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.—VNS

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ti mong r?ng ho?t ??ng xy d?ng nh my thng minh l?n ny s? tr? thnh ??ng l?c ?ng gp vo chnh sch ??i m?i cng nghi?p l?n th? 4 c?a Vi?t Nam.NationalAssemblydeputiescasttheirvotesontheLawonRoadTrafficOrderandSafetyonThursday.—VNA/VNSPhotoAn??ngHàN?I—TheNationalAssembly(NA)hasagreedtoabanondrivingwithanylevelofbloodalcohol,ontheLawonRoadTrafficOrderandSafety,initsworkingsessiononThursdaymorning.Thelawinitsentiretywaspassedwith388outof450votesinfavour,or79.84percentofthetotalnumberofNAdeputies.Atotalof293NAdeputies,or75.52percentofthetotalvotingparticipants,agreedtothezero-tolerancepolicy.Theremaining24.48percentofvotingdeputiesproposedimposingtheban,whilespecifyingthelowestlimitofbloodalcoholconcentrationallowedfordrivers.Eightotherdeputiessuggestedothermeasures.Presentingareportonthelaw,ChairmanoftheNACommitteeonDefenceandSecurityLêT?nT?isaidthatthisisnotanewregulation,havingbeenincludedinthe2008RoadTrafficLawand2019LawonPreventionandControlofHarmsofLiquorandBeerAbuse.Delegatesagreedthatwithoutstrictmeasures,therisksoftrafficviolationsandaccidentswillincrease,causingharmtolife,healthandassetsofdrivers,aswellastheirfamiliesandsocietyasawhole.T?ialsorequestedthattheMinistryofHealth(MOH)issuetechnicalguidelinesonmeasuringethanollevelsincaseswithelevatedendogenousethanolduetomedicalconditions,orauto-brewerysyndrome,withoutalcoholconsumption.TheNAStandingCommitteehasalsoorderedtheinclusionoftheMOHsresponsibilitiesonthismatterinClause5,Article87ofthelaw.—VNS

ThehousingareaatDP1.1FarminKounMomComplexownedbyTHACOAGRIprovidesspaciousandcomfortableaccommodationforworkers.—PhotoCourtesyofTHACOHCMCITY—PromotinginvestmentinfacilitiesandoptimisingsocialwelfarepoliciesforemployeesisoneofthetopprioritiesofTHACOAGRIin2024.Whenstartingtoworkorcontinuingtoworkforalongtimeatacompany,employeesalwayswanttoreceivevaluethatiscompatiblewiththeirowneffortsanddedicationtothecompany.Ontheunderstandingthat,THACOAGRIhasbeenbuildingaworkingenvironmentthatbringsvalueandgoodbenefitstoitsemployees.Investinginfacilities,improvingqualityoflifeIn2019,Tr??ngH?iAutoCorporation(THACO)establishedTr??ngH?iAgricultureJointStockCompany(THACOAGRI)toimplementaninvestmentstrategytodeveloplarge-scaleagriculturalproductiononanareaof84,000hectaresinVi?tNam,Laos,andCambodia.Todate,THACOAGRIhasinvestedandbasicallycompletedalarge-scaleagriculturalproductionmodelonanintegrated/circularorganicbasis,includinggrowingbananas,pineapples,fruittrees(durian,mango,grapefruit)andforesttrees;raisingcows,pigs,fishandotherlivestock;foodproductionandprocessing;andproductionofagriculturalmaterial,machinesandequipment.Complexesareplannedandinvestedinsynchronouslywithtechnicalinfrastructureandprojectsonlandtoserveproductionandbusinessactivities,ensuringbiosafetyandwelfareforworkers.Thecompanysworkersoftenhavetostayonfarmswithalllivingamenitieslocatedinthecomplexarea.Therefore,inrecenttimes,THACOAGRIhasfocusedoninvestingandbuildingfreehousingareas,guesthouses,cafeterias,multi-purposehousesandconveniencestoresinthecomplexareastohelpworkersimprovetheirqualityoflife,bringingpeaceofmindforthemtoworkandstickwiththecompany.Uptonow,ithasbuiltandupgraded1,105housingunitsforworkers,including288unitsatKounMomComplex,112unitsatSnuolComplex,256unitsatIaPuchComplex,and449unitsatHAGLAGRICOLaosComplex.Nguy?n?