Tuoitrenews briefs some of the main stories published today in the Vietnamese press
Politics:
– On October 11, the capital city of Hanoi held a ceremony to celebrate the 59th anniversary of Liberation Day. At the event, Hanoi municipal party committee decided to hold a memorial part to honor the merits of the late General Vo Nguyen Giap, instead of art performances as the plan. The city’s People’s Committee also handed the title “Outstanding Capital’s Citizen 2013″ for 10 individuals.
– The 22nd session of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on October 10 started in Hanoi with a wide range of issues.
– President Truong Tan Sang together with the HCMC Delegation of Congressional met voters in the city’s District 4 on October 10,. At the event, the President urged voters to pay more attention to monitoring and detecting cases of corruption.
Society:
– Hue City People’s Committee on October 10 announced to open a conservation area for sao la, or Asian unicorn at the three communes Huyen Nguyen, Thuong QUang and Thuong Long. The animal is one of the world’s rarest mammals, is a forest-dwelling bovine found only in the Annamite Range of Vietnam and Laos.
– Many customers have been dismayed since they couldn’t book train tickets for Tet on the Saigon Railway Station’s website. Although the official date for the online reservation is known by many people is October 10, but a number of customers had successfully make their reservations on the website on day before while many people who waited until October 10 couldn’t get their tickets. Dinh Van Sang, deputy general director of the Sai Gon Railway Passenger Transportation Company explained that the time for launching the online booking system was kept in secret until the last minute.
– On October 4, four people in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong were hospitalized to the Lam Dong General Hospital after eating boiled lilies. Doctor Phan Thach Khue from the hospiatl informed that two years later, a woman was also hospitalized after inhaled white lilies, a popular kind of flower grown in the province’s Da Lat City.
– Local health experts warn that the electronic cigarette could be harmful to is smokers’ health as well as it doesn’t help to quit smoking as easily as it has been advertised.
Business:
– The Debt and Asset Trading Company (DATC) and Vinashin on October 10 held a press conference announcing the issue of international bonds guaranteed by Government to restructure Vinashin’s US$600 million foreign debt.
– The exported Vietnamese agricultural products is taking place at Tan Binh Exhibition & Convention Center. The event held by the HCMC Business Association gathers more than 150 booths and will run until October 14.
Lifestyle:
– The results of the 7th International Photography Contest in Vietnam held by the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists have recently been announced. The competition received 15,360 entries of 1,427 photographers from 51 countries and territories.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
