B?CGIANG—ThearmedforcesofMilitaryRegion1havesetouttohelprebuildcommunities,drawingonfundingfromtheMinistryofDefence,variousorganisationsandcommunitycontributions.Theyvealsoorganisedtensofthousandsofvolunteerworkdaysfromofficers,soldiersandmilitiatohelpeliminatemakeshiftandunsafehomesforpooreranddisadvantagedfamiliesinB?cGiangprovince.Theeffortsarepartofthebroaderinitiative,ArmedForcesUnitedforthePoor–LeavingNoOneBehindsupportingruraldevelopmentandhelpinglocalsstabilisetheirliveswhileboostingtheregionseconomicandsocialgrowth.Tr?nV?nC?p,fromH?V?uhamletinTanH?ngcommune,L?ngGiangdistrict,facesaverydifficultsituation,sufferingfromfrequentillnessandhasnostablejob.Ontopofthis,hescaringforhis95-year-oldmotherandasonwithlimitedhealth,pooreyesightandhasdifficultywalking.Theirhomehaddeterioratedbadly,butC?pdidnthavethemeanstorepairorrebuildit.Thedreamofahavingasturdyhouseseemedoutofreach.However,hisdreambecamearealitywhenthePoliticalDepartmentofMilitaryRegion1andtheMassMobilisationCommitteesof6provinces(CaoB?ng,B?cK?n,TháiNguyên,B?cGiang,B?cNinh,andL?ngS?n)providedVN?150million,alongsidecontributionsoflabourandmaterialsfromofficersandmilitiaoftheB?cGiangProvincialMilitaryCommand,aswellaslocalresidents,tohelpbuildhimanew,solid,single-storeyhouse.B?cGiangProvincialMilitaryCommandpresentedasymboloffinancialsupportforhousebuildingtoTr?nVanC?p.—PhotoVNA/VNSC?psaid:WithoutthesupportofMilitaryRegion1,bothfinanciallyandintermsoflabour,IdontknowwhenIwouldhaveeverbeenabletobuildanewhome.Imveryhappythathouseholdslikeminearereceivingmoreattentionandsupportfromsociety,makinglifealittlelessdifficult.V?Th?Quy?n,aresidentofNg?cS?nhamletinQuangTh?nhcommune,L?ngGiangdistrict,alsoreceivedassistancefromtheprogrammeaimedateliminatingmakeshiftanddilapidatedhomesforpoorandnear-poorhouseholds,aswellasthoseindifficultsituations,initiatedbyMilitaryRegion1.Asanelderlywomanlivinginafragile,rundownhouseatriskofcollapse,shewasoverjoyedandrelievedwhenshewassupportedinbuildinganewhome.OfficersandsoldiersoftheB?cGiangProvincialMilitaryCommandsupporttheconstructionofahouseforV?Th?Quy?n.—PhotoVNS/VNSAccordingtoTr?nC?ngTh?ng,ChairmanoftheFatherlandFrontCommitteeofB?cGiangprovince,theprovincehassetagoalfor2024toeliminateallmakeshiftanddilapidatedhousesforpoorandnear-poorhouseholds.Theyalsoaimtosupportonehundredpercentoffamiliesofthosewhohaveservedthecountryandarefacinghousingdifficulties,ensuringthathomesinpoorconditionarerepairedorrebuilt.Achievingthisgoalwillrequirethecollectiveeffortsoftheentirepoliticalsystem,includingeffectivesupportfromofficersandsoldiersoftheB?cGiangProvincialMilitaryCommandandtheleadershipofMilitaryRegion1.Sofar,tenGreatSolidarity–WarmMilitaryandCivilianBondshouseshavebeenstarted(withfouralreadycompletedandinuse),makingameaningfulcontributiontopovertyreductionandimprovingthequalityoflifeforthepeople.HeadofCivilAffairsforMilitaryRegion1,Colonel??HuyKh?i,saidthathelpingpooranddisadvantagedfamilieswithhousinghasbeenatoppriorityforthearmedforcesforseveralyears.Buildingsolidarityhomesandgraduallyeliminatingmakeshiftandrundownhousesiscentraltotheirefforts.Eachnewhousemeansonemorefamilyhasastablehome,freefromtheworryofpoorlivingconditions,allowingthemtofocusonworkandmoveoutofpoverty.Lookingahead,MilitaryRegion1willcontinuetomakethemostoftheForthePoorFundandstrengtheneffortstoraiseawarenessamongofficers,soldiers,andthecommunity.Theyplantogathermoreresourcesandfurtherdiversifysupporttohelpeliminateunsafehousing,contributingtothecompletionofnewruraldevelopmenttargetsinthearea.In2023and2024,MilitaryRegion1hasbeenandwillcontinuetosupportover950poor,near-pooranddisadvantagedhouseholdswithnearlyVN?48billiontoeliminatemakeshiftanddilapidatedhomesandbuildnewsolidarityhouses.From2023untiltheendofAugust2024,theyhavealreadysupportedaround650householdswithoverVN?32billion.Bytheendof2024,theyplantoassistanadditional310households,providingeachwithVN?50millioninsupport.—VNS

