Train drivers union GDL resolves industrial action at the railway

Status: 23.06.2021 12:54 p.m.

With the beginning of the summer holidays in some federal states, rail passengers have to be prepared for strikes. The train drivers’ union GDL decided a labor dispute. The GDL intends to announce tomorrow exactly how it should look. At Deutsche Bahn, train driver strikes in the middle of the holiday season are getting closer. The union of German locomotive drivers (GDL) decided on concrete industrial action after failed negotiations with the employers’ association Move. GDL boss Claus Weselsky will not announce the exact scope and time of possible work stoppages until Thursday at a press conference in Berlin. According to the GDL, the corresponding committee resolutions are available. A railway spokeswoman asked the union to return to the negotiating table. There are well-founded offers for more wages and additional protection against dismissal on the table, about which the GDL top has so far refused serious negotiations.

First warning strike since December 2018

Immediately before the start of the school holidays in several federal states, the union is increasing the pressure on the management of the railway. The GDL declared the negotiations to have failed last Tuesday. It is the first warning strike on the railways since December 2018, when the Railway and Transport Union (EVG) called on its members to take part in a labor dispute. Both unions are fighting with each other for influence in the state company. The EVG had already reached a collective agreement last autumn. From the beginning of 2022, employees will receive 1.5 percent more money – little compared to collective bargaining rounds in better times. Compulsory redundancies are excluded until the end of 2023.

GDL wants more

The GDL wants to get more out of money and working hours. Both sides had moved somewhat towards each other before the failure of the negotiations. Based on the collective bargaining agreement for the public service, the GDL is calling for an income increase of 1.4 percent plus a corona bonus this year and a further 1.8 percent next year. The employees deserved more than compensation for the price increase, argues Weselsky.

According to its own statements, Deutsche Bahn had proposed increases in incomes as in the public sector, but in relation to the airport sector. An “emergency collective agreement” had been concluded for airports because of the slump in traffic. The 1.4 percent increase in income there will only be in October 2022, the other 1.8 percent not until April 2023. Employers will also have the option of reducing working hours by six percent in 2022. The level of the collective agreement for the public service is to be reached in October 2023

The view over Gutuevskaia Bay. June 5, 2021, the 110th anniversary of Uncle Ho’s departure to find a way to save the country (June 5, 1911 – June 5, 2021). On that journey, Nguyen Ai Quoc soon realized the significance of historical events in the Soviet Union (formerly) and the Russian October Revolution, in order to bring the cause of Vietnam’s national liberation struggle to life. in the footsteps of the times. Today, at St. Petersburg port, we can’t help but feel excited, moved and feel more clearly about the place where he first set foot in Russia. Saint Petersburg at the end of May it still rained a lot. Honey-colored sunlight broke through thick clouds, illuminating the golden church domes. The wind was blowing, causing the canal surface to ripple and rush against the wall. Along the banks of the Neva River, we stopped at a small pier, from here, the motorboat took us to the place where the young Nguyen Ai Quoc first arrived in the Soviet Union on June 30, 1923. According to the book “Activities of Nguyen Ai Quoc in the Soviet Union (1923-1938)” of the National Political Publishing House – Truth, when he was sent by the Central Committee of the French Communist Party to the Soviet Union to attend the Communist International Congress, Nguyen Ai Quoc had to prepare very carefully to leave Paris secretly, because at that time going from France to the Soviet Union was extremely dangerous. Nguyen Ai Quoc wrote a number of articles for the newspapers of the French Communist Party to make people think that he was still in France, and at the same time always appeared idle, not participating in any political activities. Go to work in the morning, go to the library or museum in the afternoon, go to the movies in the evening. Gradually, secret agents no longer needed to follow in the footsteps of Nguyen Ai Quoc. At that time, because of the danger, the only way from Paris to Moscow was through Germany. On the evening of June 13, 1923, as always, Nguyen Ai Quoc bought tickets for the last movie screening. Halfway through, he left the theater, quickly got off the subway to the train station in the north of Paris. Here, a French comrade gave Uncle a small suitcase that was the only luggage to secretly leave Paris. Nguyen Ai Quoc took the train from Paris to Berlin (Germany). The Soviet Government’s representative office in Berlin carried out procedures for people to enter Russia. On June 27, 1923, Nguyen Ai Quoc, with a passport bearing the name Chen Vang, was taken off the ship Cac Lipnech, leaving Hamburg. On June 30, 1923, Nguyen Ai Quoc arrived at the port of Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg). Captain A. Marozov, an employee of the Port Authority of Saint Petersburg, took us near the Gulf of Gutuevskai, where Mr. Marozov commented, that Uncle Ho arrived 98 years ago. “Did Ho Chi Minh docked at Pier 7?” he asked us again. After receiving a nod, his eyes drifted to the bay: “So this is the place.” The ship carrying us drifted slowly in the middle of the Gulf of Gutuevskai. On one side, ships anchored, the other side was embanked with old rectangular brown bricks. A large board prohibiting ships from anchoring hung on the wall. At the corner of the bay revealed a sandy shore. A large warehouse with a steel roof turned brown, lying with its back to the train “standing still” on the shore. The small yellow flowers on the pile of bricks make the scene more impressive. Pointing to the sandy shore, Mr. Marozov seemed regretful that he could only help us visualize the place where Uncle Ho first set foot in the Soviet Union. “It’s all been too long. No one remembers specifically how the ship landed and where exactly Uncle Ho got off,” he said. Standing on the train, we tried to imagine the scene nearly 100 years ago, so that we could feel everything around Uncle at that time. Unfortunately, things have changed now, but Vice Chairman of the Green Foreign Affairs Committee Peter V. Canganov affirmed that the walls built more than 100 years ago are still there. something that Nguyen Ai Quoc also saw when he first set foot in Russia. Mr. Canganov added that in the coming time, the city will speed up the project of erecting a statue of President Ho Chi Minh in St. Petersburg, as well as continue to study and document these events. where Nguyen Ai Quoc used to live and work. Captain Marozov looked towards the old embankment, recalling stories about Uncle Ho that he had heard from his childhood. I don’t know how many times the man with the silver hair had crossed the bay, but this time gave him a different feeling. Today’s “pier 7″ suddenly becomes more special, imbued with history. “Two years from now, it will be the 100th anniversary of Uncle Ho’s first arrival in Russia. The people of St. Petersburg are waiting to organize big events,” said Mr. He also suggested that the Vietnamese side propose to install a sign in the bay, so that people can better understand the story of President Ho Chi Minh’s arrival at St. Petersburg in his journey to find the way to liberate the Vietnamese people. . Posts and photos: QUE ANH, THANH TH Reporter of People’s Newspaper resident in Russia

The results of this year’s training of the Coast Guard Region 1 Command are more advanced than in previous years. This is the basis for the Regional Command to continue to improve its combat readiness, the level of command organization at all levels; bravery in manipulating and using weapons, technical equipment and handling situations in training of officers and soldiers of the whole unit. Here are some pictures of the training session. Practice shooting AK submachine guns at sea. Chemical training content at sea. Test swim in the sea. Training in first aid for wounded soldiers at sea. Master the task before going on a mission. The formation of training ships at sea. The squadron of the 102nd Squadron entered the firing line. Giving flowers with good shot to comrades with excellent achievements.

“We are negotiating to establish a military base in Qatar, thereby creating a training ground for the elite members of Afghanistan,” a Western security official said. NATO troops ready to support training for Afghan special forces An integral part of NATO’s military operation is helping to train Afghan security forces to fight Afghan insurgents. Each NATO training session for Afghan troops in Qatar is expected to last four to six weeks. Fears that the Taliban will overwhelm the Afghan army have been heightened in recent times as the insurgent group has carried out many major attacks and captured many military bases. Qatar has been known as the seat of the Taliban’s political office since 2013. In recent years, it has also mediated peace talks between US officials, NATO representatives, the Afghan government and the government. Taliban. According to two sources, the US, UK and Turkey are ready to deploy experts to train Afghan forces in Qatar.

Deutsche Bahn Train drivers announce strike

Status: 08.06.2021 1:43 p.m.

The collective bargaining has failed, the labor dispute is a done deal: The German Engine Drivers Union wants to call for a strike at Deutsche Bahn. A date is not yet known. Deutsche Bahn customers have to be prepared for strikes. The union of German locomotive drivers (GDL) declared its collective bargaining negotiations with the company to have failed and decided to take industrial action. The union has not yet announced a date. It also left open which areas of the company could be affected. The fourth round of negotiations between employers and employees also failed to bring an agreement on Monday. “We wanted to negotiate and reach an agreement, but DB refused again,” said union leader Claus Weselsky. He accused the railway of wanting to worsen the working conditions of the train crew and of lying in statements to the contrary.

First strike since December 2018

In the event of a strike, it would be the first at Deutsche Bahn since December 2018, when the Railway and Transport Union (EVG) called on its members to take part in a labor dispute. The last wave of strikes by the GDL was six years ago. The railway had already seen the escalation coming after the unsuccessful conversation in Berlin. After the meeting, Chief Human Resources Officer Martin Seiler criticized that the union aimed at confrontation at all costs. The GDL consciously accept damage for customers. The group is still ready to talk.

According to the railway, the union is not ready to talk

According to its own statements, the railway proposed a collective bargaining agreement on Monday that would have brought employees increased incomes, as in the public sector in the airport sector. However, the union refused to talk about leeway and solutions. You insist on significantly higher demands. The contracting parties in the public service agreed in autumn on wage and salary increases of 3.2 percent over a period of 28 months. Due to the slump in traffic, however, special rules apply at airports with delayed tariff increases, reduced working hours and a suspension of performance-related pay.

Deutsche Bahn announced at an inopportune time

The labor dispute hits not only the customers, but also the financially troubled company at an inopportune moment. After the relaxation of the corona rules, the state-owned company’s business is picking up speed again. In regional traffic you drive the full range, in long-distance traffic almost 100 percent, said Seiler. “Bookings are picking up again, that’s nice.” It is all the more important that the GDL make its contribution in solidarity. In September, the railway had put together a tariff package with its largest union, the railway and transport union. From the beginning of 2022, employees will receive 1.5 percent more money. No redundancies for operational reasons are possible until the end of 2023. In previous collective bargaining rounds, the almost 215,000 Deutsche Bahn employees were able to look forward to some significantly higher increases in income. The GDL refused to take part in the negotiations. An arbitration in autumn failed. After the wage agreement expired at the end of February, the new round of negotiations began.

Statistics show that in 2019, 1.9 million Chinese tourists came to Russia. This number ranks third in terms of inbound tourists to Russia, second only to Kazakhstan and Ukraine.

There are many interesting things to travel to Russia. A long time ago, I heard people say that Russian high-speed rail attendants charge tips. At that time, I felt very strange, wondering how the aunts and grandpas who lined up to get cheap rice and eggs would give them so easily.

But when we came to Russia, we really “consciously” paid the tips. Let me talk about the process in detail:

First of all, Russia also has high-speed rail.

The name of the Russian high-speed rail is “Сапсан”, which means peregrine falcon, commonly known as duck tiger. There are currently only two routes: one is from Moscow to St. Petersburg, and the other is from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod.

We took the line from Moscow to St. Petersburg, which was put into use in December 2009. The whole journey was less than 1,000 kilometers, and it took nearly 4 hours to calculate the 250 kilometers per hour. Here, it can only be regarded as the level of high-speed trains, not high-speed rail at all.

Secondly, the train is good and the rail is poor. Objectively speaking, the high-speed rail locomotive made in Russia is still good. The tour guide said that it was imported from Siemens, Germany. Each row is composed of 10 groups, worth more than 800 million euros, and can operate at -40°C to +40° Normal driving within the temperature range of C.

The tour guide said that, not only did we think of the K3 international train that we took from Beijing to Moscow, it also seemed to be made in Germany. It has been imported from 1995 to today, and it has been running for 26 years, and the quality has nothing to say.

Why not buy China’s high-speed rail? We asked the tour guide and she said seriously: We know that China’s high-speed rail is very good, but we need to lay special tracks. We are poor and have no money.

In the subsequent itinerary, we finally learned the meaning of the tour guide’s sentence: Russia’s high-speed rail was too shaken and the noise was particularly loud. This Siemens locomotive runs at a speed of 250 kilometers per hour on a traditional ordinary line, not our dedicated ballastless track.

What’s more interesting is that Russia’s high-speed rail slows, express, and high-speed trains are mixed, and the speed can’t go up at all.

Again, “consciously” tip.

The flight attendants don’t want a lot of tips, 10 yuan, and they charge RMB. Everyone will be unhappy if you pay extra, but you can’t stand the sweetness of the pretty tour guide. The tour guide is 26 years old and his surname is Smirnov. She explained that it means “modest”. In order to facilitate memory, we later called him a modest guide.

When we were on the bus at the railway station, Mr. Qian told us about tipping, saying that it was a “local custom” and that the money was not much. It could show the generosity and wealth of Chinese tourists, and it could also make everyone Each tourist enjoys better service. I don’t know if I did my homework ahead of time, but the aunts and uncles who came with me also actively agreed.

When we got on the bus, the flight attendant was standing by the door. Although the facial features were very three-dimensional and they were pretty good-looking, we could tell from the body that we were married. Later, I saw a few more and discovered that it seems that the Russian high-speed train attendants are all married.

Soon after the train started, the tall and magnificent flight attendants came, first smiled at everyone, and then said four words in somewhat awkward Mandarin: “Hello, tip”, and then tipped them one by one.

We found that the three aunts in the same group were very happy to pay for the money, and took the flight attendant to take a group photo with the scissor hands. There are even more unexpected discoveries: There are not only Chinese tourists in the carriage, but the flight attendant sister seems to be eye-catching, even if the Chinese tourists want to tip. We were puzzled.

After paying the tip, I got better service. The train drove for about an hour, and the flight attendant sister came over and asked us through the tour guide if we need to go to the bar for a drink.

Of course we will go. A very elegant dining car with a dozen seats. You can drink or drink liquor. Of course, it costs money. You can also have a box lunch, sit by the window, and eat quietly while watching the scenery.

In other words, the Russian high-speed rail box lunch is cheaper than us, ranging from 250 rubles to 500 rubles, which is about 20 to 50 yuan. Staple foods include rice, noodles, bread, etc. Green vegetables include cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. The most affordable meats are grilled chicken, sausages and other meats.

Finally, we want to add that at the station in St. Petersburg, according to the previous process, we usually go to the toilet. It is not convenient to add an attraction. However, at the door of the toilet, there was a big sign with 30 rubles per person written in English. Seeing that it was English, not Chinese characters, we felt a little more balanced, but we didn’t go in and turned away.

In Japan, people use the term “hikyō-eki” to refer to remote stations. The term became popular in the 1990s. At that time, Takanobu Ushiyama, a writer with a great love for railways, wrote about stories on his train. From there, a movement to find remote train stations also began. Photo: Flickr. According to Atlas Obscura, Koboro Station in Toyoura, Hokkaido is the most famous spot on the list of “hikyō-eki”. It fits in the 100 m long space between the two tunnels. Photo: 1geso1. The three corners of the station are steep cliffs with dense forest trees. The other corner faces Uchiura Bay. If you want to go to the beach, you will have to follow a very bad road because it is not repaired. This station can only be reached by train or boat. Photo: 1geso1. Koboro Station has been open since 1943 – the time of the Pacific War. It was used as a signal station for steam locomotives transporting bombs and ammunition. It was not until 1987 that Koboro became an ordinary railway station. In an earlier period, the station was abandoned. Photo: Yoshiro.dagane. Currently, the station welcomes about 5 guests/day, most of them are train enthusiasts or local fishermen. Around 1960, the area around Koboro station also had a resort, camping by the sea. However, all of this gradually drifted into oblivion, leaving Koboro secluded in the mountains. Photo: Alex Bloom. In 2015, Koboro Station was almost closed. However, the town of Toyoura has funded the maintenance of the station to turn it into a tourist attraction. Photo: Dajamann. According to Atlas Obscura, the Hokkaidu railway company (which owns Koboro station) has not promised to maintain this station. Even so, at least the promotion for Koboro has been quite successful. Photo: Atlas Obscura.

