HònCh?ngportborderguardsinspectafishingvesseloffthecoastofKiênGiangProvince.—VNA/VNSPhotoLêHuyH?iHàN?I—TheEuropeanCommission(EC)hasrescheduledaninspectiononillegal,unreported,andunregulated(IUU)fishinginVi?tNamfromMaytothisupcomingautumn,accordingtoDirectoroftheFisheryInspectionDepartmentNguy?nQuangHùng.ThevisitwilltakeplacearoundSeptember-OctoberinsteadofMay,aspreviouslyexpected.Intheinterim,Vi?tNamwillcontinuetotakestrictactionstoremovetheECsyellowcardforlocalfisheryproducts.DeputyPrimeMinisterTr?nL?uQuangisalsoexpectedtochairameetingandconductafieldvisitonmeasuresagainstIUUfishingincoastalareasinJune.TheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralDevelopment(MARD)willalsohaveamonthlyplanforon-siteinspectionsalongthecoaststartingnowandcontinuinguntiltheECsvisit.Hùngemphasisedthatthekeyprioritiesinthemeantimeareminimisingviolationscommittedbylocalfishingvesselsinforeignwatersandstrictlyenforcingregulations.Atthesametime,authoritiesmusttakeactionforvesselmanagementtoensureeligibilityforfishingatsea,inadditiontoverifyingfisheryproductoriginsattheports.ThesearethekeytasksandtheymustberadicallyaddressedwithvisibleresultsfromnowuntilSeptemberinorderforustohaveachanceatliftingthe‘yellowcard.Otherwise,itwouldbeverydifficulttoreporttoandnegotiatewiththeEC,saidHùng.DeputyMinisterofAgricultureandRuralDevelopmentPhùng??cTi?nalsostressedthatauthoritiesmustfollowtheECsfourgroupsofrecommendationsforVi?tNam,alongsidethecompletionofpolicyframeworks,specificactionplansandstrengthenedinspectionsonfishingfleets.Authoritiesmustalsoensurethat100percentofthevesselshaveavesselmonitoringsystem(VMS)installed,andthatnoshipsareallowedtosetsailwithoutmeetingalltherequirements.Adigitaltracingplanisalsoexpectedtobeissuedtopreventdocumentationfraudinproductorigincertification.Higheradministrativefineswillalsobeimposedforviolations.AccordingtoareportfromtheMARD,theECsfourthIUUfishinginspectioninVi?tNaminOctoberlastyearshowedthatpositiveprogresshadbeenmade,butlimitationsandshortcomingsstillremain,whichmeanstheyellowcardwarninghasnotbeenremoved.TheremovaloftheyellowcardonmarineproductsisseenasacriticalandurgenttaskforVi?tNam,astheEuropeanUnionisamongthetop3largestexportmarketsforVietnameseseafood,onlybehindtheUSandChina.—VNS

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s?n xu?t v bn hng.DeputyMinisterofTransportNguy?nDanhHuydeliversaspeechattheAus4TransportfinalprogrammeworkshopheldonThursdayafternooninHàN?ibyVi?tNamsMinistryofTransportandtheAustralianEmbassyinVi?tNam.—VNSPhotoNguy?nH?ngHàN?I—BuildinginlandwaterwaytransportinVi?tNam,supportingthedevelopmentoflowcarbontransportandconnectingethnicminoritiesandfarmerstotheGreaterMekongSubregioneconomiccorridoraresomeofthesignificantachievementsoftheAustralia-fundedprogrammeAus4Transport.Aftermorethansixyears,theAUD30million(US$20million)programmewillbewrappedupattheendofthismonth.TheresultswerereportedattheAus4TransportfinalprogrammeworkshopheldonThursdayafternooninHàN?ibyVi?tNamsMinistryofTransportandtheAustralianEmbassyinVi?tNam.Aus4Tranpostisalong-termtransportinfrastructuredevelopmentprogrammethataimedtoincreaseinvestmentsinVi?tNamstransportinfrastructureandcontributetoanenhancednationaltransportnetworkthatsupportsinclusivesocio-economicgrowthandalleviatespovertyinthecountry.Theprogrammealsohelpednormalisegenderequalityandsocialinclusionacrossthetransportsector,supportVi?tNamseffortstoreducetheroaddeathtoll,makee-Governmentatangiblerealityforthetransportministry,boostsharedprosperityandenablegrowthinthecentralregionofVi?tNam,aswellasassistthetransportministrymovetowardsagreenerandmoreinclusivetransportsector.Theprogrammestartedinearly2018andwillfinishonJune30aftersixandahalfyears.Incollaborationwiththetransportministry,Aus4Transporthassupportedimprovementsinthesectorscapacitytodesignanddevelophighqualityprojectsandbringthemtomarketfaster.Ithasprovidedtechnicalsupportforprojectpreparationanddevelopmentandhelpedsecureaccesstohigh-qualityfinancingforprioritytransportinfrastructure.Speakingattheconference,AustraliasAmbassadortoVi?tNamAndrewGoledzinowskisaidAus4TransporthadhelpedVi?tNamtomorequicklypreparehigh-qualityprojectsatinternationalstandardstoleverageoverUS$445millionfromtheMultilateralDevelopmentBanksfortransportinfrastructuredevelopment.Theprogrammehassupportedcapacitybuildingatthetransportministryanditsinstitutionsandagencies.TogetherwithM?Thu?nandCaoL?nhbridges,Aus4Transportwillprovidelastinglinksbetweenthepeopleofthetwocountriesandpositivemomentumforfuturecooperationunderourforthcomingdevelopmentcooperationprogramme,hesaid.DeputyMinisterofTransportNguy?nDanhHuysaid:IamproudoftheworkthatwehavedoneunderAus4Transport.HealsoaddedthathelookedforwardtothetwocountriesworkingtogetherontheAus4GrowthprogrammetosupportVi?tNamsongoingeconomicdevelopment.KateMcCubbin,headofAus4Transportstechnicalconsultantteam,saidAustraliaandVi?tNamhaveenjoyedalongandsuccessfultransportpartnershipspanningmorethan30years.ThepartnershiphasseenAustraliasupporttheplanningandconstructionofcrucialnationalinfrastructure,includingtheM?Thu?nandCaoL?nhbridgesandinlandwaterwaysinfrastructureintheMekongDelta.Aspartofthatpartnership,Aus4Transportwasdesignedaround2017anditsgoalwastoincreaseinvestmentinVi?tNamstransportinfrastructure,leadingtoanimprovednationaltransportnetworkthatsupportseconomicgrowthandpovertyreduction.Itmarkedanimportantshift,ashiftfromsupportinfrastructureforhardinfrastructuretosoftinfrastructure,shesaid.Itwasfocusedonenhancingprocessesandsystemstoimprovestrategictransportinfrastructuremanagement.ThistypeofassistancewasnewtoVi?tNam,shesaid.ItwasnewtotheVi?tNam–Australianpartnership,sheadded.Thegoldstandardwasbasedonatruepartnershipmodelalignedtobothcountriesstrategicpriorities.Italsointroducedanewapproachwherebythetransportministry,theAustralianEmbassyandAus4Transportworkedsidebysideateachstageofprojectconception,design,developmentandimplementation.McCubbinnotedthattheprogrammealsoworkedtosupporttheGovernmentofVi?tNamscommitmenttoe-Governmentanddigitaltransformationthroughthedevelopmentofthreecustomisedmanagementinformationsystems.ThesystemsweredesignedtosupportthespecificrequirementsassociatedwithofficialsfromthetransportministrymanagingVi?tNamslargeandcomplextransportinfrastructurenetworks.TheManagementInformationSystemcollectstechnicalinformationfrommorethan17,000kmofwatertransportroutesandinlandwaterwaysinfrastructure,including283ports,8,668landingstagesand251,000vessels.Thesystemhelpstoimprovemulti-modaltransportconnectivity,boostefficiencyandimproveenvironmentalsustainabilityandkeyeconomiczonessuchastheMekongandRedRiverdeltas.Wearelookingforwardtothefurtheranddeepeningthepartnershipbetweenourtwonations,shesaid.—VNS

