The southernmost province of Cà Mau has returned two Lexus cars presented by a local private company, the chief of the provincial People’s Committee office. — Photo tuoitre.vn CÀ MAU — The southernmost province of Cà Mau has returned two Lexus cars presented by a local private company, the chief of the provincial People’s Committee office, Nguyễn Đức Thánh, said yesterday. Thánh said that the move followed a regular meeting on Wednesday where Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc asked localities not to receive cars presented by enterprises. The province also informed the PM about the return of the cars, Thanh said. Local media had earlier reported on the two luxury Lexus GX 460 cars that the Công Lý Construction, Trade and Tourism Company presented to the Cà Mau People’s Committee ostensibly to be of service in preventing and controlling disasters like floods and forest fires in the province. — VNS … [Read more...] about Cà Mau returns two Lexus gift cars
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One of two Lexus cars given by a private company to Cà Mau provincial authorities, prompting public concerns and a Government promise to investigate. — Photo dantri.com.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Government will direct authorities to investigate the controversial gifting of luxury cars by private companies to officials in the southern province of Cà Mau and the coastal city of Đà Nẵng. This was promised by Mai Tiến Dũng, head of the Government Office, at the monthly cabinet meeting held recently. The Prime Minister has tasked the Ministry of Finance, Government Inspectorate and Ministry of Justice, to look into the matter. The findings will then be made available to the media. According to media reports, two Lexus GX 460 currently in use by the Cà Mau People’s Committee – each costing about VNĐ3 billion (US$131,000) – were given as presents by Công Lý Ltd last March, ostensibly strictly for use in “inspecting and directing climate change response activities.” … [Read more...] about Luxury car gifts to be probed
Court puts away car smugglers for long time
Three men who got a luxury car smuggled from Cambodia receive long jail terms at their trial in Tây Ninh on Sept 18. VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tân. Viet Nam News HCM CITY – Three people who got a luxury car smuggled from Cambodia to HCM City and forged its papers have received stiff prison sentences. The Tây Ninh Province People’s Court on Tuesday sentenced Nguyễn Đắc Tuyên, 41, of Hà Nội to 16 years in jail. Two other men, who conspired with him and abetted him in the criminal acts, Phùng Viết Đông, 38, and Phùng Tuấn Anh, 29, got 14 years apiece. They were charged with smuggling and forging seals and documents of official agencies. According to the indictment by the province People’s Procuracy, on April 20, 2015, law enforcement authorities caught the three in a Lexus RX350 with a fake Cambodian number plate as they were travelling from HCM City to Hà Nội. The trio confessed that Tuyên had asked Đông and Anh, brothers, to smuggle a luxury car at a low price from Cambodia … [Read more...] about Court puts away car smugglers for long time
World’s longest sea cable car route launched in Kiên Giang Province
A cabin travels on the world’s longest sea cable car which was inaugurated in Phú Quốc Island District in the southern province of Kiên Giang yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Lê Sen Viet Nam News KIÊN GIANG — The world’s longest sea cable car route connecting An Thới Town and Hòn Thơm Island in the southern province of Kiên Giang’s Phú Quốc Island District was inaugurated yesterday, reducing travel time by half compared to speed boats. The sea cable route is nearly 8.9 kilometres long, thought to be the longest in the world, with one end in An Thới Town and the other in Hòn Thơm Island, the largest in the An Thới island cluster to the south in Phú Quốc. The maximum speed of the cable car system can reach 8.5 metre per second so the total time from the start to the final station is just 15 minutes. The system has 69 cars capable of carrying 30 passengers each and uses modern three-rope cable car technology. The cable car system is the first item of the Sun World Hòn Thơm Nature … [Read more...] about World’s longest sea cable car route launched in Kiên Giang Province
Ancient city reject car cable project
Cẩm Kim Bridge spans the Thu Bồn River to connect Hội An ancient town and Kim Bồng carpentry village. Hội An City rejected a proposal to build a cable car project in the area. — VNS Photo Công Thành Viet Nam News HỘI AN — The central city rejected a proposal to build a 7km cable car route spanning the Thu Bồn River and connecting Hội An and Duy Xuyên District. Chairman of the ancient city’s People’s Committee Nguyễn Văn Dũng confirmed to the Việt Nam News that the Quảng Nam-based joint-stock NVN company proposed to construct a car cable to connect Thanh Hà pottery village and Cẩm Kim carpentry village – two favourite destinations in Hội An – and Duy Nghĩa Commune in Duy Xuyên District, and develop a new tour service. Dũng said the investor asked the city to allocate an area of 100ha of land in return for their car cable investment of VNĐ2.1 trillion (US$93 million). “We offered the most favourable conditions for investors, but Hội An could not allocate land for the … [Read more...] about Ancient city reject car cable project