The Dahomey Amazons Women’s Troops. Photo taken in the 1890s Well trained From the 17th century until 1904, the Kingdom of Dahomey in West Africa included a large area, today known as the Republic of Benin. The kingdom had a prosperous economy, a complex tax system, and a powerful military. But most impressive of the pre-colonial strength of Dahomey was the brave female warriors. Known as Mino, or “mothers,” and Ahosi or “king’s wife,” this legion of more than 3,000 female soldiers defended the Kingdom of Dahomey for centuries. One scholar has traced these famous warriors back to the early days of Dahomey. At that time, the king recruited bodyguards from “third-rate” wives, or women he considered too unattractive to have sex with him. These female bodyguards have an advantage over the male soldiers. Since they were married to the king, though mostly in name only, their loyalty was guaranteed. They could patrol the palace grounds at night, when men were forbidden to enter. In the mid-19th century, the Dahomey Amazons made up 40% of the kingdom’s army. Arthur Eardley Wilmot, a British naval officer, visited Dahomey in 1862 and found women outnumbered men in the towns – a phenomenon he attributed to military losses and the consequences of the trade. sell slaves. Divided into several units, each unit has a female commander, wearing a military uniform and carrying a characteristic weapon. Among these, the famous gbeto, made up of female hunters, was the oldest unit of the female army. In the 1850s, a French tourist reported that a group of 20 women armed with curved daggers and tied with antelope horns had attacked a large herd of elephants. Despite being the king’s “pet” army, these female soldiers also had to pass a series of challenging tests, from demonstrating physical strength, to acts of torturing enemies. But the most brutal tests belong to the so-called “insensitivity training”. Most of the recruits had never killed before joining the army, so the king wanted the warriors to execute prisoners to show their bravery. In one test, the women were ordered to throw bound prisoners from a raised platform. In another challenge, the recruits had to use blades to execute prisoners. In 1861, an Italian monk, Francesco Borgero, described an exercise in which thousands of barefoot women climbed thorny acacia trees without flinching. In 1889, Jean Bayol, the officer in charge of the French colony, described the scene he witnessed: “A young woman of the Amazons in training approached a prisoner. She happily stepped forward, raised her sword with both hands three times, then calmly cut off the flesh that was still attached to the prisoner’s head and body. Then she wiped the blood off the weapon and swallowed it.” After passing the tests, the female recruits will enjoy a lavish life in the king’s palace, drinking alcohol and tobacco given by the king. According to one scholar, “when the Amazons came out of the palace, ahead of them was a slave girl carrying a bell that sounded to all men to get out of their way, to take a step back. and look the other way”. Failure to comply will result in the violator being punished with death. Female soldiers practice. Photo taken circa 1890. Fight till the end In late 1978, a Benin historian met an elderly woman in the village of Kinta, named Nawi. She claimed to have fought against the French in 1892. She died in 1979, aged over 100 years. Perhaps this is the last female soldier of the army of Dahomey Amazons. In 1890, during the First Franco-Dahomey War, the French prevailed thanks to more advanced rifles. What makes Dahomey’s female warriors legendary is that they fought, willingly died for the king and country. In the final battles against the superiorly armed French army, about 1,500 women went to battle and only about 50 were fit to carry out the final mission. A French legionnaire named Bern praised them as “warriors who fought with great courage, always ahead of other armies. They are very brave, well trained and very disciplined.” One French marine, Henri Morienval, said, “…they were ready to throw themselves at our bayonets with extraordinary courage.” After Dahomey fell to the French, the female warriors continued to fight. They mingled with the women captured by the French, sneaking out at night to kill French officers. The French were terrified, outlawed the Amazons and banned Dahomey women from serving in the army or carrying weapons. But the Dahomey Amazons haven’t completely disappeared. Most sources suggest that the last female warriors died in the 1940s, but Stanley Alpern, author of Amazons of Black Sparta: The Women Warriors of Dahomey (Dahomey’s Women Warriors) opposes this. He pointed out that, “a woman who fought France as a teenager would not be older than 69 years old in 1943. It is likely that one or more will survive long enough to see their country regain its independence. in 1960”.

Don Ca arch bridge is located in the boundary between Da Nang and Hue, next to the monuments of Don Ca and Bai Bac Station, also known as Hai Van Bac station. This train station is a stopover for the North-South railway, connecting Hue’s Lang Co station with Da Nang’s Hai Van station. (Photo: Internet) (Photo: Internet) This destination located between Hue and Da Nang has a beauty like a painting in a wonderland but is little known because this place is hidden at the foot of Don Ca bridge. This bridge is located across the pass, at the foot is a gently flowing stream. Surrounding the arch bridge is surrounded by majestic mountains and forests, the green color of nature makes the stone pillars stand out in a corner of the sky. (Photo: Internet) The scenery on the way to Don Ca arch bridge is very poetic, like in fairy tales. A few scattered houses on both sides of the road, the rows of green trees stretching along the winding track will make you want to immerse yourself forever in that fairy world. (Photo: Internet) (Photo: Internet) Don Ca arch bridge is a railway bridge, in terms of structure, the foot of the bridge forms dome compartments, with towering stone pillars. It is the design of that dome bridge that many people associate them with the shape of the gates in heaven, so this place is also fondly called “heaven’s gate”. About every 30 minutes, a red and blue train crosses the bridge once. If you are lucky, you will have the opportunity to see this very interesting scene. (Photo: Internet) Almost separate from the real world, Don Ca arch bridge is also likened to a princess sleeping in the middle of a green, peaceful and beautiful forest. The soft stream crosses the bridge like a soft silk embracing the sleeping princess. (Photo: Internet) (Photo: Internet) (Photo: Internet) (Photo: Internet)

Flight preparation of the 937th Regiment. The highlight in the World War II movement of the 937th Regiment in recent years is that the pilots have tried their best to review the theory, practice the sand table, master the basic situations, emulate to complete the flight lessons and integrate into the field. safe flight time. The team of technicians promotes practical application initiatives, thoroughly overcomes breakdowns, and ensures the best technical condition for the aircraft… In particular, in rehearsals, participating in bombing flights, and firing live ammunition on land and at sea during the day and at night, the regiment always focused on launching emulation, building the will and determination for all officers and combatants. doctors, especially pilots and technicians. With the task of protecting the Spratly Islands and the southern waters of the country, the 937th Regiment regularly trained not to be surprised in any situation. The mission to fly to protect Truong Sa began on October 19, 1989, when at Phan Rang airport, pilots Vu Kim Dien and Nguyen Van Than successfully completed the first mission flight on the Sukhoi Sukhoi Sukhoi Aircraft. -22M4 to Truong Sa. At the end of October 1989, Su-22M4 continued to successfully carry out live fire at Hon Ty shooting range. After this event, the 937th Regiment was officially assigned by the Commander of the Air Defense Forces to protect the Truong Sa archipelago and the southern maritime economic zone of the country. Since then, in addition to the Su-22M4 fighter, there are also Su-30MK2 fighters and generations of pilots of the 937th Regiment, still the main force in charge of the role of patrolling and protecting the Truong Sa archipelago.

Insider said his nieces have captured the attention of the media. Maisy Biden and Finnegan Biden joined him at the event. They appeared with two distinct fashion styles. While Finnegan Biden is feminine with a long-sleeved light brown skirt and bandana motif, Maisy Biden wears a T-shirt with his school image with a blazer and loose pants. US President Joe Biden and two granddaughters appeared at the event in Pennsylvania. Photo: Olivier Douliery/Getty Images. The picture printed on Maisy Biden’s shirt was posted on the account of US President Joe Biden in 2014. This is a picture taken when Mr. Joe Biden was still in college. Mr. Biden’s handsome appearance in his youth attracted the attention of the online community. The photo went viral and became an internet icon. This isn’t the first time Maisy Biden has shown support for her grandfather through fashion. In October 2020, she wore a sweatshirt embroidered with the words “Biden 2020” during her visit to Michigan. Maisy Biden has a distinct fashion sense. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Maisy Biden always stands out when appearing in important events. She often chooses quite masculine outfits. Whether pants or skirt, Maisy Biden also coordinates with dynamic Nike sneakers.

Veterans on unnumbered trains return to visit old battlefields The road across the East Sea K15 wharf is located in the southwest, at the foot of Van Hoa mountain, the 9th mountain in the Nine Dragon mountain range. Surrounded on three sides by mountains and dense green pine forests, this place is calm, an ideal anchoring point for boats. K15 is a codename during the war, everyday people in Hai Phong call it with a simple name: Ben Tieng. In 1950, the French colonialists built a military dock here to gather and transport war vehicles such as guns, tanks, amphibious vehicles from ships with their mouths open at sea to assemble, that’s why they built a gentle pier from the shore to the water’s edge to facilitate transportation and people used to call it Ben Tieng. In the memory of Hoang Van Dao (86 years old), a veteran fisherman in Do Son, the place of Ben Nghieng is also the image of the last soldiers of the French colonialists who lost the battle at Dien Bien Phu wearing their backpacks. , crooked, leaning on the ship to return home On the way, they were scared and lost, meeting everyone bowing before disembarking. On October 23, 1961, in the face of the situation of the US imperialists promoting the strategy of “special war”, the Ministry of Defense issued Decision No. 97/QD, establishing 759 Brigade (the predecessor of the 125th Navy Brigade) to transporting weapons and equipment to the southern battlefield by sea. Since then, the legends of the numberless train continued, marking the birth of the strategic transport route across the East Sea. After a period of active preparation, at 10 pm on October 11, 1962, the first wooden ship carrying 30 tons of secret weapons departed from Do Son. The departing ship consisted of 13 sailors, all of whom were soldiers from the South gathered by soldier Le Van Mot as captain, soldier Bong Van Dia as a politician. On October 16, 1962, the ship Phuong Dong 1 successfully entered Vam Lung wharf (Ca Mau). Next, the Orient ships 2, 3, 4, respectively. Pointing to the remaining piers on Ben Tieng, Lieutenant Colonel Luu Dinh Lung, a son of Hai Phong, who once participated in transporting 10 unnumbered trains recounted: “In this area, on the decision decided to establish a unit with codename K15 on the level of a battalion. The chief and political officer is Captain Do Tieu. I don’t understand why K15 wharf has exactly 15 stakes installed by the Government, which is very coincidental.” Veteran’s memory Recalling the early days of the operation of the “Numbered Pier”, Lieutenant Colonel Luu Dinh Lung recalled: “During the war, secret work was a vital element, our ships carried the transport mission, not not fighting, so the element of ingenuity and top secret is put on top. Once, General Vo Nguyen Giap came to visit, but was stopped by his comrades at the guard post and refused to let him approach because they did not know the General’s face. The general was not angry but also welcomed the vigilance and secrecy of the soldiers.” “So far, success or not is also due to the work of keeping secrets. If you go out into the street, if you meet family or friends, you are not allowed to enter the wharf gate but have to go another way. After people have passed through, you can enter… When you go to the inner wharf (Southern front) as well. That’s it, don’t say that this guy is on this ship, that guy is on that ship, which ship’s officers and soldiers know are on that ship.” “Just like myself, I am here, the house is in this area, my family knows, if I want to go home, I have to go by car to Hai Phong. Then at the Opera House, walk down to Quan Ngua, from there by car, go home. At 9:00 pm, I went back to the unit and lied that the unit’s car picked me up, I would like to go home. Parents don’t know but actually walk from there to here 6km. Come out here, before entering, take off the army clothes, put on shorts and underwear to go in, the job of keeping secrets is extremely important “- Colonel Lung said. Colonel Luu Dinh Lung is nearly 80 years old this year. A few years ago he had a stroke, so his health somewhat declined, but the memories of the train without number were still imprinted in his mind. The most memorable was on November 5, 1965, after he returned to Do Son on train 642 to Vung Ro, ship 642 was awarded the Third Class Military Merit Medal by the State and was given a pack of cigarettes by Uncle Ho for each sailor. . On April 15, 1963, the first stake was driven down. But the more they close, the more they refuse because they encounter sandy and rocky terrain. Having to change machinery and equipment many times, workers continuously work 3 shifts, excluding day and night. On May 15, 1963, wharf K15 was completed and began to do its historic duty… Continuing the recollections of the train without number, chat with lieutenant Hoang Gia Hieu, who used to participate in transporting many weapons on the legendary ship number 641, twice honored with the title of hero. Currently, that ship is located in the museum of the Navy, which is a national historic site. Lieutenant Hoang Gia Hieu enlisted in the army in February 1964, and in April 1964 was assigned to a convoy to support the southern battlefield by sea. In August 1964, rookie Hoang Gia Hieu took the first trip aboard ship number 641 (also known as C41, now renamed HQ671) of Captain Ho Dac Thanh to Ca Mau. After that, he went on many more trips, including 3 successful trips to bring weapons to Vung Ro (Phu Yen). The story that he remembers most is the decision to blow up the ship 641 after many years of attachment and the image of his comrades sacrificing themselves to ensure the secret of the vital sea route. “Around 11 o’clock at night on November 27, 1966, our ship arrived at the pier. Running back and forth, from the gate of My A to Pho An (Quang Ngai), still no one came to greet him. Time was short, we decided to drop the goods, and at the same time send people ashore to make contact. At four o’clock in the morning, two-thirds of the cargo was released, then two enemy destroyers were discovered to hide and block the exit.” During 10 years (1962-1972) from K15 Do Son wharf, there were hundreds of unnumbered trains, successfully transporting 18,741 officers and soldiers and 44,000 tons of weapons, goods and timely aid to the army. Our people in the South, Zone 6, Zone 5… during the resistance war, greatly contributed to the glorious victory of the nation in the Southern front, reunifying the country. In the face of the situation of “thousands of pounds hanging by a hair”, the Sub-Committee urgently consulted and came up with a plan to blow up the ship to keep the location of the cargo a secret and not to let the ship fall into the hands of the enemy. “After the crew members had disembarked, Captain Thanh and chief engineer Phan Nhan destroyed the documents, timed the fuse for thirty minutes, and then swam to shore… Waited and waited and waited, but did not see the ship explode. From the shore, first mate Duong Van Loc and captain Tran Nhu, the two brothers worried that the ship would not explode and would fall into enemy hands, so they swam to the fire point. A while later, on the ship 641, a fire broke out, and Mr. Loc and Mr. Nhon died.

Illustration. Source: CNN With a maximum speed of 350km/h, China’s high-speed railway will meet the needs of many intercity travel routes, creating favorable travel conditions for passengers. As of 2020, 75% of Chinese cities already have high-speed rail. Symbol of economic power quyền China’s ambition is to turn high-speed rail into a model for long-distance travel in the country. However, the birth of the country’s current massive rail network takes on much greater significance. Like Japan’s Shinkansen in the 1960s, China’s high-speed rail network is being viewed as a symbol of economic power, rapid modernization, growing technological prowess, and prosperity. prosperity of the country. Currently, high-speed rail is a powerful instrument of social cohesion, political influence and regional integration between cultures. “The construction of new railway lines is part of President Xi Jinping’s grand plan to promote integration into the vast national market,” said Dr. SOAS) of the University of London said. This move shows that China is repeating the history of promoting high-speed rail networks, before many early railway lines in North America and Europe have done so. The development of railway networks in Russia, France, Great Britain and several other countries has been strongly influenced by political and military needs. “China has created a high-speed rail network on an unprecedented scale in history, which is forecast to be faster and certainly more reliable than China’s domestic flights. New stations and incredible travel routes are the highlight of this program. All tickets must be booked in advance and passengers only need to scan their ID card or passport at the ticket gates,” the travel expert said. railroad Mark Smith emphasized. China initially thought of choosing high-speed technology imported from Europe and Japan to establish a high-speed rail network. “Global railway engineering giants” such as Bombardier, Alstom and Mitsubishi are all keen to promote the cooperation program because of the potential size of the new market and the ambitious plan that China is targeting through the project. this. However, over the past decade, China’s domestic companies have developed into world leaders in high-speed train technology and engineering. Therefore, the mobilization of the available potential is considered a certain success of China in this field. The enormous scale and dramatic changes in topography, geology and climate posed many challenges during the implementation of this project. From Harbin to the Lanzhou-Urumqi route across the Gobi desert, Chinese engineers had to spend a lot of effort to be able to design suitable weather terrain to meet quality standards for the road route. iron across. High-tech simulation efficiency Chinese companies are among the world leaders in introducing new technology such as autonomous (unmanned) train operations and advanced navigation technology. Passengers board the high-speed train. Photo: CNN An unmanned high-speed train connecting Beijing and Zhangjiakou in northern Hebei province capable of reaching speeds of up to 350km/h is now becoming the world’s fastest autonomous train. The new route opened in December 2019 as part of preparations for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The fastest trains complete the journey in just 45 minutes. Built in four years, the route includes 10 stations serving two of the major Winter Olympics venues, along with several other stations in Badaling Changcheng allowing tourists to have a journey to their destination. The fastest Great Wall of China. Passenger cars on the self-propelled train have been expanded to store winter sports equipment, seats with 5G touch screen control panels, smart lighting systems, thousands of safety sensors and seats removable for wheelchair passengers… As China seeks to expand its influence across Asia, into Europe and Africa through its ambitious “Belt and Road Initiative”, the construction of a high-speed rail network is under way, according to CNN. contribute a fundamental part to create the “Silk Road” that Beijing is aiming for. “China’s high-speed rail industry has become one of the nation’s main economic pillars, and the high-speed rail network has brought convenience to passengers during travel,” said Jianwei. Zhang, President and Country Representative of Bombardier China said.

