The Prime Minister asked ministries, sectors and People’s Committees at municipal and provincial levels to carry out a drug prevention action month in June 2016.
Drug addicts at a rehabilitation centre (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –𓄧 The Prime Minister asked ministries, sectors and People’s Committees at municipal and provincial levels to carry out a drug prevention action month in June 2016.
The PM asked for campaigns to raise public awareness of the harmful effects of drugs, especially methaphetamine, cannabis and new psychotropic drugs.
The Ministry of Information and Communications was asked to direct mobile and internet service suppliers to spread information related to drug prevention to their customers, while eliminating illegal drug marketing on the internet.
Vietnam Television, the Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency and other press agencies were urged to increase the frequency of content on drug prevention.
The Ministry of Public Security ought to focus on cracking down on major drug trafficking rings in domestic hot-spots, while strictly dealing with people abusing the Internet to showcase, sell, and encourage drug use.
The Defence and Finance Ministries should work with the Ministry of Public Security to prevent drugs from entering the country via international border gates, seaports and airports.
The Ministries of Health and Industry and Trade are responsible for managing addictive medicines in the pharmaceutical market.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs is to direct localities to renovate detoxification work, and improve detoxification centres.
The PM also requested the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the Supreme People’s Court and people’s courts at all levels to collaborate with police to speed up the investigation, prosecution and trial of drug cases.
2015 marked the first year in more than two decades that the number of drug addicts in Vietnam decreased by more than 4,000 compared to the previous year.
As of January 2016, there were about 200,000 drug addicts in the country.-VNA
Nearly 20,000 new drug users are recorded in Vietnam every year, it was reported at a conference to share experience in detoxification and re-integration of ex-addicts into society held in Hanoi.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has voiced his hope for continued support from the United Nations and its International Narcotics Control Board in the combat against drugs.
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Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang reaffirmed that amnesty is a humanitarian policy of the Party and State, reflecting the Vietnamese tradition of compassion and winning attention and high praise both domestically and internationally.
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With a tight 13-month deadline, the move is under a strategic and urgent policy to bridge educational gaps, train the local workforce, and shore up territorial sovereignty in some of the country’s most remote areas.
The parade and personnel send-off ceremony will officially take place on August 10 at the area surrounding the Statue of King Ly Thai To and Dinh Tien Hoang street of Hoan Kiem ward, with the participation of nearly 3,000 officers, soldiers, and local residents.
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The activities include a Vietnamese language teaching training course for overseas Vietnamese teachers from August 13 to 28 in Hanoi, Ninh Binh, and Thai Nguyen.
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Whether they grow up to become journalists, diplomats, or professionals in other fields, these children can one day become bridges of friendship and cooperation, telling new and inspiring stories of Vietnam – China relations, said Ambassador Pham Thanh Binh.
A 21-year-old Indian tourist was successfully resuscitated and treated by doctors at Hoan My Da Nang Hospital after a near-drowning incident left him in critical condition. After three days of intensive care, the man was discharged from the hospital and has since returned to India.
In an document issued on August 5, the PM emphasised the need to stablise living conditions for people hit by floods, landslides, and flash floods in late July and early August in northern and north-central provinces, especially Dien Bien, Son La, and Nghe An which suffered some of the worst damage.
Although millions of Vietnamese were affected by AO, only over 626,000 individuals, including war veterans and their children suffering from dioxin-related conditions, are currently receiving state benefits.
Drug addicts at a rehabilitation centre (Source: VNA)
