Outstanding events in the country last week

(Baonghean.vn) - Solemn opening of the first session of the 14th National Assembly; Viet Duc Hospital operated on the wrong leg of a patient; High school exam scores announced; Illegal loggers cutting down forests in Quang Nam... are some of the notable domestic events of the past week.

1- Opening of the 1st Session of the 14th National Assembly.

On July 20, the first session of the 14th National Assembly solemnly opened in Hanoi. This is a session of special importance, creating a premise for the activities of the National Assembly throughout the term. The session is expected to take place from July 20 to July 29.

Member of the Politburo, Chairwoman of the 13th National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan was re-elected as Chairwoman of the 14th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. On July 22, Comrade Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan took the oath of office and was re-elected as Chairwoman of the 14th National Assembly.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan was re-elected Chairwoman of the 14th National Assembly.

The National Assembly elected four Vice Chairmen of the National Assembly (including comrades Do Ba Ty, Tong Thi Phong, Phung Quoc Hien, and Uong Chu Luu) and members of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly.

The National Assembly elected the Chairman of the Nationalities Council, the Chairmen of the National Assembly Committees, the Secretary General of the National Assembly, and the State Auditor General. Mr. Ha Ngoc Chien was elected Chairman of the Nationalities Council of the National Assembly. Mr. Nguyen Hanh Phuc was elected Secretary General of the 14th National Assembly. Mr. Ho Duc Phoc was elected State Auditor General for the 2016-2021 term.

2- There are 494 elected delegates, recognized as qualified delegates of the 14th National Assembly.

On the morning of July 18, in Hanoi, the National Election Council held a national conference to summarize the election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2016-2021 term.

The election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2016-2021 term was a great success. There were 67,485,482 voters nationwide, of which 67,049,091 voters participated in the vote, reaching 99.35%.

Delegation of National Assembly of Nghe An province.

The National Election Council and Election Committees at all levels have completed the confirmation of the qualifications of deputies to the 14th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2016-2021 term. With a serious and responsible spirit, the National Election Council has been cautious in considering and confirming the qualifications of deputies, voting by ballot, and as a result, the qualifications of 2 deputies (Mr. Trinh Xuan Thanh and Ms. Nguyen Thi Nguyet Huong) have not been recognized. Thus, 494 deputies were elected and recognized as qualified deputies to the 14th National Assembly; nationwide, there are 3,907 provincial-level People's Council deputies, 25,180 district-level People's Council deputies, and 292,305 commune-level People's Council deputies recognized as qualified deputies to the People's Councils for the 2016-2021 term.

3- Prime Minister visits Mongolia and attends the 11th Asia-Europe Summit

On the morning of July 13, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his wife and the high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese Government left Hanoi for an official visit to Mongolia and to attend the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 11), at the invitation of Mongolian President Dr. Elbegdorj and Mongolian Prime Minister J. Erdenebat.

Accompanying the Prime Minister were Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh; Minister and Head of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung; Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat (Chairman of the Vietnam-Mongolia Intergovernmental Committee); Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh...

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and leaders of countries attending the ASEM 11 Conference.

It is expected that after the official welcoming ceremony, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will hold talks with Mongolian Prime Minister J. Erdenebat; meet with Mongolian President Dr. Elbegdorj and leaders of the Mongolian Parliament.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc's official visit to Mongolia this time is an opportunity for the two sides to discuss major directions and measures to promote bilateral relations, maintain political relations, and seek appropriate measures to promote cooperation in many fields.

After an official visit to Mongolia, the Prime Minister will attend the 11th ASEM Conference with the theme "20 years of ASEM: Partnership for the future through connectivity".

The conference will have three discussion sessions focusing on the following main contents: Global issues; assessment of two decades of partnership and cooperation orientation; Asia-Europe connectivity; situation in the two Asia-Europe regions; ASEM cooperation issues.

The conference includes main activities such as the opening and closing ceremonies, 3 sessions and a session to listen to reports on the results of 4 major activities towards ASEM 11, including the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Conference, the 11th Asia-Europe People's Forum, the Asia-Europe Summit Simulation Conference, and the 15th Asia-Europe Business Forum. In addition to attending the main activities within the framework of ASEM, the Prime Minister had bilateral meetings with leaders attending the conference.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to the 11th ASEM aims to continue to actively and strongly implement the policy of multilateral foreign affairs; promote the implementation of many initiatives that Vietnam has pioneered such as the “ASEM Dialogue on Sustainable Development”, cooperation in water resource management, natural disaster response, youth exchange and green skills, etc.

4- Conference to honor outstanding people with revolutionary contributions nationwide in 2016

On July 23, in Can Tho, the 2016 National Conference to Honor Outstanding People with Meritorious Services to the Revolution took place. The conference was jointly organized by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, Nhan Dan Newspaper, and the People's Committee of Can Tho City on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2016). The conference was attended by 299 delegates representing more than 8.8 million people with meritorious services nationwide.

