son , and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi compared notes on measures to foster cooperation between the two countries during their talks in Hanoi on August 18. diplomatic ties , as momentum to strongly beef up traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries. Southeast Asian nation . For his part, Tileuberdi affirmed that Vietnam is a priority partner of Kazakhstan in the region, and that attaching importance to boosting the relationship is an important part of Kazakhstan’s foreign policy towards Asia-Pacific. VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Kazakhstan foster multi-faceted cooperation
Petrovietnam eyes $18.5 bln refinery
The project, to be located in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province, will be developed in two phases, with 70 percent of funding needed in the first, the state-owned company said in a proposal. If approved, this will be the third oil refinery in Vietnam. Vietnam is set to record a shortage of 19.5 million tons of fuel annually from 2030 and 49 million from 2045, Petrovietnam forecast. Domestic consumption is now at 18 million tons a year and will reach 33 million by 2030, but two existing refineries, Dung Quat and Nghi Son, will only be able to produce at most 13.5 million tons by 2025, it said. Vietnam's current fuel reserve is as low as 5-7 days of consumption, which means it must be dependent on imports, it added. As the country has been spending billions of U.S. dollars annually to import fuel, an additional oil refinery and storage complex is necessary, Petrovietnam said. Ba Ria – Vung Tau is suggested because the southern region consumes the most fuel in the nation at 45 percent … [Read more...] about Petrovietnam eyes $18.5 bln refinery
HCMC launches online land data platform
The platform comprises the two websites geodata-stnmt.tphcm.gov.vn and esb-stnmt.tphcm.gov.vn to store a total 450 resource and environmental data files of the whole city, including information on subdivision, land area, zoning plans, land use purposes and land subsidence, Bui Hong Son, director of the information-technology center under the Department of Natural Resources and Environment announced Wednesday. "This platform is similar to Google Maps, and businesses and citizens can use data from it, like ride-hailing firms use Google’s remote sensing data for their services," he said. Son said before the platform was launched, anyone that needs to get access to such data had to send a report to the department to ask for permission and wait for approval. Now with this platform, people can access information online for free while state agencies will be provided with accounts to download files if required. Deputy Chairman of Binh Tan District Vu Chi Kien said in the past two … [Read more...] about HCMC launches online land data platform
☀️ Morning digest on August 18
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency. - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has called for work to be accelerated to perfect the Party and political systems, socio-economic management, and the fight against corruption and negative behaviours. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA) Chairing the 22nd meeting of the central steering committee for corruption and behaviour prevention and control in Hanoi on August 17, Trong also requested the submission of regulations regarding power control to the Politburo for approval towards fighting corruption in inspection, supervision, Party discipline enforcement, audit, investigation, prosecution, trial and enforcement of judgments, law-building, use and management of public finances and assets, and press and media activities. Read full story - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said that Vietnam wants to cooperate with Israel in … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest on August 18
PetroVietnam proposes 19-billion-USD petrochemical complex, oil storage project
A view of Nghi Son Petrochemical and Refinery Plant (Photo: baodautu.vn ) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petro vietnam ) has proposed the Government invest in a petrochemical and refinery complex and national oil storage in Long Son oil and gas industrial park in Long Son commune, Vung Tau city in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, with a total investment of nearly 19 billion USD in two phases. The complex comprises two parts – a petrochemical and refinery plant project and a project to build a national storage for crude oil and petrol products. In the first phase, the petrochemical and refinery plant will have a capacity of processing 12-13 million tonnes of crude oil per year, along with 0.66 million tonnes of condensate, LPG and Ethane. The output of the plant will be 7-9 million tonnes of petroleum and 2-3 million tonnes of petrochemicals each year. In the second phase, the plant will receive additional investments to increase its output by 3-5 … [Read more...] about PetroVietnam proposes 19-billion-USD petrochemical complex, oil storage project