Hàng loạt cán bộ ở Sơn La bị khởi tố gồm những ai?

Dân trí 19/11/2017
Trong quá trình bồi thường đất đai tại khu vực Nhà máy thủy điện Sơn La, 17 cán bộ ở tỉnh Sơn La đã cố ý làm trái quy định nhà nước, thiếu trách nhiệm gây hậu quả nghiêm trọng. Trong số này có hai Phó Giám đốc Sở bị bắt, nhiều cán bộ tỉnh và huyện Mường La cũng “nhúng chàm”.

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Trong 3 ngày, từ 16 – 18/11, Cơ quan An ninh điều tra Công an tỉnh Sơn La chủ trì, phối hợp cùng Viện Kiểm sát nhân dân tỉnh và các đơn vị chức năng, đơn vị liên quan thi hành Lệnh bắt 15 bị can để tạm giam; Lệnh cấm đi khỏi nơi cư trú đối với 2 bị can liên quan đến vụ án xảy ra trong quá trình bồi thường đất đai tại khu vực Nhà máy thủy điện Sơn La. Tiếp tục đọc “Hàng loạt cán bộ ở Sơn La bị khởi tố gồm những ai?”

Khmer weavers tell stories through brocades

vietnamnews Update: November, 18/2017 – 09:00

Precision: Neang Samon, a local weaver, works on her draw loom.
Viet Nam News The Khmer people in southern An Giang Province take pride in their age-old tradition of brocade weaving. Local artisans in the province produce products including scarves, tablecloths, dresses and even murals depicting folklore stories and legends. Tiếp tục đọc “Khmer weavers tell stories through brocades”

Rain, waves and rising seas erode Hội An beaches

vietnamnews Update: November, 17/2017 – 09:00

A beach resort building in Hội An is eroded by sea water. — VNS Photo Công Thành
Viet Nam News HỘI AN — Nearly 70 per cent of a newly grown protective forest and a large area of Cửa Đại Beach have been washed away by large waves, intense rains and a higher sea level since last year.

Head of the city’s natural resources and environment office Nguyễn Văn Hiền told Việt Nam News last week that 3ha out of 4.35ha of casuarinas forest have completely eroded, while waves are still smashing into a sea dyke system of Vinpearl Hội An Resort and Villas. Tiếp tục đọc “Rain, waves and rising seas erode Hội An beaches”

Paper plant pushes out ancient nipa forest

vietnamnews Update: November, 17/2017 – 09:00

A paper mill is under construction in Quảng Ngãi Province. Residents are anxious at its environmental impact. — VNS Photo Công Thành

Viet Nam News QUẢNG NGÃI — Despite warnings of environmental pollution and damage to rich biodiversity, a century-old nipa palm forest in Bình Sơn District, the central province of Quảng Ngãi has approved the construction of a 87ha reservoir to provide water for a wood-pulp plant, VNT19, and other industrial projects in Dung Quất Economic Zone in the district. Tiếp tục đọc “Paper plant pushes out ancient nipa forest”

HCM City sets environmental protection legal framework

vietnamnews Update: November, 18/2017 – 09:00

A resident of HCM City’s Bình Tân District collects rubbish from Liên Phường Canal. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Dự
HCM CITY — HCM City has improved environmental protection by completing a legal framework for the purpose and, in recent times, refusing licences for polluting plants and generally tightening environment management and oversight, and improving management of rivers and canals.The Department of Natural Resources and Environment has held a series of workshops on environment management, penalised environmental violators, especially those dumping untreated waste directly into water bodies. Tiếp tục đọc “HCM City sets environmental protection legal framework”

Research group, including Vietnamese, makes world’s smallest ‘living robot’

The remote-controlled ‘living robot’ weighs only 1 gramBy Tuoi Tre News

November 18, 2017, 14:59 GMT+7

​Research group, including Vietnamese, makes world’s smallest ‘living robot’
The remote-controlled robot weighs only 1 gram, and cost US$7.4 to make.

A research team consisting of two Vietnamese has created an ‘insect-computer hybrid,’ or a kind of ‘living robot’ the size of a beetle.

The research team from Singapore-based Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is led by professor Hirotaka Sato, specializing in the research and development of living robots, two Vietnamese, Vo Doan Tat Thang and Bui Xuan Hien, and Singapore undergraduate Yong Wen Melvin.

Thang is a post doctoral researcher under the Fellowship for Research at Biological Machine Laboratory at NTU, while Hien is an undergrad. Tiếp tục đọc “Research group, including Vietnamese, makes world’s smallest ‘living robot’”

Long Bien – a bustling night fruit market in Hanoi

Last update 10:00 | 27/06/2017

Situated at the foot of the Long Bien Bridge in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Long Bien fruit and vegetable market is known as the largest wholesale market in Hanoi and northern Vietnam as a whole.

The 27,000-square-meter market is open daily from 11 p.m. until the small hours of next morning as people rush there to buy and sell fruits and vegetables. The market is where vegetables and fruits are distributed to retailers and street vendors.

The colorful and bustling sight of the night market captures the attention of foreign visitors to the capital.

Many local residents in neighboring provinces also flock to the market to earn a living by providing transport services for traders at the market.

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Tiếp tục đọc “Long Bien – a bustling night fruit market in Hanoi”

Fishing with long rackets on Hanoi’s Tich River

Last update 15:37 | 15/11/2017

When the water level lowers in Tich River, the residents in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thach That will come out and submerge in the river with long rackets to catch the fish.

Catching fish with long rackets is considered a traditional culture of the people living by the river.

The locals often gather to catch fish in September or October in the lunar calendar.

During this time, the water level of the Tich River lowers greatly while fish in other lakes and rivers must go this way to reach the sea.

The fishermen often go in groups, cheering and attracting viewers to the river banks. The racket is made from bamboo. The handle is four metres long and the net can be 80cm wide. Tiếp tục đọc “Fishing with long rackets on Hanoi’s Tich River”

Go to Cam Ranh to explore the beautiful ‘Tam Binh’

Last update 09:00 | 16/09/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – With pristine beauty and blue sea and fine white sand, in recent years “Tam Binh” has become an attractive destination, especially in hot summer days.

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If you love the pristine beauty of the blue sea, without much human impact, “Tam Binh” is the right destination for you.

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Tiếp tục đọc “Go to Cam Ranh to explore the beautiful ‘Tam Binh’”

Market women depict their lives through photos

Last update 07:00 | 18/11/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – An installation of photos taken by women who sell goods at Bai Da Market on the outskirts of Ha Noi is now on display at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum.

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Artful: The exhibition displayed photos taken by the women arranged in a space created by photographer Binh Dang and artist Duy Ly.

The exhibition is the result of a project carried out by the Centre for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender, Family, Women and Adolescents (CSAGA) during the last two years.

Photos, videos and stories told by the women and things they use everyday, such as baskets and conical hats, are placed together to look like a market and depict the women’s lives with both happiness and sorrow. Tiếp tục đọc “Market women depict their lives through photos”

Mobile broadband driving internet growth

Last update 07:10 | 18/11/2017

Vietnam’s fixed line market has seen a significant decline after peaking in 2009, according to Reportbuyer, a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers. Market penetration fell from 20.1 per cent in 2009 to 10.5 per cent in 2012 and 5.7 per cent in 2016.

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Having come late to the internet, meanwhile, Vietnam is finally embracing the higher access speeds offered by various broadband platforms.

Although there has been a surge in subscriber numbers, fixed broadband remains a relatively small but expanding market segment. Tiếp tục đọc “Mobile broadband driving internet growth”

Tertiary crisis: are more students’ copping out?

Last update 08:09 | 18/11/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – In Viet Nam, getting into a university has been described as a national obsession and getting admission seen as a cut-throat competition.

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Students of the Thai Nguyen Medical School in the northern province of the same name attend a class under the “Smart school” initiative aimed at reforming medical education in the country. — VNA/VNS Photo Thu Hang

However, despite getting through such a tough initiation, more students are failing to stay in college until graduation, and the steady increase in their numbers is worrying educators.

Several factors, including expulsion, dropping out, transferring and repeating courses are said to be the prime causes behind this phenomenon. Tiếp tục đọc “Tertiary crisis: are more students’ copping out?”

Vietnam warns against threat of cryptocurrency mining malware CoinHive

CoinHive, lurking unseen on websites, taps the processing power of visitors’ computers to mine the cryptocurrency Monero
By Tuoi Tre News

November 17, 2017, 16:05 GMT+7

​Vietnam warns against threat of cryptocurrency mining malware CoinHive
A cryptocurrency ‘mining farm’ in Vietnam.

Internet users in Vietnam are being warned of a malicious software program hiding on websites to ‘steal’ the computing resources on visitors’ devices to mine the cryptocurrency Monero for hackers.

The Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT) announced on Thursday that it has received numerous complaints over the past week of cybersecurity threats caused by the CoinHive malware program. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam warns against threat of cryptocurrency mining malware CoinHive”