Social Headlines December 9 Philippine passenger seized for cocaine trafficking Customs officers at Kamacho Sillo Emmanul landed at Noi Bai airport after flying from He was investigated after a large amount of white crystalline powder contained in 18 packages was found in his luggage. The packages were hidden in stockings. Relevant agencies confiscated the cocaine and launched a probe into the case. Japan helps Vietnam improve education, healthcare services The Japanese Government has provided The aid will be used to implement eight projects on upgrading and building schools and hospitals in a number of localities in Of the total, US$115,412 will be granted to the central coastal Tuy Phong district of Binh Thuan province will receive US$121,259 to build a kindergarten and a primary school in Hoa Minh commune, while the Mekong Delta The Mekong Delta The remaining US$45,903 will be sent to Vinh Hung district in the southern No Vietnamese victims in Yemeni terrorist attack Relevant Yemeni agencies confirmed no Vietnamese were killed in a bloody terrorist attack in Capital Sana’a on December 5, according to the Vietnamese embassy in The director of the Yemeni Defence Ministry hospital told Yemeni authorities none of Vietnamese doctors was working when the assault took place. Earlier sources said two Vietnamese doctors were among 52 people killed in the attack on the Yemeni Defence Ministry complex. The Vietnam Foreign Ministry had contacted the International Organisation for Migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, verifying the information. The Vietnamese embassy in Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee Vice Chairman Vu Hong Khanh held a December 6 working session with Hungarian Ambassador to Vietnam Torda Ester and Budapest Waterworks Chief Executive Officer Haranghy Csaba. The two sides briefed each other on matters of interest in their respective cities and discussed implementing a clean water plant project using the Authorities selected the Hanoi Water Supply Limited Company and the Budapest Waterworks Joint Stock Company as executor and chief investor of the US$273 million project. The plant is designed to process an initial 300,000m3 of water every 24 hours when it opens in 2020, increasing to 450,000m3 by 2030. Funding comes from the Hungarian government’s official development assistance (ODA) loans channeled through MEHIB, Eximbank, and HCCI. The working session also considered site clearance and other associated issues to ensure the project proceeds in accordance with Vietnamese laws. First festival dedicated to Vietnamese volunteers The “Young—Global—Dynamic” Festival eventually aims to create a “bank” of human resources and funds charity programmes can call on to help with voluntary work. Festival participants paid tribute to the late President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum and enjoyed a painting contest, a photography exhibition, and music and dance performances. Addressing the event, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee Secretary Nguyen Long Hai highlighted the importance of volunteers in equitable socio-economic development and supporting The festival, which also marks International Volunteer Day (December 5), honoured individuals and organisations for their outstanding voluntary contributions to community development. Source: VNA/VOV |
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