Tuoi Tre News briefs you on some of the leading stories published today, December 27, in Vietnamese media.
Politics
— Vietnam always respects and promotes the neighborliness, friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the country and China, Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong told the visiting Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Yu Zhengsheng on Friday. Regarding the disagreements between the two sides, the host stressed that the two countries’ leaders should exchange views sincerely to address them satisfactorily for mutual interest.
Society
— Police in the central province of Nghe An are investigating a case in which two students – a 17-year-old school boy and a 15-year-old school girl – of Dang Thai Mai High School were found dead hanging in an unoccupied house in Thanh Chuong District. Initial sources said the two students had committed suicide out of sadness resulting from their love affairs.
— Thirty-one pregnant women were vaccinated with a wrong vaccine at a heath center in Tu Son town, the northern province of Bac Ninh, on December 20. Instead of giving the women a tetanus vaccination, health workers vaccinated them with a vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough, which is not indicated for use for pregnant women. Luckily, this vaccine is considered not causing harm to fetus, health experts said.
— Authorities of the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong have asked the local Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to coordinate with the Geological Museum to set up a project to build a national geological park in the area where the first six volcanic caves in Vietnam were recently discovered. The project aims to obtain a UNESCO reorganization of the park as a global geological park.
— Affected by a cold snap that is entering northern Vietnam today, the region will continue experiencing the chilling weather that has been caused by a preceding cold front. As of today the new cold spell will also cause rough sea in the northern and middle areas of the East Sea and bring rains to the northern and central parts.
— Vo Van Hai, 40, head of a forest protection team in the central province of Thanh Hoa has been arrested for demanding and taking a bribe of VND100 million (US$4,680) from the owner whose smuggled wood was detected and seized by Hai.
Business
— The prices of gasoline in Vietnam have decreased by 30.2 percent from July 7, 2014 to only VND17,880 per liter on December 22, but the taxi charges have reduced by only 3.03 percent for the same period, according to statistics. That means taxi firms are enjoying an additional profit of VND1,031 per km thanks to the petrol price reduction.
— Vietnam’s inflation rates in 2015 are forecast to range between 2 and 3 percent, as the world economy will likely continue facing difficulties next year, financial experts said at a seminar held by the Economics and Finance Institute on Friday.
— Due to economic difficulties, the number of businesses halting operation so far this year has amounted 58, 332 nationwide, up 14.5 percent year on year, while the number of businesses shutting down has amounted to 9,501, the Ministry of Planning and Investment reported. Meanwhile, the number of businesses established so far this year reduced by 2.7 percent year on year to 74,842 businesses, the agency said.
Lifestyle
— After their performance in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday evening, the RockStorm 7 music group including six rock bands, will continue to perform in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 3, 2015 before going north to Hanoi for another performance a week later.
Sports
— Chelsea have defeated West Ham United 2-0, with goals from John Terry and Diego Costa, at Stamford Bridge on Friday evening (Vietnam time) in the 18th round of the Premier League. With the victory, Chelsea continues to lead the rankings with 45 points after 19 matches.
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