Day: March 5, 2024

Hanoi: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 5 asked relevant forces to maximise resources to settle the aftermath of a serious traffic accident in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang, which killed five people.

The accident occurred at 1:36 am on the day in Dong Cau village, Tu Quan commune, Yen Son district, when a bus carrying passengers from Ha Giang to Tuyen Quang collided with a container truck traveling from Hai Phong to Ha Giang. Initial investigation found the truck’s driver had lost control at a turn, so the vehicle swerved to the left and hit the bus heads-on.

In a dispatch sent to the Ministers of Public Security and Transport, and the chairperson of the provincial People’s Committee of Tuyen Quang, the Government leader requested the Chairperson of the provincial People’s Committee, who is also head of the provincial traffic safety board, to mobilise doctors, drugs, equipment and materials for the treatment of the injured, while conducting necessary procedures for the deceased.

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elevant forces should work together to find the cause of the accident, and take solutions to address problems regarding infrastructure and traffic organisation (if any) to prevent similar accidents in the future, he said, adding collectives and individuals that have committed wrongdoings must be strictly handled.

The PM also urged People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to step up communications work to enhance compliance to traffic regulations and take drastic actions to reduce traffic accidents./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Ben Tre: As many as 1,000 national flags and the same number of multifunctional life jackets were presented to disadvantaged fishermen in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on March 5.

The flags and jackets, worth over 1.5 billion VND (60,700 USD) donated by two businesses, were handed over via the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) under a programme named ‘Safety for poor, disadvantaged fishermen’.

At the event, the VRC and Ben Tre authorities also launched work on Vam Giong Mieu Bridge in An Thanh commune of Thanh Phu district as part of this programme.

The bridge, 60 metres long and 4 metres wide, will have loading capacity of 8 tonnes. It is built at a total cost of 5 billion VND funded by the Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank).

Addressing the ceremony, former President Truong Tan Sang said the programme aims to improve working conditions for poor fishermen to help them continue their livelihood and contribute to the safeguarding of the maritime sovereignty.

He called on
sponsors to keep supporting the Ben Tre administration to assist fishermen by building houses and transport facilities in rural areas, thus facilitating travel, economic development, and wealth gap narrowing.

Vu Thanh Luu, Vice Chairman of the VRC Central Committee, noted that implemented from 2022 to 2027, the programme includes equipping fishermen with first-aid and legal knowledge, helping 50,000 deprived and disadvantaged households develop sustainable livelihoods, assisting with house repair and construction for 1,300 households, and presenting life jackets, first-aid kits and national flags to fishermen and fishing vessels.

It targets poor, near-poor, and less privileged fishermen in 291 particularly disadvantaged, coastal, and insular communes in 23 coastal provinces and cities nationwide.

In 2023, Ben Tre residents benefited from 1,000 life jackets, 40 houses, three bridges, 270 flags, 120 school bags that can be used as lifebuoys, and free health examination under the programme./.

Source: Vietna
m News Agency

Vientiane: A delegation of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) led by the organisation’s chairman Luong Quoc Doan paid a courtesy visit to Politburo member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune in Vientiane on March 5.

At the meeting, Doan said the delegation’s visit to Laos aims to exchange information, share experiences in mass mobilisation work, and determine cooperation mechanisms between the association and the Lao front.

They also discussed the establishment of the Lao Farmers’ Association.

For his part, Sinlavong highly appreciated the role of the VNFU in the growth of Vietnam’s agriculture during the past time. He said that the delegation’s visit offers opportunities for Laos to learn from Vietnam’s experiences in developing the VNFU.

The same day, the Vietnamese delegation held talks with a delegation from the LFNC Central Committee led by its Vice President Khamlay Sipaseuth.

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g the talks, the two sides agreed to continue promoting communications work for farmers of the two countries to understand the strategic importance and meaning of the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam.

They will join in protecting and nurturing the good traditional relationship between the two countries.

The two sides agreed to continue promoting their cooperation and friendship and support each other in activities of the farmers’ union in particular and the development of agriculture, farmers, and rural areas in general.

At the end of the talks, the two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding for bilateral cooperation in the 2025 – 2030 period./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency