BorderforcesinQu?ngTr?ProvinceseizeheroinsmuggledfromLaosintoVi?tNamonMay23.—VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I—Anationwidecampaignhasbeenlaunchedtocrackdownondrug-relatedcrimes.DeputyPrimeMinisterTr?nL?uQuang,chairmanoftheNationalCommitteeforAIDS,Drug,andProstitutionPrevention,hasdirectedtheMinistryofPublicSecuritytoinitiatetheprocess.FromJune1toJune30,ministries,agenciesandlocalauthoritiesaremandatedtoimplementtheactionmonthwiththethemeTogetherforDrug-FreeCommunities.Thefocuswillbeoneliminatingdrughotspots,dismantlingdrugtraffickingnetworks,andcapturingoffendersatalllevels.Enhancedcoordinationamonganti-drugforcesisessentialforaunifiedapproach.Localpolicewillassessthesituationofdrugaddictsandillegalusers,especiallythosewithpsychosis,toenforcestrictermanagement,particularlyinkeyareaswithlargelabourpopulations.Effectiveaddictionidentificationandrehabilitationmeasureswillbecontinued,alongwithsupportiveactivitiesfortheactionmonthandrelatedinternationalandnationalanti-drugdays.Effortswillincludeestablishinganddisseminatingsuccessfuldrug-freecommunitymodels.Informationdisseminationactivitieswillbeintensified,particularlyatthegrassrootslevel,incollaborationwithmediaandrelevantsectors.TheMinistryofPublicSecuritywillcoordinatewithotherministriestodevelopthenationaltargetprogrammefordrugpreventionuntil2030.Theministriesofdefenceandfinancewillworkwithpublicsecurityagenciestodismantledrugnetworksatbordersandkeyareas,whileraisingpublicawarenessondrugprevention.TheMinistryofLabour,InvalidsandSocialAffairswillfocusonimprovingdrugrehabilitationforhigh-riskgroups,expandingeffectivesupportmodels,andfacilitatingcommunity-basedservices.TheMinistryofHealthwilltrainmedicalstaffinaddictiondiagnosisandcollaboratewithpublicsecurityauthoritiesforenhancedlocalefforts.Educationandtrainingoflegalissueswillalsobeconducted.TheMinistryofInformationandCommunicationswillboostanti-drugmessagingthroughmediaandmobilenetworks.TheMinistryofEducationandTraining,theYouthUnion,andtheLabourConfederationwillorganiseanti-drugactivitiesforstudents,workers,andyouth,focusingonthedangersofdrugsandpreventivemeasures.Mediaagencieswillenhancetheiranti-drugcommunicationefforts,showcasingsuccessfulmodelsandincreasingcoverageduringpeakhours.Provincialandmunicipalauthoritieswilltakeactivitiestolocalconditions,intensifyinganti-drugmessaginginkeyareas.Theywillsupportvoluntaryfamilyandcommunity-basedrehabilitation,allocateresourcesforanti-drugefforts,andstrictlycontrolactivitiesrelatedtodrugs.Lastyear,drugcrimeinvestigationforcessuccessfullyuncoveredover26,460casesandarrestedmorethan41,410drugoffenders,including26foreigners.Theauthoritiesseized512kgofheroin,5.3tonnesofsyntheticdrugs,500kgofcannabis,and330kgofcocaine.Theyalsodismantled79hotspotsand11complexdrughubsandapprehendedorpersuadedthesurrenderof379wanteddrugcriminals.—VNS

