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NA hears 5-year land plan not implemented correctly (19-05-2006) HA NOI  — Many provinces were yet to revise land-use plans according to the 2003 Land Law and several districts and communes have either failed to implement the 2001-05 plan thoroughly or carry out evaluation in a timely manner, said NA Economic and Budgetary Committee at the ongoing session of the National Assembly in Ha Noi. The committee made these observations at the presentation of a government report delivered by Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Mai Ai Truc of the five-year land-use plan for 2006-10 yesterday. The committee’s appraisal report, delivered by Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien, said that these were problems that had adversely impacted the implementation of the 2001-05 plan and the ones that need to be tackled during the new plan period. The 2005-10 plan, which had addressed the shortcomings of the earlier one and based on NA’s land-use recommendations for 2010, needs to be … [Read more...] about NA hears 5-year land plan not implemented correctly

Construction workers are working on the preservation of a dyke in the northern Thanh Hóa Province. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development launches a campaign promoting the involvement of all levels of authorities and society in the protection of dykes across the country. — VNA Photo Thanh Hà HƯNG YÊN (VNS) — The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has launched a national programme promoting the involvement of all levels of authorities and society in the protection of dykes across  the country. MARD Deputy Minister Hoàng Văn Thắng, who is also chief of a steering board for the movement, said yesterday the campaign would be implemented in five years between 2016 and 2020 in all provinces and cities, particularly those having dykes. Every year, the ministry would analyse the results of the implementation including plans to set up models for dyke management counties and honour those localities which have grossed outstanding results in building and … [Read more...] about MARD launches national movement to protect dykes

The 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) took place in Hà Nội on October 20. – Photo congluan.vn HÀ NỘI – The 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) took place in Hà Nội on October 20, gathering representatives from ten ASEAN nations and the ASEAN Secretariat. It was the ACWC’s second meeting this year, following the 16th meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia in March. It was held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the ASEAN Secretariat as part of the third ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Women (AMMW) and related meetings in Hà Nội from October 18 – 25. The meeting discussed follow-ups from the 16th meeting and reviewed the implementation of projects of the ACWC Work Plan 2016 – 2020. A number of important projects have been completed, such as the ASEAN Forum on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Singapore in … [Read more...] about Hà Nội hosts ASEAN meeting on women, children protection

A 500-year flood cycle scheme to protect downtown Hà Nội is part of a detailed flood prevention master plan that municipal agencies are working on.– Photo anninhthudo.vn HÀ NỘI – A 500-year flood cycle scheme to protect downtown Hà Nội is part of a detailed flood prevention master plan that municipal agencies are working on. The master plan is being prepared in line with the Prime Minister’s Decision No.257/QĐ-TTg which approves anti-flood and dyke planning for the Red and Thái Bình river systems. The Hà Nội Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Việt Nam Institute of Water Resources have been tasked with drafting the master plan, which is estimated to cost VNĐ56.9 trillion (US$2.5 billion). An estimated 1900 households have to be relocated from flood storage areas, which will cover 4,568ha on the Red River banks. Caught in a bind Over 6.7km of the Red River dyke runs through the capital city’s Thanh Trì District. Three communes in the district, Yên Mỹ, … [Read more...] about Hà Nội prepares detailed anti-flood master plan

A container collecting empty packaging of plant protection products placed in a vegetable field in Long Biên District. – photo kinhtedothi.vn Viet Nam News Hà Nội – Hà Nội has paid more attention to collecting and treating packaging of plant protection products and veterinary medicines after use, reported Kinh Tế and Đô Thị (Economy and Urban Affairs) newspaper. The move aims to reduce risks of pollution for water resources and soil and drive green, clean and sustainable agriculture. According to Hà Nội Argiculture and Rural Development, the city has three workshops manufacturing, bottling and packaging plant protection products, and 76 companies and more than 1,200 stores selling the products. The city uses about 400 tonnes of plant protection products in agricultural production yearly, said the department. According to experts, the empty packaging of plant protection products after use contains chemicals. If the empty bags or bottles are left in fields after … [Read more...] about Hà Nội tackles plant protection packaging waste