HCMCityhasissuedaplanonstrengtheningpersonaldataprotectionmeasures.—Photowww.sggp.org.vnHCMCITY—TheHCMCityPeoplesCommitteehasissuedaplanonpersonaldataprotectionoutliningmeasurestosafeguardcitizensrightstopersonalprivacyandaddresstheillicittradeofpersonaldatainthecity.Theplanfocusesontheproactivedetectionandpreventionofunauthoriseddatatransfersandsales,andtheimpositionofstringentpenaltiesfordataprivacyviolations.Accordingly,allagencies,units,andlocalitieswillundertakeextensivepublicawarenesscampaignstoeducatecitizensaboutdataprivacyrights,responsibilities,andcompliancerequirements.Organisations,businesses,andindividualsinvolvedinpersonaldatacollectionandprocessingarerequiredtoconductthoroughauditsoftheirdataholdings,classifydataaccordingtosensitivity,andestablishappropriatesecuritymeasures.Additionally,theymustreviewandevaluatetheirdataprocessingproceduresandimplementcontrolscommensuratewiththescaleandnatureoftheirdataprocessingactivities.Anyunauthorisedtransferorsaleofpersonaldatawillbesubjecttoseverepenalties.TheAuthorityofInformationSafety(AIS)undertheMinistryofInformationandCommunicationshaswarnedabouttheincreaseofcyberattacksinVi?tNam,especiallyransomwareinwhichcybercriminalsseizeandencryptdatathenaskforransompayments.TheAISsstatisticsshowedthatthereweremorethan2,330attacksontheinformationsystemsinVi?tNaminthefirstquarterofthisyear,causingsystemdisruptionandseriousdamagewhilealsoaffectingnationalcyberspacesecurity.AccordingtotheVi?tNamNationalCyberSecurityTechnologyCorporation(NSC),therewere13,900cyberattacksinthecountryin2023,anaverageof1,160casespermonth,ayear-on-yearincreaseof9.5percent.Mostcyberattackstargetedcriticalinfrastructuressuchasgovernmentagencies,financialandeducationalinstitutions,bankingsystemsandindustrialsystems.Inparticular,ransomwareattackshavecausedseriousconsequences.Around83,000computersandserverswerereportedtobeattackedbydataencryptionmalware,upby8.4percentover2022.Specifically,thenumberofransomwareattacksincreasedsharplyinthelastquarterof2023,up23percentagainsttheaverageofthethreepreviousquarters.Throughsecurityvulnerabilitiesexistinginplatformsandself-developedwebsitesoforganisations,hackersnotonlychangeandstealdatabutalsoplacehiddenlinks(backlinks)withillegalcontent,suchasgamblingadvertising,onthehackedwebsites.Inparticular,theleakageofpersonaldataandonlinefraudisincreasingatanalarmingrateinVi?tNam,andstolensensitivedataisbeingwidelysoldondarkwebforums.—VNSTrafficpolicecheckalcoholconcentrationindriversbreathinthenorthernprovinceofNinhBình.—VNA/VNSPhotoTu?nAnhHàN?I—PrimeMinisterPh?mMinhChínhhasorderedtheenforcementofstrictpenaltiesagainstofficials,civilservantsandmilitarypersonnelwhoviolateregulationsonoperatingvehiclesundertheinfluenceofalcoholandthosewhofailtocooperatewithauthoritiesinaddressingsuchviolations.TheorderisoutlinedinCircularNo.35/CT-TTg,whichwasrecentlysignedbyChính.Accordingtothedirective,underthefirmguidanceofthePolitburo,GovernmentandPrimeMinister,therehasbeenapositiveshiftinawarenessofandadherencetotrafficlawsamongasignificantportionofofficials,Partymembersandthepublic,contributingtoasafertrafficenvironment.However,thereremainsasegmentofofficials,civilservantsandmilitarypersonnelwhostillviolatetrafficlaws.Instancesofnon-compliancewithchecksandenforcementactions,particularlyregardingalcoholviolations,havebeenreported.Notably,somecasesinvolveindividualsoperatingvehiclesundertheinfluence,resultinginfatalaccidentsandsubsequentattemptstofleethesceneorresistlawenforcement,leadingtopublicoutrage.Datashowsthatoverthepastyearandthefirstquarterofthisyear,morethan7,600officials,civilservantsandmilitarypersonnelweresubjectedtoadministrativepenaltiesandnotificationssenttotheirrespectivemanagingbodiesforalcohol-relatedviolations.Thecauseoftheviolationswasprimarilyattributedtoalackofself-disciplineandinsufficientrecognitionoftheresponsibilitiesinvolvedinmaintainingorderandsafetyamongsomeofficials,civilservantsandmilitarypersonnel.HeadsofadministrativeagenciesandpublicserviceunitshavenotprioritisedthePartyandGovernmentsdirectivesconcerningtrafficsafety,resultinginlaxdisciplineandaccountability.Inadequatemanagementandfailuretoimposeappropriatedisciplinarymeasuresagainstviolatorshaveexacerbatedthesituation.Accidentscausedbyofficialsandcivilservantsnotonlyaffectthereputationoftheindividuals,butalsobreedsdissatisfactionamongthepublic.Thesituationnecessitatesamorerobustapproachtoenforcingcompliancewithtrafficlawsamongofficials,civilservantsandmilitarypersonnel,therebyfosteringethicalstandardsandacultureofproperconductwithinthesegroups,thedirectivenotes.ChínhmandatedthatMinisters,headsofministerial-levelagencies,headsofgovernmentalbodiesandchairpersonsofmunicipalandprovincialPeoplesCommitteesmustacknowledgethecriticalimportanceofleadingbyexampleinadheringtotrafficlaws.Thisisessentialforreshapingsocietalhabitsregardinglegalcompliance,especiallyconcerningtrafficregulations,thedirectivestates.Uponreceivingnotificationsfromrelevantauthoritiesregardingtrafficviolationsbyofficials,civilservantsormilitarypersonnelinvolvingalcohol,therespectivemanagementbodiesmustfollowstrictproceduresfordisciplinaryactioninaccordancewithregulations.Suchactionsmustbefair,transparent,strict,accurate,timelyandwithinthecorrectjurisdictionandprocedures.Anyattemptstoconcealoroverlookinfractionswillnotbetolerated,thedirectivenotes.AnnualreportsondisciplinaryoutcomesmustbesubmittedtothePrimeMinisterbefore15October.Responsibilitymustalsobereviewedforleadersofagenciesorunitswheremultipleindividualsviolatedalcoholregulations.TheMinisterofPublicSecuritywastoldtosuperviselawenforcementagenciesadherencetothelawsduringpatrolsandchecks,ensuringthatnoexceptionsorinterventionsallowforviolationstobeoverlooked.Disciplinaryactionsmustbetakenagainstanyofficialswhofailtoenforcethelawrigorously.TheMinisterofDefencemustensurethatmilitarypersonnelstrictlycomplywithtrafficlaws,particularlyregardingtheprohibitionofoperatingvehiclesafterconsumingalcohol,andcooperatewithlawenforcementininvestigatingalcohol-relatedtrafficincidentsinvolvingmilitaryassets.Furthermore,anyviolationsofalcoholregulationsbymilitarypersonnelmustbemetwithrigorousscrutinyanddisciplinaryaction.TheMinisterofHomeAffairsistaskedwithraisingawareness,disseminatinginformationandmonitoringcomplianceamongofficialsandcivilservantsregardingalcoholviolations.ChairpersonsofmunicipalandprovincialPeoplesCommitteesarerequiredtodevelopspecificactionplansthatalignwiththedirective,tailoredtolocalconditionsandrequirements.Inarelatedmove,thePeoplesCommitteeofHàN?ialsodirectedrelevantbodiestostrictlyhandleofficials,civilservantsandmilitarypersonnelfoundviolatingtrafficregulationsrelatedtoalcoholconsumptionandthosefailingtocooperatewithenforcementagencies.DeputyChairmanofthecommitteeD??ng??cTu?nurgeddirectorsandheadsofdepartmentstoensureofficialscomplywithtrafficsafetyregulationsandimposestrictpenaltiesonthoseviolatingalcoholregulations.Thecommitteeemphasisedtheimportanceofofficialsexemplifyingapioneeringspiritinadheringtotrafficlaws,whichiscrucialforreshapinghabitsofcompliancewithlawsacrosssociety.—VNS

