Outstanding domestic events last week

(Baonghean.vn) - The Secretary attended the 2016 Military-Political Conference; the National Assembly Chairman began attending the World Conference of Women Speakers of Parliament; the Prime Minister had a phone call with President-elect Donald Trump; a major fire in Saigon killed 6 people;... were the outstanding events in the country last week.

1. General Secretary attends the 2016 Military-Political Conference

Delegates attending the 2016 Military-Political Conference welcomed General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

On December 13, the Central Military Commission - Ministry of National Defense held the 2016 Military-Political Conference for the entire army. Accordingly, the conference summarized all aspects of military and defense work and the emulation movement for victory in 2016; deployed tasks and the emulation movement for victory in 2017. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, attended and delivered a speech directing the conference.

On behalf of the Party and State leaders, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong commended the achievements of the army over the past year, contributing together with the people of the whole country to implementing the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress; affirming the role of the army, worthy of the trust and love of the Party, State and people.

2. Prime Minister talks on the phone with President-elect Donald Trump

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump.

On December 14, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump.

The Prime Minister congratulated Mr. Donald Trump on being elected the 45th President of the United States of America and affirmed that Vietnam values ​​the friendship and cooperation with the US.

US President-elect Donald Trump highly appreciated Vietnam's recent achievements, the positive progress in bilateral relations, and affirmed his desire to cooperate with Vietnam to promote the relationship.

The two leaders discussed directions and measures to promote economic, trade and investment relations between Vietnam and the US in the coming time.

3. National Assembly Chairwoman begins attending the World Conference of Women Speakers of Parliament

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrives in the UAE to attend the 11th World Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended the 11th World Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament at the invitation of President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Saber Chowdhury and President of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates Amal Al Qubaisi.

Welcoming National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and the high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly at the airport were: Ms. Afra Al Busti, member of the UAE National Assembly; UAE protocol officer; Ambassador Pham Binh Dam and many officials of the Vietnamese Embassy in the UAE.

The delegation of the National Assembly of Vietnam led by Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attending this conference continued to demonstrate the positive and proactive policy of international integration, promoting the role and position of Vietnam and the National Assembly of Vietnam in regional and international parliamentary forums, while affirming the gender equality policy of the Party and State of Vietnam.

4. Big fire in Saigon, 6 people died

House 453/3 Le Van Sy (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City) after a fire overnight that killed 6 people.

The fire broke out at around 0:10 a.m. on December 16 at a house in alley 453 Le Van Sy Street, Ward 12, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, killing 6 people in a family, including 3 children aged 1 to 7.

Accordingly,In the early morning of December 16, people discovered a fire breaking out on the ground floor of a two-story house in alley 453 Le Van Sy Street (Ward 12, District 3). They immediately shouted to each other to put out the fire and knocked on the door to call the people inside to escape.Some people ran out from the second floor, jumping from the balcony to the ground. All efforts to put out the fire on the spot were unsuccessful, the fire grew bigger and bigger.

Nearly 10 fire trucks arrived shortly after. The firefighters split into several directions and approached the house, extinguishing the fire in 10 minutes. They broke down the door to get in, but everything was burned down.

5. Big explosion inside Dak Lak police headquarters, 3 people died

The explosion occurred at 8:50 p.m. at the Dak Lak Provincial Police headquarters building. Smoke from the explosion rose to the sky.

At around 8:00 p.m. on December 12, a large explosion occurred at the Dak Lak Provincial Police Department's chemical warehouse (Nguyen Tat Thanh Street, Buon Ma Thuot City), killing 3 soldiers and damaging many houses.

According to records at the scene, many houses were severely damaged. Many walls and ceilings of houses near the Dak Lak Provincial Police headquarters collapsed due to the pressure of the explosion.

The explosion caused a huge shock, shaking dozens of houses along Tran Hung Dao, Nguyen Tat Thanh, Bui Thi Xuan streets... around the headquarters, damaging many items.

6. Floods cause heavy damage in the South Central region

Illustration photo.

In just the last two months of the year, the central provinces suffered five consecutive heavy rains and floods, leaving 111 people dead and missing, and 121 injured, with Binh Dinh being the worst.

At the online meeting, the Prime Minister sent his condolences to the families of those who died due to floods and storms, shared the difficulties with the Central region, and requested localities to mobilize forces to support areas affected by severe natural disasters, not to leave people homeless, focus on repairing infrastructure, ensuring normal traffic, and preparing conditions for the new winter-spring crop.

The water has not yet completely receded, so the Prime Minister noted that the first thing that localities need to do is respond and rescue promptly to prevent further damage, especially the safety of dams. The Prime Minister also asked localities to focus on saving people, not allowing hunger, thirst, or disease, and to clean up the environment as the water recedes.

"Flood prevention is a condition to test the leadership capacity of localities to see if they are close to the people, creative and resolute. From there, how to quickly overcome the consequences of natural disasters and stabilize people's lives," the Prime Minister emphasized.

7. Arrest of subject spreading news about Vietnam changing money

Subject Nguyen Xuan Long, administrator of Facebook page "Vít Bầu".

On December 15, the General Department of Security of the Ministry of Public Security arrested Nguyen Xuan Long (34 years old, residing in Dong Nai) and another suspect residing in Lam Dong. These two people are administrators of a website created by a person in the US, spreading false rumors that Vietnam is about to change its currency, causing public confusion.

Previously, fake news appeared on social media about Vietnam preparing to change its currency. The person spreading the fake news posted a picture of the new 50-dong bill and claimed that the money had been printed and transferred from China to Vietnam. In addition, the person spreading the fake news also caused public confusion by calling on people to withdraw money from banks to buy gold and foreign currency reserves.

Immediately afterwards, the State Bank issued a statement confirming that there was no money exchange, that the information about the money exchange was fabricated and had bad intentions; at the same time, it advised people to be vigilant and fight against the above false and fabricated information to avoid economic losses, affecting people's lives and national monetary security.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has also directed the Ministry of Public Security and a number of functional units to find the culprits spreading rumors about currency exchange that affect the investment environment and macro-economy of our country.

8- Vietnam won 6 medals at the International Youth Science Olympiad

The Vietnamese delegation received the award with other delegations.

All six students participating in the 13th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) held in Bali, Indonesia in early December 2016 won medals.

Specifically, the Vietnamese team won 2 Gold Medals (Nguyen Ngoc Duc and Phan Minh Duc, students of Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted); 2 Silver Medals (Nguyen Nga Nhi and Pham Quoc Khanh, students of Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted) and 2 Bronze Medals (Phan Ha Linh, student of Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted; Dang Nguyen Tien Dat, student of Nguyen Hue High School for the Gifted).

The achievements of the Vietnamese delegation at the 13th IJSO will be a stepping stone for the journey towards glory in the IMO, IPhO, IChO, IBiO competitions held in Vietnam and other countries around the world.

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