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Thetouristreceivingemergencycareatthehospital.—Photolaodong.vn?àN?NG—Hospital199,aleadingmedicalfacilityin?àN?ngCity,hassuccessfullytreatedaforeigntouristwithaseverekidneycondition.The35-year-oldKyrgyztourist,FerfilevPavelAleksandrov,wasadmittedtothehospitalwithsymptomsofheadache,dizziness,anddiarrheaafewdaysago.Afterathoroughexamination,doctorsdiagnosedhimwithstage5chronickidneydisease,alife-threateningcondition.Thehospitalsemergencyunitimmediatelytookactiontostabilisehishealthandprovidenecessarydialysistreatment.Thankstothetimelyintervention,hisconditionhasimprovedsignificantly.HewasdischargedfromthehospitalonSaturdaymorningandisexpectedtocontinuehisrecovery.—VNS
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Do ?ó ?? hoàn thành nhi?m v? này.OfficersandsoldiersoftheEngineeringUnitRotation3andLevel2FieldHospitalRotation6attheevent.VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I—TheVi?tNamDepartmentforPeacekeepingOperations(VDPO)launchedacampaignforEngineeringUnitRotation3andLevel2FieldHospitalRotation6beforetheirdeploymenttoUnitedNationspeacekeepingmissionsinSouthSudanandtheAbyeiregion.Aspartoftheevent,undertheMinistryofNationalDefenceonWednesday,officersandsoldierspaidtributeattheMonumentofHeroesandMartyrsonB?cS?nStreetinHàN?iandvisitedtheMausoleumofPresidentH?ChíMinh.Allpreparationsfortherotationshavebeennearlycompleted.PersonnelfrombothunitsarereadyandcommittedtofulfillingtheirmissionofcontributingtoUNpeacekeepingefforts.MajorGeneralPh?mM?nhTh?ng,DirectoroftheVi?tNamDepartmentforPeacekeepingOperationsundertheMinistryofNationalDefencespeaksattheeventonWednesday.VNA/VNSPhotoMajorGeneralPh?mM?nhTh?ng,DirectoroftheVDPO,saidthecampaignfocusesonmaintainingunity,settingexamples,strengtheningdisciplineandencouragingproactive,innovativeapproachestoensuremissionsuccess.ThecampaignrunsfromSeptember18toOctober1,2025.Duringthistime,officersandsoldiersareencouragedtoenhancetheirknowledgeandskills,fostersolidarityamongcolleagues,localcommunitiesandinternationalpartnersandachieveoutstandingresultswhileensuringabsolutesafetythroughoutthemission.TheyarealsorequiredtostrictlyfollowthelawsofVi?tNam,militarydiscipline,theUnitedNationscodeofconduct,missionregulationsandthelawsofthehostcountries.Furthermore,theymustunderstandandrespectthelocalcustoms,religionsandbeliefsofthecommunitiestheyserveandtheirinternationalcolleaguestomaintainproperdecorumduringtheirwork.Th?ngemphasisedthatthesuccessfulcompletionofthemissionbyEngineeringUnitRotation3andLevel2FieldHospitalRotation6willsignificantlyenhanceVi?tNamsreputationandstandingintheinternationalarena.Accordingtotheschedule,EngineeringUnitRotation3,comprising180militarypersonnel,willdepartfortheUNISFAmissioninAbyeionSeptember24,aboardaUN-charteredflightdepartingfromN?iBàiInternationalAirport.Theaccompanyingequipmentandsupplieswillbetransportedinthefourthquarterof2024andareexpectedtoarriveinthefirstquarterof2025,withashippingdurationofabout120days.Onthesameday,63personnelfromLevel2FieldHospitalRotation6willdepartfortheUNMISSmissioninSouthSudanfromN?iBàiAirportaboardaC-17aircraftprovidedbyAustralia.Theirequipmentandsupplieswillbetransportedbyairandbysea,withshipmentsexpectedinthefourthquarterof2024anddeliverytothemissionwithinapproximately90days.—VNS