AircraftsfromVietnameseairlinesatN?iBàiInternationalAirport.—PhotoVietnamplus.vnHàN?I—Flightdelayshavebeensignificantoverthepasteightmonths,with26percentofthetotalnumberofflights,nearly46,000,runningbehindschedule,accordingtoreportsfromtheCivilAviationAuthorityofVi?tNam(CAAV).Theprimarycauseofthesedelayswaslateaircraftarrivals,accountingfor15.6percent,whileoperationalissuesfromtheairlinesthemselvesmadeup7.6percent.DatafromCAAVrevealsthatduringthefirsteightmonthsofthisyear,Vietnameseairlinesoperatedatotalof176,307flights.VietnamAirlinesledthesectorwith76,008flightsandanon-timerateof83percent.VietjetAirfollowedcloselywith75,478flights,whileBambooAirwaysoperated9,908flights,maintainingan82.6percentpunctualityrate.Onaverage,theoverallon-timedeparturerateforallairlinesstoodatjust74percent.InAugustalone,Vietnameseairlinesoperated22,031flights,achievinganon-timedeparturerateof75.7percent.Despitethis,5,345flightsweredelayed,representing24.3percentofthetotalforthemonth.AsoftheendofAugust,Vi?tNamsairlineshadtransportedfivemillionpassengers,a3.8percentdecreasecomparedtoJuly.Internationalpassengernumbersreached1.5million,ariseof2.3percent,whiledomesticpassengerstotalled3.4million,adropof6.3percentfromthepreviousmonth.—VNSTheVietnameseEmbassyinSlovakiareceivesthedonationofover17,000EUR(US$19,000)forpeopleaffectedbytyphoonYagiathome.VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I–Overthepastfewdays,VietnameseembassiesandcommunitiesinSlovakia,Poland,theCzechRepublic,JapanandTanzaniahavelauncheddonationdrivestoraisefundsforpeopleaffectedbyTyphoonYagiathome.AsofSeptember20,theVietnameseEmbassyinSlovakiahadcollectedoverEUR17,000(US$19,000)justoneweekafterthecampaignwaslaunchedinresponsetotheappealsofPartyGeneralSecretaryandStatePresidentT?Lam,thePresidiumoftheVi?tNamFatherlandFront(VFF)CentralCommittee,andDeputyPrimeMinisterandMinisterofForeignAffairsBùiThanhS?n.TheVietnameseEmbassiesinPolandandtheCzechRepublichaveraisedoverVN?1billion($40,642)andVN?3.3billion,respectively.TheVietnameseEmbassyinTanzanialaunchedafundraisingcampaignonSaturdayduringwhichambassadorV?ThanhHuy?nhighlightedthatthemutualloveandsupportofthoselivingfarfromthehomelandwouldbeasourceofencouragementforcompatriotssufferingtyphoondamageinthecountry.Meanwhile,thetotalamountofdonations,bothcashandkind,fromtheVietnamesecommunityinJapanhitoverVN?3.6billion,whichwillbesenttocompetentagenciesofVi?tNamtopromptlydelivertopeopleinneedinthehomeland.–VNSRepresentativefromtheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralDevelopment(MARD)receivestheshipmentfromSamaritansPurseatHàN?isN?iBàiAirportonSunday.PhotocourtesyoftheMARDHàN?I–TheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralDevelopment(MARD)receivedasecondbatchofemergencyreliefsuppliesfromSamaritansPurse,aninternationalnon-governmentalorganisation(NGO)focusingonhumanitarianaidandcommunitydevelopment,atHàN?isN?iBàiAirportonSunday.Thisshipmentincludes2,750solar-poweredflashlights,2,748kitchenkits,and5,520fleeceblankets,transportedfromtheUStoVi?tNambyair.Additionally,1,600solarflashlightsalreadyavailableinVi?tNamwillbedistributedwiththeshipment.Tr??ngTh?Vinh,DeputyDirectoroftheDepartmentofForeignAffairsinCaoB?ngProvince,oneofthelocalitieshardesthitbytyphoonYagi,receivedthereliefgoodsfromDavidPaulKletzing,CountryDirectorofSamaritansPurseinVi?tNam.ThesupplieswillbetransportedtoYênBái,LàoCai,andCaoB?ngprovincesnextweektoassistthoseaffectedbyrecentstormsandfloods.Previously,onSeptember16,theMARDreceivedthefirstbatchofemergencysuppliesfromSamaritansPurse,whichincluded3,000flashlights,3,000kitchenkits,3,000waterfilters,3,000cleanwatercontainers,and6,000plasticbuckets.Thesesuppliesweredistributedtoresidentsinthehardest-hitareasofLàoCai,YênBái,andCaoB?ngprovinces.Todate,around35governments,internationalorganisations,andNGOshavecommittedUS$16millioninemergencyaidthroughtheMARDtosupportrecoveryeffortsfollowingtyphoonYagiandsubsequentsevereflooding.–VNS

