AgroupofforeignvisitorsinHàN?i.—VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I—AThailand-initiatedsinglevisaprogrammeforsixASEANcountriesisexpectedtohelpVi?tNamattractmorelong-haulandhigh-spendingtravelers,accordingtoinsiders.ThaiPrimeMinisterSretthaThavisinhasdiscussedtheSchengen-typevisawithhiscounterpartsinCambodia,Laos,Malaysia,MyanmarandVi?tNaminrecentmonths,aimingtoensureseamlessmobilityfortravelersinallsixcountries.HailingThailandsinitiative,ChairmanoftheUNESCOHàN?iTravelClubTr??ngQu?cHùngsaidthesinglevisawillfacilitaterichtouriststravel,thusincreasingtourismrevenue,whilecreatingfavourableconditionsfortravelfirmstoforminter-regionalroadtrips.Meanwhile,VietSenseTravelCEONguy?nV?nTàihighlightedthesuccessstoryoftheSchengenArea,wheretheapplicationofasinglevsa88isahasbeenbenefittingitsmemberstates.AsinglevisapolicywillhelpVi?tNampromotetourismlinkageswithitsneighboursandparticularlyaddresstheissueoflosinginternationalvisitorsduetocurrentvisabarriers.Therefore,travelfirmshavehighexpectationsfortheestablishmentofajointvisaregion.Similarly,AZATravelCEONguy?nTi?n??tbelievesthatwiththesinglevisapolicy,thesixcountrieswillbeabletoimprovetheircompetitiveedgeoverotherASEANdestinationsandtourismpowersinAsialiketheRepublicofKorea,JapanandChina.Vi?tNamhasextendedvisaexemptionsfortouristsfromsome30countriesandterritoriesascomparedtoover80nationalitieseligibleforvisaexemptionsinThailand,hesaid,addingthatjoiningtheinitiativewillbeaquantumleapforVi?tNamstourismvisapolicy.IfVi?tNamdoesnotjumponthebandwagon,itwilllosetourismopportunitiesandadvantagesoverthefivecountries,??tstressed.Fromanexpertperspective,Dr.NunoF.RibeirofromRMITUniversitydescribedthevisaarrangementasagreatopportunityforVi?tNamtoattractinternationalvisitorswhomayotherwisevisitonlyThailandandMalaysia.SeeingVi?tNamsnewvisapolicyasawaytogrowtourism,hesuggestedthecountrycontinuetoextenditsvisaexemptiontoattractmorevisitors,especiallyconsideringvisaexemptionsforthosefromdevelopedcountrieslikeAustralia,Canada,theUS,andtheremainingmembersoftheEuropeanUnion.DeputyDirectorGeneraloftheVi?tNamNationalAuthorityofTourismHàV?nSiêusaidthatpoliticalstability,defenceandsecurityandforeignaffairsinallsixcountriesshouldbelookedintocarefullybeforethesingle-visaprogrammeisrolledout.—VNS

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thc ??y pht tri?n cc ngnh cng nghi?p theo ??nh h??ng c?a ??ng ??c bi?t l cc ngnh cng n?n t?ng trong t?ng th?i k? h??ng t?i pht tri?n b?n v?ngThesceneoftheaccidentinBátXátDistrict.—VNA/VNSPhotoLàOCAI—Threepeoplehavebeeninjured,oneseriously,afteralorrycarryingfreshfruitsplungedmorethan150feetintoaravineearlyTuesdaymorninginthenorthernmountainousprovinceofLàoCai.Theaccidenthappenedaround2.30amasthelorrywasheadingtoSaPaTown.ThethreeinjuredareL??ngV?nH?ng,34,LòV?nThanh,28;and???ngV?nTh?nh,22.TheyallliveinQu?nhNhaiDistrictinthenorthernmountainousprovinceofS?nLa.Aftertheaccident,thelorrysustainedseveredamage.ColonelPh?mGiaChi?n,chiefoftheTrafficPoliceOfficeundertheLàoCaiProvincesPoliceDepartment,saidthelorryoverturnedandfellintoaravineapproximately50metredeepafterhittingaconcretebridgeinTòngSành1Hamlet,BátXátDistrict.Afterreceivingthereportoftheaccident,thedepartmentsentpolicetodiverttrafficandcoordinatewiththerescueforcestoprovideinitialfirstaidandtransportthevictimstoLàoCaiProvincesGeneralHospitalforemergencytreatment.Authoritiesareinvestigatingthecauseoftheaccident.—VNS

