6pm News: News and highlights on May 29

(HNMO) - Developing preventive medicine is a big challenge for Vietnam today; Launching ceremony of Action Month for Children in Hanoi; Hanoi's consumer price index increased by 0.16%; From June 1, piloting the use of electronic identification accounts at airports; Turkish President Erdogan re-elected... are notable news on May 29.

Developing preventive medicine is a big challenge for Vietnam today: The task of developing preventive medicine is the biggest challenge in the current period of our country. Delegate Nguyen Lan Hieu (Binh Dinh delegation) opened the discussion at the morning meeting on May 29, the fifth session of the 15th National Assembly when he said that increasing salaries, building beautiful facilities, and buying machinery cannot solve the root of the problem. Because salaries cannot increase forever; spacious facilities without patients; modern machinery that no one knows how to use and ultimately is a huge waste. SEE DETAILS

The disease of "fear of responsibility" is spreading from the medical profession to other professions.
Many loopholes in policies and laws on epidemic prevention

Identifying the tricks of “fading faith”: Using information to attack faith, making the revolutionary faith of the people and young people fade, thereby “brainwashing”, orienting towards non-violent struggle, abandoning the leadership of the Party, abandoning the goal of national independence and socialism is a consistent plot of hostile forces. Identifying the tricks of hostile forces is an urgent requirement today. SEE DETAILS

Launching Ceremony of Action Month for Children in Hanoi : On the morning of May 29, at the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Labor Cultural Palace (Hanoi), Standing Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Thi Tuyen attended the Launching Ceremony of Action Month for Children in Hanoi in 2023. The Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee represented the city's leaders and presented a symbolic plaque of funding for gifts to children in special circumstances in the city with a total amount of more than 6.4 billion VND. SEE DETAILS

Hanoi's consumer price index increased by 0.16%: The consumer price index (CPI) in May 2023 in Hanoi increased by 0.16% compared to the previous month and increased by 0.36% compared to the same period last year. The average CPI in the first 5 months of this year increased by 1.52% compared to the same period. In general, this is a relatively low increase, mainly due to the decline in purchasing power in the market. SEE DETAILS

From June 1, pilot the use of electronic identification accounts at airports: The pilot will be implemented simultaneously at airports from June 1 to August 1, 2023 for domestic flights; accept level 2 electronic identification accounts for passengers checking in for flights instead of citizen identification cards; pilot only with voluntary passengers. SEE DETAILS

Old French villas in Hanoi - Preservation must be associated with exploitation and promotion of value: Preserving old French architectural villas in Hanoi has been a long-standing issue, but the number of projects that have been carried out systematically and on a large scale can only be "counted on the fingers" due to many difficulties and obstacles. To preserve this valuable architectural heritage fund, many experts emphasize adaptive conservation, a model that has been implemented and promoted effectively in many countries. SEE DETAILS

More than 77,000 computers in Vietnam were encrypted with ransomware: In the first 6 months of 2023, Bkav's Technical Support Center received hundreds of calls requesting to handle ransomware. Bkav's virus monitoring system also recorded more than 77,000 computers in Vietnam with encrypted data. SEE DETAILS

The North returns to widespread heat, Hanoi's highest temperature is 38 degrees Celsius: Tomorrow (May 30), the intensity of sunlight in Hanoi and the provinces and cities in the North and Central regions will increase, some places will reach severe levels, with the highest temperature of 37-38 degrees Celsius. After June 2, the heat will decrease in intensity. SEE DETAILS

Turkish President Erdogan re-elected: The chairman of Turkey's Supreme Election Council has confirmed that incumbent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won the second round of the presidential election, thereby continuing to lead the country for the next five years. Speaking after his victory, President Erdogan thanked Turkish voters for entrusting him with the responsibility of running the country until 2028, and called for unity among the people. SEE DETAILS

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