TeacherNguy?nXuanKhang,chairmanoftheMarieCurieSchoolboardinHàN?i.Photokinhtedothi.vnHàN?I-ThePhúcKhánhprimaryandsecondaryschoolNo.1inB?oYênDistrict,LàoCaiProvincehas20studentswhowereaffectedbyaflashfloodandlandslidesinN?VillageonSeptember10.Outofthe20nameslistedbytheschool,sevenarehighlightedinyellow,indicatingthattheyareflashfloodsurvivors.Theother13childrenwillnevercomebacktoattendclasses.EverytimeIlookatthatlist,Iburstintotears,saidteacherNguy?nXuanKhang,chairmanoftheMarieCurieSchoolboardinHàN?i.AfterreadinganarticleinThanhNiên(YoungPeople)newspaperaboutNguy?nV?nHành,a12thgraderwholostallofhisfamilymembersintheN?Villageflashflood,KhangimmediatelycontactedthereporterandsaidIwanttohelphim.HeconnectedwithHànhsteacherandaskedhertoencouragethelittleboytofinishgrade12andcontinuehisstudiesinhighereducation.Iwillcoverallofhislivingandtuitionexpensesuntilhecanfindajob,Khangsaid.Nothingcanmentallymakeupforhisloss.ButIcanhelphimcontinuehisstudies,theteacheradded.Itoldhimtocallme‘grandfatherasheisjustoneyearolderthanmyyoungestgrandchild.IalsotoldtheteacherstoopenabankaccountsothatIcantransferthemoneytoHànheverymonth...andalsoaphonetoosothatwecantalktogether,Khangsaid.Nguy?nV?nHànhgettingtreatedatahospitalinB?oYênDistrict.Photothanhnien.vnKhangalsodecidedtoadoptandcoverthemonthlyexpensesforallofthechildreninN?Villagewhosurvivedtheflashflooduntiltheyare18yearsold.HehascommittedtoamonthlypaymentofVN?3millionperchild.Khangsaid:Readingstoriesaboutchildrenwhosuddenlylostparents,Icouldnothelpbutfeelsorryandwanttodosomething.Ithinkweneedtogivecompensationtothechildren.Theteacheriswellknownforhispreviouscharityprojectsforstudentslivinginmountainousareas.InFebruarythisyear,hespentVN?100billionbuildingaschoolforstudentsintheborderdistrictofMèoV?cinHàGiangProvince.In2021,aspartofanationalprojecttoplantonebilliontrees,Khanggrew20,000SaM?ctreesinKhauVaiCommune,HàGiangProvinceandthisyearhewillplant30,000others.HealsoestablishedaprojecttohelpstudentsinMèoV?cDistrictlearnEnglish.Undertheproject,30teacherswhowanttobecomeEnglishteacherswillbetrainedandsenttostudyEnglishatuniversities.TheseteacherswillbeappointedtoteachEnglishtostudentsintheareaaftergraduation.Duringthefouryearsoftheiruniversityeducation,MarieCurieSchoolwillprovidescholarshipsforthe30studentstocovertheirlivingexpensesandstudymaterials.Theprojectaimstocreateastableandlong-termsourceofEnglishteachersforMèoV?cDistrict,addressingtherootissueoftheteachershortage.TeacherNguy?nXuanKhanghailsfromcentralNgh?AnProvince.Afterretiringfromteachingphysics,hefoundedtheMarieCurieSchool,whichteachesstudentsattheprimary,middleandhighschoollevels.InhisleadershiproleatMarieCurieSchool,Khanghasmademanycreativeinnovationsinteachingandlearningmanagement.Hewashonouredasoneof10outstandingresidentsofHàN?iin2022.VNSCommunesinBaVìDistricteffectivelypromotethemovementforcleanandgreenenvironments,meetingcriteriaforadvancednew-styleruraldevelopment.PhotocourtesyoftheHàN?iNewRuralDevelopmentProgrammesCoordinationOfficeHàN?I–PeoplefrommanycommunesacrossHàN?ihaverecentlycelebratedtheachievementoftheadvancednew-styleruralstatus.ThisisanimportantmilestoneforthecapitaltomoveclosertoitsgoalofcompletingtheNationalTargetProgrammeonNewRuralDevelopmentbytheendof2024.Adecadeago,Mai?ìnhCommuneinSócS?nDistrictwasoneofthethreeadministrativeunitsinHàN?iselectedtopilottheNationalTargetProgrammeforNewRuralDevelopment.Overcomingdifficultiesandcapitalisingonsubstantialsupportfromboththecityanddistrict,in2014,thelocalParty,authoritiesandpeopleofMai?ìnhachievedthenewruralstatusforthe2011-2015period.ChairwomanofMai?