SixchampionsoftheMicrosoftOfficeSpecialist(MOS)WorldChampionship-Viettel2024receivethetokensoftheirprizesatthetheawardsceremonyinHàN?ionJune14.—VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I—SixnationalchampionswereannouncedattheawardsceremonyoftheMicrosoftOfficeSpecialist(MOS)WorldChampionship-Viettel2024inHàN?ionJune14.TheyincludeNguy?nMinhD??ngfromtheHanoiUniversityofScienceandTechnology-firstplaceinthecategoryofMicrosoftWord365Apps,DoDongHaifromtheNationalEconomicsUniversity-firstprizeinMicrosoftExcel365Apps,andPhamNguy?nMinhHoàngfromHanoi-basedNguyenTatThanhsecondaryandhighschool-firstplaceinMicrosoftPowerPoint365Apps.TheremainderareTranTruongGiangfromtheLongTruongHighSchoolinHoChiMinhCity-firstplaceinMicrosoftOfficeWord2019,TranThanhAnfromtheHanoi–AmsterdamHighSchoolfortheGifted-firstprizeinMicrosoftOfficeExcel2019,andV?NgocAnhLinhfromtheB?oL?cHighSchoolfortheGiftedinLam??ngprovince-firstplaceinMicrosoftOfficePowerPoint2019.ThesechampionswillrepresentVietnamattheworldfinalsofthe2024MOSWorldChampionshipheldinAnaheim,California,theUSfromJuly28-31,competingagainsttheirpeersfromnearly100countriesandterritoriesworldwide.TheMOSWorldChampionship-Viettel2024sawtheparticipationofnearly2,200contestantsselectedfrom240teamsacrossuniversities,colleges,andhighschoolsnationwide.Atthepreliminaryround,arecordnumberof156contestantsachievedperfectscoresof1,000,with105ofthembeinghighschoolstudentsandsomecompletingtheirtestsinlessthan10minutes.Nearly86%ofthequalifiercompetitorsscored700pointsorhigher,qualifyingfortheMOScertificationrecognisedgloballybyMicrosoft.—VNSOneoftheswimmingclassesforchildreninQu?ngNinhProvince.—Photovov.vnQU?NGNINH—ThenorthernprovinceofQu?ngNinhhasheldnearly200free-of-chargeswimmingclassesforchildrenfromsixto16yearsoldoverthepastmonth.Theclassesaimedtoteachsafeswimmingskillsandpreventdrownings,especiallyinthecurrentsummerdays.Theprovincehasabout100,000childrenbetweentheagesofsixand16,butonlyabout50percentcanswim.Itsgoalisthatbynextyear,60percentofchildreninthisagegroupcanswimand90percentoflocalhouseholdshaveaccesstoinformation,knowledgeandskillsonsafeswimmingandchilddrowningprevention.The200classeshaveattractedmorethan3,700youngsters.V?QuangTr?c,DeputyDirectoroftheprovincialDepartmentofLabour,InvalidsandSocialAffairs,saidthatlocalitiesactivelyorganisingfreeswimmingcoursesincludedU?ngBíCity,Van??nDistrict,Qu?ngYênand??ngTri?utowns.Thelocalitiesmustwellmanageteachingforthechildrenandalsoforallthepeoplesothatadultscansupportandhelpchildrentoswim.WeaimtoequipeverychildswimmingskillsandreachthehighestrateofchildrenbeingabletoswiminQu?ngNinh,hesaid.—VNS

ForeigncurrencyinUSDconfiscatedbyAnGiangprovincialpoliceafterarrestingalocalmanforsmugglingoverhalfamilliondollarsintoCambodia.—Photocourtesyofthepolice.HCMCITY—AlocalmanhasbeenarrestedbyAnGiangprovincialpoliceforsmugglingoverhalfamillionUSdollarsintoCambodia.LaV?nThu?n,42,wascaughtonThursdayinAnPhúDistrictwithaplasticbagcontaining$530,000whileridingamotorbikeneartheborderarea.Themanhasadmittedtohisinvolvementinasmugglingoperationafterbeingarrested.HetoldthepolicehehadbeenhiredbyanindividualinAnGiangProvincetotransportthemoneyintoCambodia,whereitwouldbereceivedbyanotherparty.Inexchangeforhiswork,hewaspromisedarewardofafewhundreddollars,headded.ThemanisfacingchargesforillegallytransportinggoodsandcurrencyacrosstheborderunderArticle189ofthePenalCode.Individualsarerequiredtodeclareanyamountexceeding$5,000orVN?15millionwhenenteringorleavingthecountryunderVietnameselaw.Offendersmaybecriminallyprosecutedforsmugglinggoodsandcurrencyacrosstheborder.Inaseparatecase,authoritiesareseekingtwoforeignersfortheirallegedinvolvementinillegalcross-bordertransfersof$4.5billionlinkedtotheV?nTh?nhPhátgroupanditschairwoman,Tr??ngM?Lan.ThetwoformerexecutivesofSaigonCommercialJointStockBank(SCB)fledthecountryafterassistingLan,currentlyondeathrowforfinancialfraud,incarryingoutthetransfers.Apoliceinvestigationhasrevealedthatthechairwomanandhercompliancesillegallytransferredover$4.5billion(VN?107trillion)andlaunderedVN?445trillionoveradecade.—VNSAbbottVietnamsemployeesdonatebloodinHàN?itocelebrateWorldBloodDonorDay(June14).—VNSPhotoThanhH?iHàN?I—AbbotthealthcarecompanyandBloodCentersofAmerica,thelargestbloodsuppliernetworkintheUnitedStates,havelaunchedafirst-of-its-kindmixedrealityblooddonationexperienceinVi?tNam.TheexperienceisalreadyavailableatsomeblooddonationcentresinNewYork,Chicago,Columbus,HoustonandDallas,andwillcontinuetorollouttoblooddonationcentresacrosstheUSin2024.Forthefirsttime,thismixedrealityexperienceisbeingintroducedtoAbbottemployeesinVi?tNamtohelpenhancetheirblooddonationexperienceduringthecompanysinternalblooddonationevents.Theorganisercollectedmorethan200unitsofbloodattwoblooddonationeventsinHCMCityonJune12andinHàN?ionJune14.TheeventsarebeingheldtocelebrateWorldBloodDonorDay,June14.Itisoneofmanyeffortsfromthecompanytoprovideemployeeswithopportunitiestohelpchangepeopleslivesforthebetter.AbbottVietnamsemployeesexperiencemixedrealitytechnologywhiledonatingblood.—VNSPhotoThanhH?iThemixedrealityexperienceisdesignedtomakedonationmorefunandrelaxing,providingadistractiontodonorswhomightbeapprehensiveaboutdonatingorwhohaveneverdonated.Mixedrealityissimilartovirtualreality,butallowsuserstoseetherealworldaroundthem.Participantswearlightweightmixedrealityheadsetstoenteradigitalworldwithcolourfulplantsandsoothingmusicbutremainfullyawareoftheirsurroundings,ensuringasafedonation.Themixedrealityexperienceisscientificallyproventohelpeasefeelingsofanxiety,basedonresultsfromarecentstudypublishedinthemedicaljournalTransfusion.Themostcommonfearsreportedinthestudywereafearofpain,needles,faintingandhowonemayfeelafterdonation.TheresultsshowAbbottandBCAsmixedrealityexperiencehelpedrelievereportedanxietyformostpeoplewhotrieditwhiledonatingblood.Indonorswithpre-donationanxiety,theuseofmixedrealitydecreasedanxietyin68.4percentofdonors.89.2percentofdonorsreportedtheywereveryorextremelylikelytodonateagain.Themixedrealityexperienceallowsblooddonationprofessionalstoconductthedonationandinteractwithdonorsateverystepoftheprocess.Donorseyesarealwaysvisibleduringdonationtoensureconstantmonitoringandevaluation.Beingaleaderintransfusionmedicine,Abbottworkswithbloodandplasmacentrestoscreenmorethan60percentoftheworldsbloodsupply,helpingtokeeptheglobalbloodsupplysafe.Abbottisadiversifiedhealthcarecompany.Theirportfoliooflife-changingtechnologiesspansthewidespectrumofhealthcare,withleadingbusinessesandproductsindiagnostics,medicaldevices,nutritionalsandmedicines.BeinginVi?tNamfornearlythreedecades,AbbottandtheAbbottFundhaveinvestednearlyVN?280billion(overUS$12million)tohelpaddresscriticalhealthissues,withafocusonimprovingnutrition,preventingandtreatingchronicdiseasessuchasdiabetesandcardiovascularproblems,trainingmedicalprofessionalsandraisingpublicawarenessonhealthcare.