Competition scene. The products have practical applications for education, training and combat training in the School of Information Officers, Army Communications and Army. In which, there are products applied in real life, such as: Software “Converting the number of C Programming subjects”; virtual assistant application in learning and communicating in English; researching and applying artificial intelligence in building learning support software; the photoelectric converter automatically finds the transmission path; multi-layer security system for smart home;… This is an annual activity of the university in order to promote the scientific research movement, promote technical innovation initiatives, and arouse the creative potential of staff, lecturers, students and students. Thereby, creating conditions for the development and effective application of scientific products and technical innovation initiatives to the school’s education, training and combat training, and at the same time selecting products with participation in the Khanh Hoa Provincial Technical Innovation Contest in 2021 and the Science and Technology Innovation Contest of the Information Service and the whole army.

In Japan, people use the term “hikyō-eki” to refer to remote stations. The term became popular in the 1990s. At that time, Takanobu Ushiyama, a writer with a great love for railways, wrote about stories on his train. From there, a movement to remote train stations also began. Photo: Flickr. According to Atlas Obscura, Koboro Station in Toyoura, Hokkaido is the most famous spot on the list of “hikyō-eki”. It fits in the 100 m long space between the two tunnels. Photo: 1geso1. The three corners of the station are steep cliffs with dense forest trees. The other corner faces Uchiura Bay. If you want to go to the beach, you will have to follow a very bad road because it is not repaired. This station can only be reached by train or boat. Photo: 1geso1. Koboro Station has been open since 1943 – the time of the Pacific War. It was used as a signal station for steam locomotives transporting bombs and ammunition. It was not until 1987 that Koboro became an ordinary railway station. In an earlier period, the station was abandoned. Photo: Yoshiro.dagane. Currently, the station welcomes about 5 guests/day, most of them are train enthusiasts or local fishermen. Around 1960, the area around Koboro station also had a resort, camping by the sea. However, all of this gradually drifted into oblivion, leaving Koboro secluded in the mountains. Photo: Alex Bloom. In 2015, Koboro Station was almost closed. However, the town of Toyoura has funded the maintenance of the station to turn it into a tourist attraction. Photo: Dajamann. According to Atlas Obscura, the Hokkaidu railway company (which owns Koboro station) has not promised to maintain this station. Even so, at least the promotion for Koboro has been quite successful. Photo: Atlas Obscura.

Viettel officially operates a system of 20 million billion calculations per second, the largest in Vietnam today (Photo: Dieu Linh) With 20 PetaFlops (20 million billion operations/second), the system reduces the time to train machine learning by dozens of times, can train many concurrent models in parallel, with high complexity. This system also trains continuous model improvement, shortening the time to improve the quality of artificial intelligence models. Supercomputers are invested with computational acceleration technologies, switching devices and synchronous software, similar to those of the world’s top 500 supercomputers. Putting the system into operation marks a new development step for Viettel in realizing Decision 127/QD-TTg dated January 26, 2021 of the Prime Minister promulgating the national strategy on research and development. development and application of artificial intelligence by 2030. According to Mr. Nguyen Dinh Chien, Deputy General Director of Viettel Group, Viettel is determined to invest in artificial intelligence, which is an important field to carry out its pioneering and key mission of creating a digital society. This investment allows Viettel to unleash its creativity, attract leading experts in the industry, as well as be ready to take on great tasks of the country.

(Photo: Internet) This is a journey of more than 11,402 km, with a train ticket costing over 1,200 Euros, equivalent to more than 33 million Vietnamese Dong. This cost may vary depending on the time and class of seats you choose on board. And of course, this journey of more than 11 thousand kilometers is not encapsulated by a train. You need to go from Vietnam to China, take the train from Beijing to Moscow (Russia), then get on another train across Europe and to Portugal. Total travel time is about 10 days, including time zone changes. (Photo: Internet) Specific route (refer to rail.cc): – Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) to Hanoi (Vietnam) – Hanoi (Vietnam) to Beijing (China) – Beijing (China) to Moscow (Russia) – there are two options: 1. Mongolian Route: The route leads through the Gobi desert and Ulaanbaatar with a length of 7,620 km. This train is provided by China National Railway. 2. Manchuria Line: The route leads through Harbin and does not cross Mongolia with a length of 8,980 km. This train is provided by Russian state railways. – Moscow (Russia) to Paris (France): Trains from Moscow to Paris serve once a week by night train RZD. Journey time is 40 hours. – Paris (France) to Hendaye (France) – Hendaye (France) to Lisbon (Portugal) (Photo: Internet) Unlike plane trips, traveling by train offers breathtaking vistas of towering mountains, sprawling fields, glistening rivers, and the ever-changing light of day and night. customary. The train that cuts through Mongolia opens up a sweeping view of Siberia’s natural landscape – endless birch trees, glorious hills, picturesque wooden houses. On top of that, visitors will get to see firsthand the beautiful sand dunes of the Gobi Desert. Or if you’re lucky, you might even spot gazelles, camels, snow leopards, brown bears and even wolves in the wild. (Photo: Internet) (Photo: Internet) The journey from Moscow to Paris is a great opportunity to see Europe in a wonderful way as the train passes through 5 countries: Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France. While not the fastest way to travel between these two magnificent capitals, the train from Moscow to Paris is certainly a spectacular one. You’ll spend a day and a half on a modern and comfortable night train, enjoying the stunning landscapes and cities on your way through Europe. (Photo: Internet) (Photo: Internet) Although it takes a lot of time and very few tourists have tried and dare to try this trip, once experienced, it will become an unforgettable memory of youth. Until the day the pandemic passes, the world has returned to safe for travel, this will certainly be an interesting challenge for those who love to travel.

The Can Tho – Con Dao high-speed train route is put into operation again On April 19, information from the Can Tho Maritime Administration said that the Can Tho – Con Dao high-speed train route will officially come into operation from April 21. Accordingly, the Can Tho – Con Dao high-speed train route and vice versa will be exploited by Mai Linh Tay Do Joint Stock Company. In the immediate future, Mai Linh Express train will operate 2 trips per day (Can Tho – Con Dao and vice versa). The ship will depart from Ninh Kieu Tourist Port (Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City) to Ben Dam Port (Con Dao District, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province). Mai Linh Express high-speed train is a 2-hull ship with a capacity of about 300 seats, the journey from Can Tho – Con Dao is nearly 200km, the ship will take about 3.5 hours to 4.5 hours to travel each way. and so. This is an important waterway, helping to create favorable conditions for people and tourists to access a new, convenient and cheap mode of transport from the mainland to the island compared to traveling by plane. Previously, the Can Tho – Con Dao high-speed train route operated by Phu Quoc High-speed Train Joint Stock Company had to stop operating from the end of August 2020. The reason was due to the reaction of the people living. along the Hau River. People believe that when the boat ran, it created big waves that caused landslides on both sides of the river and affected fishing activities and small vehicles on the river. Can Tho – Con Dao expressway will run on Dinh An channel Regarding this issue, a representative of Mai Linh Tay Do Joint Stock Company said: After receiving comments from the Traffic Safety Board of Can Tho City, the National Traffic Safety Board, as well as localities, the company decided to operate with small-engine vessels. Specifically, Mai Linh Tay Do operates trains with a capacity of about 300 guests instead of 600 guests and only uses 2-engine trains instead of 4-engine trains, in order to limit the waves generated when the train runs. At the same time, from the proposal of the Can Tho Port Authority, Mai Linh Tay Do chose to go through Dinh An channel and then to the sea instead of going on Tran De channel. The reason is that Tran De channel has a small riverbed, many people’s activities such as fish farming, fishing… Besides, in order not to affect the people living on both sides of the river, instead of the ship going 32 knots (about 60km/h), the ship will reduce the speed to only 17 knots in the Hau river area (equivalent to about 60 km/h). about 30km/h) to limit wave generation. In addition, the unit will coordinate with localities to notify people about the time frame for the train to pass so that people using small vehicles that are not eligible to travel on the maritime channel will limit travel. A representative of the Can Tho Port Authority said: The Mai Linh ship’s operation on the Hau River maritime route through Dinh An channel is completely in accordance with regulations. Besides, it is against the current regulations of the people to close the sign, close the bottom, drop the net, etc. on the navigational channel, which is against the current regulations, including the use of small vehicles, which do not ensure safety factors. will also not be allowed to participate in maritime traffic. In the coming time, Can Tho Maritime Administration will continue to coordinate with localities to propagate to people about this.

Saigon Princess With a modern style, the 5-star yacht with luxurious design includes 3 floors, 4 private dining rooms and skyview area. The restaurant has a high class and cozy space. With the travel schedule from Nha Rong harbor – Thu Thiem bridge – Vinhome Central Park, diners will have the opportunity to see the city at night in the lights of the buildings. In addition to enjoying the cool air on the river, you can also enjoy a romantic dinner with a variety of menus: fusion, Asia food, Indochine … Outstanding yacht on the Saigon River. Photo: SaiGonPrincess. Advantages: Luxury yachts, 360-degree sky view deck can enjoy the panoramic view of Ho Chi Minh City at night. The menu is varied and delicious. Defect: The price is quite high. Price: from 800,000 VND / person. Customer reviews: Thuy Anh: Beautiful ship, “royal” style interior, the deck has a relaxing chair, the food is not up to 5 stars, but I find it acceptable. The view from the two sides is different from the river. Huynh Cuc: Although the price is quite high, the boat is luxurious, the food is delicious, the day I went, although it was raining, the view was very beautiful. Bonsai Cruise The yacht is designed with a mix of classical Eastern and Western elegance and sophistication. White hull and many details from wood create a cozy space. Visitors can both admire the views of the two banks of the Saigon River while enjoying classy dishes. Besides, there are also impressive artistic performances, bringing a romantic experience on the river. Enjoy a romantic evening on the river. Photo: Bonsaicruise. Advantages: Luxurious and cozy space, buffet buffet with international menu, many quality dishes, enjoy vibrant live music performances. Defect: The cost is quite high, the train only moves after eating. Price: From 800,000 VND / person. Customer reviews: Pham Thanh: Ship of quality, beautiful and luxurious. Buffet is suitable to the taste of his family, the service staff is also enthusiastic and attentive. Tran Lieu: Unfortunately, it is impossible to enjoy a meal while looking at both sides of the river. The food is delicious and varied, the train moves smoothly, without seasickness. Yacht Indochina With a nostalgic style, the yacht offers a luxurious, timeless space on the Saigon River. If you are a fan of the city’s culture and history, this will be an enjoyable experience. The yacht is modeled on the shape of an old yacht, with deep colors creating warmth for the space. Guests are served traditional dishes, along with folk music performances. The yacht is in a nostalgic style. Photo: IndochineJunk. Advantages: Wooden yacht, nostalgic space, with ethnic dance performance while dining, varied menu, many dishes. Defect: The boat is not too large, if the group is crowded, it will not be able to join the table, in some cases if the boat is too crowded, it will take a long time. Price: From 350,000 VND / person. Customer reviews: My Ngoc: Reasonable cost, diverse dishes, however the seasoning is a bit bland compared to the family’s taste. The way to pick up guests on the train feels unfriendly and unprofessional, in return the waitresses are very cute. The minus point is that the train is parked at the station too far, it takes a long walk from the parking lot to get on the train. Tat Thang: The food is delicious, the scenery inside the train as well as the beautiful train journey. The position of the table is hidden away so the view to the outside is limited. Need to select music to play after finishing the ethnic music and dance.

During the war against the US, the existence of the numberless trains and the Ho Chi Minh route at sea, classified as top secret, very few people really know the existence of these legends. Ho Chi Minh Road on the sea – as its name implies – is the sea way we used to support the South, starting to be established on October 23, 1961. During the course of its existence, the Ho Chi Minh road on the sea with the air trains, carried out 2000 transports, supported weapons to the South, as well as sent our high-ranking officials to the South or the North. . The origin of the name “Zero Ships” comes in part from the secrecy of these transport ships, as they are not numbered, unnamed, and often disguised as fishing boats. To bypass the enemy’s eyes, the officers and soldiers on the airship are also trained to become professional fishermen, with all the skills of seafaring such as fishermen, speaking like fishermen and especially drying. sunny to have black skin like a real fisherman. And yet, the numberless ships at that time were also meticulously disguised with two bottoms, one bottom for storing weapons, the other for storing fish, like real ships. When out at sea, digital ships are not allowed to transmit home communications, but only to receive encrypted communications from the North, which is a mandatory requirement to ensure the confidentiality of the location of the the train has no numbers. The only cases where the trains without numbers were allowed to contact home was when they encountered the enemy and had to fight. At this time, the communication channel will be opened for the brave soldiers on the ship to say goodbye to their homeland. Unlike the Ho Chi Minh road through the Truong Son range, the Ho Chi Minh road on the sea can be considered “high productivity” when carrying many tens of tons of goods at the same time as close to Saigon. The General Military Commission allowed 50% of the cargo for the Ho Chi Minh route at sea to be lost. Which means that our goal, just to get 50% of the goods to the destination, is also considered to be successful. Exceeding this expectation, our digital trains have delivered 93% of the cargo to their destination, many times transported high-ranking officers to the North to the South or vice versa, the level of safety is very high, but at times short, usually only a week for one way travel – much faster than the road. So, if you consider Ho Chi Minh Road on land as a legend, with Ho Chi Minh Road on the sea, it deserves to be considered a great symbol, not only in terms of scale, contribution to the war, but also. still great because of its utopian secrecy. Photo source: VNP. The miracle of Ho Chi Minh road at sea during the Resistance War against the US for national salvation. Source: VTC1.