The Government has issued a resolution to adjust the planning of land use in HCM City until 2020. —VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The Government has issued a resolution to amend HCM City’s land use plans for the period until 2020. Following the changes, the city will convert 26,246 hectares of agricultural land into non-agricultural land by 2020, raising the total area of the latter to 118,890ha, or 56.9 per cent of the city’s total land area. By 2020 there will be 88,005ha of agricultural lands, 309ha of unused lands, 913ha of lands for technology parks and 62,704ha of urban lands. The Government has instructed the city to identify and publicise lands for rice cultivation and protect them and review zoning plans for sectors, industries and localities to ensure they dovetail with the amendments. The adjustments are based on the city’s socio-economic development, national defence and security needs. City authorities are required to … [Read more...] about Govt tweaks HCM City land zoning plans

Children join a music performance to welcome World Population Day on July 11. — VNS Photo Thu Trang Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has made huge strides in ensuring access to family planning. Ongoing investment has ensured that contraceptives, services and information are available to virtually the entire nation, experts agreed at a ceremony to mark World Population Day on Wednesday in Hà Nội with the theme of "Family Planning is a Human Right". The rate of modern contraceptive use rose from 37 per cent in 1988 to 67 per cent in 2016. Việt Nam’s maternal mortality rate dropped significantly from 233 deaths per 100,000 live births in the 1990s to 58 per 100,000 live births in 2016. The nation’s fertility rate also dropped by more than half, from an average of five children per couple in the 1970s to the replacement rate of 2.09 in 2006. Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Health Phạm Lê Tuấn said, “All these results of population and family planning work have … [Read more...] about Family planning ensures sustainable development: experts

A female worker receives sexual and reproductive services as well as family planning information through BlueStar clinic, located inside the Pou Yuen factory in HCM City’s Bình Tân District. — Photo mariestopes.org.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY — More than 27,000 female workers have been provided information about sexual and reproductive healthcare and family planning as the result of the Business Partnership Platform (BPP) funded by the Australian government. A dissemination workshop was held today at Pou Yuen Co., Ltd in Tân Tạo Industrial Zone in the city’s Bình Tân District to share the impact and key findings from November 2016 to June 2018. The project’s aims including improving the health and well-being of Pou Chen Group’s predominantly female workforce by enhancing the provision of specialist sexual and reproductive healthcare on-site at its Pou Yuen factory. Nguyễn Trọng Hậu, director of the initiative, said nearly 80,000 workers at the factory have … [Read more...] about On-site reproductive, family planning services improve female factory workers’ health, productivity

Parliamentary review of year used to plan for 2010 period (19-10-2005) National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An delivers opening speech at the session. — VNA/VNS Photo Dung Sang Son La Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Da River under construction in the northern mountainous province of Son La. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuan Truong Nation expects record growth Viet Nam this year expects to attain its highest growth rate during the past five years, Khai said in his report at the eight session of the National Assembly yesterday. The collective economic sector has gradually overcome difficulties, and seen positive changes, while the private sector has attained impressive growth rates. Trading and services have also made important contributions to the country’s socio-economic achievements, to job generation and poverty reduction in particular. The foreign-invested sector has reported satisfactory development, making more contributions to the … [Read more...] about Parliamentary review of year used to plan for 2010 period

Children in the northern province of Điện Biên enjoy playing during summer vacation. Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said that organisations and authorities at local levels should pay attention to protecting children. All regulations and laws on protecting the children and preventing violence and abuse against them must be implemented strictly.— VNA/VNS Photo Phan Tuấn Anh Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Protecting and caring for children and creating a healthy environment for them is a focus for sustainable and long-term development of Viet Nam, according to Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. The PM made the statement yesterday in Hà Nội while chairing a national online conference on protecting children against violence, abuse and harm to their health and lives. As many as 18,000 representatives joined the conference. “It is the responsibility of the whole political system, from the central to local levels, from every community and every family,” he said. Ministry of Labour, … [Read more...] about Whole political system join hand in protecting children