—VNSPrimeMinisterPh?mMinhChínhspeaksatthe12thmeetingoftheStateSteeringCommitteeforNationalKeyTransportProjectsinHàN?i.VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I–PrimeMinisterPh?mMinhChínhhasaskedforgreatereffortsfromministries,sectors,andlocalitiestorealisethegoalofcompleting3,000kmofexpresswaysnationwidebyDecember31,2025.Presidingoverthe12thmeetingoftheStateSteeringCommitteeforNationalKeyTransportProjectsinHàN?ionJune14,theGovernmentleaderhighlightedthegoalsetbythe13thNationalPartyCongressthatlookstobuild3,000kmofexpresswaysby2025and5,000kmby2030.PMChínhsaidwiththeestablishmentofthecommittee,thecountryhascompleted674kmofexpresswayssincethebeginningoftheGovernmentstenure,raisingthetotallengthofhighwaysnationwidetoapproximately2,000km.However,henotedthattheworkstillfacesdifficultiesrelatedtoadministrativeprocedures,landclearanceandconstructionmaterials.Theleaderaskedparticipantstofocusonreviewingtheprogressofprojectsandassessingeffortstoresolvedifficultiesandobstacles,especiallyregardinglandclearanceandthesupplyofconstructionmaterials.Healsounderlinedtheneedtopreventnegativephenomenainimplementingtheprojects,particularlyinprocurementandbiddingactivities,whileurgingministries,sectors,andlocalitiestocontinuewitheffortstoensureprogressandqualityofprojects;andmobiliseengagementofbusinessesinthiswork.Accordingtothecommittee,therearecurrently40projectsnationwidecategorisedasimportantnationaltransportprojects,spanningroad,railway,andaviationfieldsacross48provincesandcentrally-runcities.VNS

WorkersfromtheC?nGi?CleanWaterSupplyCompanyinstallsmartwatermetersinTamTh?nHi?pCommune,C?nGi?District.—Photonhandan.vnHCMCITY—Afteritsformation19yearsago,HCMCityswatersupplysystemhasincreasedinsizeby500percent,reachingnearly11,000km.Nearly1.6millionwatermetershavebeeninstalledinthecitysofar.Withagoalofbringingcleanwatertoeveryhousehold,theSàiGònWaterCorporation(Sawaco)ismakinganewefforttobringwatertothefarthestplaceinthecity–C?nGi?District.Asaremotedistrict,C?nGi?Districthaslimitedtraffic,alargearea,lowpopulationdensityandmanyriversandcanals.Sawacoandlocalauthoritieshavebeentryingtograduallycompletethewaternetworkandmodernisecleanwatersupplytechnologyinrecentyears.InAprillastyear,theunitfinishedtakingwatertomorethan1,600householdsinLyNh?nCommune.Lastmonth,theC?nGi?WaterSupplyEnterpriseinstalledabout300watermetersinTamTh?nHi?pCommune,increasingthenumberofnewlyinstalledmetersinthecommuneto400.Theworkhelpedincreasewaterpressureformosthouseholds,whichareusingtapwaterfromsmallwaterbusinesses.TheC?nGi?WaterSupplyEnterprisesaidthatcleanwaterprojectsSawacohasinvestedintoC?nGi?Districthavecontributedsignificantlytolocalsocio-economicdevelopmentandtourism.Cleantapwaterimprovespeopleslives,especiallyduringstormyseasons,andensuressocialsecurity.Inaddition,theprojectshavehelpedthecitysavemorethanVN?50billion(US$1.9million)