There is nothing wrong and exaggerated about the threat posed by the Soviet Union, both military and ideological, in the contemporary American perception of Sputnik satellite. Shortly after Sputnik was successfully launched into low-Earth orbit, the US and the West fell into what became known as the “Sputnik Crisis”. The early Soviet spatial achievements were regarded by many around the globe as a testament to the superiority and effectiveness of the Soviet model of government and the social structure of the Soviet State. In the New York Times alone, “Sputnik 1” was mentioned in articles averaging 11 times a day between October 6 and October 31, 1957 – America’s fear of Lien. Bucket in space. With each subsequent victory in technology, the Soviet Union not only demonstrated what could be done through an economic and policy approach, but also demonstrated what American capitalism could not do …, or at least, it can’t be done quickly. The fear of the communists not only winning mentally but also the embracing heart and mind led directly to the establishment of the Aerospace Research Agency (NASA), which invests in the resources for missile and orbit science, strong funding for defense programs, and prestige enhancement to offset the advantages of the Soviet Union are becoming evident in many fields. N1 boosters of the Soviet Union; Source: spacethatneverwas.tumblr.com In November 1957, the Soviet Union became the first country to put a live animal, the Laika, into orbit in Sputnik 2. The following month, the United States made its first attempt to send a Vanguard TV3 satellite (Test Vehicle 3 ) of the Naval Research Laboratory into orbit, but the rocket only flew about 4 feet off the launch pad before collapsing again and exploding. However, the following month, the United States entered space with Explorer 1, and later that year, NASA replaced the National Aviation Advisory Committee (NACA) with a mission to bring the US towards supremacy in space. . In 1959, the technically faulty Soviet Luna 1 rocket flew further than the platforms before it, escaped the orbit of the Moon and eventually entered the orbit of the Sun, but later that year, the spacecraft The Soviet Union Luna 2 pillar reached the lunar surface for the first time. Soon, Luna 3 sent an image of the surface of the Moon from orbit and by 1960, the Soviet Union was the first to send animals (the dogs Belka and Strelka) and plants into space and back. and still live. And just a year later, the Soviet Union brought a real human being, the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin into space. Plan your spaceship “explore” In 1959, for promotion, the Soviet Union decided to choose a number of technologies, vehicles and equipment that represented the great progress of the Soviet Union for a traveling exhibition. The opportunity to take a closer look at the exhibition’s most precious jewel – a Lunic spaceship very similar to the Luna 2, housed in a deck above the modified rocket has arrived. When they got as close as possible, a few plainclothes agents were surprised to find the spacecraft hidden behind glass cuts in real missile housings. The declassified reports said that some people gasped, raised their eyebrows, were shocked to know the incident, and believed in Langley’s ears (nicknamed the US Central Intelligence Agency – CIA). Immediately, plans and plans to “explore” the Lunic more carefully began to be mapped out. But at the display site, soldiers guarded the ship at all times, both during and after hours, when museums and galleries were closed; Access to the Lunic information gathering while it was on display was practically impossible, so the CIA turned their attention to the way the Lunic was transported from one exhibit to another. The Soviet Vostok missile; Source: djournal.com While all exhibit artifacts were transported from one city to another by train (with guards), the CIA identified several gaps in how each one was transported from the site. exhibition to train station. The artifacts are simply placed in compact crates and loaded onto a truck carrying them to the train station for loading and unloading. This transit was not closely monitored by Soviet security, with items arriving at random intervals and little coordination between transport forces; The guardians at the railway warehouses were not even given a list. It was this shortcoming of Soviet security that gave the CIA, above all, the opportunity it needed. Missile robbery from the highway When night came, in order to carry out their plans, plainclothes CIA agents followed the van carrying Lunic out of the exhibition site, not forgetting to keep an eye on Soviet security. Surprisingly, despite tight security throughout the exhibits, the vehicle carrying a container filled with Soviet national secrets made a short trip to the train station completely unaccompanied. When the truck approached, turned toward the train station, the CIA agent simply let the car pass and escorted the driver to a nearby hotel. An agent jumped into the driver’s seat and drove the truck into a nearby, chosen rescue park that has high walls obscured. This was one of the most daring agents of the Cold War, and could certainly spark a clash between the planet’s two nuclear powers … For thirty minutes, CIA agents hovered over in the dark surrounding their newly stolen truck, waiting for some indication that the Soviets noticed Lunic’s absence. When nothing seemed to be suspicious, they climbed into the 20-foot long, 11-foot-wide and 14-foot-deep crate located inside the truck. Their job is to approach the Lunic spaceship, disassemble it and take pictures of what they can, then reassemble it, stuff it back inside the tank and transfer it to the train station before morning, so that the Soviets would not know what happened. Professional work The barrel itself has been reused over and over again, making it fairly easy to open without leaving any signs of being touched. With no way to pull the rocket out of the barrel, however, the spies soon realized they had no choice but to get in and do their job inside the barrel. Agents take off their shoes and split into groups, climbing to the bottom of the box using a rope ladder they carry to access the secrets stored inside. The CIA played an important role in stealing Soviet missile technology; Source: WATM Soon, their plans went wrong – the Lunic spacecraft won’t have difficulty reaching through the missile deck it’s located in, but when attempting to penetrate, CIA agents find a small seal. in plastic with engraved Soviet logo. To reach the spacecraft, it was necessary to break the seal, but doing so would almost certainly reveal their interference to Soviet authorities. Soon, calls to CIA parts in the area, and were told that they could re-seal the seal and arrive in time for reassembling and returning rockets in the morning. Although the engine was removed, the pylons as well as the fuel and oxidant tanks remained, providing the CIA with enough information to extrapolate the engine size and the missile’s payload capacity. Once the seal is removed, the Lunic itself has been pulled out, disassembled, and photographed in great detail. The information gathered was not only valuable from a design point of view, it also provided important context with regard to the Soviet missile program. Thanks to the recorded measurements and weights for the payload, the CIA will be able to better understand the telemetry data it collects around each Soviet launch. It is an important intelligence victory for the United States and will continue to shape the plans and policies pertaining to America’s space efforts for many years to come. But getting information is only part of the job. As the moonlight faded, CIA agents working with hand tools and socks ended up reassembling the Lunic and its missile housings, adding seals, removing wire ladders, and fixing the top. of the barrel. By 5 a.m., the original driver was returned his truck and his “cargo”, and he delivered it to the train station in time to deliver the first guard to come to work at 7:00 a.m. . The information gathered from the campaign gave the US a more complete understanding of what the Soviet Union was capable of, allowing the Americans to plan their appropriate efforts. America is no longer active in the dull anxiety of the “Sputnik crisis” without the actual data it needs to substantially assess the situation. It was in that newly found knowledge that America’s future spatial dominance began to sprout. In order to defeat the enemy, it is imperative to know where they are and what they can do… and the CIA has discovered it in the back of a stolen truck. Less than ten years later, the United States came ahead in the space race when the Apollo 11 landed on the Moon just before a Soviet amphibious ship crashed on the other side. More than twenty years later, the Soviet Union collapsed and the Cold War officially ended./.

Mr. Tien Tan, a high-speed train ticket agent in Rach Gia, said many train owners were surprised to see a sudden increase in the number of tourists buying tickets to travel. Tourists wait to board the high-speed train at Rach Gia wharf. Photo: Viet Tuong. “Guests booked tickets to Phu Quoc and Kien Giang islands increased 3 times compared to the year without epidemic diseases. Several years ago, the ideas were often canceled during the holidays, but this year neither side has a surplus ”, said Mr. Tan. A high-speed train agent in Ha Tien said that in Ganh Dau (Phu Quoc) has just opened an entertainment venue, leading to increased demand from tourists. Ms. Thuy Ha (living ward 7, Soc Trang city, Soc Trang province) said that even in the West, none of her family members went to Phu Quoc because the children went to school and her husband worked. Taking advantage of the long holiday, she and her husband and 2 children and father, mother-in-law went to the pearl island to rest. “I have an acquaintance with the train ticket agent in Rach Gia but I contacted for 2 days to get a ticket to Phu Quoc”, Ms. Ha said. The reason is that Ha’s family booked late tickets. The border guards checked the information of passengers on the high-speed train to the islands of Kien Giang province on April 28. Photo: Viet Tuong. Director of the Department of Transport of Kien Giang Le Viet Bac said that when the number of tickets sold increased sharply, the shipping lines automatically increased flights. The trip increase also helps businesses increase revenue after many months of difficult operation because of the disease. According to statistics of the Kien Giang Department of Tourism, in April the total number of tourists visiting Kien Giang was estimated at 517,050 arrivals, increasing many times over the same period in 2020. Of which, 3,641 international visitors; 300,485 visitors to the tourist sites and spots; 204,063 guests staying, total revenue from tourism reached 473.8 billion. Particularly, Phu Quoc has 368,848 tourists visiting, of which 3,476 international visitors. Domestic tourists come back to Phu Quoc a lot when the disease situation in the country is under stable control. Photo: Viet Tuong. Currently, high-speed train tickets from Phu Quoc to Rach Gia and vice versa are from VND 330,000-340,000; Ha Tien – Phu Quoc 230,000-250,000 VND; Rach Gia – Nam Du 230,000 VND, Rach Gia – Hon Son 150,000 VND and Hon Son – Nam Du 80,000 VND. For high-speed ferries, the fare from Rach Gia – Phu Quoc and vice versa is 280,000 VND / person; 5-seater car 1.3 million VND, 7 seats 1,350,000 VND and 16 seats 2 million VND each.

Currently, in Vietnamese enterprises, there is a serious shortage of information technology (IT) human resources. According to a recent survey, in 2019, Vietnam lacks 90,000 IT personnel, by 2020 this number has increased to more than 400,000 and is estimated to fall to around 500,000 people by 2021. Meanwhile, the whole country currently has about 235 universities, 153 IT training schools, every year about 50,000 IT students graduate, of which only 30% can work immediately, 70% have to train additionally. Realizing that the market demand for this workforce is huge, while the supply is increasingly limited, K-Group has signed a contract with NIIT, the world’s leading IT Institute in training and providing public solutions. technology, in order to bring job opportunities as well as personal development to young people and students nationwide in the digital age. In this partnership strategy, K-Group, together with its ecosystem, will coordinate with NIIT to organize courses including: Data Analysis (Data Analytics), details such as: Data Analysis in Excel, Statistics for Analytics, Programming in R, … with Professional Diploma in Data Analytics certification. Internet of Things (Internet of Things) includes the following contents: The IoT Story, IoT Architecture and Core IoT, IoT Security, … with 50 hours of study time with IoT Developer certification. Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence): Classification and Regression Using Supervised Learning, Logic Programing, Natural Language Processing, … with 50 hours of study time and Artificial Intelligence Programmer certification. Blockchain: Blockchain 101, Decentralization, Symmetric Cryptography … with 50-hour study time and Blockchain Developer certification. Mr. Pavitra – Representative of NIIT (India) commented: “NIIT and K-Group both have strengths that can support each other in order to create the best conditions for the development of human resources in the technology industry in Vietnam. . At the same time, this is an important milestone to help us get closer to a large number of students through advanced technologies such as: AI, Blockchain, IoT … and internationally valuable certificates that NIIT provided. This contributes to opening up many opportunities for us to replicate the scale of our training, continuing our mission when entering the digital era in a new era “. As planned, in this May, K-Group and NIIT will organize the first course for students with many preferential policies. Providing students with new experiences and a dynamic learning environment at K-Group. In which, the standard of NIIT’s standardized teaching methods, textbooks and exercises system will be given priority. On this occasion, K-Group and NIIT have a discount of 25% for students when registering before May 10, 2021.

Tourists come to visit Hue heritage on 30/4 Tourists visit Hue Citadel There are 170 passengers on the charter train SE1 Hanoi – Hue to Hue at noon 30/4. After arriving in Hue, the group of tourists visited the Royal Palace, introduced the history and values ​​of architectural heritages, enjoyed some activities to recreate the activities of the Nguyen court. That was the guard change ceremony at Ngo Mon Gate, performing the Hue Royal Court Music at Duyet Thi Duong. The Department of Tourism and the Hue Monuments Conservation Center and the train tourism stimulus coalition have cooperated closely to have a plan to ensure safety against epidemics when organizing a group of tourists charter ships to visit. Hue. Train tourism stimulus program in 2021 with exploration tours, travel experience by train from Hanoi to the Central provinces (Quang Binh-Thua Thien Hue-Da Nang, rent a full train, each trip includes 12 beds, serving more than 300 guests). After the first charter train on the occasion of April 30-May 1, 2021, there will be from 6 to 8 trips held from here to August 2021. Mr. Le Huu Minh, Acting Director of the Department of Tourism of Thua Thien Hue Province, presents flowers to tourists Mr. Truong Quoc Hung, Chairman of the UNESCO Hanoi Travel Club, said: “When we went to Hue, we were instructed on civilized tourism behavior and applied very good anti-epidemic measures, from wearing a mask. page on the use of antiseptic water, the simplification of crowded places This is a good preparation for the Hue tourism industry.I am also happy to join the tour groups of the UNESCO Alliance Tourism companies. to Hue on this occasion./.

Tourists flock to Hue Citadel on the afternoon of April 30. As noted by PV, in addition to the number of tourists traveling from all over Hue, Hue Citadel also welcomes many tourists to visit with family groups and friends. The image of Ngo Mon Gate – Hue Citadel filled with tourists on the afternoon of April 30, 2021 reminds many people of the time when the COVID-19 epidemic did not occur, where every day welcomes more than 10,000 visitors in and abroad to travel. The pictures of tourists like this at Hue Heritage site remind of a time when Hue always welcomed a large number of visitors every day, with the number of tens of thousands of people. According to the TT-Hue Department of Tourism, on April 30, in Hue, about 7,000 people registered to stay when visiting this locality for tourism, the room capacity of accommodation establishments from 3 stars or more reached 85%, private 4-5 star hotel full of rooms. Hue is still considered a safe and friendly destination for sightseeing, tourism and relaxation. It is known that on April 30, Hue has about 7,000 people registered to stay when coming to this locality for tourism. It is known that, on the occasion of April 30 and May 1 this year, the Department of Tourism, Tourism Association of TT-Hue province also cooperated with Hue Monuments Conservation Center and the UNESCO Hanoi Travel Club. work “Welcoming the first group of tourists to Hue under the program to stimulate train tourism in 2021” (Train Charter) on the afternoon of April 30. Leaders of the Tourism Department of TT-Hue welcomed the first group of tourists to Hue under the program “stimulating the demand for train tourism in 2021” on the afternoon of April 30. When visiting Hue Imperial Palace, in addition to hear about the history and value of the architectural heritages, visitors also enjoy some activities to recreate the activities of the Nguyen court such as: Changing guard at Ngo Mon Gate, performing the Hue Royal Court Music at the ancient Duyet Thi Duong theater. Tourists visit Ngu Phung floor in Hue. This is the opening activity for a series of events, festivals associated with the calendar of TT-Hue province in 2021 such as: Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2021, tourism festival chain (Hiphop Festival, Lotus Festival, Festival Lan), Hue Ao Dai Festival, Hue Culinary Festival, 22nd National Film Festival … spread evenly in all times of the year. In addition, the tourism industry of TT-Hue will continue to implement promotional activities, introducing local destinations under the following topics: Hue – a safe and friendly destination, Hue – Festival city, Hue – Food capital, Hue – Ao Dai capital of Vietnam, Hue – the rendezvous point of the Vietnamese film scene to visitors and community domestic and foreign contracts. Tourists visiting Hue Citadel were given souvenirs. Before the complicated development of the COVID-19 epidemic, right after the announcement of the Prime Minister’s Official Letter 541 and Official Letter No. 1343 of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on strengthening the implementation of COVID epidemic prevention and control -19, People’s Committee of TT-Hue province has telegram No. 04 implementing urgent measures to prevent and control COVID-19 epidemics in the area, consistently implementing the motto: “Not extreme, but not subjective in the room. anti-epidemic COVID-19 ”; in order to best protect the health of people and visitors, especially during these big holidays. The tourism industry of TT-Hue has both welcomed visitors and strengthened the implementation of COVID-19 prevention and control. Accordingly, the Department of Tourism of TT-Hue has issued Official Letter No. 396 / SDL-VP requesting tourism businesses in the area to implement some contents to strengthen prevention and fight against epidemics, at the same time, to organize interdisciplinary associations. go to check, remind and guide a number of accommodation establishments and service points to comply with the province’s and tourism’s regulations on epidemic prevention and control. The Department of Tourism and the Hue Monuments Conservation Center and the train tourism stimulus coalition have cooperated closely to have a plan to ensure safety against epidemics when organizing tourists to charter ships to visit Hue and a meeting to welcome the delegation at the Gate of Hue Ngo Mon. On this occasion, the Department of Tourism of TT-Hue issued a Code of Conduct of Civilized Tourism in TT-Hue Province, to be widely publicized on media channels, social networks, to travel agencies and travel agencies. visitors to Hue.

Quang Binh Tourism industry welcomes visitors on the Charter train. This is the second Charter train return to Quang Binh by the Unesco Hanoi Travel Club and the Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company. Train Charter Hanoi – Quang Binh departs from Hanoi Railway Station on the evening of April 29 and arrives in Quang Binh on the morning of April 30, bringing with 250 tourists. In the complicated context of the Covid-19 epidemic, Hanoi Railway Station, Dong Hoi Station, the tour group and the tour guides have strictly followed the rules of disease prevention and control such as: sterilization of the entire train, train stations, passenger cars, wearing masks, hand disinfection when entering the platform and before getting on the car … Tourists strictly follow wearing a mask and check their temperature before visiting Quang Binh. In addition, the tourist attractions have actively coordinated with businesses and travel agencies to coordinate delegations of visitors, limit the concentration of people at the same time, monitor the health of tourists. According to the Department of Tourism, this is a new and unique tourism product, built by the travel agencies of Unesco Hanoi Travel Club to provide visitors with many interesting experiences on new generation carriages.

