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Students have lunch at a school in HCM City. HCM City officials have suggested setting up standard kitchens at both private and public schools to ensure safe, hygienic meals. — Photo laodong.com.vn HCM CITY — HCM City officials have suggested setting up standard kitchens at both private and public schools that have over 1,000 students to ensure safe, hygienic meals. Many schools use outside food caterers to provide meals to students. At a workshop held on Thursday in HCM City, Nguyễn Thị Huỳnh Mai, the deputy head of the Food Safety and Hygiene Division, said that five food poisoning cases had occurred in the city in the first four months, compared to a total of six last year. Of the five cases, more than a half occurred at schools, Mai said. There were no cases in 2012 and 2013. The latest food poisoning case was at Trần Quang Khải Primary School in District 1, she said. The division discovered the main cause for poisoning because Chinese barbecue … [Read more...] about City schools urged to offer hygienic, homemade meals

Children at HCM City’s Tân Bình District Kindergarten watch a skit on the proper way of disposing of used milk cartons for recycling. — VNS/Photo Gia Lộc Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Kids at HCM City’s Tân Bình District Kindergarten on Friday saw a skit that showed them how to push straws into empty cartons after drinking milk and then flattening, folding and disposing of the cartons properly to save space and make their collection, sorting and recycling easier. It was one of the ways chosen by the kindergarten’s managers and teachers to create awareness of and habits for environmental protection. “Educating children in environmental protection will help … when they become adults,” Phạm Thị Kim Hạnh, the kindergarten’s vice principal, told Việt Nam News. The kindergarten’s teachers were working together with children’s parents to teach them, she said. The cartons collected at the kindergarten would be transported once a week to factories for recycling and making … [Read more...] about HCM City schools teach kids to collect, recycle milk cartons

A number of high-rise buildings have been built in HCM City without adequate infrastructure in the area, worsening traffic congestion in the inner city. — Photo tphcm.chinhphu.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City authorities have submitted a new housing plan to the city People’s Council to ensure that new housing projects follow plans designed to improve city landscapes and residents’quality of life. In recent years, a number of high-rise apartment projects that received licenses ended up worsening traffic and affecting urban planning, especially in inner districts where population is dense and roads are narrow, ac ccording to the city People’Committee. In addition, a number of residential slums still exist in the city centre, according to city authorities. Under the new proposal, new housing must be developed in line with infrastructure plans for new roads, parks, hospitals, schools and shopping malls. Low-rise housing will also be gradually … [Read more...] about City unveils new housing plan

The car that the teacher of Vân Hồ Primary School reverses and kills one student last Thursday.— VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — National Committee for Traffic Safety has ordered the Ministry of Education and Training to direct all schools nationwide to ban car parking in school premises or on pavements near schools. The order is to be enforced during school hours. The move comes in the wake of the death of a primary school student and injury of another when a teacher was reversing her car, with the registration number 26A-054.29, in Vân Hồ Primary School in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La last Thursday. In December 2016, a second grader in Hà Nội’s Nam Trung Yên Primary School was hit by a taxi while playing on the school grounds. The taxi, carrying the principal and vice principal, rammed into the student and fractured his right leg. The committee has, therefore, decided to issue the order to tighten safety for students … [Read more...] about Car parking banned in all school premises

HCM City to ease traffic congestion in school areas during peak hours. — VNA/VNS Photo Mạnh Linh Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Transport has carried out a number of measures this year to ensure traffic order and safety at schools and universities. Since the beginning of school year, traffic congestion has increased at schools on Phan Văn Trị Street, Quang Trung Street and Trường Chinh Street, especially during peak hours. The department is finalising construction on an overpass near Thông Tây Hội Secondary School in Gò Vấp District, and also plans to build more overpasses near schools located in crowded areas like Văn Hiến University in District 12. In addition, Urban Traffic Management No 3 has proposed adding more barriers to prevent vehicles from travelling on walkways, and more traffic lights and signals as well as median strips. Phạm Ngọc Dũng, head of Urban Traffic Management No 3, said the plans would be adjusted according to the … [Read more...] about HCM City takes measures to ensure traffic order, safety at schools