peryearbyreducingtheneedforthecitytotransportcleanwaterbywaterway,asitusedtodo.ThreeoutofthesevencommunesinC?nGi?District--TamTh?nHi?p,AnTh?i??ngandLyNh?n--nowhaveacleanwatersystem.Thesystemalsoservessomepartsoftheremainingcommunes.SawacoleaderssaidthatthecorporationplanstofurtherextendthecleanwatersysteminC?nGi?Districtnextyear.Undertheplan,thetopprioritytaskistobuildadditionalpipesacrosstheSoàiR?pandT?cS?ngChàrivers,andbuildmoretanksatpumpingstationstoexpandcapacity.Asoflastmonth,Sawacohadprovidedcleanwaterto110,430householdsinHócM?nDistrictinthenorthofthecity.Thecorporationisimplementing14projectsforawatersupplyroadmapinthedistrictoverthenextyear,withatotalinvestmentofaboutVN?1.2billion($47,200).Todate,Sawacohascarriedoutfourprojectsthatare70percentfinished.Thecorporationexpectstocompletethembytheendofthismonth.Theremainingprojectswillbecompletedbytheendofthisyear.AspokespersonfromtheSàiGònGroundwaterOneMemberCo.Ltd.,whichsupplieswaterforHócM?nDistrict,saidthatthecompanyworkedwithlocalauthoritiestoinstallwatermetersquicklyandensurelegitimateneedsaremetforthepeople.—VNSNg?cKhánhLakeinHàN?isBa?ìnhDistrict.—Photodaidoanket.vnHàN?I—ThePeoplesCommitteeofBa?ìnhDistrictinHàN?iwillrenovateandturntheareaaroundNg?cKhánhLakeintoapedestrianstreet.Itwillopenonthe70thanniversaryofthecapitalcitysLiberationDayonOctober10thisyear.LocalauthoritiesplantorenovatetechnicalinfrastructureandurbanembellishmentofthelakessurroundingareawithatotalinvestmentofnearlyVN?30billionfromthedistrictsbudget.Therenovationwillimproverainwaterdrainagecapacityandcreateconditionsforpeopletorunbusinessesandofferservices.Itwillalsoprovideaperfectplaceforresidentsandtouriststorelaxandhavefun.RoadsurfacesandsidewalksaroundNg?cKhánhLakeandsurroundingareaswillbepaved.Thepedestrianstreetwillhavemoreshadewithonetreeevery5sq.m.HistoricalvalueswillbeintegratedintourbanlandscapetoremindaboutGi?ngV????ng-anareaforpractisingmartialarts,teachingmilitarytechniquesandhigh-levelmilitarydemonstrationsoffeudaldynastiesintheancientcapitalofTh?ngLong.TheNg?cKhánhLakepedestrianstreetwillbethesecondofitskindinBa?ìnhDistrictandtheseventhwalkingstreetinHàN?i.—VNS

SeniorLieutenantGeneralNguy?nTanC??ngspeaksattheconference.—VNA/VNSPhotoH?ngPhaHàN?I—Vi?tNamwillholdmilitaryparadesandmarchesonimportantupcomingnationalholidays,saidSeniorLieutenantGeneralNguy?nTanC??ng,ChiefofGeneralStaffoftheVi?tNamPeoplesArmyandalsoDeputyMinisterofNationalDefence.AtaconferenceonThursdayafternoon,hestatedthattheholidaysincludethe80thAnniversaryoftheVi?tNamPeoplesArmyFoundation,the35thAnniversaryoftheNationalDefenceFestivalandthe80thNationalDay.Themilitaryparadeswillbeheldsolemnly,safelyandeconomically.Theparticipatingforceswilldemonstratetheunityandregularityofthepeoplesarmedforces.Theywillalsoexpressthenationsculturalidentityanddesireforpeace.Inadditiontotheparadesandmarchingforces,therewillbetorchrelays,fireworksandairforcedisplays.Thetrainingprocessisdividedintothreestagesbeforetheofficialevents.Agenciesandunitsmustgetreadyaccordingtotheirplannedtasks.Theymuststrictlycontroltheairspace,seaareas,bordergatesandborderlinestoensuresafetyforthecelebrations.