Ph??ngMaiWindPowerPlantattheNh?nH?iEconomicZoneinQuyNh?nCity,Bình??nhProvince.Photobaodautu.vnBìNH??NH–ThecentralcoastalprovinceofBình??nhisanareafrequentlyaffectedbynaturaldisasterssuchasstorms,heavyrainfallandfloods,landslidesanddroughts.Climatechangeexacerbatestheintensityofthesephenomena,significantlyimpactingsocio-economicdevelopmentandposingriskstobiodiversity.AccordingtoNguy?nTu?nThanh,ViceChairmanoftheBình??nhPeoplesCommittee,theprovincehascompletedfourprojectsrelatedtoclimatechangewithatotalinvestmentofoverVN?912billion(US$35.7million),includingconstructionofclimate-resilientinfrastructureforethnicminorities,greenhousegasinventory,emissionmanagementsolutions,buildingfloodresilienceforcommunitiesandmonitoringclimatechangeusingremotesensingtechnology.Forreducinggreenhousegasemissions,theprovincialDepartmentofNaturalResourcesandEnvironment(DoNRE)hascoordinatedwithrelevantagenciestoreviewandupdatethelistofgreenhousegas-emittingestablishmentsinordertoconductgreenhousegasinventorieswithintheirmanagedareasandverifytheinventoryresultsaccordingtosectormanagement.Asforapilotprojectintroducingelectricfour-wheelvehiclesfortouristsinpartsofQuyNh?nCityandnearbytouristspots,threetransportcompanieshavebeenparticipating,withatotalof95electricvehicles.Theprovincealsohasninesolarandwindpowerprojectsunderconstruction,ofwhichfoursolarpowerprojectsarecurrentlyoperationalandonehascompletedphaseone.Allofthesolarprojectstogetherhaveatotalcapacityof529.5MWp.Meanwhilefourwindpowerprojectswillhaveatotalcapacityof107.4MWp.Theprovincealsohasabout2,092rooftopsolarpowersystemswithatotalcapacityof228MWp.ForestryprotectionanddevelopmentForthelastyear,Bình??nhhasmadeforestryprotectionanddevelopmentapriority.Mostofthebarelandandbarrenhillshavebeenreforested,contributingtodisastermitigation,climatechangeadaptationandenvironmentalstability.Thequalityandareaofforestshavebeenconsiderablyimprovedyearbyyear,providingenvironmentalbenefitsandcreatingrawmaterialareasfortheprocessingindustry,aswellasincreasingincomeforlocalresidents.Todate,Bình??nhhasplannedagricultural,forestryandfisheriesproductionareasthatsufferclimatechangeimpacts,adjustedcropstructureandseasonstoadaptwithclimatechange,andresearchedtoensurelivelihoodsforpeopleintheareasseverelyaffectedbyclimatechange,suchasregionsfrequentlyhitbyflashfloodsandlandslides.Simultaneously,climatechangemitigationanddisasterpreventionhavebeenintegratedintotheprovincesplanningfor2021-2030,thedistrict-levellanduseplanningfor2021-2030andplansforurbanconstructionandruraldevelopment.Theprovincehasprotecteda134kmcoastalcorridorthatwasmarkedwithboundarymarkers.Ithasalsoconductedsurveysandidentifiedlandslide-proneareas,relocatedresidentsfromhazardouszones,developedaprogrammeforprotectingandrestoringupstreamforests,restructuredtheagriculturesectortoadapttoclimatechangeandcreatedcommunicationplanstoadapttoclimatechangewhileintegratingsocio-economicsolutions.Thanhsaid:Thelocalagenciesincreasinglyfocusonimplementingpoliciesandlawsrelatingtoclimatechangepreparednessandresponses.Climatechangeresponseanddisastermitigationactivitieshavebeenaccelerated,suitableforprovincialconditionsinthecontextofnationalandglobalclimatechangeimpacts,Thanhtoldtainguyenmoitruong.vn.Theeffectivenessofclimatechangeprogrammesandprojects,includinginfrastructureprojects,hasbeenenhancedboostingtheeffectivenessofclimatechangeresponsecapacity,includingsaltwaterintrusionprevention,hesaid.Furthermore,theestablishmentandoperationofgreenenergyprojectsandtheuseofenvironmentallyfriendlyenergyhavecontributedtoensuringenergysecurity,mitigatingclimatechange,protectingtheenvironmentandpromotingsustainablesocio-economicdevelopmentintheprovince,thevicechairmansaid.Inthefuture,Bình??nhwillcontinueintegratingitsclimatechangeresponseintostrategies,plansandsocio-economicdevelopmentplans,suchasdroughtandsalinewaterintrusionprevention,stormandfloodresponses,throughprovincial-levelscientificandtechnologicaltasks,constructionactivitiesandforestprotectionanddevelopment.Effortswillfocusonreducinggreenhousegasemissions,substancesdepletingtheozonelayer,developingrenewableenergyandrecoveringenergyfromwaste.Theprovincewillpromotethedevelopmentandapplicationofclimatechangeresponsetechnologies,restructuretheagriculturesectorforbiologicalsafetyinlinewithclimatechangeandreducegreenhousegasemissions.Buildingaclimatechangemonitoringdatabase,developingclimatechangeresponsescenariosandusingremotesensingtechnologyinmonitoringclimatechangewillbeprioritised,headded.VNSHCMCITY—ThereisahighriskofameaslesoutbreakinHCMCityoverlappingexistingdiseases,includingdenguefeverandhand,foot,andmouthdisease,accordingtothecitysDepartmentofHealth.Thewarningwasgivenatanonlineconferenceonstrengtheningdiseasepreventionandcontrolin2024fortheSouthernregionheldbythePasteurInstituteofHCMCity.Themostconcerningtrendistheincreaseinvaccine-preventablediseasessuchaswhoopingcoughandmeasles,saidDr.Nguy?nV?nV?nhChau,deputydirectoroftheHCMCityDepartmentofHealth.Whilehand,foot,andmouthdiseaseanddenguefeverareundercontrol,thecityshealthsectorisconcernedabouttheriskofmeaslesspreadingafterrecording16cases.Asofthe23rdweekof2024,thecityhasrecorded30casesofwhoopingcough,90percentofwhicharechildrenunderfiveyearsold,with44percentnotyethavingreachedtheagetoreceivethefirstdoseofthewhoopingcoughvaccine.Inaddition,ithasrecorded16casesofmeasles,ofwhich15casesarechildrenunderfiveyearsoldand85percentofthosecaseshavenotbeenfullyvaccinatedaccordingtoschedule.ThepatientsarelivingindistrictsofHócM?n,BìnhTan,BìnhChánhand8.Facingahighriskofameaslesoutbreak,thehealthsectorhassteppedupvaccinationsandcatch-upvaccinationsagainstmeaslesforchildrenathealthstations.TheDepartmentofHealthadvisesthemunicipalPeoplesCommitteetoissueaplantopreventmeaslesinthecityproactively.Undertheplan,thecitywillfocusonearlydetectionofsuspectedmeaslesandrashfevercases,takebloodsamplesfortesting,andconductepidemiologicalinvestigations.HCMCitysChildrensHospital,ChildrensHospital1,ChildrensHospital2,andthecitysHospitalforTropicalDiseasesareresponsibleforreceivingandtreatingmeaslespatientswhilepreventingcross-contaminationinmedicalfacilities.Sofar,thecityhasrecorded6,210casesofhand,foot,andmouthdisease.Thecumulativenumberofdenguefevercasesinthecityasofthe23rdweekof2024was3,677withnodeaths,andthenumberofcaseshasdecreasedcomparedtothesameperiodlastyear.Thirty-sixmonkeypoxcaseshavebeenrecordedin21of22districtsandTh???ccity.Allhavebeenmalepatientswithoutdeaths.—VNS

