Vietnamese, Lao localities to install new border markers
Son La (VNA) – The border
marker planting teams of Vietnam ’s northern province of Son La and
Laos ’ Huaphanh province are jointly scouting for the planting of eight
markers along the shared border in this dry season.
According to Colonel Ha Duy Hom from the Son La team, markers can only be planted during the dry season as the weather is favourable for transportation of materials to border marker sites which are inaccessible by car.
The eight border markers, No. 150th to 157th, will be located on the border section shared by Muong Leo commune in Son La’s Cop Sop district and Siengkho commune of Laos ’ Huaphanh province. Five markers, No. 145th to No. 149th, have been planted on this section.
Son La shares 250 km of border with Laos ’ Huaphanh and Luang Prabang provinces.
According to the project to upgrade and augment border markers along the Vietnam-Laos border, 101 new border markers are to be planted on Son La’s border with the Lao localities in addition to the existing 24 ones.
When completed, the border section Son La shares with Huaphanh province will have a total of 118 markers and the Son La- Luang Prabang border, seven.-Enditem
Medical care goes online
Hanoi (VNA) – The Smart E-health Network on www.thuoc.net , which aims to minimise doctors’ errors and support patients during their treatments via digitised statistics, was recently introduced.
Nguyen Tuan Quang, chief engineer of the network, said this network would be the first online tool to help doctors digitise their statistics, manage patients’ medical records, write out online prescriptions and exchange information with colleagues and drug stores.
Online prescriptions would help prevent errors such as incorrect drug names and problems due to bad handwriting, said Quang.
Doctor Nguyen Thanh Binh of a military hospital said patients would also be helped, as they could access their information through the network as well.
They could even receive consultancy services in rural areas when they are far away from doctors or clinics.
Binh said this was the first time in Vietnam that patients could make appointments with doctors and register for testing services via the internet.
“With this network, patients can save time and minimise overcrowding in hospitals while saving money by knowing in advance the price of medicines,” said Nguyen Xuan Lan, a patient at the Viet Duc hospital.
Hospitals can use this network to minimise administrative reforms and create an online connection with other hospitals nationwide.
So far, more than 3,000 doctors have signed up to become members of the network.
However, Quang said that for the network to be efficient, it would be necessary for all doctors and hospitals to share information.-Enditem
Beethoven in Opera House
Hanoi (VNA) - The Hanoi Opera House will resound to the music of Beethoven on March 3 and 4.
Pianist Tamura Hibiki will perform Piano Concerto No 4 under the baton of Austrian conductor Christoph Campestrini, who has worked with more than 80 symphony orchestras around the world.
Symphony No 4 and Leonore Overture No 3 will also be performed at the two-day event.
The concert is one of a series of works by Beethoven that have been performed by the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) since the beginning of 2009.
Among Vietnamese stars performing at the concerts were pianist Nguyen Bich Tra and conductor Le Phi Phi. Japanese musicians Mukaiyama Tomoko and Suzuki Hidemi will also perform.
Campestrini has served as principal conductor at the prestigious Essen Aalto Musiktheater and the Essen Philharmonic Orchestra in Germany , where he has conducted more than 100 performances by 15 different operas.
In Asia, Campestrini has worked with the Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, and in Japan he annually conducts at the Sakai City Opera Osaka.
This year will include his debut with the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Budapest , as well as his debut in Spain with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Navarra.
Japanese pianist Tamura Hibiki, born in December 1986, won first prize at the Long-Thibaud International Piano Competition in 2007.-Enditem
Australia pours 27mln USD into Indonesian forests
Sydney (VNA) – Australia will dole out nearly 27 million USD to protect forests on the Indonesian island of Sumatra against climate change.
The Sumatra Forest Carbon Partnership project was announced on March.02 by Australian Climate Change Minister Penny Wong, and Indonesian Forestry Minister Zulfiji Hasan.
The project, the second of its kind between the two countries, will focus on dealing with illegal lumber exploitation and deforestation risks in Jambi province where two thirds of forest areas have been lost over the past years.
Under Australia’s International Forest Carbon Initiative, the first project was carried out to restore and preserve swamp forests of the Central Kalimantan province.
Australia has pledged to fund developing countries’efforts to tackle climate change, as part of UN climate negotiations.-Enditem
German man helps child eye care project in Vietnam
Berlin (VNA) – An 80-year-old German and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)’s organisation in Sillenbuch have raised 800 EUR to help a project on child eye care in Vietnam .
The sum will be channelled to the Hanoi International Women’s Club to carry out the project.
The money was raised during a meeting of Sillenbuch SPD organisation, which included the sales of Eugen Brause’s diaries on his five years as a soldier in Vietnam 50 years ago.-Enditem
20,000 USD for turtle conservation in central region
Hanoi (VNA) – The Asia Turtle Conservation Programme will provide 20,000 USD to help carry out the Vietnamese Pond Turtle Conservation project in Binh Son district, central Quang Ngai province in 2010.
According to the Quang Ngai Forest Ranger Sub-Department, the project will receive about 100 individuals of Pond turtles (Annamenys annamensis) from the Cuc Phuong National Park ’s Turtle Conservation Centre and other centres for care and conservation.
Pond turtle is a species in the list of special care and conservation. They live in the wetland in central provinces of Da Nang , Quang Nam , Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh and Phu Yen, but are threatened by urbanisation, which is destroying their living environment.-Enditem
Thailand intensifies security ties with Vietnam
Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand will intensify security cooperation with Vietnam , Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva affirmed while receiving the visiting Minister of Public Security of Vietnam in Bangkok on Mar. 2.
The Thai PM hailed the two countries’ plan to sign agreements on the transfer of convicted people and cooperation in the execution of criminal verdicts during Minister of Public Security Le Hong Anh’s visit, which is from March 1-4.
Describing the signing of these agreements as a necessary and significant move in the two countries’ security cooperation, he also suggested the expansion of these ties to other fields, especially to those related to natural calamities and human trafficking.
At the reception, PM Abhisit highlighted the close and sincere relationship between Thailand and Vietnam , which he said contributed to raising Southeast Asia ’s position and importance in the international arena.
He said his government will hold a joint meeting with the Vietnamese cabinet and will continue to encourage Thai businesses to increase investment in Vietnam .
The Thai PM also expressed hope that Vietnam will perform its ASEAN Chair this year successfully.
Minister Anh praised the Thai Government’s warm welcome given to the Vietnamese delegation during this visit and affirmed that the Vietnamese Government pays special attention to the promotion of ties with Thailand.
He said this visit is part of Vietnam ’s efforts to bolster the relationship and all-sided cooperation with Thailand .
According to Minister Anh, the Vietnamese officers will have meetings and working sessions with Suthep Thaugsuban, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of security affairs; Veerachai Virameteekul, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office; Chaovarat Chanvirakul, Minister of Interior; Thawil Pliensri, Secretary General of the National Security Council; Prateep Tansprasert, acting chief of the National Royal Police; and other senior government officials.-Enditem
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