SeniorLieutenantGeneralC??ngdirectedrelevantorganisationstourgentlybeginpreparations,especiallyassigningmanpower,weaponsandequipmenttobeginpracticedrills.HerequestedtheGeneralDepartmentofLogisticsandtheMilitarySuppliesDepartmenttoresearchcostumedesignsandproposethemtotheMinisterofNationalDefenceforconsideration.HealsoaskedtheVi?tNamDefenceIndustrytoresearchandproducecombathelmetsfortheforces.Unitswithmilitaryartilleryforcesmustsoonhavetrainingcourses,andsearchforspacesthataresuitableforpractising.SeniorLieutenantGeneralC??ngrequiredtheDepartmentofMilitaryTrainingtoreceivecommentsattheconferenceandseekopinionsfromcentralandlocaldepartmentsandministriestocompletetheplanfortheparades.TheplanwillfirstbesubmittedtoleadersoftheMinistryofNationalDefence,thenthePrimeMinisterforapproval.—VNS

Studentsseekingpart-timejobsatajobfairinHCMCity.VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I–Studentsaged15andabovewillbeallowedtoworkparttimeforupto24hoursperweekduringtheschoolyear,anincreasefromthepreviouslyproposed20hours.TheMinistryofLabour,Invalids,andSocialAffairsrevisedtheregulationsonstudentworkinghoursinthelatestdraftamendmentoftheEmploymentLaw.Thepreviousdraftproposedthatstudentsaged15andabovecouldworkparttimefornomorethan20hoursperweekduringtheschoolyearandupto48hoursperweekduringvacations.However,afterreceivingfeedbackfromvariousministriesandagencies,thedraftingcommitteemadeadjustmentstoallowstudentsenrollinginformaleducationprogrammesandmeetingthelegalworkingagetoworkparttimeforupto24hoursperweekduringtheschoolyear.Thenewdraftalsoremovesthepreviousregulationof‘nomorethan48hoursperweekduringvacations.Similarly,changeshavebeenmaderegardingovertimepay.Theearlierdraftstatedthatstudentwageswouldbebasedonagreementsbetweentheemployeeandemployer,consideringactualworkingtime,workloadandjobquality.Thelatestdraftaddsthatstudentwagesmustbeagreeduponbetweentheemployeeandemployer,butmustnotbelowerthanthehourlyminimumwage.Otherrelatedregulationshavealsobeenadjusted.Specifically,studentsworkingparttimemustinformtheireducationalinstitutionsoftheiremploymentstatus.Employersmustcomplywithlabourlawswhenemployingstudents.Educationalinstitutionsareresponsibleformonitoringandsupportingstudentworkersaftertheyhaveinformedtheinstitutionoftheiremployment.Explainingthesechanges,theMinistryofLabour,InvalidsandSocialAffairsstatedthatlimitingweeklyworkinghoursensuresflexibilityforstudents.Recently,thedraftingcommitteesentanofficiallettertotheMinistryofJusticerequestinganappraisaloftheamendedEmploymentLaw.OnMarch15,thecommitteesoughtfeedbackfromvariousministries,sectors,andlocalitiesonthedraftamendedEmploymentLaw.ThedraftwasalsopostedontheGovernmentandministryselectronicportalsforpublicopinion.Todate,hundredsoffeedbackdocumentsregardingthedraftamendedlawhavebeenreceivedfromministries,sectors,localities,organisations,businesses,andagencies.Afterconsideringandrespondingtothefeedbackfromministries,sectors,localities,internationalorganisations,agenciesandindividuals,thedraftingcommitteewillcontinuetofinalisetheamendedEmploymentLaw.–VNSc s? trng cho.

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