The “killfie” trend is a problem in India. When traveling, everyone wants to have beautiful pictures to keep memories. However, the habit of taking selfies (selfie) has caused many visitors to fall into danger, even die. The trend of playing with “death” According to the South China Morning Post, only in the first three months of 2021, the Indian nation recorded dozens of deaths while taking selfies. The actual number may be even higher. Of course, the act of taking a selfie, simply understood as taking a picture of yourself, is not the direct cause of death. However, many people, because they want to take unique “selfies” to challenge themselves or live virtual, have come to dangerous places such as crooked cliffs, deserted beaches, on railway tracks, running train roofs or cliffs close to the depths … Just not paying attention or stumbling when posing, these people easily let themselves fall into life-threatening situations. In early April 2021, the city government of Agra (northern India) recorded two teenagers drowning while taking a selfie under a pond. In the state of Orissa (eastern India) has recorded 2 deaths, a 27-year-old woman in Orissa state (eastern India) drowned from slipping while taking a “selfie” at a picnic area. Kaanakund, a 13-year-old student, dies from being caught in high voltage wires while taking a selfie on top of a running train. The image of young people “playing dominant”, like “performing” on the terrain “challenging the death”, although still spread rapidly on the social networks of India, but has no longer received praise. Instead, a small proportion of the Indian people have cheated, criticized and boycotted this trend, calling it “deadly game”. In 2018, the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences announced that from 2011 to 2017, there were about 259 deaths caused by “selfie” in the world, of which there were 159 deaths in India when trying to take selfies. risky. Worth mentioning, this problem not only occurs in India, but also Russia, the US and Pakistan are also “named” in the top list of countries with many “killfie” cases (selfie in dangerous areas. ). Most of the victims drowned, were hit by a train or car, and fell from above. Young males, especially those who love adventure, account for three-quarters of all “killfies” globally. For a unique and strange picture, many people do not care for their lives. According to Indian experts, the trend of “selfie” addiction stems from the development of technology in society. According to data company Statista, India is also the country with the highest rate of smartphone usage in the world, equivalent to about 760 million users in 2021. Worldwide, the number of smartphone users is estimated. the figure could exceed 3.8 billion this year. On the other hand, Ms. Rita Joshi – Professor of Sociology at Delhi University, said: “Selfies make people feel up to the trend when posting on social media and receiving likes. It is the easiest way for young people (India) to connect globally, especially those in the West whose lifestyles they want to emulate. Accordingly, politicians, stars, celebrities in India are also the driving force behind this trend to young people. Think, whether it is a “selfie” photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with world leaders or a “selfie” of Bollywood actors can make millions of fans learn to follow. No one says that “Selfie” is an evil act, but irresponsible “selfie” behavior such as disturbing others, destroying landscapes or endangering yourself, is a worrying phenomenon. Therefore, the authorities in India are also trying to prevent this problem. The launch of the Saftie application (Indraprastha Information Technology Institute – Delhi) was announced, helping to warn users about dangerous “selfie” locations, especially demographics from 19 to 30 years old. And check-in at the “cliff of death” in Ma Pi Leng, Ha Giang. On the community side, we can mention the “SelfieToDieFor” movement of a digital marketing entrepreneur launched to raise awareness of people about the “killfie” and a series of websites that broadcast warning videos about consequences of risky selfie behavior. On the government side, the police of Mumbai city and the state of Goa have created selfie-free zones around famous beaches. The Indian Railway Minister also publicly advised young people to avoid “taking selfies” on railway tracks or while performing stunts. Accordingly, the Railway Center shared #SelfieSafety tips; and the Railroad Guard announced sanctions for deliberate “selfie” risky cases. The “check-in” adventure of Vietnamese people The trend of taking photos, filming themselves in dangerous places, anyone watching must be shocked, in order to “live virtual” and seek popularity on social networks, has appeared in our country for many years. Now, especially for adventurous people who like high altitude. On social networks with the largest number of users in Vietnam such as Facebook, Youtube, Tik Tok, … it is not difficult to find photos and clips recording the “death challenge” of Vietnamese young people on skyscrapers, tower tops, steep passes, cliffs,…. without any protection whatsoever. In January 2021, a young man climbed to the “death cliff” of Lai Lung on Ma Pi Leng Pass in Ha Giang to take a careless photo and slipped and fell down a cliff. Shortly thereafter, the local government temporarily banned visitors to this area until it was safe to take. However, contrary to the conventional thinking that dangerous points should be avoided, many online forums still “whisper” to each other, certain invitations must come to “check-in” at this destination to “prove the version. domains “or” overcoming fear “. Near this point, a similar incident happened in the town of Sa Pa (Lao Cai), where a young man fell from the roof to the ground and died while filming a video on the roof of another person. It is known that the victim is a quite popular Tiktok user with more than 140,000 followers. Of course, there are still many such cases in recent years as the society develops, more and more young people own new smartphones, the shooting function is impeccable. . Worth mentioning, despite being warned of danger, many young people are still like “I burned my body into the fire”, absolutely must find all ways to perform stunts to receive “heart drop” turns, ” button like “,” view “of the online community. It is impossible to completely blame technology but the honor of virtual values, or the “virtual life” disease of a part of Vietnamese, is the source of misconceptions and behavior regardless of the network to get the “splash shot”. Worth mentioning, this “killfie” trend which has been very popular in the world has actually “imported” into Vietnamese life for many years. In 2018, many online forums passed each other a clip of three young men climbing onto the roof of a 38-storey building (believed to be in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City) to “take a selfie” and film. There is a scene of these young people standing close to the edge of the house and using selfie sticks to take pictures without any protective gear, just losing their feet can fall. Until now, “killfie” is still a trend of young people, potentially many risks of death. So is awareness warning enough?

Today’s countryside is really bustling with the life circuit interwoven with city and city, so do not drive across the para area of ​​An Trach that remains as intact as the land for a long time. An Trach dam is only ten or fifteen minutes away by motorbike from the city center. An Trach dam is like a train From March onwards to May, the dam to welcome water back home is also the season for fish spawning. Sardines come upstream to the waterfall, the fish that has white skin sparkling with silver scales during the breeding season, the fish secreting its scales has a characteristic fish smell that can be named “sardines smell”. The smell of sardines, yes, the smell of sardines in the dam’s steam during fish hunting season. Not fishing, but “hunting” sardines. In this hunting season, standing on the dam, you will see small boats with “good” nets handle both skillfully stepping the boat upstream, while dropping hunting nets in the fast, intense and blue water. a green color. The fisherman and the boat look like a leaf from the dam, the figurines rotate sideways while you keep balance on the dam surface to hear the water rumbling under your feet, spraying white steam like pulling The boat was rushing through the ferocious water. If you wait like that in the afternoon, you will be compensated. The old fishermen will let the boat dock and you go down the riverbank from the top of the dam, towards Hoa Tien. The fruits of an afternoon of labor are herds of sardines that are heavy with eggs, silvery light, splashed with sparkling scales, fish are one batch, fins and tails are golden, and their backs are silvery. Herds of sardines weigh in eggs, silvery light, fluttering with sparkling scales, fish in a batch, fins and tails golden light, silver backs Sea sardines follow the water upstream into the river to spawn, on the way to jump the fish eggs have kept enough fresh water. The Yen River sardines will be different from sardines from the sea, the meat is sweeter, and the smell of sardines is more concentrated. To change the crispy fried dish that is not suitable for a hot day, finely ground sardines to make a cha dish is also very delicious. The fish horizontal blender cut open the intestines and removed the scales, micro. If you want to taste good, add a little fat or not, marinate onion, garlic, pepper, a little fish sauce, compress each spoon and then fry you will have a sweet sardines cake with fresh taste. Grilled fish cake dish can be prepared to make enough dishes for frozen use. I remember the fish ball dish that I had enjoyed at Hon Kem Da Stop, also a heavenly dish for the people of Binh Yen village on both sides of the Thu Bon river. Grouper only come to the river to spawn in December to February. Stretching across our homeland, each river carries an identity, a mark that every time it comes, leaves an indelible mark. The weather is on very hot days, my sister reminded me, the Yen river sardines season, listening and excited, is to imagine the silhouettes of old fishermen in the afternoon river, kicking their nets and waiting for fish balls. Silver, the first water is always splashed with white foam and still cannot shine as beautiful as the sea fish.

Similarly, this unit also designed the program “1 day explore Hai Phong” for tourists from localities such as Hanoi, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh … Visitors will take the train to Hai Phong, visit port city and enjoy the street food of Hai Phong such as: coconut milk coffee, pickled coconut, spicy bread, crab cake, snails, price … or take a walk on Tam Bac pedestrian street, visit big bridges of Hai Phong and witness the bustling atmosphere on the harbor at night … Travel companies in Hai Phong target specific groups to have suitable tourism products Mr. Luu Hoang Diep, Director of S9 Travel Company, said: Due to the influence of Covid-19 epidemic, the fear of epidemic diseases of tourists forces travel and tourism businesses to change to adapt. The company has created more short-term programs, not focusing on travel combo packages anymore, but building cultural experience programs. “The company does not sell to large groups of customers, but for each family, change means of transportation, change the way of travel, change the way of doing. Previously, referring to Hai Phong was thinking of association tourism. conferences, seminars, swimming, now direct customers to products associated with the marine landscape.When they change their mindset and outlook, they will be able to create new programs, approach customer groups to bring them. about “- said Mr. Luu Hoang Diep. Diversifying tourism products but not massively, but targeting specific groups of customers, many tourism businesses in Hai Phong are succeeding with this approach. Especially, with the trend of tourists often traveling with family or small groups and using high-end services; Restaurants and hotels in Hai Phong have offered many attractive combos. Ms. Nguyen Bich Dung, Sales Manager of Flamingo Cat Ba (Hai Phong) said: “In response to the tourism stimulus program in Hai Phong, we immediately deployed resort packages with extremely attractive prices, like packages accommodation services with seminars; resort packages on weekends, guests only pay the cost of accommodation and are given unlimited utility services … Quickly adapt to new conditions Flamingo Cat Ba has welcomed a large number of tourists during Tet and weekends with a frequency of 400-500 passengers / day “. With many attractive stimulus packages, tourism and resort businesses in Hai Phong attract many tourists Not only changing the way of approaching customers and product specifics to suit new tourism trends, businesses also have a close linkage, cooperation for mutual development. Restaurants and hotels in Hai Phong offer many service packages for travel and sell only to travel companies. It is a commitment to accompany and overcome difficulties together after the pandemic of travel agencies and accommodation businesses. The Hai Phong Tourism Association also plays the role of connecting travel agencies in Hai Phong and other localities to promote and stimulate tourism demand. Mr. Hoang Tuan Anh, Vice Chairman of Hai Phong Tourism Association said: “The Tourism Association also mobilizes units to continue building new tourism products, combining new points and routes in the city. and the surrounding areas, with premium service and combined with airlines.From 28/3, a series of routes are re-operated by airlines, this is also a very good condition to combine Businesses are also more prepared for product packages for the summer tourism season. Hai Phong will hold the Red Phoenix Flower Festival on May 11-13, 2021, one of the major events to promote the image of the city and stimulate tourism. In 2021, Hai Phong strives to welcome 9.5 million visitors. To attract tourists and promote the image of the city, from May 11-13, Hai Phong city will hold the Hai Phong Red Phoenix Flower Festival with the theme “Hai Phong – A successful destination”. At this event, the Hai Phong Tourism Association will host a number of large regional events, such as the Northern Coastal Travel Fair, the Hai Phong Chef Competition, and the Wine Festival. .. Along with that, localities with strong tourism strengths of Hai Phong also organize many tourism promotion programs such as: “Do Son – Color of the Sea 2021” Tourism Festival, program Opening of Cat Ba tourism (scheduled to take place on April 30, next May).

Indeed, before high-speed trains came into existence, there was a time when overnight trains were popular across Japan. The elite in this country as well as tourists love to enjoy the overnight trip on the comfortable and luxurious ships. It was still dark when stepping on the train, but when you woke up, you were able to breathe the air in a faraway place. However, today, because of the busy life that people often choose short flights or buses to travel instead of spending nights as before. That is the reason why “overnight train” is almost “dead” in Japan. According to Japan Guide, by 2016, only the Sunrise Express (roughly translated: Sunrise Express Train) is still absorbed in ice in the night, until the sun rises, passengers wake up, the train will just enter the station. . And now, it becomes “fun” for tourists who want to explore the country of the rising sun in a special way. Take a look at the photos inside the only overnight train in Japan – Sunrise Express to see that Japan’s speed of growth is not only about technology, but it also affects the level of comfort in The lives of people and trains are a vivid example of convenience. Born in 1998, the Sunrise Express is the only remaining “overnight” train line in Japan. The ship is 23 years old, with a simple appearance but always kept clean and shiny. Sunrise Express consists of 14 cars running from Tokyo Station, but to Okayama Station it will be split into 2 small trains, 7 cars each. These are Sunrise Seto and Sunrise Izumo. The Sunrise Seto train runs back to Takamatsu, while its “twin sister” – the Sunrise Izumo – runs towards Izumoshi. On the return journey, the two groups still run separately until they meet again at the intersection of Okayama, they will “become one” and head towards Tokyo. Train runs every night from Tokyo at 10 pm, reaching Takamatsu at 7:27 am and Izumoshi at 9:58 am. Unlike other trains, Sunrise Express has 6 different room types. Single Deluxe or Grade A is a cozy first-class room for 1 person. Inside there is a table, a chair, and a small sink beside the bed. The room also has a lighting control panel, radio, slippers, bathrobe and toiletries. In addition to these utilities, you can also take a free bath on the train. This type of room will help you feel like you are in a clean, comfortable hotel. You can also admire the beautiful scenery through the large window on the train. In class 2, there are 4 types of rooms including: Sunrise Twin, Single Twin, Single and Solo. These rooms are suitable for 1 or 2 people. Although they are class 2, that doesn’t mean they’re any worse than first class. The 4 types of Grade B rooms all have secure doors and are secluded from the outside creating a private and convenient atmosphere. The last type of room is the Nobinobi sleeping area. This is a space like a dorm room, passengers sleep together on hard beds separated by small wooden walls, with windows to see the outside landscape. Nobinobi does not have a private bathroom, but passengers can purchase services to use the public bath within 6 minutes. On the Sunrise train there is also a tidy dining room, vending machine, smoking area … there is also a special train car with a private entrance for a wheelchair. In addition, every train car has a classic beauty and is extremely clean. Source: BS

Now when it comes to traveling abroad, everyone’s preferred means of transportation is definitely airplanes, but even though the types of transportation are becoming more and more complete, trains are still the first choice for many people to go out. Many people want to see the scenery along the way during the journey, and the train speeding past the window can satisfy many people’s needs. In fact, many countries can be reached by train directly when traveling abroad. The following 4 countries can be reached directly by train. In fact, a popular country is expected, not Vietnam and Russia.

North Korea-Pyongyang

Our country now has two direct trains to North Korea, K27 and 95. In fact, the 95th train is very convenient. It departs every day. The environment in the carriage is also quite good. It only takes about 5 hours to reach Pyongyang. The K27 train takes about 26 hours to reach Pyongyang. Generally, the Chinese trains on Monday and Thursday, and the North Korean trains on Wednesday and Saturday. If you take this train, you can not only enjoy the scenery in North Korea, but also experience the feeling of riding a North Korean train.

Mongolia-Ulaanbaatar

From Beijing, you can take the K3 and K23 trains that go directly to Mongolia. However, under normal circumstances, you can only buy tickets for the K23 train, but there is not much difference. Like going to North Korea, Chinese and Mongolian trains operate staggered, but the comfort level of our trains will be higher. However, the flight attendants on the train are a major attraction. They are all beauties from Mongolia, very seductive.

Kazakhstan-Almaty

From my country’s Xinjiang, you can take the K9795 (9796) train that goes directly to Kazakhstan. The experience of sitting on the train is quite comfortable. Not only is there only a soft sleeper in the train, but there is no need to change trains regardless of exit or entry. The fare of this train is very conscientious. The full 26-hour soft sleeper only costs 251 yuan.

If you ride in this car, you can really feel what kind of scene is described in the ancient poem “the desert is lonely and the smoke is straight, and the river is sunset.” Not only can you see the boundless desert and Gobi, but you can also see the peculiar landscape of half a lake and half a desert. If you have completed the visa application and want to buy a ticket, you can go to the sales office of the Asia-Europe Hotel in Urumqi South Railway Station to buy it.

Thailand

Thailand is a very popular tourist country for Chinese tourists, and there are countless tourists who fly to Thailand each year. In the near future, you can also take a train to Thailand. In 2017, the China-Thailand railway project was officially launched, and it is expected to be completed and opened to traffic in 2021. In this way, the wish of visiting Kunming in the morning and wandering in Bangkok in the afternoon can be realized! Therefore, this train is also a highly anticipated existence.

There are thousands of ways to travel, don’t stick to one way. I don’t know the above 4 trains that can go directly to foreign countries. Do you have any expectations?

The competition authorities of the European Union have imposed a fine of around 48 million euros on Deutsche Bahn. The background is violations of European antitrust law, as announced by the EU Commission. In addition to Deutsche Bahn, the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer belges (SNCB) are also affected. “The companies were involved in a cartel in which the division of customers was concerned,” announced the EU Commission. The companies had admitted their participation in the cartel. Specifically, it was about freight traffic on certain railway corridors.

