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FishingsquidatnightonH?LongBay.Photovietnamnet.vnH?LONG—ThePeoplesCommitteeofQu?ngNinhProvincehasrequestedtheH?LongCityPolicetostrictlyhandlefishingvesselsandboatscarryingtouristsforillegalfishingatnightonH?LongBay.Sincethebeginningofthisyear,thepolicehavediscoveredandhandled12vehiclesillegallycarryingtouristsonH?LongBay,includingsevenvehiclesillegallytransportingpeopleforsquidfishingatnight.Inspectionsrevealedthatmostoftheviolatingvehicleswerenotregisteredorinspected,didnotensuretechnicalsafety,orenvironmentalsanitation,andlackedlife-savingorrescueequipment.Additionally,about30vesselswerediscoveredandhandledforillegalfishingusingprohibitedfishinggearinthecoreareaofthebay,andtwocaseswereprosecutedforthecrimeofdestroyingaquaticresources.Facedwiththeincreasingnumberofpeopleillegallyfishingatnightandusingprohibitedfishinggeartoexploitaquaticresourcesinthebay,theQu?ngNinhauthorityhasaskedtheH?LongPolicetostrengthenpatrolsanddrasticallyhandleviolationstoensuresecurityandsafetyfortourists,andtobuildahealthytourismbusinessenvironment.Accordingtothecitypolice,althoughnightfishingactivitiesareillegal,touristscaneasilyfindadvertisementsfornightsquidfishingtoursontheInternet.Toavoidinspectionandhandlingbytheauthorities,thoseorganisingtheseillegalactivitiesoftenchangepick-upanddrop-offlocations,takingadvantageofthelongcoastline.Someothersuselookoutstoinformvesselownerstosuspendactivitieswhendetectingapatrolforceatsea.VNS
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V? di?n bi?n v? vi?c.ForeigntouristsstuckonNationalRoad4caspartoftheroadwasblockedbyfloodwater.—Photonhandan.com.vnHàGIANG—PoliceofficersinthenorthernprovinceofHàGiangtodayprovidedassistanceto400foreigntouristsstrandedbyfloodwater.Followingheavyrainsthathavepoundedthenorthernregioninthepastthreedays,floodwaterhassubmergeda700msectionofNationalRoad4C(passingthroughP?ViH?village,P?ViCommune,MèoV?cDistrict).Manygroupsofforeigntourists,whomainlytravelledbymotorbikefrom??ngV?nDistricttoMèoV?cDistrict,couldnotpassthisfloodedroad.Elevenpoliceofficersalongwithtwospecialisedcarsweredeployedtothesite,bringing400touriststhroughthissection.HàGiangProvince,neartheborderwithChina,isknownworldwideforitsmagnificentmountainlandscapeandvibrantculturesofvariousethnicgroups.Roadtriponbikesisafavouriteactivityformanytouristscomingheretogetthefullexperience.WidespreadfloodingisoccurringinHàGiang,includingtheprovincesurbancentre,HàGiangCity.Authoritieshavesetupcheckpointstopreventpeoplefromgoingintodangerous,landslide-proneareas.Asoftodaysafternoon,threepeoplehavebeenconfirmeddeadinHàGiangasaresultofdownpourandflooding,alongwithonemissingperson.InitialpropertydamagesofarhasreachedoverVN?24billion(aboutUS$944,000).HàGiangProvincesDepartmentofCulture,Sports,andTourismhasaskedtravelagenciestohaltalltourismactivitiesthatcanbeunsafefortourists,evenchangeitineraryifneeded.Peopleandtouristsarenottotraveltolandslide-hitareas,swiminriversorstreamsortakeaboattoursinthereservoirlakes.Italsoaskedpoliceunitstoenhancemeasurestoguaranteesafetyfortouristsandstandreadytoprovideassistanceincaseofincidents.—VNS
Tr??ngM?Lan,formerChairwomanofV?nTh?nhPhátGroup,atarecenttrialinHCMCity.Thechairwomanhasbeensentencedtodeathformultiplefinancialfraud.—VNA/VNSPhotoHCMCITY—Victimsofthebillion-dollarV?nTh?nhPhátbondfraudcaseareurgingauthoritiestoexpeditetheinvestigationsincetheyfacefinancialruin.LêThuThu?,51,aretiredofficialinHCMCity,saidshehadinvestedoverVN?2billioninbondsissuedbyaV?nTh?nhPhátsubsidiarytwoyearsagobuthasnotreceivedanyinterestorprincipal.Thu?isamongover35,000victimswhoweremisledbythestaffofSaigonCommercialJointStockBank(SCB),whohadreassuredthemthebondswereassafeasasavingsaccountproductduetoTr??ngM?Lansownershipofthebankasthechairwomanofthegroup.ButSCBhasclaimeditwasonlyactingasanintermediaryanddidnotguaranteerepaymenttoinvestors.Expertssaidthebankcouldwellbeheldresponsibleforfailingtodisclosetherisksassociatedwiththebonds.ThepolicesaidSCBfacesaccusationsofplayingamajorroleinthemassivefinancialfraudsufferedbyitscustomers.AbranchoftheSaigonCommercialJointStockBankinHCMCitysDistrict3.ExpertssaidSCBshouldbeheldaccountableforthebondfraud,givenamajorityofthevictimswereitsdepositors.—VNSPhotoB?XuanHi?pTheirinvestigationfoundthatLanhadorchestratedaschemeforSCBtoissuefakebondstomitigateitsfinancialwoes.LanhasadmittedtoworkingcloselywithformerexecutivesofSCB,TanVi?tSecuritiesandV?nTh?nhPháttodevelopaspecificplantofabricatebondsthroughboguscompaniessetupbyV?nTh?nhPhátgroup.V?T?nHoàngV?n,formerCEOofSCB,wasfoundtohaveconducted‘trainingsessionsforover2,500salesstaffatvariousbranchesnationwideonhowtodefraudcustomers,thepolicesaid.Lanhasadmittedtoherwrongdoingandpromisedtorepaythevictims,thepoliceadded.Thevictimsaredemandingaswiftresolutiontorecovertheirlostfunds.AuthoritieshavesaidthepolicehavealreadyseizedmillionsofdollarsinassetsconnectedtoLaninabidtorepaythevictimsaffectedbythefraud.TheIFCOneSaigonbuildingonT?n??cTh?ngStreetinHCMCitysDistrict1isonthelistofbuildingsrelatedtoV?nTh?nhPhátGroup.Thepolicehavestatedthemoneyandassetsrecoveredfromthescandalwillbeusedtoindemnifyvictims.—VNSPhotoB?XuanHi?pThepolicesaidtheyhaveseizedassetstotalingoverVN?590billionandnearly$15million,andfrozenfurthermillionsofdollarsworthofassetslinkedtothechairwoman.Theseizedassetsinclude1,240propertiesownedbyLaninprimelocationsinHCMCityandvariousprovinces,sharesinSCBandothercompanies,ayacht,twoships,and19cars.Bedsides,42accountswithVN?1.9trillionand$8.4millionassociatedwithLanandothersconvictedhavebeenfrozen.ProceedsofalmostVN?790billionlinkedtoacompanyownedbyV?nTh?nhPhátGrouphavebeenblockedatSCB,withanadditionalVN?55.5billionseizedduringprosecutionandVN?73billionpaidbyLanandothersduringthetrial.Thepolicesaidtheywouldseizemoreassetslinkedtothescandalaspartofeffortstocompensatethevictims.Authoritiesareurgingthe35,000victimswhoholdbondsfromthefraudulentissuancestocomeforwardwithinformationandrelateddocuments.Expertssaiditwouldtakeyearstomitigatetheconsequencesofthescandal,oneoftheworldsworstfinancialcrimes.—VNSSoldiersfromtheHàGiangProvincialMilitaryCommandhelpalocalkindergarteninNg?c???ngCommunetorecoverfromflooddamage.VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?IPrimeMinisterPh?mMinhChínhhascalledforimmediateeffortstomitigatetheaftermathofrecentfloodsandproactivelyrespondtonaturaldisastersinthenorthernmountainousandmidlandregions.OnMonday,PMChínhsignedDirectiveNo57/C?