ìnhCommunePeoplesCommittee,Nguy?nTh?ThuHuy?nsaid:Recognisingthatbuildinganew-styleruralareaisajourneywithastartingpointbutnoend,inrecentyears,Mai?ìnhhascontinuedtorallytheparticipationoftheentirepoliticalsystem.Since2021,thelocalityhasallocatedapproximatelyVN?803billion(US$32.4million)todevelopanadvancednew-styleruralarea.ThejoywasevidentwhenMai?ìnhCommunewasrecentlyrecognisedbyHàN?iasanadvancednew-styleruralcommunein2023.TheaccomplishmentwastheresultofthecollectiveeffortofthepeopleofMai?ìnhovermanyyears,shesaid.VanHàCommunein??ngAnhDistricthasathrivingcarpentrytrade,withanaverageincomeofVN?76million(US$3,000)perpersonperyear.PhotocourtesyofheHàN?iNewRuralDevelopmentProgrammesCoordinationOfficeInMay2024,HàN?irecognised14communesinTh??ngTínandMêLinhdistrictsasadvancednew-styleruralcommunesfor2023.ChairmanofHòaBìnhCommunePeoplesCommitteeinTh??ngTínDistrict,HoàngV?nTh?ng,saidthatbetween2019and2023,thecommunemobilisedaboutVN?181billion($7.3million)foritsadvancedruraldevelopment,ofwhichnearly14percentcamefromsocialcontributionsbyorganisations,businessesandresidents,withtheremainderfromtheStatebudget.Withsuchsignificantinvestment,thesocio-economicinfrastructureofHòaBìnhCommunehasbeencontinuouslyupgraded,positivelytransformingtherurallandscape,hesaid.HàN?irecentlyalsorecognisedtwomorecommunesofH?ngMinhinPhúXuyênDistrictandPhú??nginBaVìDistrict,asadvancednew-styleruralcommunes.Fromnowuntiltheendof2024,theselocalitieswillcontinuetoinvestincompletingtheiradvancedruraldevelopmentplans.PermanentdeputychiefoftheHàN?iNewRuralDevelopmentProgrammesCo-ordinationOffice,Nguy?nV?nChí,said:Todate,HàN?ihas188outof382communesrecognisedasadvancednew-styleruralareas,accountingfor49.2percentofthetotalnumberofcommunesinthecity,exceedingthetargetsetbytheHàN?iPartyCommitteesProgrammeNo.04-CTr/TUon‘StrengtheningtheimplementationoftheNationalTargetProgrammeonNewRuralDevelopmentinconjunctionwiththerestructuringoftheagriculturalsectorandruraleconomicdevelopment,improvingthematerialandspirituallifeoffarmersforthe2021-2025period.Theinitialgoalwastohaveatleast40percentofthecommunesachieveadvancednewruralstatusby2025.Thisresultnotonlyhelpsmeetthecitystargetbutalsoplaysasignificantroleinimprovingthematerialandspiritualqualityoflifeforfarmers,saidChí.DuyênTháiCommuneinTh??ngTínDistrictisrenownedforitstraditionallacquerwarecrafts.PhotocourtesyofheHàN?iNewRuralDevelopmentProgrammesCoordinationOfficeAlthoughHàN?ihassurpasseditstargetforbuildingadvancednew-styleruralcommunes,localitiesthroughoutthecityremaincommittedtoexceedingthesetgoals.VicechairmanofthePeoplesCommitteeofCh??ngM?District,??HoàngAnhChau,revealedthatbytheendof2023,thedistricthad11communesthathadachievedadvancednew-styleruralstatus.ThisexceededthetargetsetinthedistrictsPartyCongressResolutionforthe2020-2025term,whichcalledforthreecommunestomeetthisstandard,Chausaid.Thisyear,thecityhasassignedthedistrictthetaskofdirectingtwocommunestostriveforadvancednew-styleruralstatus.However,Ch??ngM?hassetaninternalgoalforfivecommunestomeetthestandard,goingbeyondtheoriginaltarget,headded.Toimplementthetarget,fromthestartoftheyear,thedistrictsProgrammeNo.07-CTr/HUSteeringCommittee,hasfocusedon‘StrengtheningtheeffectiveimplementationoftheNationalTargetProgrammeonNewRuralDevelopmentinconjunctionwithagriculturalrestructuringandruraleconomicdevelopment,improvingthematerialandspirituallifeoffarmersforthe2021-2025period,hasissuedplans,reorganiseditsSteeringCommitteeandadjustedthesupportteamfortheprogramme.Additionally,specialiseddepartmentswithinthedistricthavebeenconductinginspectionsandevaluationsofthecriteriaachievedbythefivecommunesintheirjourneytowardsadvancedruralstatus.In?ngHòaDistrict,ninecommuneshadachievedadvancednew-styleruralstatusbytheendof2023.In2024,thedistrictisfocusingonbringinganadditionalsevencommunestothestandard.HarvestingcabbagesinV?n??cCommuneinGiaLamDistrict.Thecommuneisoneofthelargestvegetable-growingregionsinHàN?i.PhotocourtesyofheHàN?iNewRuralDevelopmentProgrammesCoordinationOfficeThedistrictcontinuestoprioritiseinvestmentininfrastructureforthecommunesaimingforadvancedruralstatuswhileencouragingbusinessesandresidentstocontributefunds,materials,labourandland,tosupportproductiondevelopment,improvehomes,buildroadsandenhanceirrigationsystems,healthcare,educationandculturalfacilities,aswellasaddressenvironmentalissuesatthegrassrootslevel.DeputychiefoftheHàN?iNewRuralDevelopmentProgrammesCoordinationOffice,Ng?V?nNg?n,statedthatin2024,HàN?iaimstohaveatleast40morecommunesrecognisedasadvancednew-styleruralareas.Toachievethis,localitiesneedtoenhancetheeffectivenessoftheircommunicationefforts,ensuringtheyarediverse,continuousandfocused,tomobiliseresources,fostersolidarityandpromoteasenseofresponsibilityandconsensusamongthepeople,Ng?nsaid.VNS*Thearticleispublishedundertheco-ordinationoftheHàN?iNewRuralDevelopmentProgrammesCoordinationOffice

RepresentativesfromVietnameseEmbassyandassociationsinJapanatthemeetingtoreviewthedonationcampaigntosupporttyphoonvictims.VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I-VietnamesepeopleinJapanandCanadahaveprovidedsupporttopeopleathomewhowereaffectedbyTyphoonYagi.TheUnionofVietnameseAssociationsinJapanonSeptember20announcedthatitandtheVietnameseEmbassythereraisedoverVN?3.6billion(US$146,000)tosupportYagivictims.SpeakingataneventheldonSeptember20toreviewthecampaign,Nguy?n??cMinh-ChargédAffairesoftheEmbassy-affirmedthatthesupportshowsthesolidarity,traditionofsharing,sentiments,andresponsibilitiesofoverseasVietnamesepeople.Nguy?nH?ngS?n,ChairmanoftheUnionofVietnameseAssociationsinJapan,saidindividualsandorganisationspaidmuchattentiontothecampaign.RepresentativesofsomeVietnameseassociationsinJapanhadbeendirectlyparticipatinginreliefactivitiesinlocalitiesinVi?tNam,S?nsaid.Meanwhile,ontheoccasionofthe79thNationalDay,theVietnameseEmbassyinCanadaonSeptember20launchedacampaigntosupportYagivictims.Attheevent,ParliamentarySecretarytotheMinisterofForeignAffairsRobOliphantannouncedCanadasaidofCA$560,000(overUS$412,000)tosupportpeopleinVi?tNamsnorthernlocalitiestoovercomethelosses.Meanwhile,theVietnamesecommunityinCanadahasraisedCA$3,800andVN?193millioninsupportofthevictims,whiletheVietnam-CanadaBusinessAssociationalsopledgedCA$10,000.TheassociationsVancouverchapterisalsoorganisingadditionalfundraising.VNS

TheVietnamesecommunityinLaospersonallyhandedovermoneyandgiftstoaffectedhouseholds.VNA/VNSPhotoVIENTIANE-AdelegationoftheVietnamesecommunityinLaosonSeptember19-20visitedLuangNamthaProvinceinnorthernLaosthatsufferedtheheaviestdevastationfromTyphoonYagi.ThedelegationincludedrepresentativesoftheVietnameseConsulateGeneralinLuangPrabangprovince,Buddhistmonks,nuns,andfollowers,theVietnamBusinessAssociationinLaos,andotherVietnameseorganisations.Duringthevisit,thedelegationhandedovertothevictimsLAK500million(morethanUS$22,600)andhundredsofpiecesofclothing.DeputySecretaryofLuangNamthaProvincePartyCommitteeChanhthongKeopaseutthankedthemforsupportingLuangNamthaProvinceinthisdifficulttime.Heaffirmedthatthesupportnotonlydemonstratedthesolidarity,sentiments,andmutualassistancebetweenthepeoples,Parties,andStatesofLaosandVi?tNam,butwouldalsogreatlyhelppeopleintheareasaffectedbyTyphoonYagitosoonstabilisetheirlives.FromSeptember9-11,floodsoccurredintheprovince,affectingforty-twovillages,4,235households,and3,435houses.Ofthose,onehundredandthirtyhouseswerecompletelydamaged.Floodsalsocausedgreatdamagetoproperty,vehicles,cultivationareas,andlivestock.VNStri?n khai các ho?t ??ng chung.