Agreements between three railway companies

The Commission’s investigation showed that the three companies illegally exchanged customer inquiries and provided each other with higher price offers. There were corresponding agreements between 2008 and 2014. Deutsche Bahn emphasized that the customers had not suffered any economic disadvantages. According to the Commission, the Austrians were completely waived their fine of 37 million euros under the leniency program. Deutsche Bahn and SNCB also benefited from discounts because of their cooperation with the competition authorities in the investigation. The SNCB, for example, would have to pay a fine of 270,000 euros in the end.

The federal government is facing an agreement with the EU on rail aid

The negotiations with Brussels over billions in federal aid for the railways seem to be about to reach an agreement: According to a letter from the federal government’s rail commissioner, Enak Ferlemann, the negotiations between Germany and the EU Commission are on the home straight. The letter from Ferlemann to members of the Bundestag says that one is in constructive talks with the commission about a building block system for both the railway company and the industry as a whole. According to this, a core element is that the fees for track use are almost completely waived for all railway companies. This should apply retrospectively from March 2020 to the end of 2021. In addition, the federal government can step in for the failed dividend of the Deutsche Bahn of 650 million euros this year and possibly also next year, which would have flowed back to the network subsidiary of the state company together with federal funds. There could also be disaster aid for the group during the pandemic.

Objections of the EU Commission

Actually, the Bund had the ailing Deutsche Bahn in the Corona crisis an equity injection of five billion euros has been promised. However, this encountered resistance from competitors and the EU Commission. Therefore, according to Ferlemann’s letter, the entire sector should benefit from aid. In freight transport, for example, Deutsche Bahn only has a market share of less than 50 percent, in local transport of around 70 percent. For the state company, this could mean support, according to estimates from industry circles, of up to four billion euros, since the infrastructure with the network is in the hands of the company.

do you remember

Travel was once a “slow” thing

Unavoidably spend a long time on the road

There are endless scenery outside the car window

There is endless chatter in the carriage

Recently, “train travel” frantically swept the screen on Xiaohongshu

Many routes are popular

Just lazily lying on the train bed

Looking at the beautiful scenery outside the window, it keeps flying away

Is enough to make people feel extremely comfortable and satisfying

——Obviously, high-speed rail and airplanes can reach their destinations in a blink of an eye

Why “train travel” is enduring

Even more prosperous?

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger Planet Travel Xiaojiang

Probably because

Traveling is not about filling all the time with attractions

But to experience the state of being “on the road”

Slow train

It allows us to experience the journey bit by bit

Calmly enjoy the scenery on the way

It’s even worth making a special trip for the train

Lijiang-Dali

Private box to enjoy Erhai Lake exclusively

Dali Erhai Lake is sparkling

The magnificent rooms of Lijiang Mufu Palace

Xizhou wheat waves sway in the wind…

Take a trip to Dali Erhai Lake and Lijiang Ancient Town

Has long been a must-have item for travel to Yunnan

But travel by train

But it’s a new way to open

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger Fang Qikiki

See the following scene

You will understand why this train is all over the little red book:

In the sleeping box

Eating snacks and listening to the song

The bright sunshine on the plateau poured in through the windows

Slowly crossing the blue Erhai Lake…

The road is so uncomfortable

The scenery is beautiful

Ranked in the most enjoyable train journey in the country

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger photography Chill

This is a train route between Lijiang and Dali

The most enjoyable way

There is nothing more than the “mobile sea view double room”

Only 300 yuan

You can buy tickets for the “soft private room for one person”

You can lie down and enjoy the scenery of Erhai Lake in Dali (depending on the direction)

There is a 1.5-meter large bed and a small bed

Easily accommodate 3 adults

Can take the artificial passage

Get on the bus with 1 person and 2 people

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger Fang Qikiki

Private rooms can be locked

No one will come to round or disturb on the way

The facilities are quite complete and the details are considerate

Like exquisite bedside tables and table lamps

Knob-type adjustable box music volume

It’s almost as good as a five-star hotel

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger photographer Chill

What’s more surprising is

The bar on the train is very atmospheric

Comes with a KTV with light effects and complete audio

There is even a piano

Play a song or sing

Communicate with people who have never met through music

I don’t know, I thought I went to a cool hostel

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger Yang

The ancient city of Dali and Lijiang

You probably can already hear the wonderful drum music

Because the crew on this train are all talented

They will come to a performance for every traveller

The whole journey is full of joy

And even if you only take a hard seat

I can also experience the style of this train very well

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger Yang

Except this route

There are many equally wonderful train travel notes on Xiaohongshu

Don’t miss the following

Harbin-Haikou

From winter to summer in 2 days

Z114 is a train route that runs through China’s north and south

You can travel through the heat and cold in one journey

“Go and stop” along the whole line

Enough to see the north and south characteristics

46 hours drive

From Harbin West Station to Haikou Station

From the snow world to the tropical kingdom

Is the most unique experience on this train

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger Dayao’s travel strategy

If you choose to go from Harbin Start the journey

You can see Hagia Sophia

A gorgeous spherical dome covered with white snow

Or “splash water into ice” in the snow

Feel the unique romance of midwinter

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger Snow Fanxing

As the train goes south

Walked through Shenyang, Changchun, Tianjin…

You will see the heavy snow disappeared

Ice lake “thawed”

The countryside is no longer bare

The style of the village has also become more “ink and wash”

You know you have come to the south

The huge difference in this natural landscape

Derived from the temperate monsoon climate

Transition to subtropical monsoon climate

Even in winter

The hilly area in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River is wetter than the north

The mountain forest still has a lot of greenery

Picture from Xiaohongshu blogger don’t know what the name is, no name

Continue south

The sun began to become bright and violent

Not only is the air no longer dry and cold

Even full of dampness and warmth

This is Lingnan

in Xuwen, Zhanjiang, Guangdong get off

Zhanjiang caught fire by last year’s web drama “The Hidden Corner”

It has become a must-see place for many people

Here you can appreciate the tropical style of the coastal city:

“Pineapple Sea” like a palette

Chikan Old Street, full of western style of commercial port

And China’s largest volcanic island: Naozhou Island

All brilliant

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger, walking slowly on the 11th road

Xu Wen from Zhanjiang got on the bus again

Go to Hainan Haikou

The train will be “decomposed” in sections

Pushed onto the railway trestle bridge by the traction locomotive

Then enter the cabin

Cross the sea from this

Is a real “sea train”

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger who is dedicated to travel ^_^

If there is not enough time for a long train journey

The following short-distance boutique train routes

Can get rich fun

Maybe it suits you well

Qinghai Chaka Salt Lake Train

Driving “in the sky”

Qinghai Chaka Salt Lake Known as “Mirror of the Sky”

Pure landscape

It’s a blockbuster when you shoot

When the light, water volume, and wind conditions are right

The surface of the lake is particularly smooth and reflective

Like a huge mirror

This is due to the high salt content in the lake

And deposited evenly at the bottom of the lake

Make the depth of the lake even

Crystalline salt grains are almost white

The reflection effect is stronger than ordinary lake water

Coupled with the high concentration of salt, the surface tension of the lake water is stronger

The breeze does not easily disturb the water surface

The lake surface is more “smooth”

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger Liao Dacongcong

Chaka Salt Lake is easy to mine

Has a history of more than 3,000 years

But until the 1950s

Still mainly rely on manual mining

Human digging, hand pushing, camel transportation, etc.

Until the 70s

Chaka Salt Factory designed a cutter suction salt mining ship by itself

Railroad tracks all over the salt lake now

Is an important tool used to transport salt

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger Mimi in April

Nowadays, the “little train” of Caka Salt Lake is reviving

Busyly go deep into the lake from the outer edge every day

Not for transporting salt

Instead, it provides visitors with a novel and beautiful sightseeing experience:

The boundary between the world and the earth is inseparable

A symmetrical vast landscape

As the train moves slowly

It’s constantly changing in sight, and it’s extraordinarily graceful

Got off the train and walked along the passage

You can walk into the lake to play

Shoot pure scenery and your own reflection

Pictured from the little red book blogger’s travel food vest

After experiencing the wonders of “Mirror of the Sky”

You can also visit the mechanized salt mining operation

Night view of the stars

And admire various salt sculptures in the sculpture area

Sichuan Jiayang Train

Travel through the steam age in one second

Jiayang Mining Area in Qianwei County, Leshan City Located in southern Sichuan

Every day I hear the whistle of “Woo——Woo——”

Known as “living fossil of the industrial revolution”

Powered by burning coal to generate steam

Jiayang Train

Still running

Whenever spring comes

Dark-colored, metallic train

Walk through the golden rapeseed flowers

White steam

Will attract countless photography enthusiasts to set up long guns and short guns

“Catch” this train bound for spring

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger Yan teacher

Jiayang Little Train is part of Jiayang National Mine Park

The coal mines here have a history of more than 80 years

The small train was originally built for passenger and freight transportation in the mining industry

Now developed as a tourism project

The itinerary is from Yuejin Station to Bajiaogou

The rapeseed dam in the middle is a great viewing spot for the flower field

During the flowering season, how to shoot how beautiful

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger YIYI’s notes

The end of the little train is Bajiaogou, an ancient industrial town

Folk houses, restaurants, grocery stores, and performance plazas are all available

Mainly rely on train to get in and out

Inconvenient transportation to the outside world

Able to retain a large number of Soviet and English buildings

Coming here is like traveling back to the last century

Here is the only real sightseeing coal mine Huangcun Well in the country

Can in-depth understanding of mining operations and environment

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger YIYI’s notes

Along the railway, the mountains and flowers are blooming

Mottled buildings, mines

There are traces of the struggle of coal miners

From time to time a few plumes of smoke rise

The train wheels collided with the sleeper rails

The siren resounded across the mountains

It’s like a paradise where time stays

Guangdong Yingde Train

Shuttle on the lotus pond

Karst landforms in southern my country

Largely distributed in Guangxi, Guizhou, Chongqing

Such as Guilin Landscape, Wulong Tiankeng, Xingyi Wanfeng Forest, etc.

They are all familiar karst landscapes

But Guangdong actually hides a very small karst peak forest

That is Yingxi Peak Forest in Yingde, Qingyuan, Guangdong

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger Zhu Mini Claire

There is a lush karst landscape here

If you want to see this style

Can visit Yingde Fenglin Town

Surrounded by these mountains

Take a very interesting little train

Walking through the lake

Feel the beauty of natural landscape

Is quite a unique experience

Pictured from Xiaohongshu blogger Sharon.S

Except for the Peak Forest

You can also explore karst caves when you come to Yingde

The fairyland of the cave next to the Fenglin town of Yingde

There is an underground river passing through the hole

Feasible on board

Baojing Palace near Yingde City

There are magnificent caves

Strange shapes

At the moment when everything is “fast”

The “slowness” of the train seems counterintuitive

However, this gap

Maybe it is to help us get out of the big environment

Re-examine the opportunity to travel and invest in life

May Day holiday is coming soon

Why not take this opportunity

What about a train journey that is both classic and novel?

Don’t say anything, go grab the ticket!

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In your mind, what is train travel like?

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Yet we kept growing up like blowing. Yet, we kept singing and singing, bringing with them our dreams of dedicating our youth to our homeland and the country. I came from Phu Tho hometown to Hanoi to study at a pedagogical college. He is from Hai Duong, an air defense army station, stationed on Yen Bai. Illustrations: QUANG CUONG. We met on a night train. Later he kept teasing me: “That train was a storm train, also a train of destiny”. Our daughters got up from Hanoi station, so they have decent seats. The more you went back and forth, the more crowded the ship was, because the ladies who were traveling in business loaded the goods with them. The wagon is packed with people and sacks like a mortar. Arriving at Huong Canh station, someone was seated on the roof of the train. He and his friend, two soldiers in blue, climbed through the window of the train, just as the train jerked, shifting gear. So the two of them fell right into our group of girls. All the beautiful and fresh mouths every day suddenly became twisted and screamed. He and his friends were in a panic, always saying “sorry, sorry”, hands and back turned around the swollen toad backpack. How sweet is it, his hand reaches my chest. I cowered, my face was as red as the flag color. He does not seem to know anything, asking permission to put his backpack under my seat and ask for permission to stand next to me, close to my knees. It was dark, and the light on the ceiling of the car was pale yellow, radiating an insufficient light out of the mesh surrounding it … The bumps, when strong when the train shook, sometimes lightly when the train shook, kept making my legs numb. Then the smell of a man, the smell that I have not known before, it lingers around my head around my chest. It smells of smoke, it smells of honey, it smells like a chick … I swallowed hard, turned to face the window of the train, mumbled idle songs … He asked me about my hometown, studying onions, brothers in the house … I kept answering like a machine. It even seemed like giving the lesson in an interview with the teacher of the subject “Teaching Method”. We broke up at Vu On station, I got off the train to return to my hometown, and he continued on to the unit. Back then, there were cell phones like now. Just keep in mind each other’s home address and inbox. Even though it is strange, everyone and even I used to tell the truth about where I came from when I first got acquainted. But somehow that day, I “confessed” to him. Is he a soldier like my father. The soldier is easy to make people believe! Then two years of correspondence and travel, I finished the program for three years and graduated. Thinking that the teacher loves the soldier, what’s the point? That is the model of the future family of many people desire. Especially when the lyrics of the song say: “… Fire you up on the high hill, hitting the American enemy’s head / the pulpit in the deep underground, you are also a soldier …” really touched our hearts. Even though the US and Vietnam have normalized their diplomatic relations two years ago when I graduated. But who expected, it was the character of the soldiers in a battle that almost broke us. My father, who was a senior officer in the military army, definitely did not marry a girl to someone that far away! That day going back from Phu Tho to Hai Duong was determined. Dad said, the bridge is so deep, it looks like you have lost your daughter? He gave birth to him, an officer commanding a commando company, with medals filled with drawers, fiercely demanding that he marry in his hometown, because he is the eldest son, and is the head of a large surname. Wives from the same hometown and farming can easily take care of the important affairs of the lineages and the family. He brought me back to the countryside under their cold glances. I brought him back to his hometown in consideration of the neighbors. Three years passed, we tried to persuade, but not shake the children. Sometimes we think that, if we just stay together, have a baby, then our grandparents and grandchildren will accept it. But that day, the story of unmarried but having a baby is a terrible incident. I am a teacher again! I teach in Viet Tri city. He seldom returns to his hometown. Every time he takes a vacation or takes time to take advantage of, he jumps the train from Yen Bai to school to visit me. Every time he comes back, he always has a few wild banana flowers on his backpack. The flowers were bright red as flag colors, arrogant. The banana flower is put in a jar of clean, fresh water for up to three or four weeks. Surely, he wanted to tell me about the iron, or the freshness of his love for me. When I received flowers, I kept thinking about the color of my face on the train when he got the right chest, so my face was always blushing like the color of the flag … The day I was at the pedagogical school in Hanoi, I saw my room decoration With wild banana flowers, many of the classmates kept laughing … The capital lacked anything beautiful, but played banana flowers, and the forest was there. I just laughed, the more he loved him to cherish and preserve flowers on those bustling ships! Seeing me frown because I’m worried about the future, my mother loves me very much. At one point, I overheard my mother say to my father: “I should relax with you, sometimes!”. Ba said sharply: “It cannot be! The soldier must be decisive. That is the way to win the enemy!”. Mother whispered: “Well, you should watch it again. In the past, you firmly fought the US, now the state has established a new relationship with America … But this is my daughter, is the enemy invading?” where?”. Three silently did not say anything more. At his house, his teacher insisted on not visiting my house, even though he pleaded five times seven times. Then it was the determination of his teacher that made my father feel narcissistic. He said to my mother: “You see, they have been together for five or six years, but their family doesn’t care about your children. If you leave your children in the house so contemptuously, will you be happy? ”Hearing Dad say that, I was happy silently, so he also had a certain change. On his side, he once threatened: – I do not agree to let us get married, I will go out to the army! – Huh, the soldier’s son, has soldier’s personality. You leave the army, you know what to do? – I wear you, I go to work abroad or I go to the South to do business. – Hmm, just take it slowly! As a soldier, you have to know how to calculate it later! He said, so he also somewhat went into the water! I believe you, even if you tell me to please, I still believe. My belief is still like the first day I met you on that stormy ship! The two former officers kept tense together like that, forcing new-era officers to have a righteous opinion. He also wore the rank of lieutenant. He told me very firmly but with a humorous voice: – Honey, we love each other for a long time, waiting for the two leaders of the two families to be less determined, we will miss our youth. The law of our country does not require two people to register their marriage with witnesses! There is also no rule that a married couple must have the full two surnames! We go to the People’s Committee of the ward where you teach and register your marriage. I asked the unit to go back to my school, we get married at school! Before organizing, we go back to our hometown to report to the heads, as it is already done! I agree with you! Of course I follow you. Holding the marriage registration form in hand, I went back to my hometown to go to my parents. My dad snickered, huffed for an hour, then turned to hissing at once at three pipe tobacco. Later, I heard the story of him, when he brought a marriage certificate back to his mother. His teacher tightened his mouth to hear everything he said, then uttered two words “you are good!”. Our wedding took place two weeks later. The skillful teachers have made the school hall bright. The young soldiers with words made the atmosphere of the wedding surprisingly youthful. My parents and his teacher also invited some family representatives to come to us. Looking at my young mother in an ao dai, standing next to the girls, the uncle was originally a retired school teacher and I almost didn’t recognize my mother. The most funny thing is that my mother kept saying to the uncles and aunts: “Well, God will not bear the earth, and the earth will suffer, grandparents!”. The two “heads” are our two fathers solemnly in white uniforms, with full trophies. Handshake hands, mouth to greet the guests, but when looking at each other, he is still afraid. Our wedding is definitely not like any wedding. That difference, perhaps only I have. These flowers are decorated from outside the school gate to the school, and are wild banana flowers. The young soldiers and his friends must have been doing a great job fetching flowers for the past few days. The jars, vases, the jars, the systems, the five flowers, the place where the flowers are, the place seven flowers … raced as if overflowing to welcome guests. The wild banana flowers were red like the colors of flags, red as if they were drawn from the trunk of the tree, but red. Leaning postures, straight postures … all exuding resilience and drasticness. The resilience and drasticness of the soldier in difficult places. And the flower color exuded the freshness and stability like a soldier’s soul and will. The flower body is sturdy, straightforward, but the petals spread out are both soft and tolerant … I was happy, thinking about the days to come, I will be attached to three soldiers who are tough, straightforward, and soft like the wild flowers burning in the color of flags, flying in front of me …