-TTg,whichnotedthatfromthenightofJune8tothemorningofJune10,heavyrainscausedbyatropicaldepressionandlow-pressurearealedtosignificantdownpoursinseveralnorthernregions.Rainfallrangedfrom40-120mm,withQu?ngNinhProvinceandH?iPhòngCityseeing150-300mmandHàGiangProvince100-250mm,withQu?ngNg?nCommuneinV?XuyênDistrictexperiencingupto428mm.HeavyrainsresultedinfloodsintheupstreamareasoftheL?RiverinHàGiangProvinceandtheGamRiverinCaoB?ngProvince,surpassingLevel3alerts,causingatleastthreedeathswithseveralpeoplestillmissing.ThePrimeMinisterextendedhisdeepestcondolencestothefamiliesofthevictims.WaterlevelsinhydropowerreservoirsinLaiChau,HòaBìnhandTuyênQuangprovinceswerehigherthanthesameperiodlastyear.SomeareasinHàGiang,U?ngBí,H?LongandH?iPhòngprovinceswereflooded,disruptingtransportationandsignificantlyaffectingresidentslives.AccordingtotheNationalCentreforHydro-MeteorologicalForecasting,fromJune14to17,thenorthernmountainousandmidlandregionswillcontinuetoexperienceheavytoveryheavyrains,withsomeareasreceiving100-150mmwithin24hours.Thereisahighriskofflashfloods,landslidesanddeepfloodinginlow-lyingareasandurbancentres.FloodingisalsolikelyinriverswithintheThao,?àandL?riverbasins.ThePrimeMinisterurgedtheStandingCommitteeoftheNationalSteeringCommitteeforNaturalDisasterPreventionandControl,theNationalCommitteeforIncident,DisasterResponseandSearchandRescue,relevantministersandlocalauthoritiestoremainvigilant,swiftlyaddresstheconsequencesofrecentfloodsandstabilisethelivesofaffectedresidents.TheChairmanoftheHàGiangPeoplesCommitteeandotherlocalauthoritiesinthenorthernmountainousandmidlandregionswereinstructedtomobiliseforcestosearchformissingpersons,treattheinjuredandprovidetimelysupporttoaffectedfamilies,especiallythoseindifficultcircumstances.Localauthoritieswerealsotaskedwithcloselymonitoringrainfallandflooddevelopments,promptlydirectingandimplementingeffectiveresponsemeasurestoensureresidentssafety.Thisincludesevacuatingpeoplefromhigh-riskareas,controllingaccesstodeeplyfloodedorrapidlyflowingwaterareasandmobilisingforcestohelpresidentsrecoverfromthefloodsandresumenormallife.TheMinistryofNaturalResourcesandEnvironmentwasdirectedtoprovidetimelyandaccurateflood,landslideandflashfloodforecastsandwarningstorelevantagencies.TheMinistryofTransportwastaskedwithensuringtrafficsafetyinaffectedareas,promptlyaddressingdisruptionsandmaintainingsmoothtransportation,especiallyonmajorroutes.TheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralDevelopmentandtheMinistryofIndustryandTrade,incollaborationwithlocalauthoritiesandrelevantagencies,wereinstructedtoensurethesafetyofreservoirsandoperatethemaccordingtoapprovedprocedurestopreventartificialfloodsandflashfloods.TheNationalCommitteeforIncident,DisasterResponseandSearchandRescue,alongwiththeministriesofDefenceandPublicSecurity,weredirectedtosupportlocalauthoritiesinresponseeffortsandsearchandrescueoperations.TheNationalSteeringCommitteeforNaturalDisasterPreventionandControlwasaskedtocloselymonitordisastersituations,organiseinspectionteams,andsupportlocalauthoritiesindisasterpreventionandmitigationefforts.ThePrimeMinisterassignedDeputyPrimeMinisterTr?nL?uQuangtooverseetheimplementationofthisdirective.VNS