ìnhLong,amedicalworkeratthecompanysIaPuchcowfarm,said:Seeingthecompanyinvestinmanyprojectsservingthedailylivesofworkers,weareveryhappyandexcited.Cleanwaterfiltrationsystemswithacapacityrangingfrom5to15cu.mperhourandROdrinkingwaterof200-500litresperhourhavebeenputintooperationatSnuol,KounMom(Cambodia)andHAGLAGRICO(Laos)complexareastoensurequalityoflifeandhealthforemployees.Thesystemsareinstalledinexecutiveoffices,factories,farms,andhousingunits,servingnearly15,000workers.Inthecomingtime,thecompanywillcontinuetodeploythecleanwaterprojecttoallfactoriesandfarms.SnuolComplexsTrainingDepartmenthascompletedtheproceduresandconditionstomergeitstrainingprogrammeforprimaryclassesintotheCambodiannationaleducationsystem.—PhotoCourtesyofTHACOOptimisingemployeebenefitsTHACOAGRIfullyimplementswelfarepoliciesandprovidesthemostpracticalsupportforemployeessuchassigninglabourcontracts;payinghealthinsuranceandsocialinsurance;establishingfreemedicalexaminationandmedicine;andofferingbusestotakeemployeesbacktotheirhometownsforT?t.Nguy?nHi?uNgh?a,afishfarmingtechnicianatSnuolComplexArea,saidsinceworkingatTHACOAGRI,hehasbeenprovidedfreetransportationbacktohishometownforT?t.Thishelpsmesavetravelcosts,ensuressafetyandIspendmuchmoretimewithmyfamily.ThecompanyoffersfreeprimaryclassesforCambodianchildrenworkingatthecomplexes.Italsobuildschildrensplaygrounds;presentsclothes,booksandschoolsupplies,andorganisesentertainmentactivitiesduringInternationalChildrensDay,andtheMid-AutumnFestival.Ph?mH?uKhá,directorofthecompanys9B??ifarm,saidheisoneoftheemployeeswhohasbeenwiththeHAGLAGRICOLaosComplexsincethefirstdaysofestablishment.Thankstothecloseattentionofthecompanysboardofdirectorsandpracticalwelfarepolicies,wehavestablejobsandourqualityoflifehasimproved,hesaid.Nearly10membersinhisfamilyarealsoworkingatthecomplex.In2024,THACOAGRIplanstorecruitmorethan12,600employeestomeetitsproductionandbusinessneeds.Inadditiontoinvestinginfacilities,italsofocusesonimprovingpoliciesandwelfareregimesforemployees,andbuildingaculturalandconvenientworkingenvironmenttoattractandretainhumanresourcestowardssustainabledevelopment.HCMCity-basedBìnhDanHospitaldoctorsperformsurgeryonapatientwithasevereurethralstricture.—PhotocourtesyofBìnhDanHospitalHCMCITY—Ifnottreatedproperly,patientswithurethralstricturesmayhavetogetmultiplesurgeriesorwearaurinarycatheterfortheirwholelife,leadingdoctorssaidatarecentworkshopinHCMCity.TheworkshopcalledUrethralreconstruction:PerspectivesofexpertsheldatBìnhDanHospitallastweekattractedleadingexpertsinthefieldofurethralstricturetreatmentfromaroundtheworld.??L?nhHùng,headoftheUrethraUnitatBìnhDanHospital,saidthenumberofurethralstricturecasesseekingtreatmentatthehospitalisincreasing.Eachyear,thehospitaldoctorsperformsurgeryonmorethan800patientswithurethralstricture,andexamineandtreatabout10,000othercases.Since2015,UCIrvineUniversityintheUnitedStateshastransferredsurgicaltechniquesforurethralstricture,andprovidedprofessionalsupporttoBìnhDanHospitaldoctors.ThehospitalhasnotonlytransferredthesetechniquestodomestichospitalsbutalsotohospitalsinSoutheastAsiancountriessuchasThailandandMalaysia.Thehospitalssuccessrateinurethroplastysurgeryis98percent,equivalenttotheresultsofleadingurethroplastycentresintheUS.FranciscoE.Martins,headofReconstructiveUrologyUnitatSantaMariaUniversityHospitalinPortugal,discussednon-traumaticposteriorurethralobstruction.Urinaryobstructionisacommoncomplicationofprostatecancer(PCa)treatments,andleadstoseriousmorbidityanddetrimenttothepatientsqualityoflife.PathogenesisofVesicourethralanastomoticstenosis(VUAS)varieswithPCatreatmenttype,leadingtoindividualmanagementconsiderations,hesaid.EndoscopicmanagementcanbeconsideredforallradiationVUAS.Openreconstructionispotentiallyassociatedwithincreasedmorbidity.Althoughchallenging,successfulreconstructionwithlastingpatencyispossibleforcomplexradiationVUAstenoses.Recogniseunsalvageable(devastated)situations,thesepatientsshouldbereferredtotertiary,high-volume,academiccentresformanagementbyurethralreconstructiveexperts,headded.AkioHoriguchi,fromtheDepartmentofUrologyatNationalDefenseMedicalCollegeinJapan,saidmaleurethralstrictureisacommonandchallengingurologicconditioninmales.Thegoalofurethralstricturetreatmentisnormalvoidingandfreedomfrominstrumentation.Urethroplastyistheonlycurativeoptionforthemajorityofurethralstrictures,hesaid.Urethroplastyisthegoldstandardofbulbarstricture.Excisionandprimaryanastomosisissuitableforshortproximalbulbarstrictureandsubstitutionurethroplastyissuitableforlengthybulbarandmidtodistalbulbarurethralstrictures.Thekeytosuccessistoselectaprocedureappropriateforthestricturesstatusandlocation,headded.AworkshopcalledUrethralreconstruction:PerspectivesofexpertswasheldatBìnhDanHospitalinHCMCityonJune20.—PhotocourtesyofBìnhDanHospitalProfessorJoelGelmanfromUCIrvineUniversityintheUSsaidthattohaveahighsuccessrateinurethroplastysurgery,doctorsmustundergointensivetrainingandpracticetogainexperience,fromseveralmonthstoseveralyears.Inaddition,hospitalsneedtohavespecialisedsurgicalequipmentandimprovethecapabilitiesofdiagnosticmedicalimaging.Strategicdevelopmentandsupportfromthehospitalsboardofdirectorsareveryimportant,hesaid.Onthisoccasion,thehospitalsdoctorsandadelegationledbyJoelGelmanperformedsurgeryonapatientwithasevereurethralstrictureandstones.Thesymptomsthatthepatienthasaredysuriaandimpairedurination,andprolongeddysurialeadingtourinaryretention.Healsohashypertensionandgout.Thedoctorsperformedendoscopictoremoveurethralstones,andsuprapubiccystostomywasplacedtomanageurethralstricture.—VNS

RocksfromthemountainrolleddownontoahouseinCaoD??ngCommune,L??ngS?nDistrictinHòaBìnhProvincefollowinganearthquakeonMarch25inM???cDistrict.Phototuoitre.vnHàN?I—Inrecentyears,earthquakeshaveoccurredmorefrequentlyinVi?tNamandappeartobeontherise.Therefore,communitiesinhigh-riskearthquakeareasneedtounderstandthistypeofnaturaldisasteranddevelopproactiveresponseplans,anexperthassaid.Sincethebeginningof2024,Vi?tNamhasexperienced135earthquakesinmanylocalities.Allwereminorearthquakeswithmagnitudesrangingfrom2.5to4.1.Notably,inKonPlongDistrictintheCentralHighlandsprovinceofKonTum,earthquakesoccuralmostdaily,withsometimessevenoreighttremorshappeninginasingleday.Earthquakeshavealsobeenrecordedinotherareasacrossthecountry,includingregionswheretheywerepreviouslyrare,suchasM???cDistrictinHàN?i,andNinhBìnhandYênBáiprovinces.Nguy?nXuanAnh,DirectoroftheInstituteofGeophysicsattheVi?tNamAcademyofScienceandTechnology,statedthatmostoftheearthquakesin2024havebeeninducedbyhumanactivities,particularlyhydro-electricpoweroperations.Asmallnumberofearthquakesweretectonic,occurringalongnaturalfaultzones.DatafromtheInstituteofGeophysicsshowedasignificantincreaseinearthquakeoccurrencesoverthepastfiveyears.Specifically,therewere52earthquakesin2019,98in2020,183in2021,293in2022,and353in2023.Particularly,from2021to2023,thenumberofearthquakesincreasedthreetosixorseventimescomparedto2019.Thisriseismainlyduetotheincreasednumberofinducedearthquakescausedbyhydro-electricreservoiroperations.Recentdataalsoshowedthatthenorthwestregionexperiencesthestrongestearthquakesinthecountryduetoseveralnaturalfaultzones.AccordingtotheearthquakehazardzoningmapfromtheInstituteofGeophysics,Vi?tNamisnotneartheseboundariesbutislocatedontheEurasianPlate,makingitsgeologymorestable.EarthquakesinVi?tNamaretypicallyofmoderatemagnitudeandlessdestructivecomparedtothosenearplateboundaries.ThestrongestpossibleearthquakesinVi?tNamcouldreachamagnitudeof7.5,withahistoricalrecordofa6.8magnitudeearthquake.TheseprimarilyoccurinthenorthwestregionandNgh?AnProvince.InotherareassuchasKonTumandmajorcitieslikeHàN?i,?àN?ng,andHCMCity,potentialearthquakeswouldlikelyrangefrom5.0to5.9.Elsewhereinthecountry,earthquakesaregenerallymild,below5.0inmagnitude.MostearthquakesinVi?tNamrangefrom5.0to5.9inmagnitude,causingminorstructuraldamagelikeshakinghousesandslightcracksinwalls.Recently,someearthquakeshaveoccurredinareaswithtraditionallylowseismicactivity.Forexample,a4.0magnitudeearthquakeon25MarchinM???cDistrictcausedtremorsinnearbyareasincluding?ngHòaandCh??ngM?inHàN?i,KimB?i,L??ngS?n,andL?cTh?yinHòaBìnhProvince,andKimB?nginHàNamProvince.ThisrareeventoccurredintheRedRiver-L?River-Ch?yRiverfaultzone.Whenthesefaultsaccumulateenoughenergy,theygenerateearthquakes.On27May,a3.4magnitudeearthquakeinNhoQuanDistrictinNinhBìnhProvincecausedtremorsinTh?chThànhDistrictinThanhHóa(chǎn)Province.Thisearthquakewasduetotheareabeinginthe?àRiverfaultzone.AnofficerofM?ngCànhCommune,KonPl?ngDistrictinKonTumProvincedeliversaleafletaboutearthquakesforlocalresidents.VNA/VNSPhotoD?ToánRegardingearthquakereportingandforecasting,DirectoroftheInstituteofGeophysicsXuanAnhstatedthatinthefirsthalfof2024,mostearthquakesacrossthecountryhadmagnitudesbetween2.5and4.1,posinglittlenaturaldisasterrisk.However,hesaid,earthquakesarenotoriouslydifficulttopredict,especiallytheprecisetimingoftheiroccurrence.Therefore,understandingearthquakesandhowtoprepareforthemiscrucial,particularlyinhigh-riskareas.XuanAnhsaidtheInstitutemaintainsanationalearthquakemonitoringsystemwithnearly40stationsnationwide.Inaddition,localstationsmonitorinducedseismicactivityfromhydro-electricreservoirsinthenorthwestandQu?ngNamProvince.Recently,theinstituteestablishedeightlocalmonitoringstationsinKonTumProvince.Thesestationsproviderapid,accurateearthquakedata,essentialforassessingseismicactivity,damsafetyandreservoiroperations.Hesaidlocalauthoritiesshoulddevelopannualearthquakeresponseplansbasedonsuchactivityandinatriskareas,itisimportanttoincreasepublicawarenessandearthquakepreparednesstraining.Basicknowledgeaboutearthquakesandhowtorespondisessential,hesaid.Duringanearthquake,residentsindoorsshouldtakecoverunderatabletoprotectthemselvesfromfallingobjectsandwaituntiltheshakingstops,avoidusingelevatorsduetopotentialpoweroutagesandturnoffcircuitbreakersbeforeevacuatingtopreventfiresfromforgottenelectricalappliances.