After many months of closing due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, Ha Long tourism is gradually recovering to reopen its doors. A series of tourism stimulus packages have been activated by Quang Ninh province with the desire to welcome about 10 million visitors this year, but the number of visitors coming to Ha Long is still moderate and showing signs of slack. Present at Ha Long International Passenger Port on the morning of April 10, the reporter Tien Phong noted the deserted and lonely images at this port. Inside, the ticketing area is not for tourists, just whispering loudly and loudly by the free staff to chat. At the pier, hundreds of cruise ships are lying dormant by the wharf These are rare images of Ha Long tourism before the pandemic occurs “We are dying, dying to wait for customers. Not running the train, but we still have to operate, repair and maintain the ship. Bank interest is still payable every month. Rice still has to eat but tau cannot run”, said a ship owner anchored at the port boredly Ha Long international passenger ship port is good on weekends (April 10). In particular, many moored ships are deteriorating due to not being operated and maintained periodically On the shore, the restaurant is closed, there is no longer the bustle and excitement of the busiest neighborhood in Ha Long At 8:00 am on weekends, there are no passersby on Ha Long and Bai Chay streets Ha Long Sun World, the best entertainment area, only holds a few hundred guests Restaurants and eateries also reopened, but only shop owners and staff wait for customers Tuan Chau international passenger ship is in the same situation. The yard is only full of private cars, of which more than half are cars of staff working at the port Train owners and ticket brokers gather and chat in the waiting room area The instructor dejectedly sat with her face down on the desk At the wharf, a group of tourists took the highway to Co To. The boat visiting the bay was still damp because there were no visitors.

German National Railway Company Deutsche Bahn (DB) high-speed train at the station in Munich, Germany, February 10, 2020. Photo: AFP / VNA The joint announcement stated that the BDL and DB aim to attract about 4.3 million passengers shifting from air to rail for domestic travel in the medium term. The program will also seek to increase the number of trains connecting to international flights, make the transfer between aircraft and train travel easier, and shorten the transit time by mid-rail. major cities of Germany. Through this partnership, the BDL and DB hope that CO2 emissions from Germany’s domestic air traffic can be reduced by a sixth. According to the German Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, the country’s transport sector emissions in 2020 will decrease by 11.4% year-on-year, mainly due to the low Use a car more – especially for long-distance journeys – in the first blockade. The ministry noted that the COVID-19 pandemic also had a significant impact on Germany’s domestic aviation industry. By 2020, the CO2 generated by the sector is 60% less than the year before, thanks to travel warnings, blockades and canceled vacations. The German government is aiming to reduce emissions in the transport sector by almost 42% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.

According to Mr. Vu Anh Minh, Chairman of Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR), when transferring to the State Capital Management Committee at enterprises, the industry is still tasked with operating and exploiting the entire structural system. railway infrastructure. But the railway infrastructure is under the management of the Ministry of Transport, which leads to a situation of “head going, feet remaining”. Use maintenance money According to previous regulations, at the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Transport carried out the assignment of the budget capital estimates to the VNR. After that, the unit will place an order for public services with 20 affiliated companies to perform the railway maintenance. On December 31st, the company organized to take over and check assets to continue the maintenance cycle of next year. From 2019, VNR transferred to the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises, no longer under the Ministry of Transport, so this ministry did not continue to assign capital to non-industry units. Therefore, in 2020, VNR once called for help because it was not assigned capital. Then, based on the resolution of the Government, the Ministry of Transport temporarily assigns capital to VNR to carry out the maintenance. However, by 2021, the plan to assign VND 2,800 billion to any maintenance unit has not been removed. The reason is that the project on management, use and exploitation of national railway infrastructure assets made by the Ministry of Transport has not been approved after many submission to the Prime Minister because of differences in opinion. Specifically, the Ministry of Justice believes that the fact that the Ministry of Transport assigns the maintenance cost estimates to the VNR for implementation is not contrary to the current law. At the same time, there is no need to go through unnecessary intermediaries, slow down the progress of the mission, directly affect the safety of the train. “If assigned to the Railway Bureau, there will be many problems such as inconsistent with the Law on Railways …” – The Ministry of Justice stated. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Finance believes that the assignment of budget estimates for railway management and maintenance to VNR is not in accordance with the provisions of the State Budget Law in Clause 1, Article 49. On this basis, the Ministry of Transport proposed the Government to hand over money for railway maintenance to the Railway Administration, and then return it to the VNR according to the comments of the Ministry of Finance. However, VNR does not agree with this plan. The profit that VNR has will be paid to the budget and annually the budget will allocate about 2,800 billion VND for railway system maintenance. Photo: V.LONG According to which law is reasonable? According to Mr. Vu Anh Minh, currently all railways in countries around the world, the ownership, management, maintenance, and operation of national railway infrastructure assets invested by the State are allotted to businesses. state industry implementation. State-owned enterprises directly manage, maintain, trade in properties and operate. State management agencies do not directly manage, exploit and trade assets, but only properly perform state management functions such as policy making, planning, inspection, and inspection of the implementation of management. property management, exploitation and trading … Currently, VNR is managing 3,143 km of railways passing through 34 provinces and cities. In order to maintain this entire infrastructure, the VNR must organize an asset management system from the parent company level to the member units and the majority shareholding companies. Currently, the industry has 11,315 employees. In which, 1,241 labors of bridge week, road patrol, tunnel week; 915 workers indirectly perform the task of planning and cost estimating the maintenance of the works …; 6,278 maintenance work and quality management of maintenance work; 2,881 employees on duty guarding the crossroads to ensure train operation safety. Therefore, the proposal of the Ministry of Transport will break the consistency between the management and maintenance activities of railway infrastructure with the safety of train operation and railway transport business, delaying the operation. to mobilize railway transport, to eliminate railway transport. “Because then VNR will have to operate railway transportation in the condition that the national infrastructure system is divided, lack of synchronous coordination due to too many entities to manage and operate. This will break the principle of “unification, concentration” – the most basic and key principle in railway transport activities of the railway ever since … “- Mr. Minh said. Meanwhile, Mr. Le Hoang Minh, Director of the Department of Transport Infrastructure (Ministry of Transport), said that the Ministry of Transport’s implementation of the budget for the maintenance of the national railway system to the Railway Administration is is implementing in accordance with the current provisions of the State Budget Law 2020. “The Ministry of Transport must base on the current regulations, can not arbitrarily do any problems without grounds” – Mr. Le Hoang Minh emphasized. The fact that the units leading the Railway Law 2017 stipulate a number of powers for the VNR, including the authority to manage and maintain the national railway infrastructure, Mr. Minh affirmed the budget and financial issues. The main law is to comply with the State Budget Law (general law), while the 2017 Railway Law is a specialized law. However, according to an expert, it is necessary to apply the law in a flexible way, to completely solve this problem, how to create the most favorable conditions for railway maintenance, to avoid people thinking that there is Money is scrambled. “With the package of railway infrastructure maintenance, I think that it is reasonable to assign it to the VNR, if it is assigned to the Railway Bureau through many unnecessary intermediaries, there may be a mechanism for asking – giving …” or. • Invite 20 units but can not sign the contract yet According to the report of the Vietnam Railway Administration, after being assigned with the plan and estimate by the Ministry of Transport, in January 2021, the department drafted a contract to order railway infrastructure maintenance. The Department has invited 20 maintenance units to negotiate and sign orders for orders, but so far the units do not sign contracts. The reason is that VNR, which currently accounts for more than 50% of equity in these companies, does not agree to the member units to sign contracts with the Railway Administration. This is the reason why the contract negotiation has been delayed. “Therefore, the information that the Ministry of Transport and the Vietnam Railway Administration do not assign budget estimates to the VNR and its member units is not the correct nature” – Mr. Le Hoang Minh informed.

Try it once in your life, travel slowly and feel every single frame outside the train window to see how beautiful Vietnam really is … 1. Railways pass through Hai Van pass (Da Nang and Hue) Many people have experienced and confidently said that: The North – South railway line passing through Lang Co – Hai Van Pass is the most beautiful railway in Vietnam! Because this is the most unique route when one side leaned on the towering mountain, the other faced the deep blue sea, creating a very unique and rare scene. You can sit on the train and watch the sea scenery from Hai Van pass, along with the green patches of green forest. In the summer, the wild flower hills on either side of the train track are also in full bloom and paint a brilliant picture. The trains passing through the Lang Co – Hai Van pass railway often move at a very slow speed, about 15km / h, due to many bends and dangerous terrain. But also because of this, passengers on board can easily enjoy and watch the natural scenery around the legendary Hai Van pass. 2. Phung Hung train route In Asia, when it comes to “Chinatown”, people will immediately think of three very famous names that have appeared in the international newspaper. These are all places that give visitors a thrilling, but no less exciting, experience. The story of this Hanoi railway neighborhood once appeared in many foreign newspapers. In April 2014, the British newspaper Dailymail published an impressive series of photos of trains running across the crowded residential area in Hanoi. During the railway run through the city of Hanoi through many streets such as Phung Hung, Dien Bien Phu, Le Duan … visitors can visit and experience the food service, but only the section across Phung Hung Street is the most crowded. Railways over a hundred years old running through the old town of Hanoi have recently become an attractive tourist destination for tourists, especially foreigners. The dreamy images seem to be only in the movie There are still simple, intimate and rustic features of Hanoi people. 3. Tran Quy Cap train route in Da Lat Dalat city always has beautiful little corners and the train track on Tran Quy Cap Street is such a place. This place is especially beautiful and romantic when cherry blossoms bloom with sparkling pink colors in the season. In addition to cherry apricot, this place is also adorned by the bright yellow color of many wild flower bushes characteristic of the land of fog. Also because of the cherry blossom season, many corners of this train line make people think of the romantic atmosphere of the Japanese cherry blossom season. The train trips between these beautiful and peaceful natural scenery are unique sceneries that you have the opportunity to experience. Because of this beautiful scenery, many people have come here to take excellent check-in photos of Dalat. To get beautiful photos, the photographer needs to wait for the train schedule to reach Trai Mat station and the shooting time is only a few seconds. Therefore, to see these beautiful images sometimes you also need a little more luck.

The Ministry of Transport confirmed that the allocation of budget estimates for the maintenance of the national railway system to the Vietnam Railway Administration is in compliance with the provisions of the State Budget Law 2020. Photo: VNA

Regarding the document No. 803 / BC-ĐS of the Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR), make an urgent petition to the Prime Minister about problems in the management and maintenance of national railway infrastructure; In which, VNR emphasized that the difficulty of funding maintenance of railway infrastructure makes it difficult for the railway industry to stand by the end of April 2021, talking to the Vietnam News Agency on the morning of April 16, Mr. Le Hoang Minh, Director of the Department of Transport Infrastructure affirmed that the Ministry of Transport assigning the budget estimate for the maintenance of the national railway system to the Vietnam Railway Administration is in compliance with regulations. the current Law on State Budget 2020.

Specifically, Mr. Le Hoang Minh said that the Ministry of Transport cannot arbitrarily do any problems if it does not base on the current law provisions. The Ministry of Transport does not have to voluntarily assign it to the Vietnam Railway Administration because in the past (before 2018) when the Vietnam Railways Corporation was under the Ministry of Transport, according to the Law on State Budget, It is normal for the Ministry of Transport to assign the maintenance capital of VNR.

“However, when the State Budget Law 2020 came into existence to replace the old State Budget Law, and at the same time VNR moved to be under the State Capital Management Committee in Enterprises, the Ministry of Transport was only assigned capital to affiliated units. On the other hand, state budget capital is only allocated to specialized management units that the railway sector is assigned to the Vietnam Railway Administration ”, said Mr. Le Hoang Minh.

The Director of the Department of Transport Infrastructure affirmed that the Ministry of Transport is implementing the basis of Clause 5, Article 9; Clause 8 of Article 44 and Clause 1 of Article 49 of the 2020 Law on State Budget to allocate capital to the Vietnam Railway Administration. The Vietnam Railway Administration will then sign a contract to order the maintenance of the national railway infrastructure system with the maintenance units of VNR.

Mr. Le Minh Hoang added that in 2020, the above problem was also encountered when the Ministry of Transport could not hand over maintenance capital to VNR, so the Ministry of Transport and Vietnam Railway Corporation must have a written document. a report to the Government, then to the National Assembly resolutions on this issue; including the content of the Ministry of Transport assigning budget estimates to VNR as 2019 and earlier. In implementing the resolution of the National Assembly, the Government also issued Resolution No. 41 / NQ-CP dated April 9, 2020; including the implementation of the Resolution of the National Assembly. After this resolution, the Ministry of Transport has just assigned the 2020 budget estimate for national railway infrastructure maintenance to the VNR.

“Thus, the key is that if it wants to assign a budget that is different from the current State Budget Law, the agency that promulgates the law must issue a resolution on that matter and the Government must issue a resolution. decided to guide the implementation of the contents of the National Assembly’s resolutions ”, Mr. Le Hoang Minh emphasized.

Regarding the content of maintenance companies that are facing difficulties because they do not have maintenance funds, they have to borrow money from banks to pay workers’ salaries, Mr. Le Hoang Minh once again affirmed that the Ministry of Transport attended The budget estimate for the maintenance of the national railway structure system for the Vietnam Railway Administration is in accordance with the Law on State Budget and if the allocation of this budget estimate to the Vietnam Railway Corporation is inconsistent with the regulations. of the State Budget Law.

Returning to the story of the difficulties that 20 maintenance units of Vietnam Railway Corporation are facing, Mr. Le Hoang Minh said that before December 31, 2020, the Ministry of Transport issued a plan. general maintenance for the whole industry; including the railway industry. At the same time, at this time, the Ministry of Transport has also assigned a budget estimate to the Vietnam Railway Administration.

To implement this estimate, the Vietnam Railway Administration has invited 20 railway maintenance units to negotiate and sign an order contract, but so far these units do not sign a contract with the Vietnam Railway Administration. Male. The important reason that these 20 units cannot sign order contracts with the Vietnam Railway Administration is because the Vietnam Railways Corporation currently accounts for more than 50% of the equity in these companies. a member unit signing a contract with the Vietnam Railway Administration. This is the reason why the contract negotiation has been delayed up to this point.