SceneofthelandslideinMáM?Hamlet,KimB?iDistrictofnorthernHòaBìnhProvince.VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I–TherecentTyphoonYagianditsaftermathcausedseveredevastationacrossmanynorthernprovincesandcitiesofVi?tNam.Inamatterofmoments,mountainsidesandhillslopesweresweptawaybyragingfloods,residentialareasweresubmerged,andvillageswerelevelled,leadingtomassivehumanandeconomiclosses.Rebuildinglivesafterstormsandfloodsisanurgentandcriticaltaskinordertoquicklystabiliseresidentslivesandtakecareofvictimshealth.However,toensurelong-termsafetyandeffectiveadaptationtonaturaldisastersandstorms,manyexpertsbelievethatlocalauthoritiesandcitizensmustjointlyengageinreforestingandreducinggreenhousegasemissions.Itisalsoessentialtoquicklymapoutandprovidedetailedwarningsforareasatriskoflandslides.Reforestation,apost-disasterrecoveryDrMaiKimLiên,deputydirectoroftheDepartmentofClimateChange(undertheMinistryofNaturalResourcesandEnvironment),saidthatovertheyears,Vi?tNamhasrecorded20outof21typesofnaturaldisasters,causingseveredamage,particularlytovulnerablepopulations.TherecentTyphoonYagianditsaftermathalonecausedthenorthernprovincesandcitiesaninitialestimatedeconomiclossofoverVN?40trillion(approximatelyUS$1.7billion),withmorethan350peopledeadormissingandover1,900peopleinjured.AccordingtoMaiV?nKhiêm,directoroftheNationalCentreforHydro-MeteorologicalForecasting,itwasthestrongesttyphooninthepastthirtyyearsintheEastSea.Thestormanditsaftermathbroughtheavyrains,leadingtowidespreadlandslides,flashfloodsandseveredamageinsuchprovincesasCaoB?ng,HòaBình,LàoCai,YênBái,andQu?ngNinh.Notably,inLàngN?Village,PhúcKhánhCommune,B?oYênDistrict,LàoCaiProvince,alandslidecausedsignificanthumancasualties.Themaincausewastheprolongedheavyrainfallinthenorthernmountainousregionoverthepastthreemonths,Khiêmsaid.Meanwhile,Assoc.Prof.DrLêV?nH?ng,fromtheInstituteforEnvironmentalTreatmentResearch,emphasisedthathumanactivities,suchasgreenhousegasemissionscontributingtoglobalwarming,haveexacerbatedtheseverityofclimatechange.Risingtemperaturesincreasethelikelihoodofforestfires,whichinturnreducetheforestsabilitytoretainwater.Recently,Tr?nhLêNguyên,DirectorofthePeopleandNatureCentre,sharedgrimnewswiththemedia,stressingthatVi?tNamhaslostmanyonce-pristinenaturalareas,oftenregardedasparadisesonearth.Thistransformationservesasacostlylessonabouthumanresponsibility.Forestshavebeencutdownforagriculturalland,andunsustainableresourceexploitationhasdrasticallyreducedbiodiversity,disruptedecosystemsanddegradedtheenvironment,hesaid.Regardingtheimportanceofnaturalforestsinabsorbingrainwaterandreducingfloods,environmentalexpertsnotedthedeeprootsystemsofnaturalforesttrees,intertwinedwithoneanother,playacrucialroleinmaintainingthestabilitybetweensoilandrocklayers.However,whenforestsaredestroyed,theseconnectionsarelost.Prolongedheavyrainssaturatethesoil,weakeningthelinksbetweenlayersandincreasingthelikelihoodoflandslides.Thus,alongsidepost-disasterrecoveryforresidents,localitiesmustalsofocusonrestoringforestecosystems.Thisisseenasanurgenttaskinthecurrentdecade,ashumanityworkstogethertopreventanecologicalcrisis.Reforestingwillhelpprotectwaterresourcesandreducetheriskofmountainlandslides.Earlyzoningoflandslide-proneareasWhilerestoringforestecosystemsiscrucial,meteorologyexpertsalsonotedthattoeffectivelyrespondtonaturaldisasters,itisnecessarytocontinueinvestigatingandsurveyingareaspronetolandslidesandrockslidesandtomapthemoutandissueearlywarningsfortheseareas.TheMinistryofNaturalResourcesandEnvironmentwillalsoreviewandadjusttheoperationalproceduresofthereservoirs,consideringclimatechangescenarios,inordertoimprovefloodpreventionandreductioncapabilities.Moreover,theministrywillstudyandproposesolutionstousesomefloodcontrolcapacityabovethenormalwaterlevelinlargeandvitalreservoirstoimprovedownstreamfloodmitigation.Additionally,theministrywillcarryoutpublicawarenesscampaigns,helpingpeoplerecognisetherisksandsignsofpotentiallandslides,flashfloodsandriverbankerosion,aswellasteachingdisasterresponseskills.Therelevantministries,includingtheMinistryofIndustryandTradeandtheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralDevelopment,mustensurethatallreservoiroperatorsstrictlyfollowtheoperationalproceduresforriverbasins.Theseproceduresincludethelegalrequirementsforreservoirmonitoringandinformationdisseminationinaccordancewiththewaterresourceslaw.Forlocalities,provincialandmunicipalPeoplescommitteesmustdevelopplanstoimplementthecontentoftheNationalProjectonEarlyWarningofLandslidesandFlashFloodsintheNorthernandMidlandRegionsofVi?tNam,asperPrimeMinistersDecisionNo.1262/Q?-TTg.Theseplanswillfocusonsupplementingdataonlandslidesandflashfloods,creatingriskmapsatascaleof1:10,000orgreaterforhigh-riskareas.DrTr?nhH?iS?n,directoroftheInstituteofGeologyandMineralResources,highlightedthatfutureeffortsmustprioritisethecreationofdetailedlandslideriskmaps.Ifthemappingisnotdetailedtoindividualsmallpoints,itisnotawarning,butmerelyaforecast.Furthermore,real-timelandslideanddebrisflowwarningsforhigh-riskareasmustbeimplemented,S?nsaid.VNSForecastedpositionanddirectionofTyphoonNo4asof4amonSeptember19–PhotoNCHMFHàN?I—Earlythismorning,thetropicaldepressionlocatedinthenortheasternHoàngSa(Paracel)regionintensifiedintoTyphoonNo.4of2024.Strongwindsoflevel6,withgustsuptolevel7,wererecordedatC?nC?Island,thecentralprovinceofQu?ngTr?.Asof4am,thetyphoonscentrewaspositionedatabout210kmnortheastof?àN?ngand260kmeastofQu?ngTr?.Themaximumsustainedwindsnearthetyphoonscentrewererecordedatlevel8(62-74kmperhour),withgustsreachinglevel10.Thestormismovingwestwardataround20kmperhour.By4pmtoday(September19),thetyphoonisexpectedtocontinuewestwardataspeedof20-25kmperhour,affectingcoastalareasfromQu?ngTr?toQu?ngNamprovinces.Windsnearthetyphoonscentreareforecasttoremainatlevel8,withgustsuptolevel10,andthedisasterrisklevelhasbeensetatlevel3.AffectedareasincludethewesternpartofthenorthernEastSea(includingtheParacelregion),coastalwatersfromNgh?AntoQu?ngNg?iprovinces(includingLyS?n,CùLaoChàm,C?nC?,andHònNg?islands),