Domestic and international events on May 13th

DOMESTIC

On May 13th, at the National Assembly building, under the chairmanship of the Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man , the Standing Committee of the National Assembly opened its 33rd session. Speaking at the opening session, the Standing Vice Chairman stated that, over the next three days, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly is expected to consider and decide on 14 groups of issues, and provide written opinions on 5 other groups of issues. (In the photo: Politburo member and Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man presiding over the activities of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, and the National Assembly delivering the opening remarks. Photo: Nhan Sang - VNA)

From May 6th to 12th, Delegation No. 16, led by Colonel Ngo Van Thanh, Political Commissar of the Technical Department, Vietnam Navy, visited and encouraged the military and civilians of Truong Sa island district (Khanh Hoa province) and the DK1/9 platform. The delegation stopped at the sea area in front of Len Dao island to hold a memorial ceremony for the heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the Truong Sa archipelago, and offered incense at the Monument to the Unnumbered Ships, Region 2 of the Navy... In the photo: The delegation offering incense at the Monument to the Unnumbered Ships, Region 2 of the Navy. Photo: Huynh Anh - VNA

On May 13th, at Dau Pagoda in Thanh Khuong Ward, Thuan Thanh Town, Bac Ninh Province, a ceremony was held to announce the Prime Minister's decision recognizing the Dau Pagoda woodblocks as a National Treasure and to inaugurate the 2024 Dau Pagoda Festival. According to the plan, the 2024 Dau Pagoda Festival will take place from May 13-15 (corresponding to the 6th-8th day of the 4th lunar month) with traditional rituals at Dau Pagoda and other pagodas in the system dedicated to the Four Dharma. In the photo: The certificate recognizing the Dau Pagoda woodblocks as a National Treasure is presented to the pagoda and the Thanh Khuong Ward authorities. Photo: Thanh Thuong - TTXVN

On May 13th, at Saigon - Hiep Phuoc Port, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport and Phu Quoc High-Speed ​​Ferry Joint Stock Company announced the establishment of a fixed passenger transport route between Ho Chi Minh City and Con Dao Island and vice versa. This route utilizes the Thang Long super ferry, with a capacity of up to 1,017 passengers, and ticket prices ranging from 615,000 to 1,100,000 VND per trip. (Photo: High-speed ferry operating 3 trips per week in each direction. Photo: Tien Luc - TTXVN)

In the early morning of May 13th, the house of Mr. Tran Viet Anh in Hamlet 6, Ba Trai Commune, Ba Vi District (Hanoi), which collapsed due to heavy rain on the night of May 12th, was still in disarray, with many objects scattered everywhere. The collapsed wall, built of brick and 22cm thick, buried and killed three children who were playing nearby. The victims were identified as LTT and LKN (both born in 2021, from Cam Linh Commune); and TAD (born in 2019, from Thuan My Commune). [Image caption: The scene of the wall collapse. Photo: Manh Khanh - TTXVN]

Regarding the incident where four fishing boats from Quang Binh province sank and lost contact at sea after encountering a whirlwind, on May 13th, the Gianh Port Border Guard Station (Quang Binh Provincial Border Guard) received crew member Nguyen Van Binh (born 1969, Quang Phuc ward, Ba Don town, Quang Binh province), a crew member of the ill-fated vessel QB 98768TS. He is the 13th fisherman out of a total of 14 (one died) rescued by functional forces and fishing boats at sea. In the photo: Military medical officers from the Gianh Port Border Guard Station conduct an initial health check on the injured crew member Nguyen Van Binh. Photo: TTXVN

At noon on May 13th, a serious multi-vehicle accident involving a container truck, a sleeper bus, a truck, and a five-seater car occurred on Provincial Road 741, in Minh Hoa hamlet, Tan Tien commune, Dong Phu district, Binh Phuoc province. The accident resulted in over 10 injuries; including two people in the truck, the bus driver, and several passengers on the bus who sustained serious injuries, and damage to several vehicles. Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the incident. (Photo: Accident scene. Photo: Tat Thanh – TTXVN)

INTERNATIONAL

On May 13, polling stations for phase 4 of India's Lok Sabha (Lower House) elections opened at 7 a.m. In phase 4 of India's seven-phase general election, a total of 1,717 candidates are competing for 96 seats across nine states and one union territory. The Election Commission of India has deployed over 1.9 million election workers at 192,000 polling stations to serve more than 177 million eligible voters. (Photo: Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Guwahati, Assam. Photo: THX/VNA)

The Brazilian government has just announced an emergency allocation of 12.1 billion real (US$2.34 billion) to deal with the crisis caused by the worst floods in years. To date, heavy rains and subsequent flooding in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 143 people and left 125 missing, while more than 537,000 have been evacuated. (Photo: Flooding after heavy rains in Scharlau, Sao Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Photo: THX/VNA)

On May 13, Mount Ibu in eastern Indonesia erupted again, creating a massive ash plume more than 5 kilometers high from the crater. According to local officials, this was one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recent months. The head of the Geological Survey, Muhammad Wafid, said the dark gray ash plume was observed with "dense intensity, tending to spread westward." He urged residents in the area to wear masks and eye protection when outdoors to protect against falling volcanic ash. (Image caption: Lava erupting from the crater of Mount Ibu in North Maluku province, Indonesia. Photo: AFP/VNA)

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