“Thus, the information that the Ministry of Transport and the Vietnam Railway Administration do not assign the budget estimates to the VNR and its member units is not the correct nature. Currently budget estimates and maintenance plans have been built, funding for the maintenance of national railway infrastructure in 2021 is also under the management of the Ministry of Transport, which means money is ready to transport any. When is the time?

Sharing more, Mr. Le Minh Hoang said that the VNR gave the reason that the 2017 Railway Law stipulates a number of powers for the Vietnam Railway Corporation; including the authority to manage the maintenance of national railway infrastructure. However, it must be confirmed that before November 2018, when the VNR was still under the Ministry of Transport. However, when the VNR is no longer under the Ministry but transferred to the State Capital Management Committee in enterprises, and at the same time the State Budget Law in 2020 comes into being, then the new law must be complied with. Although the 2017 Railway Law is still in effect, the budget and financial matters must comply with the State Budget Law (general law) and the Railway Law 2017 is a specialized law.

Before December 31, 2020, the Ministry of Transport issued a general maintenance plan for the whole industry; including the railway industry. Photo: VNA

Previously, Vietnam Railway Corporation issued document No. 803 / BC-ĐS on April 12, 2021, making an urgent petition to the Prime Minister regarding problems in the management and maintenance of infrastructure. national railway.

According to the above document, VNR said that 3,143 km of railway nationwide are currently assigned to the Vietnam Railway Corporation to directly organize the operation, the collected funds are deducted from the state budget 20%, 80 The remaining% is the Corporation’s revenue which is used to spend on operations for the exploitation organization (labor costs, asset maintenance and maintenance …). The maintenance of railway infrastructure assets must always be associated with train operation because the plan for maintenance and maintenance of railway infrastructure assets depends on the train run chart (both running train and exam. railway infrastructure maintenance).

Document No. 803 / BC-ĐS of VNR also said that the project on management and use of national railway infrastructure assets, submitted by the Ministry of Transport to the Prime Minister up to now, still created a lot. intermediate management level, many administrative procedures in the management, maintenance and exploitation of assets. Especially, to increase licensing and approving subprojects (sub-permits) when proposing a mechanism for assigning maintenance cost estimates to the Vietnam Railway Administration. Because VNR said that the Vietnam Railway Administration is currently only performing the function of advising the Ministry of Transport, not managing the railway infrastructure, if the capital is allocated to this unit before allocating it to the VNR, it will slow down. Late maintenance, congestion.

Representative of the Vietnam Railway Corporation said that according to the annual estimate, the budget capital for railway maintenance is VND 2,800 billion, but so far it has not been assigned. Currently, 20 railway maintenance companies under the Vietnam National Railways Corporation, which are responsible for the maintenance of railway infrastructure systems, owe wages to workers for many months, and have not yet had funds to buy maintenance materials. maintenance …

This is not the first time that Vietnam Railway Corporation has called for help because of the slow allocation of maintenance capital. Before that, in early 2020, the railway industry also had to face the same situation when by the end of February 2020, the Ministry of Transport had not yet been assigned funding for railway maintenance. Then, to resolve this situation, the Ministry of Transport had to temporarily hand over the capital to the Railway Corporation after the Resolution of the National Assembly and the Government to place public service orders with 20 companies. under VNR to promptly ensure the safety of train operation such as maintenance, maintenance, patrol, guarding, signal information system … However, by 2021, the plan to allocate capital to any unit has not been remove.

According to the Vietnam Railway Corporation, the industry currently has 11,315 employees. In which, there are 1,241 workers in bridge week, road patrol, tunnel week; 915 workers indirectly perform the task of planning and cost estimating the maintenance of the works …; 6,278 maintenance work and quality management of maintenance work; 2,881 workers on duty guarding the crossroads to ensure the safety of the train./.

Jianshui is located 220 kilometers south of Kunming and is directly accessible by expressways. This small town in southern Yunnan existed in the Tang Dynasty, named Huili. By the Song Dynasty, he was quite famous. The first feeling that Jianshui gave me was that it was quiet and cultural. For someone who likes a deep cultural heritage and a rich history, Jianshui travel is your best choice. The picture shows the Huiqiao Station in Jianshui Township.

I originally planned to take a small train to Tuanshan, but later changed to a chartered car. I think it is more suitable for my travel plan to charter a car to follow me for a day. I have a car for 400 yuan a day in Jianshui and go to Shiping direction. Row. On the way to Jianshui, I found a small railway station with yellow mottled walls called Xianghuiqiao Railway Station. The picture shows the Xianghuiqiao Railway Station.

Xianghuiqiao Railway Station is the most famous meter-gauge railway in China, the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway built by the French in 1903-1910. The meter gauge railway has a gauge of only 1 meter and a speed of more than 30 kilometers per hour. In order to satisfy people’s nostalgic experience, it has now been developed into a tourist route.

From Lin’an to Tuanshan, it is a necessary route for self-driving tours. The lonely station has a sense of loneliness on the horizon. It is a place that can give birth to romance or cause sadness.

Meter gauge refers to a narrow gauge railway with a gauge of 1 meter. The most famous meter gauge railway is the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway built by the French more than 100 years ago. Today, only a few meter gauges are still in use. The ancient city of Jianshui in Yunnan has reopened a 13-kilometer-long meter-gauge train. The Jianshui retro sightseeing train not only connects historical scenic spots around Jianshui, but is also known as the “most beautiful meter-gauge train in China.”

The Jianshui Sightseeing Train is 13 kilometers in total, and Lin’an Station (starting station), Shuanglongqiao Station, Xianghuiqiao Station and Tuanshan Station (terminal station) are set up along the way. There are only two trips a day, departing at 9:00 in the morning and 14:30 in the afternoon. If you want to get on the small train during the holidays, you must purchase tickets in advance: the ticket price is 90 yuan per person.

Xianghuiqiao Station is the second stop on the journey of Jianshui Train. It is only 4 kilometers away from the Shiqikongqiao Station in the previous station. Xianghuiqiao Station is located in the north of Xinfang Village, Jianshui County, Honghe Prefecture. It was built in 1936. It covers an area of ​​more than 2,000 square meters and is named after it is located next to the famous Langqiao Village in Southern Yunnan.

Xianghuiqiao Station is a building with a history of nearly one hundred years. It is also the only station on the Bishi Railway and even the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway that combines Chinese and Western styles, while the other stations are all French-style buildings.

The main building of Xianghuiqiao Railway Station, the station building, is a single-eave modern building designed by combining the characteristics of different Chinese and French architectural styles. The station building is mainly composed of Chinese-style wooden structure with symmetrical layout. Some small wooden structures still use traditional Chinese architecture. For decoration, there are three wide wooden frames on each side to connect with the station building. The outer walls are unified to the yellow of the bishi railway station building at that time. The wall now is old and mottled, and has a sense of age. It is also the place where many tourists take pictures and take pictures the most.

Entering the station, the inside of the station is not very large, and the doors, windows and aisles inside the station are very small. This may be the reason why there were not many passengers at that time. But the interior decoration is very warm, with unique picture frames on the walls, floor lamps with long light poles, and retro old-fashioned gramophones, which makes people feel like they are back to the Republic of China era. But this is already a bit commercial, and now it has become a tea bar.

Behind the station is a large patio with a lot of flowers and plants on the side. The surrounding walls are a bit ragged, but many tourists like this kind of building with a sense of age. There is a row of tables and stools in the middle of the patio, and there are many flowers on the table. Tourists eat tea, drink coffee and take photos here.

This station is usually not crowded, only a few local elderly people chat and rest here. But every time the tourist train is calling into the station, the place immediately becomes lively. Various small merchants and hawkers immediately yell enthusiastically. Some carry small bamboo baskets with strawberries and other fruits, and some sell roasts. Insects and peanuts are emotional and enthusiastically peddled to tourists. As soon as the little train left, tranquility was restored here, leaving only a few locals who were not tourists.

The Xianghuiqiao Railway Station is not big, and usually it’s almost finished in half an hour, so the small train only stays here for half an hour. But this will also miss the scenery of the Xianghui Bridge just beside it. The Xianghui Bridge and the Xianghui Bridge Station are actually only a little way away, but because the small trains only stop here for half an hour, most of them Tourists dare not go far for fear that they will not be able to catch up with the bus, so many tourists do not go to the Xianghui Bridge to take a look. And we are traveling by car and are not bound by time. Such a good attraction will definitely not be missed.

Xianghui Bridge is located on the Lujiang River in Xinfang Village, Xizhuang Town, about 6 kilometers west of Jianshui City. Across the east and west banks of the Lujiang River, it covers an area of ​​700 square meters and is a bridge named after the imperial examination in history. Although the Xianghui Bridge is not as famous as the Shuanglong Bridge on the same river, it has its own characteristics.

The Xianghui Bridge is a three-hole stone arch bridge built in the 19th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1814). It is an ancient bridge with a history of nearly 200 years. The main bridge is 30 meters long, and the approach bridges at the east and west ends are 25.3 meters long. The length of the bridge corridor and the width of the bridge deck are both 7 meters. The bridge deck is completely covered by the main pavilion and the second pavilion named “Wenxing Pavilion”, which is the only wind and rain covered bridge in Jianshui area.

Mr. Vu Anh Minh, Chairman of the Board of Members Railway Corporation Vietnam (VNR) has just issued an urgent petition to the Prime Minister “calling for help” on issues related to the development of a National Project on management, use and exploitation of railway infrastructure assets. The State invests and the allocation of resources for management and maintenance of real estate assets.

From 1955 to now, VNR is the only 100% state-owned enterprise established by the State with the purpose of assigning the management, exploitation, use and direct trading of all railway infrastructure assets. (KCHTĐS) in the form of excluding capital components in the enterprise.

VNR leaders said that with 3,143 km of railways going through 34 provinces and cities, in the absence of funding for the management of real estate assets, VNR has organized an asset management system from the General level. companies to member units and joint stock companies with dominant capital contribution.

Up to this point, due to the long and unusual effects of the Covid-19 epidemic as well as the construction of an investment package of VND7,000 billion belonging to medium-term capital, in single track conditions, both train and construction. , The railway industry is in a very difficult period.

Along with that, according to Mr. Vu Anh Minh, problems with funding for the maintenance of national real estate infrastructure in 2021 have not been resolved according to the direction of the Prime Minister, 20 companies perform the task of system maintenance. The national real estate infrastructure currently does not have the budget to buy materials to put into the project, regular expenses and especially to pay employees in the first 4 months of 2021, seriously affecting the lives of nearly 25,000 workers in the VNR. .

“The high risk is that 11,315 workers on the road patrol, bridge week, tunnel patrol, guarding the crossroads … will quit their jobs because they have no income. This issue has pushed businesses to the end, difficult to sustain. until the end of April 2021 “- President of VNR stated in the petition.

According to VNR, the project on management and use of national railway infrastructure assets submitted by the Ministry of Transport (MOT) to the Prime Minister up to this point continues to create many levels of management intermediaries, many administrative procedures. in the management, maintenance and exploitation of real estate assets, increasing licensing, and approving the subproject (sub-license). In particular, it is still proposed a mechanism to assign cost estimates for maintenance to the Vietnam Railway Administration (the agency only performs the advisory function under the Ministry of Transport and does not manage the assets of the real estate infrastructure).

“The proposal of the Ministry of Transport in the Project not only fails to overcome difficulties and problems in production and business activities, but also causes a lot of stagnation and congestion for VNR, pushing businesses to the risk of bankruptcy. , the risk of eliminating railway transport in the transportation system “- VNR leader said.

According to the VNR leader, in order to manage and maintain the assets of the national real estate infrastructure, VNR must organize a comprehensive and coherent human resources system from the parent company to the base units along the railway lines with a total of 11,315 employees were employed, including: 1,241 workers in bridge, road, and tunnel patrol; 915 indirect workers; 6,278 workers perform maintenance and quality control of maintenance work and 2,881 workers guarding the crossroads to ensure safe train operation.

Meanwhile, at present, the organizational apparatus of the Vietnam Railways Administration has only over 100 staff members (most of them are officers of the railway office and the railway traffic safety inspection force), so if the plan is implemented according to the Project, the Ministry As proposed by transportation, VNR still has to fully allocate the above 11,315 human resources to perform the tasks of asset management and the maintenance of national railway infrastructure assets.

“VNR will become an intermediary agency to delay, cause congestion in the process of maintenance and operation of transportation, directly affecting train safety” – VNR leader explained.

Based on the provisions of relevant laws, international experience and especially the practice of managing and operating operations, VNR believes that the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister have chaired meetings with Ministries many times. , departments to analyze the legal basis and have the conclusions and announcements. The Ministry of Justice also appraised the legality in Document No. 193 / BTP-PLDSKT dated January 22, 2021, which confirmed that the delivery of KCHTDS assets and cost estimate for maintenance to VNR Corporation is correct. current laws (including the State Budget Law).

From the above explanations, the Chairman of the Board of Members of VNR sincerely proposes to the Government, the Prime Minister to: Direct the Ministry of Transport to seriously, fully implement the direction of the Prime Minister in the document. 1956 / VPCP-CN dated March 24, 2021 on the management, use and exploitation of national real estate assets.

VNR also proposed to the Prime Minister to direct the Ministry of Transport to continue to assign estimates of economic causes for the management and maintenance of national real estate assets for the period from 2021 onwards to VNR as in previous years.

The Ministry of Public Security and the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics had a meeting about the content of the training and confirmation of the Advanced level of political theory in the People’s Public Security Forces (CAND).

At the meeting, all comments acknowledged and appreciated the fact that the 3 Institutes in CAND were proactive and creative in the process of training for Advanced level of political theory in CAND … At the same time, the dominant opinions. most requested the Secretariat to officially assign the Ministry of Public Security the right to train and confirm the Senior level of political reasoning because this is very necessary, in accordance with the current context and situation.

General To Lam, Minister of Public Security spoke at the meeting.

Minister of Public Security To Lam emphasized that the effective implementation of the Secretariat’s Conclusion No. 25-KL / TW dated December 28, 2017 on the assignment of the right to train and certify Senior Political dissertation for the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Defense is a major and important undertaking, contributing to promoting and enhancing the building of important resources for the CAND force, especially the source of commanding cadres and leaders, to be soon achieved. the goal of building a regular, elite and modern CAND force.

In 3 years of pilot implementation, the Ministry of Public Security basically completed the set objectives. This result has the great attention and support of the Central Organizing Committee, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, and the Central Propaganda Department for the CAND force.

Minister To Lam also suggested the Central Organizing Committee, Central Propaganda Department, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics on the basis of the results of the task of training High-level political theory that the Ministry of Public Security had. implemented according to Conclusion 25, reporting to the Secretariat for official training and certification of long-term high-level political theory for the Ministry of Public Security.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics suggested that, in the coming time, the academies in the CAND should pay more attention to the quality of textbooks and lesson plans, especially electricity lesson plans. Death, in which, requires high updating not only in the textbook but must be shown in each lecture, each subject.

Institutes in CAND need to focus on fostering faculty on political theory teaching methods, regularly training to standardize the team, with careful preparation for the future team; Integrating political theory into training programs to save time and money for staff.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and General To Lam, Minister of Public Security chaired the meeting on the afternoon of April 14.

Previously, on April 12, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang also had a meeting with the Ministry of Defense on the training of high-level political theory.

At the meeting, Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army affirmed that in recent years, the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of Defense have thoroughly grasped and implemented closely and seriously. No. 25-KL / TW of the Secretariat, guidance of the Central Organizing Committee.

The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense proactively formulate plans, guide the implementation of training, complete the program and confirm the high-level of political theory; Ensure good facilities, faculty, systems of documents, content, training programs, select students, organize the management, test, test, evaluate study results closely, serious.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army and members of the delegation inspecting facilities training substances of the Army Academy.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang highly appreciated the training results, completed and confirmed the Advanced level of political theory performed by the Ministry of Defense over the years, and affirmed the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics. Minh will accept recommendations from academies and agencies under the Ministry of Defense, continue to coordinate with the Central Organizing Committee to request the Secretariat to assign the Ministry of Defense, which are directly 3 academies including the National Defense Academy, Political Academy, Army Academy officially trained High-level political theory for the subjects in the coming time.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang requested the Ministry of Defense to urgently build and complete a new set of textbooks, update the contents of the documents of the XIII National Party Congress in the program content, standardize the teaching staff. Senior lecturer in political theory, integrating the training program High-level political reasoning into the training program for commanders, advisors at the campaign level and strategy to save time and money.