HCM CITY — Philips Viet Nam and the central province of Quang Tri organised a campaign last week to save electricity by using it effectively.
The Dutch electronics giant donated 1,400 energy-efficient fluoresecent light bulbs of various kinds to 350 poor households in Thuan Commune in the province's Huong Hoa District.
The campaign has also been launched in the provinces of Vinh Long, Dong Thap, An Giang, Quang Ngai, and Binh Thuan.
Domestic violence recovery programme
HA NOI — Hagar officially launched its recovery programme for Vietnamese women who are victims of violence, sexual abuse and trafficking yesterday in Ha Noi.
At the opening ceremony, it also presented graduation certificates to 13 Vietnamese women who had joined its pilot training programme.
Hagar, founded in 1994, is an international Christian organisation committed to the recovery, empowerment and reintegration of women and children in Afghanistan, Cambodia and Viet Nam.
Police seize two tonnes of unlabelled chicken
HA NOI — Ha Noi Police found and seized a truck illegally carrying two tonnes of unlabelled chicken, lacking point of origin certification on Monday in Thuong Tin District, Ha Noi.
Nguyen Van Quang, 33, living in northern Hai Duong Province, the truck's driver admitted to the police that he had been hired to transport the chicken to Ha Vi Market in the district.
Quang failed to show any documents proving the point of origin of the chicken.
Substandard moon cakes pulled off shelves
HA NOI — Ha Noi Market Watch Department seized about 1,000 substandard moon cakes produced by Gia Huy moon cake producer in Long Bien District in Ha Noi on Monday.
The inspection revealed that the producer had used unquarantined eggs to make moon cakes. The inspectors also found 140 unquarantined eggs at the producer's.
Monks trained in HIV prevention
HCM CITY — Monks from the Buddhist Institute joined a two-day training course for preventing and minimising discrimination against those with HIV/AIDS on Monday in HCM City.
The course, held by the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee and Northern European Association in Viet Nam, aims to raise HIV/AIDS awareness among monks. — VNS
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