Students at the Tân Phú District-based Tân Sơn Nhì Primary School attend a physical education class. Photo from sggp.org.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY – The HCM City school system faces a shortage of facilities and teachers for physical education classes for the upcoming school year. Trần Minh Ngôn, head of District 4’s Office for Education and Training, said at a conference held in the city on Friday that many schools did not have enough space for sports and outdoor activities. “They must collaborate with local gyms to organise extracurricular activities for students,” he said. Only 30 out of 184 primary schools have sufficient facilities to teach sports such as football, according to the Central University of Physical Education and Sports 2 in HCM City. Đoàn Minh Xương, a lecturer at the university, said: “The shortage of facilities has limited the kinds of sports taught in schools. Many students cannot play their favourite games.” He said the shortage of … [Read more...] about City seeks more funds for physical education facilities at schools

HCM City’s Government plans to spend VNĐ220 billion (US$9,400) from its budget to support workers and teachers at pre-schools this year. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY —  The HCM City government will spend VNĐ220billion (US$ 9,400 ) to support workers and teachers at pre-schools this year, according to a report from the city’s Department of Education and Training. The funds will be sued to attract and retain pre-school teachers, following a resolution approved in 2014 at the 13th meeting of the city’s People’s Council’s 8th session on pre-school education. The amount will include a 25 per cent increase in the monthly salary of teachers, managers and staffs in public pre-schools, and a 35 per cent increase in monthly salary of teachers and workers taking care of children aged six to 18 months. It will also support new graduates who are working in pre-schools. New teachers will receive an increase of 100 … [Read more...] about HCM City to fund VNĐ220 billion for pre-school workers

An underground car parking lot in Hà Nội. — Photo thethaovanhoa.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — A regulation recently issued by the Hà Nội People’s Committee requires basements be part of new constructions in the inner city. The severe shortage of parking space in the capital is behind the regulation, the Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper reported. Some 590 parking lots with total area of 38.9ha are currently in use in the central areas of the city, meeting only 8-10 per cent of parking demand in these areas, according to the city’s statistics. Most of the parking lots are filled beyond capacity. Due to limited public land, public parking lots throughout the city only serve 66 per cent of the city’s total parking demand, precipitating the need for new constructions to have parking basements. The regulation provides specific guidance on the size of the basements. It applies to constructions that are going to get built within the area from Ring Road 2 to the city centre, … [Read more...] about Hà Nội tackles parking space shortage

The plenary session of the annual Asian Science Park Association meeting in HCM City on Friday. – VNS Photo Thanh Vũ. Viet Nam News HCM City – The 21 st annual conference of the Asian Science Park Association has opened in HCM City. Speaking at the event at the Rex Hotel, Nguyễn Thành Phong, chairman of the city People’s Committee, said: “The annual ASPA meeting gathers many managers of science parks, high-tech parks, famous scientists and heads of science and technology organisations from around the world. “It is not only a chance for science and technology parks to exchange experiences, share scientific research and understand more about HCM City, but it is also an important event for Việt Nam to promote international integration in science and technology. “HCM City is now seeking technology solutions to build a smart city.” The conference’s theme is “ Science Parks in Empowering Growth Quality and Competitiveness of National Economy.” Trần Vĩnh … [Read more...] about Asian Science Park Association conference opens in HCM City

China-donated COVID-19 vaccines and syringes arrive at Nội Bài airport Efforts needed to preserve wetlands Unconventional entrepreneur develops Việt Nam’s best-known co-working space Southern goodness, till the last bite, the last drop A comedian who made people cry The city’s Department of Planning and Architecture has tried to identify vacant land areas to develop green spaces, but few remain in the city. — VNA/VNS Photo An Hiếu Viet Nam News Văn Châu HCM CITY – Nguyễn Văn Thiện, who lives in Bình Tân, HCM City’s most populated district, has no choice but to do his daily exercise on the street. “It’s hard to find a safe place to exercise at the public park. To reduce the danger, I wake up about 3am and exercise on the street, and then return home at 5am,” he said. The district, which has more than 680,000 people, is also one of the largest districts in the city, but it lacks a large park. Twenty years ago, a 47-ha area was zoned for a new … [Read more...] about HCM City seeks more green space amid rapid urbanisation