TheSaigonCommercialJointStockBankinwhichTr??ngM?Lan,chairwomanofV?nTh?nhPhátgroup,ownedasignificantstake.Shehasbeensentencedtodeathforfinancialfraudsatthebank.—VNSPhotoB?XuanHi?pHCMCITY—Twoforeignersarewantedbyauthoritiesfortheirallegedinvolvementinillegalcross-bordertransfersofUS$4.5billionrelatedtoV?nTh?nhPhátgroupanditschairwoman,Tr??ngM?Lan.ChenYiChungandChiuBingKeungKenneth,formerexecutivesofSaigonCommercialJointStockBank(SCB),havefledthecountryafterassistingLan,currentlyondeathrowforfinancialfraud,effectthetransfers.ApoliceinvestigationfoundLanandheraccomplicesillegallymovedover$4.5billion(VN?107trillion)andlaunderedVN?445trillionoveradecade.ChungandKennethmanaged11subsidiariesofV?nTh?nhPhátandassistedLaninmovingoverVN?50trillionintoandoutofthecountry,accordingtothepolice.ChungandKennethhelpedtransferVN?16trillionandVN?34trillionbyfakingcontractsandagreementswithforeigncompanies,thepolicesaid.Theircurrentwhereaboutsareunknown.Lanisthemastermindbehindthelargestfinancialfraudinthecountry,involvingassetmisappropriation,illegalcurrencytransfersandmoneylaundering,thepolicesaid.ShedidnotholdanypositionatSCBbutownedover90percentofitdirectlyandthroughothers,andacourtfoundherguiltyofmanipulatingthebanksoperationstoborrowmoneyandfundV?nTh?nhPhátsoperations.ThepolicehavealsouncoveredaschemeinvolvingV?nTh?nhPhát,TanVi?tSecuritiesandSCBandorchestratedbyLantoissuefakebondstodeceiveinvestors,mostlySCBdepositors.The1,000-oddfakecompaniesundertheV?nTh?nhPhátgroupcarriedoutfraudulentbondissuancesworthsomeVN?30trillion($1.24billion)andsoldthemtoover35,000victims,thepolicesaid.Shehasadmittedherwrongdoingandpromisedtorepaythevictims,theysaid.Theyhaveseizedsubstantialassetslinkedtothescamworthbillionsofdollars,includingsharesinvariouscompaniesandproperties,andareseekingtorecompensethevictims.AthertrialinApril,LanreceivedthedeathpenaltyforfinancialfraudatSCBandwasalsoorderedtopaycompensationofVN?673.8trillion($27billion)tothebank.Otherbankexecutivesandstateofficialsinvolvedinthescandalreceivedvarioussentencesrangingfromthreeyearstolifeforembezzlementandviolatingbankingregulations.ThearrestofLanandherassociatesispartofabroaderanti-corruptioncampaignaimedatcleaningupthebankingsector.In1992sheandherfamilyfoundedV?nTh?nhPhát,oneofthecountrysmostprominentrealestatecompanies.Whileherarresthasexposedthemassivescaleofthefraud,expertshavewarnedthatthescandalisjustthetipoftheiceberginthefinancialsector.TheGovernmenthasblamedtheMinistryofFinanceandthecentralbankfortheirpoormanagementofthesectorthatledtothescams.Ithastightenedbankownershipregulationsandcalledforincreasedoversighttoprecludefuturescandals.—VNSThelauchingceremonyofatissuebankandabranchforpromotinghumantissueandorgandonationattheHàN?iEyeHospital2onThursday.VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I—HàN?iEyeHospital2onThursdaybecamethefirstprivatehospitalinVi?tNamtolaunchatissuebankandestablishabranchforpromotinghumantissueandorgandonation.ThemoveisinresponsetoPrimeMinisterPh?mMinhChínhsappealataceremonytolaunchtheorganandtissuedonationcampaignonMay19.DeputyMinisterofHealthTr?nV?nThu?nstatedthatcorneadonationisanobleact,bringinglightandhopetothosewhounfortunatelylosttheirsight.TheMinistryofHealthwillcontinuesupportingandcreatingthemostfavourableconditionsfortissue,organandcorneadonation,headded.AssociateProfessor,Dr.HoàngTh?MinhChau,Directorofthehospital,saidthataccordingtoincompletestatistics,since2017,thecountryhashadmorethan300,000peoplesufferingfromvisualimpairmentduetocornealdiseases,ofwhomhalfhavevisionlossinbotheyes.InVi?tNam,cornealtransplantsurgerywasperformedforthefirsttimein1950,butthenumberremainsmodestduetotheresources.Attheevent,Thu?ncalledonpeopletoparticipateincorneadonation.SincethefirstcorneadonationinApril2007,thecountryhasrecorded963corneadonors,mainlyinNinhBìnhProvince(437),andNam??nh(332).Todate,morethan20provincesandcitieshavehadpeopledonatecorneasafterdeath.—VNS