LocalsonNguy?nTh???nhStreetinTh???cCityaredemolishingtheirhouses,movingthembacktogivelandforaroadexpansionproject.-Photolaodong.vnHCMCITY-ManyhousesonNguy?nTh???nhStreetinTh???cCityarebeingdemolishedormovedbacktogivespaceforaprojecttowidentheroadtohelpreducetrafficcongestion.Theexpansionproject,whichcoversa2kmsegmentofthestreet(fromGi?ng?ngT?BridgetoM?Th?yBridge),wasapprovedin2015towidentheroadfrom8mto30m,withaninvestmentofVN?1.4trillion(US$54.8million)forlandclearancecompensationandconstruction.Duetocomplicationswithlandclearance,theprojectwasdelayed.Attheendof2023,thecityPeoplesCouncilincreasedtheprojectinvestmenttonearlyVN?2.08trillion,withoverVN?660billionextraforlandclearancecompensation.Manyhouseholdshavetakendownpartsoftheirbuildingsafterreceivingthecompensation,movingtheirhousesbackaround5mto7m.Nguy?nV?nBình,alocal,toldLao??ngNewspaperthathehadhiredworkerstobreakdownandrebuildhishouseafterhandingovernearly40m2oflandfortheproject.Thestreetissmall,sotrafficcongestionandaccidentsoftenhappen,sohehopedthattheroadsexpansionwouldbecarriedoutsoon.TheCompensationandClearanceBoardofTh???cCitysaidthattheyareactivelyworkingwithlocalitiesandrelevantorganisationstoencouragepeopletoreceivetheircompensationandhandoverlandfortheexpansionproject.Currently,thecityhasissuedover1trilliontoover300households,andexpectstohandoverallofthelandneededfortheprojectwithinthisyear.Accordingtotheinvestoroftheproject,theConstructionInvestmentProjectManagementBoardinTh???cCity,afterreceivingalloftheland,contractorbiddingwillbeheldin2025,andtheprojectcanbefinishedandputintoservicein2026.-VNSPresidentT?LamattendedtheinaugurationceremonyoftheP?cBóKindergarteninTr??ngHàCommune.VNA/VNSPhotoCAOB?NG–PresidentT?LamonJune10offeredincenseintributetoPresidentH?ChíMinhatatemplelocatedattheP?cBóspecialnationalrelicsiteinTr??ngHàCommune,HàQu?ngDistrict,aspartofhisworkingtriptothenorthernmountainousprovinceofCaoB?ng.ThePresidentandhisentourageexpressedtheirgratitudetothelateleader,whodevotedhisentirelifetothestrugglefornationalliberationandreunification,alongwithfreedomandhappinessoftheVietnamesepeople.Writinginthetemplesguestbook,LamsaidthesiteplaysanimportantroleineducatingyoungergenerationsabouttherevolutionarytraditionandPresidentH?ChíMinhsmoralexample.HeaskedtheprovincialPartyorganisation,authoritiesandresidentsinCaoB?ngtocontinuepreservingthesiteandpromotingitsvalues.P?cBówasthefirstplacewhereNguy?náiQu?c,wholaterusedthenameH?ChíMinh,setfootinwhenreturningtoVi?tNamin1941toleadthedomesticrevolutionafterspendingover30yearsabroadtoseekwaysfornationalsalvation.ItishometomanyhistoricalrelicsiteslikeC?cBóCave,BorderMarker108,Khu?iN?mHut,andLeninSpring,whichwereassociatedwithhisrevolutionaryactivitiesduringthattime.WhileinHàQu?ng,PresidentLamalsoattendedtheinaugurationceremonyoftheP?cBóKindergarteninTr??ngHàCommune.Speakingattheceremony,heaskedlocalauthoritiestopaymoreattentiontoimprovingthelifequalityoflocals,especiallythosewhohaverenderedservicetothenationanddisadvantagedfamilies,ensuringthatnooneisleftbehind.Theleaderalsostressedthecrucialtaskofimprovingeducation-trainingquality,particularlypreschooleducation.Onthisoccasion,hevisitedandpresentedgiftstotworevolutioncontributorsinthelocality.VNS