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EU launches World Cities Việt Nam
HCM City has been chosen to take part in the World Cities project. Reducing traffic congestion is one of the city’s targets. – VNA/VNS Photo An Hiếu Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The European Union launched a project yesterday, entitled World Cities Việt Nam, which aims to promote the exchange of experience and best practice on regional and urban development policies. Two Vietnamese cities – Hà Nội and HCM City – are being paired with two European cities – Milan (Italy) and Kosice (Slovakia). "The European Union and Việt Nam recognise that the development of cities is a key factor in the promotion of sustainable development in the world," said Bruno Angelet, Ambassador – Head of Delegation of the Delegation of the European Union in Việt Nam. "The European Union and its Member States are therefore committed to engaging with partners around the globe, to expand opportunities for city-to-city co-operation developing capacities and fostering exchanges of urban solutions and … [Read more...] about EU launches World Cities Việt Nam
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Are you looking for the best video hosting sites for bloggers, marketers, and business websites ? Uploading videos directly to your website requires a lot of server resources. This is why smart business owners use video hosting sites to upload videos and then easily embed those videos in WordPress without affecting performance. In this article, we will share some of the best video hosting sites for bloggers, marketers, and business owners. Why Use Video Hosting Sites? Videos are the most engaging form of content, and they are highly effective for conversions. However, they also take a lot of space and bandwidth. WordPress allows you to upload videos to your website. However, it is not really optimized to serve videos. This affects video playback and creates a bad user experience. Apart from that, videos consume more WordPress hosting resources, which slows down your website. If you are on shared hosting , then your hosting provider may even terminate your … [Read more...] about 7 Best Video Hosting Sites for Bloggers, Marketers, and Businesses
Việt Nam wins big at World Invention Creativity Olympic
Vietnamese students won gold and silver medals at the World Invention Creativity Olympic 2018 in Seoul. — Photo petrotimes.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese students competing at the World Invention Creativity Olympic (WICO) 2018 achieved high results with three teams bringing home gold medals and one team winning a silver medal. The Vietnamese team, consisting of 16 students competing in four categories, together with Indonesia, won the Semi Grand Award. This is the first time Việt Nam has won this award after seven years taking part in the contest. Also for the first time, Việt Nam received the best leading Innovation award. Vietnamese teams’ innovations, focusing on science and environmental protection with high practicality, attracted attention and were highly appreciated by the jury. WICO aims to provide a platform for students all over the world to create innovations that can be applied in reality. The annual competition is organised by the Korea … [Read more...] about Việt Nam wins big at World Invention Creativity Olympic
Ministers questioned over ODA, car taxes
Ministers questioned over ODA, car taxes (16-06-2006) Bai Chay Bridge is currently one of the most important public works in the country. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyen Dan ha noi — National Assembly deputies questioned Government ministers on a wide range of issues yesterday, most notably the use of official development assistance (ODA) funds and import duties on used cars. Deputy Do Trong Ngoan of Bac Giang Province asked Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc about the complaints of some foreign donors over Viet Nam’s slow disbursement of ODA resources and inadequate efforts to control corruption. Phuc replied that, at the recent Consultants Group Meeting in Nha Trang, international donors expressed satisfaction that ODA funds were being used effectively. Although many were more closely scrutinising their projects in the country, they affirmed that ODA influxes into Viet Nam continue to rise. "The disbursement of funds is slowest at the … [Read more...] about Ministers questioned over ODA, car taxes