andinlandareasfromHàT?nhtoQu?ngNamprovinces.By4amonSeptember20,thetyphoonisexpectedtoweakenintoatropicaldepressionovercentralLaos,withmaximumwindspeedsdroppingbelowlevel6.TheaffectedareaswillstillincludecoastalwatersfromNgh?AntoQu?ngNamprovinces,andinlandareasfromHàT?nhtoQu?ngNamprovinces.AsaresultofTyphoonNo.4,strongwindsoflevels6-7(39-61kmperhour)andwavesof2-4mareexpectedinthewesternpartofthenorthernEastSeaandcoastalwatersfromNgh?AntoQu?ngNg?iprovinces.Nearthestormscentre,windswillintensifytolevel8(62-74kmperhour),withgustsreachinglevel10(89-102kmperhour),andwavescouldriseto3-5m,creatinghazardousseaconditions.Furthermore,duetotheinfluenceofastrongsouthwestmonsoon,coastalareasfromBình??nhtoCàMauprovinces,thesoutherncentralEastSea,andthesouthernEastSea(includingtheSpratlysregion)willexperiencesouthwestwindsoflevel6,occasionallyreachinglevel7,withgustsoflevel8-9andwaveheightsof3-5m,resultinginroughseas.CoastalregionsfromQu?ngBìnhtoQu?ngNamprovincesshouldbeonalertforstormsurgesof0.3-0.5m,which,combinedwithhightidesandlargewaves,couldleadtoerosionofseadikes,floodinginlow-lyingareas,andotherhazards.Boatsintheaffectedregionsareadvisedtobecautiousofthunderstorms,strongwinds,andhighwaves.Onland,fromthemorningofSeptember19,coastalareasfromHàT?nhtoQu?ngNamprovinceswillexperienceincreasingwindspeedsoflevels6-7,withareasnearthestormscentrereachinglevel8(62-74kmperhour)andgustsofuptolevel10(89-102kmperhour).Inlandareasmayexperiencegustsoflevels6-7.Strongthunderstormsaheadofthestormcouldleadtofallentrees,androofsorbillboardsbeingblownaway.HeavyrainfallisexpectedfromSeptember19to20acrosstheNorthCentralandCentralCentralregions,withrainfalltotalsrangingfrom100-300mm,andsomeareaspotentiallyexceeding500mm.Particularlyheavyrainfall,exceeding150mmin6hours,isforecastforareasfromQu?ngTr?to?àN?ngprovincesonSeptember19.TheCentralHighlandsandSouthernregionswillalsoseemoderatetoheavyrainandthunderstormsonSeptember19,withlocalisedheavydownpoursrangingfrom20-40mm,andsomeareaspotentiallyreceivingover70mm.Heavyrainfallcouldleadtofloodinginurbanareasanddenselypopulatedregionsduetoslowdrainage.—VNS
TensofthousandsofhectaresofriceinM???cDistrict,HàN?i,arefloodedandflattenedduetotheimpactofTyphoonYagi.VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I—TheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralDevelopmenthascalledonbusinessesandassociationstojoineffortsinprovidingsupportandresourcesfortheswiftrecoveryofcropproduction,followingTyphoonYagiandthesubsequentfloodingandlandslides.Speakingattheministrysworkshoponsupportingcropproductionrecoveryafterthedisastersinthenorthernregion,DeputyMinisterHoàngTrungemphasisedtheurgentneedforriceseeds,estimatingarequirementofaround15,000tonnes.Thenationalreserveholdsonlyabout4,100tonnes.Thedemandforvegetableseedsisover100tonnes,whileonly150kgremaininstorage.Forcorn,over1,000tonnesareneeded,butthereserveholdsjust257tonnes.TheministryestimatedthattherecentstormandfloodshavecausedapproximatelyVN?4trillionindamagetocrops.AsofWednesdaymorning,312,000hectaresofcultivatedlandwerefloodedorflattened,withanestimated100,000hectarescompletelylost.Additionally,3,763aquaculturecagesweredamaged,orwashedawayand22,514livestockandoverthreemillionpoultrydied.Morethan200,000hectaresofricefieldsweresubmerged,50,612hectaresofvegetableswerefloodedand38,104hectaresoffruittreesweredamaged.Localorganisationsarestillcollectingdataforamorepreciseassessment.Theministryswiftlyconvenedmeetingstodirectrecoveryeffortsacrosslivestock,aquaculture,cropproductionandforestrysectors,providingtechnicalguidancetosalvageasmuchoftheaffectedareasaspossible.Emergencydrainagemeasureshavealsobeenimplemented.SpeakingatthemeetingonWednesday,DeputyDirectoroftheministrysDepartmentofCropProductionNguy?nTh?ThuH??ngnotedthatinadditiontoseedsupport,farmersurgentlyneedassistancewithagriculturalinputmaterials.Regardingpost-stormrecovery,H??ngadvisedthatforriceproduction,fieldsshouldbecleanedandwaterdrainedtoprepareforearlywinterplanting.Forvegetablecrops,localauthoritiesshouldpromptlyinspectanddrainthewater,cleanfieldsandpreparethesoilandseedsforreplanting.Priorityshouldbegiventoleafygreens,short-cyclevegetablesandwater-tolerantcropstosupplythemarketduringtheharvesttransition.Inresponsetothedemandforseedlings,theDepartmentofCropProductionhassentrequeststoassociations,businessesanduniversitiestoprepareagriculturalseedsforproductioninnorthernlocalities.Thedepartmentalsourgedseedproducersnottoraisepricesduringthisperiodtohelpeasethedifficultiesfacedbyfarmersinthedisaster-strickenregions.Asof11amonWednesday,18businessesandassociationshadcontributedseeds,fertilisers,agriculturalmaterialsandcash,totallingVN?15.2billion($616,190).—VNSSuccessfulfarmeroffree-rangechickensinB?cGiangHàN?I—ChickenfarmerNguy?nH?uQuy,putshissuccessdowntohardwork,dedication,butalsoembracingnewwaysofthinkinginhisfarmingmethods.Thatsuccess,withfree-rangecrossbredfightingchickensnowbringsinprofitsofbillionsof??ngeveryyear.QuyfamilyschickenfarmingfacilityinB?cGiangProvinceisbuiltonahillsideofacaciatreesspanningover5.4hectares.Recentlywehaveinvestedintheconstructionofthreeadditionalbarns,eachover500metressquare,bringingthetotalnumberofbarnsto20,withacapacityofaround40,000to50,000chickensperyear,Quysaid.Bornin1977,inNgò2Hamlet,??ngK?Commune,YênTh?Distric,thelandofhisbirthisfamousfortheYênTh?HillChickenbrand.Quywentthroughvariousjobs,butnonehelpedhisfamilyachievefinancialstability.Realisingthattheabundantlandinhishometownwasidealforlivestockfarmingandseeingmanyfamiliesprosperfromraisingchickens,hedecidedtoinvestinpoultry,withtheambitionofbuildingasuccessfullifeonhisnativesoil.Nguy?nH?uQuytendstohischickenfarm.PhotoVNA/VNAAfterdoingsomeresearch,hechosetoraisecrossbredfightingchickens,recognisingtheiradvantages-theyhavestrongresistancetodisease,havefastgrowthandaresuitedtothehillyterrain.In2005,usinghissavingsandborrowingfromrelatives,hebeganatrialrunwithabout3,000crossbredfightingchickensinhisbackyard.Asheworked,hecontinuedtogatherknowledgeandexperiencefromvarioussources.Aftermorethanfourmonths,thefirstbatchofchickensthrived,provingtobemoreprofitablethangeneralfarming.Seeingthepotential,hisfamilydecidedtoexpandtheirchickenfarmingoperations.In2007,QuystartedbuildinghischickenfarminNgò2Hamletandpurchasedadditionalhillsidelandfromsurroundinghouseholds,expandingthetotalfarmingareato5.4hectares.Thefarm,nestledonthehillandsurroundedbyacaciaandeucalyptustrees,providesacool,openenvironmentforthechickenstothrive.Moreover,hecleverlyrecyclestheirwasteasfertiliserforthetrees.Today,hisfamilyfarmsellsaround40,000to50,000chickensannually,generatingbillionsof??nginrevenue.In2022alone,thefarmearned8.7billion??ng(aboutUS$3.5million)inrevenue,withanetprofitofapproximately2.4billion??ngafterexpenses.Sharinghisfarmingexperience,Quyexplainedthatraisingfree-rangecrossbredfightingchickenssharesmanysimilaritieswithtraditionalmethods.Thechickensroamfreelyinlargeopenspacesundertheshadeoftrees,allowingthemtoforageforadditionalfoodlikegrassandinsectstosupplementtheirdiet,alongsidetheirregularfeed.Thefarmingprocessiscarriedoutwithstrictattentiontodetail,fromselectingbreedstodailycare,witheachgrowthstagerequiringdifferentapproaches.Thechickensmustbemonitoreddailyandiftheweatherchanges,theyneedtobecheckedevenhourly.Inthefirstmonth,thechickensarefullyvaccinatedagainstdiseasessuchasNewcastledisease,pasteurellosis,andH5N1avianflu.Thefree-rangeareaiscarefullyfencedofftopreventexposuretooutsidepathogens,whilethebarnsaredesignedtobecoolinthesummer,warminthewinterandalwayskeptclean.Toensureeverythingrunsaccordingtoplan,Quymeticulouslyrecordseachstageoftheprocessinalogbooktoavoidmistakesorconfusion.However,Quyadmitsthattherehavebeentimeswhenheandhiswifelostsleepandskippedmealsduetounpredictableweathercausingthechickenstofallill.Fortunately,theirproactiveapproachtofarmingtechniquesandthoroughvaccinationscheduleshelpedminimiseanysignificantlosses.Tokeephischickensintopcondition,Quyembracedmodernfarmingmethods,usingautomatedsystemsforfeedingandwatering.Ontopofthat,hemakessuretocleanandmanagethewastecarefully,sonothingharmfulisreleasedintotheenvironment.Thankstotheseefforts,hischickensareknownfortheirhighqualityandappealingappearance,attractingtradersfromHàN?iandbigwholesalemarketswhocomedirectlytohisfarmtobuy.NotonlyhasQuycreatedwealthforhimselfandhisfamily,buthischickenfarmalsoprovidesjobsforbetweeneighttofourteenlocalworkers,earningthemanaverageincomeofsixmillion??ngperpersonpermonth.Hesalwayswillingtosharehisfarmingexperiencewithothers.Nguy?nH?uQuy(centre)receivestheawardforExemplaryCitizenofB?cGiangProvince2023.PhotoVNA/VNSIn2019,topromotesustainablefarming,QuyandseveralhouseholdsinNgò2Hamletformedachickenfarmingcooperativewith12members.Asthecooperativesleader,hismodelfarmhostsuptotwentyvisitinggroupseachyear.Heoffersadvice,trainingandshareshisknowledgeoffarmingandscientificadvancementswithfellowfarmersinthehamletandcommune,aswellaswithvisitors.Additionally,eachyearhisfamilysupportspoororstrugglinghouseholdswithchickenbreedsandfinancialassistancetohelpthemdeveloptheirownfarms.OneexampleisNguy?nH?uTu?nsfamilyfromNgò2,who,thankstoQuysguidance,haveexpandedtheirflockofcrossbredfightingchickenstoover8,000birdsayear.In2023,Quywashonouredasoneofthe100OutstandingFarmersofVietnamandrecognisedasoneoftheTop10ExemplaryCitizensofB?cGiangProvincefortheyear.