AchickenfarminQu?ngNinhProvince.—VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I—TheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralDevelopment(MARD)hasorderedLàoCai,Qu?ngNinhandL?ngS?nprovincestocrackdownonillegallytradinglivestockintoVi?tNam.Accordingtotheofficialdocuments,whichwereapprovedbyDeputyMinisterofAgricultureandRuralDevelopmentPhùng??cTi?nonMonday,livestockbreedsandproductsoflowqualityandunknownoriginscontinuedtobesmuggledintoVi?tNaminrecenttimes.Theseviolationshavehadnegativeimpactsonlivestockgrowthanddiseasecontrolinlocalanimalhusbandry.TheMARDorderedtheauthoritiesofLàoCai,Qu?ngNinhandL?ngS?ntoleadtheexecutionofthePrimeMinistersdirectiveinpreventing,detectingandhandlingcasesofsmugglingandillegaltradingoflivestockbreedsandproductsfromunclearsourcesTheyarealsourgedtoincreaseinspectionandcontroltocrackdownonillegaltradeatbordercheckpointsandlandcrossingsandreporttorelevantauthoritiesoncasesthataresubjectedtocriminalproceedingsaccordingtothelaws.Policeforcesarerequiredtoleadthecoordinationwithrelevantdepartmentsbystrengtheningcontrolmeasurestopromptlydetectandhandlesmugglingviolations.AtarecentmeetingonpreventingtheillegaltradeandsmugglingoflivestockatthebeginningofMay,deputyministerTi?nstressedthatthisissuedoesnotonlyaffectthefarmersbutalsotheentireanimalhusbandrysector.Thesectorhaswitnessedseverelossesinrecentyears.Itpainsmetoseesomanybusinesseslosingtheirassets,saidTi?n.Whenwearedeterminedtotakedecisiveactions,farmersandbusinesseswillberejoicedtobeprotectedastheyearntheirlivingthroughhonestwork.Healsorequestedstringentandthoroughhandlingofsmugglingcases.Severaldirectivesanddispatchesonpreventingtheillegaltradeoflivestockacrosstheborders.Asauthoritiescrackdownonsmugglingcases,thepriceoflivestockproducts,particularlypork,hasseenanupwardtrend.—VNSAnoverviewoftheV?nhTuyBridgeinHàN?i.—VNA/VNSPhotoTu?nAnhHàN?I—ThePolitburohasapprovedaseriesofproposalsforHàN?ismasterplanthrough2045withavisionto2065thatfocusesondevelopingthecitysnightlifeandtransportinfrastructure.Themasterplanemphasisestheneedtodevelopnightlifehotspotsindifferentneighbourhoods,buildingthecapitalcitysreputationandaffirmingHàN?iscompetitivenesscomparedtootherregionalandinternationaldestinations.ItalsoprioritisesfullyutilisingHàN?ismanylakesandrivers,especiallyWestLake,theRedRiver,the?u?ngRiver,andtheT?L?chRiver,whiledefiningareasthatshouldbesetasideforpreservationfromdevelopmentforfuturegenerations.ThePolitburohighlightedtheneedforHàN?itodevelopareasalongthebanksoftheRedRiver,whichwouldturntheriversideareasintoadevelopmenthubforthecitywithabalanceofecological,cultural,historical,greenandmodernurbanspacesonbothsidesoftheriver.Thiswouldhelpcreateanewlookfortheancient-yet-moderncapital.Accordingtotheproposedplans,theRedRiverdevelopmentareaisexpectedtobecomeanewdevelopmentsymbolofthecity.ThePolitburoalsoaskedthecitytoresearchanddevelopplanstoeffectivelyusethelandfundforsocio-economicdevelopmentalongthebanksofRedand?u?ngrivers,withaparticularfocusonthetourismandservicesectors.Recommendationsincludeallocatingsuitablespacesforthedevelopmentoftheculturalandentertainmentindustriesandturningtourismintoaspearheadeconomicsector,withprioritygiventopreserving,utilisingandpromotingmajorculturalspacessuchastheTh?ngLongImperialCitadelwithinBa?ìnhDistrict,theOldQuarterandLongBiênDistrict,theC?Loareliccomplexand???ngLamancientvillage,aswellasanumberoftraditionalcraftvillages.Atthesametime,itisalsonecessarytoconstructmodern,uniqueandtypicalculturalprojectssymbolisingthecityinthenewera.TransportinfrastructureThePolitburohasalsofundamentallyagreedwiththeHàN?iPartyCommitteesproposedplans,stressingmechanismsandpoliciestodevelopurbanandtransportinfrastructure.Initsconclusion,thePolitburosuggestedthatHàN?ibuildurbandevelopmentprogrammesaccordingtoamodelofcentralurbanareasandsatelliteurbanareas.HàN?ishouldalsostrengthenregionalconnectivity,especiallytrafficandlogisticsconnections,topromotethestrengthsofthecityswaterway,road,aviationandrailwaysystems,graduallynarrowingthegapbetweenHàN?iandotherlocalitiesintheregionandinthewholecountry.ThePolitburoalsoagreedtoadddual-usefunctionstoGiaLamandHòaL?cmilitaryairports.Priorityshouldbegiventodevelopingtheurbanrailwaysystem,promotingprogressininfrastructurewithafocusonbuildingthetransportsystem.HàN?iishopingtocomplete14urbanrailwaylinesandringroads,gatewayintersectionsandabridgesystemacrosstheRedRiverbefore2035toexpanditsspaceforgrowth,enhanceconnectivityandreducetrafficcongestion.Itwillalsolookintofurtherdevelopingtheregionalandinternationaltransportationsystem,includingrailways,waterways,roadsandaviation.Anothertaskforthecapitalcityistoexpandanintegratedpublictransportationsystemthatincludesbicycles,busesandurbanrailwaysaswellasassociatedpoliciesforagreentransportationtransformation.AmendedLawonCapitalToeffectivelycarryoutinvestmentinexpandingurbanandtransportinfrastructure,thePolitburosuggestedthatHàN?ireviewandperfectsolutions,especiallythosecallingforaneffectiveuseofresourcessuchasexpandingurbanareasthroughtheconstructionofringroadsNo.4and5.Thecapitalcityshouldalsotakeadvantageofoverheadandundergroundspace,supportadigitaltransformation,digitiseitsplans,setuplargedatabasesandcreatemoredigitalresources.HàN?iisresponsibleforadvancingitsurbanzonestowardsgreener,smarterandmoremodernmodelsandlinkingthenorthernareawiththewholecountry.Thecitywillalsoanalysethecausesofspecificlimitationsandinadequaciesformoreinnovativethinking.Solutionstoimplementcityplansneedtobeassociatedwithperfectingthelegalsystemandlawenforcementinasynchronous,unifiedandefficientmanner.Prioritywillbeplacedontheinvestmentandfinancesectorsaswellascooperationbetweenthepublicandprivatesectors.TrafficexpertLêTrungHi?usaid,ThePolitburosConclusionNo.80isaveryimportantdocument,creatingapremiseandbasisforHàN?itoadjustitstwomajorplanningprojects.Inparticular,withtherevisedLawonCapital,thecitywillhaveenoughconditionstoresolvelong-standingproblemsandtakeverylongstepstowardthegoalofurbanreconstructionwithamoderntransportationsystem.—VNS

AnofficeinformationtechnologyclassattheVocationalEducationCentreaspartoftheHàN?iBlindAssociation.—PhotocourtesyofthecentreHàN?I—ManyblindpeopleinHàN?iaretryingtoovercomedifficultiestomastertheirlivesandintegrateintosocietybystudyingandworking.OneplacethattheytrusttofindthevocationaltrainingtheyneedtostartacareeristheVocationalEducationCentre(VEC),workingundertheHàN?iBlindAssociation.SuccessFormanyyears,ahealthcarecentrefortheblind,ánhD??ng(Sunshine),locatedatNo18,Alley20,LongBiên2Street,Ng?cLamWardinLongBiênDistricthasbeenknownandtrustedbymanypeople.Eachmonththecentreearnstensofmillionsof??ng(VN?10millionequalsUS$390),creatingjobsfortheblindworkerswhoearnasalaryofaroundVN?3-4million($118-158)perpersonpermonth.Itsadreamincomefordisabledworkers,butthecentreownerL??ngTh?H?iY?n,whoisalsoblind,stillwishedtohaveabetterincomeandsoin2019,Y?nstartedworkingasanonlineseller.Beingeagertolearn,sheparticipatedintwosalesskillstrainingcoursesorganisedbytheVEC.Sincethen,herworktookoffandherincomeincreasedtoaboutVN?6-8million($236-315)permonth.AlsostudyingattheVECandusingtheknowledgehegainedtosearchforjobs,Nguy?n??ng??cbecameowneroftheTam??chealthcarecentreatNo205T?Hi?uStreetinHà??ngDistrict.Currently,??cscentrehasastablenumberofcustomers,providingworkandregularincomeforhimandmorethantenotherblindpeople.Thankstohishighprofessionalskillsandresilience,??cwasinvitedtobealecturerformassagetrainingattheVEC.InadditiontoY?nand??c,thousandsofblindpeoplehavebeenequippedwithvocationalskillsthroughdifferentcoursesattheVECandafterthoseprogrammes,morethan80percentofthetraineeshavesecuredjobsandaregularincome.DeputyDirectoroftheVECNguy?nTrungTháisaidthatinadditiontovocationaltraining,theVECencouragesstudentstointegrateintothewidersocietyandotherindustries.Lastyearalone,theVECopened17vocationaltrainingclasses,attractingnearly400studentswhohavegoneontoworkinavarietyofemployment,fromworkinginITtorunningon-linesales.However,saidThái,vocationaltrainingforthoseworkerswithimpairedvision,facedmanydifficultiesandchallenges.Thebiggestoneisthatcurrentfundingfortheworkdependsonsponsors,whilefindingsponsorresourcesisnoteasy.Proactivelyovercomingobstacles,theVEChascalledforcooperationbetweendomestic,internationalorganisationsandindividualstosupportthosestudentswithdisabilities.TheVECalsoassignsofficialsandteacherstodistrictstosupportthemopenvocationaltrainingclasseslocally,sostudentsdonothavetotravelfarandcansavecosts.AnothersolutionisassigningstafffromdistrictstoreceiveadvancedcoachingattheVEC,thenreturntopassonwhattheyhavelearnedatthegrassrootslevel.AtypicalexampleistheDeputyChairmanoftheThanhTrìDistrictBlindAssociationLêT?L?p,whograduatedfromanadvancedtechnologycourseatthestartofthisyear.Hesaid:IwillsoonbecomeateacherofabasicvocationalinformationtechnologyclassfortheblindinThanhTrìDistrict.DeputyDirectorTháisaidthatcreatingconnectionsbetweenworkersandincreasingjobopportunitiesforthemwastheVECsmaingoalandwouldgivetheblindcommunitymoreconfidenceinlife.—VNSPhúQu?cIslandinKiênGiangisseenasahighlypotentialdestinationforinvestment.—VNA/VNSPhotoHCMCity—Southernlocalitieshavemadenumerousstrategiestowardstableandsustainablemarineeconomicdevelopmentmakingthemostoftheiradvantagesinaquaculture,tourism,seaportandoilandgasmining.PrimeMinisterPh?mMinhChínhrecentlyapprovedadecisionontheplanningofKiênGiangProvinceinthe2021-2030period,withavisionto2050,inwhichitstrivestobecomeastrongmarineeconomiccentreinthecountry.AccordingtothevicechairmanoftheprovincialPeoplesCommitteeLêQu?cAnh,theprovince,whichboastsover140islands,andafishingareaofmorethan63,200sq.km,holdsakeypositionforfisheriesintheMekongDeltaandthewholecountry,andhasgreatpotentialtodevelopthemarineeconomy.Withnumeroushigh-valueaquaticspecies,KiênGiangisdeterminedthemarineeconomywillbethemaindevelopmentorientation,withafocusoneffectiveandsustainabledevelopmentofmarineaquacultureinanindustrialandmoderndirection,saidAnh.LikeKiênGiang,thesouthernmostprovinceofCàMauisalsoaimingtobeakeymarineeconomicdevelopmentlocality.LêV?nS?,vicechairmanoftheprovincialPeoplesCommittee,saidthattheprovinceaimstobuildmodernandsmartfisheries,agricultureandforestry,anddevelopproductionlinksfollowingtheorganiceco-agriculturalvaluechain.Attentionwillbepaidtodevelopinghigh-tech,effectiveandsustainablemarinefarming,applyingscience,technologyandinnovationinpost-harvestpreservationanddeepprocessingtoincreasetheaddedvalueofseafood.Inaddition,CàMauhasastrategytoprotectresourcesandtheecologicalenvironment,andfirmlyensurenationaldefence,securityandsovereigntyoverthecountrysseaandislands.Itisalsofocusedonsustainabledevelopmentandmanagementofthemarineeconomyinanintegratedandinterdisciplinarymannerwiththeengagementoftheresidentialandbusinesscommunities.Meanwhile,thesouthernprovinceofBàR?a-V?ngTàuhasformedaseaportsystemclassifiedasaspecialnationalport.ThelocalityboastsCáiMép-Th?V?i,oneofthe20deep-waterportswiththebiggestexploitationpotentialintheworld.Theportiscapableofreceivingshipsofmorethan200,000tonnes,makingitconvenientforBàR?a-V?ngTàutodevelopmaritimetransportintheregioninparticularandVietnameselogisticsingeneral.AccordingtotheprovincialPeoplesCommittee,totakeadvantageofandpromotetheefficiencyoftheseaportsystem,theprovincehasalsoplannedandbuiltasystemofindustrialparkslinkedwithseaports.Ithas15industrialparkswithatotalareaofabout8,510hectares.SecretaryofKiênGiangsPartyCommittee??ThanhBìnhsaidthattheprovincecurrentlyhasfavourablepoliciestodeveloptheprovinceswaters,islandsandcoastalareassoastobecomeakeyeconomiczonewithseaportsofinternationalscaletofacilitatetradewithregionalandinternationalpartners.Atthesametime,itwillapplypreferentialmechanismsandpoliciesrelatedtoforeignanddomesticinvestmentsinPhúQu?c–itsmostfamousisland.Todate,PhúQu?chasattracted286investmentprojectsworthoverVN?375trillion(US$14.7billion)intotal.Ofthem,47havebeenputintooperation,andconstructionisunderwayon78others.—VNS