At the ceremony, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent his regards and gratitude to the revolutionary veterans, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, war invalids, sick soldiers, relatives of martyrs and families with revolutionary contributions nationwide with sincere feelings and deep gratitude. Praising the exemplary revolutionary contributors nationwide in 2016, the Prime Minister emphasized that these are examples and stories of extraordinary will, determination, persistent efforts and creativity of war invalids, sick soldiers, veterans, former youth volunteers and relatives of martyrs, and at the same time hoped that those with revolutionary contributions would continue to promote the spirit and qualities of "Uncle Ho's soldiers" - loyal to the country, filial to the people, and continue to contribute to the homeland and the country.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits and encourages policy families

The Prime Minister said that although the country still faces many difficulties, the Party and State always pay close attention to, lead and direct the implementation of good work for people with revolutionary contributions. Every year, the State allocates thousands of billions of VND to implement subsidy and preferential policies on healthcare, education, housing, vocational training, employment, etc.; expands the system of service facilities to serve war invalids, relatives of martyrs and people with revolutionary contributions. At the same time, the work of searching for and collecting martyrs' remains has been promoted; cemeteries and works honoring martyrs have been built, renovated and embellished...

Up to now, more than 98.5% of households of people with meritorious services to the revolution have a standard of living equal to or higher than the average income in their place of residence. All living Vietnamese Heroic Mothers are being cared for; more than 20,000 war invalids and sick soldiers live at home, more than 32,000 elderly and lonely parents of martyrs are being taken care of by organizations, authorities and local people... With deep responsibility and affection, the entire Party, the entire army and the entire people have been making efforts and doing many things to make the lives of people with meritorious services to the revolution and their relatives better and better.

5-Viet Duc Hospital operated on the wrong leg of a patient

During the surgery on the afternoon of July 19, instead of performing surgery on the left leg of a male patient with left leg paralysis, doctors at Viet Duc Hospital mistakenly operated on the right leg.

Viet Duc Hospital doctor operated on the wrong leg, causing public outrage.

The patient is Mr. Tran Van Thao, 37 years old (in Ung Hoa, Hanoi), with anterior tibial nerve paralysis, walking with a semicolon, and a surgical scar on his right leg due to a previous femur fracture. The patient was taken to the operating room at around 11:30 on July 19 and underwent surgery until around 16:00 on the same day. When the patient woke up after the surgery, he discovered that the doctor had operated on his right leg instead of his left leg. The incident occurred at the Trauma Department 3 of Viet Duc Hospital. After discovering the mistake, the doctors operated on Mr. Thao's paralyzed leg.

At the press conference on the morning of July 20, Prof. Dr. Tran Binh Giang, Deputy Director of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, admitted the mistakes that the surgical team of Department of Orthopedics 3 had caused to the patient. The hospital representative said: The hospital has suspended the entire surgical team.

On the evening of July 20, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Viet Tien, who is also Director of Viet Duc Hospital, signed a decision to temporarily suspend the professional activities of Dr. Phan Van Hau, the main surgeon in the rare wrong leg surgery case.

6- Illegal loggers cut down 30 hundred-year-old po mu trees in Quang Nam

On the afternoon of July 13, at a press conference to inform about the socio-economic situation in the first 6 months of 2016 of Quang Nam province, Mr. Nguyen Thai Nam, Chief of Office of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quang Nam province, confirmed that in the border area between Nam Giang district, Quang Nam province and Sekong province (Laos), there was a particularly serious case of po mu forest destruction.

Accordingly, on July 9, after receiving information from local people about the amount of po mu wood illegally exploited by "forest bandits" in plot 10 and gathered in plot 5, sub-zone 351 near border marker 717, bordering Nam Giang district and Dac Chung district (Sekong province, Laos). The functional agencies immediately started to conduct a field inspection.

Dozens of hundred-year-old pơmu trees were cut down by illegal loggers in Quang Nam.

Through inspection, up to 30 rare po mu trees hundreds of years old, with diameters from 1 to 2 meters, were cut down and sawed into finished products with 280 planks, volume of 28 m3.

After 2 days of transporting vehicles and people through the border area, on July 12, the above timber was brought to the Cha Val Police Station (Nam Giang District). Local people said they had never seen such a large amount of rare po mu timber cut down. They suspected that there was a “protection” situation that allowed the loggers to act so arbitrarily.

According to Mr. Nam, the Quang Nam Provincial Forest Protection Department is currently directing the Nam Giang District Forest Protection Department to coordinate with relevant authorities to investigate and clarify the incident.