—VNSAtthelaunchingmeeting.Photodangcongsan.vnHàN?I—TheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralDevelopmentonTuesdaylaunchedthe80yearsoftheVietnameseIrrigationIndustryaccompanyingthenationcompetition.Waterresourcesarevitaltotheeconomy,society,andnationalsecurity,contributingsignificantlytoenvironmentalprotection,povertyalleviation,ruraldevelopment,andindustrialisation.TheWorldBankhaspraisedVi?tNamsextensiveandwell-developedwaterresourcesinfrastructure,whichincludes290,000pumpstationsand170,000canalprojects,formingarobustnetworkthatsupportstheagriculturalsector.Thissystemnotonlysupplieswaterbutalsoenhancesrurallandscapesandsupportshigh-valueagriculturalactivitieslikeaquacultureandfruitfarming.However,continuedinvestmentisneeded,particularlyinwater-scarceregionslikethemidlands,northernmountains,CentralHighlands,andSouthCentralCoast.Aspartoftheagriculturalrestructuringplanandthesustainableagricultureandruraldevelopmentstrategyfor2021-2030,withavisionto2050,thereisashifttowardsamulti-valueintegratedapproach.Thewaterresourcessectorisexpectedtoleadthistransformationwithmodern,intelligent,andmulti-purposesystems.Thecompetition,co-organisedbytheDirectorateofWaterResourcesandVietnamAgricultureNewspaper,aimstocelebratethe80thanniversaryoftheVietnameseIrrigationIndustry(August28,1945-August28,2025).Ithighlightsthesectorsachievementsandcrucialroleinagriculture,ruraldevelopment,andnationalsocio-economicgrowth.Thecompetitioninvitesprofessionalandamateurauthorstocreateworksthatreflecttheimportanceofwaterresourcesinhumanlifeandagriculturalproduction.ItaimstoshowcaseVi?tNamsjourneyfrominsufficientdomesticsupplytobecomingaleadingagriculturalexporter.Additionally,thecompetitionhonoursexemplaryprojectsandindividualsintheirrigatyionsector,bringingtheirstoriestothepublicandencouragingthoseinthefieldtoreflectontheircontributionsandcontinuebuildingontheirlegacy.Nguy?nNg?cTh?ch,Editor-in-ChiefofVietnamAgricultureNewspaper,said:Thecompetitionaimstoaffirmthesectorsachievementsanditssignificantroleinagriculture,ruraldevelopment,andnationalsocio-economicsecurity.Italsoseekstoinspireandmotivatethosewithinthewaterresourcessector.ThecompetitionwillacceptentriesuntilJune15,2025.Submissionscanincludearticles,speeches,videos,photoreports,shortstories,andpoems.AwardsincludeoneSpecialPrize,threeFirstPrizes,sixSecondPrizes,nineThirdPrizes,15ConsolationPrizes,andthreeCollectivePrizesfororganisationsexcellinginsubmissionquality.EntriesshouldbesenttoVietnamAgricultureNewspaper,No.14Ng?Quy?n,TràngTi?n,HoànKi?m,HàN?i,orviaemailtocuocthi80namthuyloi@gmail.comor80namthuyloi@wrd.gov.vn.Thecompetitionaimstobeafairandtransparentplatform,garneringenthusiasticsupportfromallwriterstohelptheVietnameseirrigationsectorfulfilitsmissionforagriculture,ruraldevelopment,andnationalsecurity.VNS