InspectorscheckfoodsafetyandhygieneinBìnhPh??csouthernprovince.—VNA/VNSPhotoNh?tBìnhHàN?I—FoodsafetyhasbecomeakeyissueinVi?tNamwithseveralhighprofilecasesofseverefoodpoisoning,makinghundredsofpeoplesickindifferentprovinces.WorriesInearlyMaythisyear,LongKhánhCityin??ngNaiProvincerecordedafoodpoisoningcasethatcausedmorethan500peopletobehospitalisedaftereatingbreadswithmeatboughtfromasmallbusiness.Onaverage,everyday,theenterprisesoldaroundathousandofthistypeofbread,withallingredientsprocessedatitskitchen.Aftertheincident,theprovincialauthoritiesinspectedtheproducerandfoundthatithadneitherabusinesslicenceoracertificatetoshowithadmetfoodsafetyconditions.Ofthefouremployeesworkingthere,noneofthemhadanyperiodichealthexaminationcertificateoranycertificateinfoodsafetytraining.Morerecently,onMay15,??ngNaiProvincerecordedasuspectedfoodpoisoningcaseinwhichnearly100workersoftheDeChangVi?tNamCoLtdintheGiang?i?nIndustrialZoneinTr?ngBomDistricthadtobehospitalised,sickwithabdominalpain,dizziness,nauseaandvomiting.Previously,nearly150workersoftheStariteInternationalVi?tNamCoLtdintheBàuXéoIndustrialZonesufferedfromfoodpoisoningafterhavinglunchinthecompanycanteen.InSócTr?ngProvince,150peopleweretakentohospitalwithfoodpoisoninginJanuaryaftervisitingabreadshop.AnothercaseoccurredinKhánhHòaProvinceinMarch,with369peoplerushedtohospital.Laterfoodtestsshowedthatwhattheyhadeatenwascontaminatedwithmicroorganisms.DifficultworkOverrecentyearsalthoughtheauthoritieshavestrengthenedinspectionsandsupervisions,foodpoisoninginbiggerkitchensisactuallyincreasing.Inthefirstfivemonthsofthisyear,thecountryhad36foodpoisoningcases,downonthesameperiodlastyear,butthenumberofthosefallingillincreased,tomorethanathousand,accordingtotheMinistryofHealth(MoH).Bringingdownthenumberofcasesoffoodpoisoningcases,especiallyinindustrialzones,isstillachallengefortheauthorities.Localleaderssaidthatcurrently,foodproductionandtradingenterprisesweremanagedbythehealth,industryandtradeandagriculturesectors.However,thenumberofinspectorsinchargeofthethreesectorsareverylimited.ManagementPeopleeatstreetfoodinHaiBàTr?ngDistrictinHàN?i.—VNA/VNSPhotoPh??ngAnhInanationalonlineconferenceonfoodsafetyandhygiene,whichwasheldonTuesdaybytheMoH,DeputyMinisterofHealth??XuanTuyênstressedthatensuringfoodsafetywasimportant,becauseitnotonlydirectlyaffectedpeopleshealthbutalsoaffectedsecurity,orderandsocio-economicactivity.Hesaid:Weshouldmakeeffortstominimisethenumberoffoodpoisoningcasesandseethemoccuronasmallerscale,withthefewestinfectedpeopleandhavetheleastimpactonpeopleshealth,socialsecurityandeconomicdevelopment.HesaidthatthePartyCentralCommitteesSecretariathasissuedtheDirective17onstrengtheningsecurityandfoodsafetyandthattheGovernmentiscontinuouslyreviewingitspoliciesonfoodhygiene.Inaddition,theLawonFoodSafetyLaw,Decree15guidingtheimplementationofthelaw,guidingdocumentsissuedbytheMoH,MinistryofIndustryandTrade,andtheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralDevelopment,andotherregulatorydocuments,havecontrolsonfoodsafety.ButTuyênsuggestedthatnewlawsandpoliciesneedtobeamendedorbroughtintocounterthecurrentproblems.Howcancontrolsbeimplementedatthefacility?Whentheauthoritiesinspectmanyestablishmentswhichdonothavecertificatesoffoodhygieneandsafety,hewondered.Nguy?nHùngLong,DeputyDirectoroftheVi?tNamFoodSafetyAuthority(VFA)undertheMoH,saidthatscrutinyofsmallfoodstallswasnotstrictenough.Thelegaldocumentsonensuringfoodsafetyandpreventingfoodpoisoningarebasicallycomplete,howeverinspectionandsupervisionlevelsarelacking,especiallyatthegrassrootslevel.TheMoHrequestedprovincesandcitiestoberesoluteinsuspendingoperationsofestablishmentsthatdonotensurefoodsafetyconditionsordonothavecertificatesoffoodsafetyeligibility.Breadstoreswerefoodprocessingestablishments,sotheymustregisterthatastheirtradeandtheiremployeesmusthaveregularhealthchecksandfulltrainingtolimittheriskoffoodpoisoning,saidLong.Violationsneedtobemadepublicandwidelypublicised.Inaddition,theMoHdemandedthathealthfacilitiesarereadytotreat,investigateandhandleanymassfoodpoisoningcases,asefficientlyandquicklyaspossible.Thehealthsectorneedstourgepeopletoimmediatelygoandgetemergencytreatmentassoonastheyexperiencefoodpoisoning.DeputyChairmanofthe??ngNaiPeoplesCommitteeNguy?nS?nHùngdirectedrelevantdepartmentsandlocalitiestoimmediatelycheckready-mademealprocessingfacilitiesandcollectivekitchensinindustrialparks,schools,foodserviceestablishments,streetfoodandbottleddrinkingwaterestablishments.HùngalsorequestedthattheprovincialDepartmentofHealthsetupahotlinetoofferinformationonfoodsafetyandhygiene.InHàN?ialone,therearecurrentlymorethan5,000industrial-sizedkitchensinparks,schoolsandagencies.Tominimisethechanceofmassfoodpoisoning,inadditiontoagreaterfocusoninspections,themunicipalDepartmentofFoodSafetyandHygieneinstructedthoseinchargetounderstandhowtocheckonfoodfreshness,howtopreservefoodandhowtochecktheoriginandexpirationdateoffoodonthelabels.Thedepartmentalsoaskedthekitchenstoonlychoosereputablefoodsuppliers.DirectoroftheHàN?iDepartmentofFoodSafetyandHygiene??ngThanh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Tr?nhTu?nKi?twithsomeofhiscollectionofself-builtshipmodels.—Photogiaoducthoidai.vnCàMAU—ManystudentsinthecountryssouthernmostprovinceCàMauhavenurturedanearlystrongpassionforscientificandtechnicalresearch.Theyaredynamicandcreative,producingmanymodelsthatareexhibited,showcasedandappliedinpractice.Sincehewasinthe7th-grade,studentTr?nhTu?nKi?twhogoestoCàMauHighSchoolinCàMauCity,hasbeenworkingonhighlydetailedandbuilttoscalemodelsofmilitaryandcivilianshipsandhascreatednearly40ofthemsofar.Sincechildhood,IhadbeenfascinatedbymilitaryshipsIsawontelevisionorinbooks.Iwasdrivenbyastrongcuriositytoexploreandunderstandthem,Ki?tsaid.IrememberedthatwhenIwas13,Idecidedtoattemptbuildingmyfirstshipmodel.ThefirstshipsImadeweresimple,mainlyusingcardboardandhandcrafteddesigns.Later,withmoreexperience,Istartedusingmaterialslikewood,plasticandcombinedthemwithcardboardandothermaterialstoenhancetheaestheticandrealisticappearanceoftheships.Gradually,Iincreasedthedifficultylevel,addingmotorstosomeshipstomakethemcontrollableonwateranddecoratingthemwithlightingsystemsformorevividmodels.Tobuildeachship,Ki?t,whoisnowinGrade12,firsthastocollecttheshipsimage,materialsanddesignspecifications,thendraftplansandcalculateparameters,onlythencanhepreparethematerialsandtoolsforassembly.Primarilyrelyingonimagesandusingmyimaginationcombinedwithmanualcraftsmanship,Iencounteredmanychallengeswithsomeshipmodels,Ki?tsaid.Forthosewithcomplexdesigns,ittookalotoftimetocomplete,Itrytomakethemascloseto70-80percentaccurateintermsoftheirresemblancetoreal-lifeimages.Ki?tscurrentcollectionincludesmilitaryandcivilianshipmodels,fromacrosstheglobeandVi?tNamandincludesalltypes,fromfastattackmissileships,tocoastalcombatships,nuclear-poweredcruiserstoaircraftcarriersandsubmarine.Eachshiphasadetailedrecordincludingitsname,assemblydiagram,codename,technicalspecifications,combatcapabilitiesandarmamentpotential.Hesaidthathisinterestinscientificresearchhasreceivedstrongsupportfromhisfamily,teachers,andfriends.SomeofhisshipmodelshaveevenbeenborrowedforexhibitionsinsideandoutsideCàMauProvincetopromotethesacredsovereigntyofthenationsseasandislands.Nguy?nTh?M?ngH?o,histeacheratCàMauHighSchool,said:Inclass,Ki?tisanexcellentstudentandsociablewithhispeers.Heisverydiligentinexploringandcreating,particularlyinthefieldofscienceandtechnology.Theschoolsteachersalwaysfacilitatethedevelopmentofhistalentsandtherealisationofhisdreams.Thisyearismyfinalyearofhighschool,soIamtemporarilyputtingasidemakingmoreshipmodelstofocusonstudyingformydreamofpassingtheentranceexamtotourismormilitarysciencecolleges,Ki?tsaid.Aftertheexams,ifIhavetime,Iwillcontinueexploringnewdesignstocreatemoremodels.Forme,designingshipmodelsnotonlysatisfiesmypassionandinterestbutalsoconnectswithmyloveforthesea,islandsandmyhomeland.PromisingyounginventorAlthoughonlya5thgrader,QuáchPh??cAn,astudentatQuangTrungPrimarySchoolinCàMaucity,hasdesignedandcreatedmodelsthatsignificantlybenefittheschoolsteachingandlearningactivities.QuáchPh??cAn,a5thgraderwithhismodelofaMagicSlidewhichhelpsstudentsgetexcitedtolearnscience.—Photogiaoducthoidai.vnLastyear,Ancreatedasmartprojectormodelandamindmapforstudyinghistory,thisyearheiscreatingamindmapmodelforgeography.Withcomputerskills,hedevelopeddetaileddrawingsforeachlesson,thendesignedacomprehensivesystemonthemindmap,conveyingalltheinformationofalesson.Anscontributionshaveprovenhighlyeffective,fosteringinnovationinteachingandlearningathisschool.Nguy?nTh?Thi?p,ateacheratQuangTrungPrimarySchool,said:Anstandsoutforhisinquisitiveandexploratorymindset.Hepossessesexcellentcommunicationskills,particularlyinworkingindependentlyandingroups.Hiscreativemindmapsareincrediblyuseful,helpingstudentsengageandgrasptheknowledgeinhistoryandgeographyclasses.Mostrecently,duringtheschoolsSTEMDayevent,AncontinuedtoinnovateandcollaboratewithhisteacherandclassmatestocreateamodelcalledMagicalSlide,whichincludesanelectricalcircuitforamotor,forthescienceclass.ThecaptivatingMagicalSlidemodelimpressedhispeersandreceivedhighpraisefromteachersandtheSTEMDayjudges.WhenIcameupwiththeidea,myteacherhelpedsetuptheframeworkfirst,andthenourgrouphelpedtomakeitandassembleitforthemodeltofunction,Ansaid.Inmyview,thismodelisverypractical,aidinginthepracticalapplicationofthesciencesubjectaboutusingelectricity,helpingstudentsunderstandandlearnaboutelectricalcircuitdetails.Sharingmoreabouthisinnovationsandmodels,Ansaidhelovescreativityandnewthingsandisalwayswillingtospendtimeresearchingscienceandtechnology.Beforeworkingonanymodel,heexploresandlearnsfromonlinevideosandseekshisfatherssupportandguidancewhenencounteringdifficulties.Heisalwaysdeterminedtocompletehisprojects,nevergivingup.Althoughyoung,Anhasagreatpassionforscientificresearch,saidLyNg?cHi?n,deputyprincipalofQuangTrungPrimarySchool.Overtime,hehasparticipatedandexcelledinmanycompetitionssuchasthemathematicsandEnglishOlympiad,thecityandprovincesEnglishandcomputersciencecompetitionsandtheprovincialStudentoftheYearcompetitionsandachievedseveralremarkableresults.—VNSTheHCMCityDepartmentofTransportationisconsideringthreewaterwaytransportoptionsforpassengersgoingtotheupcomingLongThànhInternationalAirportin??ngNaiProvince.—Photonld.vnHCMCITY—HCMCitysDepartmentofTransportationwantstousewaterwaytransportfortravelbetweenthecityandtheunder-constructionLongThànhInternationalAirportinnext-door??ngNaiProvince.Itproposesthreeoptionsbasedonasurveyitdidearlierthisyear.ThefirstisforpassengerstogofromthecitysB?ch??ngwharftoSwanBaywharfin??ngNaisNh?nTr?chDistrictbyhigh-speedboats.Thisistheshortestandquickestoption,takingonly35-45minutestotraversethe22kilometres.Theywillthentakeanexistingroadnetworkthatlinkstotheairport,includingLyT?Tr?ng,Nguy?nH?uC?nh,?T769CroadsandtheNationalRoad51.OptiontwoistotakepassengersfromBìnhKhánhFerryTerminalinNhàBèDistrictinHCMCitytoNh?nTr?ch.TheywillthentravelonPh?mTháiB??ngandProvincialRoad769Droadstoreachtheairport.AnewwharfwillbebuiltinNh?nTr?chifthisoptionisapproved.ItwillbeeasiestforpeopletravellingfromthesouthandsoutheastofHCMCitytotheairport.Thedistanceisaround25km,andtakes40-45minutes.ThelastoptionisforpassengerstotaketheexistingCátLáiFerryinTh???cCityandthenProvincialRoad769D.Itisaround30kmlongandwilltake45-50minutes.Itwillbeanalternativeoptionwhilewaitingfortheunder-constructionCátLáiBridgethatlinksHCMCitysDistrict2and??ngNaiProvince.Thedepartmenthascalledonrelevantpartiestocarryoutassessmentsofthevariousferryterminals,wharfsandotherwaterwayinfrastructureforundertakingupgradesifnecessary.LongThànhInternationalAirportisaround50kmfromHCMCity.Whenfinished,itwillbethecountryslargestwithacapacityof100millionpassengersandfivemilliontonnesofcargoannually.Itiscurrentlyinphase1ofconstruction,andwillhaveanannualcapacityof25millionpassengersand1.2milliontonnesofcargowhencompletedin2026.—VNS

MinisterofHealth?àoH?ngLan(front,left)andPresidentoftheVi?tNamRedCrossSocietyBùiTh?Hoà(front,right)presentscertificationforexemplaryblooddonorshonouredattheceremonyinHàN?ionSaturday.—VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I—TheNationalSteeringCommitteeforVoluntaryBloodDonationheldaceremonyinHàN?ionSaturdaytohonour100outstandingblooddonorsin2024.Thisisthe16thyearthiseventhasbeenheldsincethePrimeMinisterdecidedtoestablishthecommitteein2008.Todate,1,600donorshavebeenhonouredatthenationallevel.The100delegateshonouredthisyearhavedonatedatotalof4,470unitsofblood.Prominentamongthem,twohavedonatedbloodmorethan100times.Speakingattheceremony,MinisterofHealth?àoH?ngLan,headofthesteeringcommittee,saidthatthe30-yearjourneyoftheblooddonationmovementisfullofloveamongthepeople,withmanylivessavedthankstothedonation.Sheexpressedherhopethatthehonoureeswillcontinuetoinspireandspreadthespiritofsharingandloveamongthecommunitytohavemoreandmorevoluntaryblooddonorsandtosavemorelives.Lastyear,over1.55millionbloodunitswerecollected,99percentofwhichcamefromvolunteerdonors,whoaccountedformorethan1.5percentofthepopulation.Sincethebeginningofthisyear,thecountryhasreceivednearly800,000unitsthroughvariouscampaignsandevents,helpingbasicallyensurebloodneedsforemergencyworkandpatienttreatment.—VNSChairmanofAstraZenecaVietnamandViceChairmanoftheVietnamBusinessForum(VBF)NitinKapoor.—PhotocourtesyofthecompanyHàN?I—ChairmanofAstraZenecaVietnamandViceChairmanoftheVietnamBusinessForum(VBF)NitinKapoorwasappointedasamemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire(MBE)byHisMajestyKingCharlesforhisoutstandingcontributionstothehealthsectorandinternationaldiplomacy.Inrecognitionofhisoutstandingcontributionstothehealthsectorandinternationaldiplomacy,KapoorhasbeenappointedaMemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire(MBE).Thisprestigioushonourwasannouncedinthe2024KingsBirthdayHonoursList,whichwaspublishedonJune15,2024.IamdeeplyhonouredtoreceivethisgreatrecognitionandIamcommittedtocontinuingtopromoteprogressinthehealthsectorandtostrengtheninternationalfriendships,especiallybetweentheUKandVi?tNam.Thisaccoladereflectsthecollectiveeffortsofmyteamofcolleaguesandpartners,whohaveworkedrelentlesslytowardsacommongoalofsustainabledevelopment,saidKapoor.TheofficialannouncementwaspublishedintheLondonGazetteandseveralmainstreamnewspapersintheUK,markingthemomentofhonourforKapooraswellasemphasisingtheimportanceofinternationalcooperation.KapoorsMBEappointmenthighlightshisroleasaninspirationalfigureforprogressinglobalhealthcareinitiatives.ItisalsoarecognitionofhisoutstandingcontributionstothehealthsectorandhisimportantroleinstrengtheningthefriendshipbetweentheUKandVi?tNam.Hiseffortshavefosteredastronghealthpartnershipandcooperationbetweenthetwocountries,contributingtosignificantprogressinthehealthsectorandVi?tNamsFDIeconomy.Overtheyears,KapoorhasreceivedmanyprestigiousawardsforhisnotablecontributionstoVi?tNam,suchastheFriendshipMedalfromthePresidentandtheCommemorativeMedal-FortheYoungGenerationMedalfromtheH?ChíMinhCommunistYouthUnion.Thesetitlesrecognisehiseffortsinimprovinguniversalhealthcare,supportingcommunityinitiativesandimprovingtheoperatingenvironmentforinternationalbusinessesinVi?tNam.AsChairmanofAstraZenecaVietnam,Kapoorhasinitiatedmanyimpactfulhealthprogramsinraisingawareness,preventionandearlydetectionofchronicdiseasesinVi?tNam,includingdevelopingtheHealthInnovationNetworkinpartnershipwiththeVietnamYoungPhysiciansAssociationaswellastheDigitalLungHealthprogram,withmorethan100,000peoplebeingscreenedforlungdiseaseandlungcancerforfreein2023.InhisroleasViceChairmanoftheVietnamBusinessForum,KapoorhasbeenactivelyengagedinenhancingthebusinessenvironmentinVi?tNam.Hehasbeenavocaladvocateforregulatoryreforms,simplifiedvisaandworkpermitprocessesandsustainableeconomicpolicies.Hiseffortshavehelpedcreateamorefavourableclimateforforeigninvestmentandbusinessoperations.—VNS