On July 21, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc assigned the Ministry of Public Security to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of National Defense and the People's Committee of Quang Nam province to investigate and clarify the case of natural pơ mu forest destruction in sub-area 351 of the Nam Song Bung protective forest area, Nam Giang district, Quang Nam province.

7- All 120 national high school exam clusters announced exam scores

On July 20, all 120 national high school exam clusters completed grading and announced scores on electronic information sites. Information from many exam clusters shows that this year's score distribution is not low, and it is expected that the benchmark scores of some universities will remain the same.

This year, the number of candidates with failing scores is also less than in 2015. Notably, with the optional exams, candidates have had the choice that suits their abilities, so the exam results basically meet the requirements for high school graduation recognition as well as the basis for university and college admissions.

The Ministry of Education and Training said that if candidates have any concerns about their exam scores, they can apply for a review at the place where they registered to take the exam. Examination boards must complete the review (if any) by August 8. By July 27 at the latest, high school principals must issue temporary graduation certificates, return transcripts and certificates (original copies) to candidates.

8 - Directorate of Fisheries inspected more than 800 products

Over 800 products from 72 businesses, although not quality tested, are still on the official list of products allowed to circulate legally.

More than 800 products, including 668 products used to improve the aquaculture environment and 140 aquatic feed products that do not meet quality standards, have been circulated on the market by purchasing circulation licenses from the Center for Testing, Inspection and Certification of Aquaculture, under the Directorate of Fisheries (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development).

According to regulations, products that are feed in aquaculture and products that treat the environment in aquaculture, before being sold on the market, must be accepted for quality by the Center for Aquaculture Testing, Inspection and Certification (abbreviated as the Center), under the Directorate of Fisheries, and must be licensed for circulation by the Directorate of Fisheries.

However, according to a recently revealed conclusion report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, a business's products do not need to go through the quality inspection and verification process, but only need to spend 5 million VND/product to pay the Director of the Center to "naturally" be on the list.

The Directorate of Fisheries investigated and verified the case and concluded that: In 2013, the Director of the Center at that time, Mr. Bui Duc Quy, colluded with officials Mr. Nguyen Huy Ban, Ms. Do Thi Ha, Mr. Pham Hong Quan, Ms. Vu Thi Thu, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha, Mr. Nguyen Van Dung and Mr. Le Tuan Anh (at that time, Deputy Head of the Administration Department - Directorate of Fisheries) to forge official documents and issue illegal official documents to include the names of unqualified products in the appendix of products that had been licensed for circulation.

9- Government Inspectorate discovered more than 8,000 billion VND in violations

At the press conference of the Government Inspectorate in the second quarter of 2016, Director of the Department of Planning, Finance and General Affairs Le Hong Linh said that in the second quarter, the whole sector carried out 1,805 administrative inspections and 84,817 specialized inspections and examinations. Through inspections, management was rectified, legal policies and mechanisms were improved in many areas; violations of more than VND 8 trillion and 860 hectares of land were discovered; more than VND 6.7 trillion and 515 hectares of land were proposed to be recovered; more than VND 1.2 trillion and 345 hectares of land were excluded from the settlement value and the competent authority was requested to consider and handle more than VND 1.2 trillion and 345 hectares of land; administrative disciplinary actions were recommended for 221 groups; 45,652 decisions were issued to sanction administrative violations of organizations and individuals with a total fine of more than VND 1.4 trillion; 19 cases and 31 subjects were transferred to the investigation agency for criminal handling.

In the field of administrative inspection, the Government Inspectorate issued 4 conclusions, including: (1) Compliance with the law in land management and use and management of construction investment capital in Soc Trang province; (2) responsibilities of the Chairman of Lang Son Provincial People's Committee and related units in handling citizens' complaints; (3) Implementation of the functions and tasks of state management of temporary import for re-export, temporary export for re-import and transit activities of the Ministry of Industry and Trade; (4) responsibilities of the Chairman of Ca Mau Provincial People's Committee in implementing the law on inspection, receiving citizens, handling complaints and denunciations and preventing and combating corruption;

Through the conclusion of 4 inspections, economic violations of VND 102.8 billion were discovered; recommendations were made to recover VND 9 billion to the state budget; recommendations were made to competent authorities to consider and handle the amount of VND 93.8 billion; recommendations were made to organize a review of the responsibilities of the violating collectives and individuals.

In the second quarter of 2016, there were 4 cases of leaders in Quang Ngai and Tay Ninh being found to be irresponsible for corruption, 2 people were disciplined and 2 people were criminally prosecuted.

Through inspections and handling of complaints and denunciations, the Inspectorate has discovered 7 cases and 8 subjects with acts of corruption and those related to corruption. The police investigation agencies have investigated 148 cases and 354 subjects with acts of corruption and those related to corruption.

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