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FivescientistsfromTheVietnamNationalUniversity,HàN?i(VNU)rankedamongmostcitedresearchersworldwide.Photobaochinhphu.HàN?I–Vietnamhasninescientistsnamedinthetop10,000and60amongthe100,000mostcitedresearchersworldwidethisyear,accordingtoalistrecentlyreleasedbyacademicpublishingcompanyElsevier.TheVietnamNationalUniversity,HàN?i(VNU)saidtherankings,compiledbyagroupofresearchersattheUS-basedStanfordUniversity,usecitationsfromScopus,aninternationalscientificdatabase.TheVNUhastwoscientistsamongtheworldstop10,000,namelyProf.DrNguyenDinhDucfromtheVNUUniversityofEngineeringandTechnology(7,704thgloballyand78thinthefieldofengineering),andAssoc.Prof.DrLêHoàngS?nfromtheVNUInformationTechnologyInstitute(6,436thgloballyand303rdinthefieldofinformationandcommunicationtechnology).Theyhavebeenamongtheworldsmostcitedacademicsforsixstraightyearssince2019.OtherVietnameseinthetop10,000areProf.DrTr?nXuanBáchfromtheHanoiMedicalUniversity,Prof.V?XuanVinhandDrNguy?nPhúcC?nhfromtheUniversityofEconomicsH?ChíMinhCity,DrTr?nNguy?nH?iandDrHoàngNh?t??cfromtheDuyTanUniversity,Assoc.Prof.DrHoàngAnhTu?nfromthe??ngAUniversity,andDrPh?mTháiBìnhfromtheUniversityofTransportTechnology.Amongthe100,000mostcitedscientists,threearefromtheVNU-InternationalSchool,namelyProf.DrNguy?n??cKh??ng(32,439thglobally),DrChu?ìnhT?i(28,314thglobally),andDrNguy?nVi?tC??ng(42,130thglobally).AsidefromtheScopusdatabase,therankingsarealsobasedonothercriteria,includingthecompositescore,thenumberofcitations(excludingself-citations),theHirschindex,andtheSchreiberhm-index.Scientistsinthelistsareclassifiedinto22scientificfieldsand176sub-fields.VNSChineseAmbassadortoVi?tNamHeWeihandsoveremergencyaidofUS$100,000fromtheRedCrossSocietyofChinatotheVi?tNamRedCrossSocietypresidentBùiTh?HòaonSeptember23.—VNSPhotoThanhH?iHàN?I—TheRedCrossSocietyofChinahasreleasedemergencyaidofUS$100,000throughtheVi?tNamRedCrossSociety(VNRC)tohelptheVietnameseGovernmentandpeopleovercometheconsequencesofTyphoonYagiandfloods.ChineseAmbassadortoVi?tNamHeWeihandedoverthedonationtotheVNRCpresidentBùiTh?HòaataceremonyonMondayinHàN?i.Attheevent,WeiexpressedhisdeepestcondolencesonthelossesVi?tNamandthepeoplewhohavesufferedfromTyphoonYagiandthesubsequentfloods.IbelievethatwiththeleadershipoftheVietnamesePartyandGovernmentandthejointeffortsofallwalksoflifeinVi?tNam,thepeopleinstormandflood-affectedareaswillsoonovercomedifficultiesandrebuildtheirhomes,saidWei.VNRCpresidentBùiTh?Hòahighlyappreciatedthefriendshipandlong-standingtraditionssharedbytheParty,GovernmentandpeopleofChina.ThesupportoftheRedCrossSocietyofChinawillprovideadditionalresourcesfortheVi?tNamRedCrosstocontributetoprovidingtimelyassistancetotyphoonandfloodvictimssothatpeoplecansoonstabilisetheirlives,saidHòa.TheVNRChasdeployedemergencyreliefmoneyandgoodsworthnearlyVN?10billiontohelpmorethan10,300householdsormorethan41,500beneficiariesin15provincesandcitiesaffectedbyTyphoonYagiandfloods.Specifically,VNRChasprovidedVN?3.25billionincash,3,200boxesofhouseholdgoods,3,300bagsofemergencyreliefgoodsandonehundredhomerepairkits.SincelaunchingacommunityfundraisingcampaignonSeptember7,theVNRChasreceivedVN?16billionindonationsfrommanyorganisations,businessesandindividuals.Specifically,theVNRCcharityaccounthasreceivedmorethan21,000donationswithacontributionamountofmorethanVN?10billion.TheInternationalFederationofRedCrossandRedCrescentSocietiesalsolaunchedanurgentappealinanefforttomobiliseabudgetoffourmillionSwissfrancs($4.7million)tohelpVietnamesepeopleaffectedbyTyphoonYagi.—VNS