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Developing Or Destroying Da Lat?

Posted byNguyen Ayi

By Joe Fotalattee

Tuoi Tre is reporting officials in Da Lat intend to set up a new night market and open a casino, the municipal administration announced during the release of its night-time economic development plan.

According to the plan recently submitted by local authorities to the Lam Dong Province government for approval, the city has selected 16 potential locations for facilities that would constitute its night-time economy for the 2023-30 period.

The new establishment would include a modern night shopping area replacing the current night market in the city center and a casino at Thung Lung Tinh Yeu (Valley of Love), a well-known destination, city authorities said on Wednesday.  

The new night market would be located at the Anh Sang (Light) Garden on Nguyen Van Cu Street in the city’s downtown area, about 100 meters from the existing night market on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street. 

The market would have souvenir stands, typical Da Lat commodities, street food, and facilities for cultural and recreational activities, including painting, artwork, magic performances, and dancing.

Meanwhile, the proposed casino, which would be the first of its kind in Da Lat, is expected to open in Thung Lung Tinh Yeu as part of a recreational complex covering the valley and the hills of Mong Mo and Thong Nhat.

If approved by the provincial authorities, the complex project will be developed by Da Lat-based Thanh Thanh Cong Lam Dong Tourism JSC.

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VietnamBeat News Briefs

Posted byNguyen Ayi

By Joe Fotalattee

Foreign Remittances Welcome Unless You Want To Blow Shit Up

To prevent and combat financial crimes like money laundering, prime minister Pham Minh Chinh singed Order No. 64 on February 8, 2023 to combat terrorism financing and money laundering. 

Following this Regulation, Vietnam is addressing the area of money laundering prevention and counter-terrorism financing. 

The order will establish a “hotline” to receive and process urgent information on terrorist financing.

Consider Nature When Raping Natural Resources

On February 8, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired a meeting of the National Appraisal Council for the master plan of the geological survey on minerals for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050. VNA reports the Deputy Prime Minister asked for basic geological investigation activities to be one step ahead in addressing climate change. His concerns include preventing coastal erosion, assessing construction mines and mountaintop removal, and that mineral extraction should be carefully considered in exploration and processing.

Good Fishy Business

On February 8, Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Company coordinated with the People’s Committee of Bac Tra My district to organize a program to release fingerlings to regenerate aquatic resources in the reservoir bed of Song Tranh hydropower plant.

100,000 grass carp and catfish were released into the Song Tranh 2 reservoir by the Bac Tra My district and the Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Company. The business released 650,000 fingerlings, worth more than 400 million VND, into the lake.

The Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Company runs a program every year to release fingerlings into the reservoir to improve the quality of life for residents in Bac Tra My and Nam Tra My districts.

UnMasked

Mr. Mai Hung Dung, the standing vice chairman of the Binh Duong Province People’s Committee, and Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha, the vice chairman of the … Read more

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International Tourism Is Up 3700%

Posted byNguyen Ayi

Satire By Joe Fotalatte

Tourism in Vietnam is reportedly up 3,700% by comparing domestic tourism numbers to international tourism numbers of 1918 during the Spanish flu pandemic.

Director of ToursForYou in District 1, Max E. Pad, told The Beat, he is happy with these latest numbers. “These days we don’t even have to do statistical tricks like counting French colonialist occupiers in Sapa as tourists.”

Pad says inflating dismal numbers has been easier than ever. “Every time I drive from my home in District 3 to District 1, I count myself as a domestic tourist. Betty from accounting is a tourist in like 6 districts before she even shows up late.”

International tourists seem as excited about the new numbers. Philip McCracken, an English teacher in various centers said, “There are like 70,000 international tourists this past year, and I am so proud to be 12 of them as I bribed officers in Moc Bai.”

Tourism experts agree that the best part of doubling down on bad policy is that there is no accountability. “We can just pretend it is the same visa policy it has always been and if an entire industry collapses, at least we still have our jobs and can pat ourselves on the back,” Chuck McCrap, director of AMCHUM told The Beat.

Vietnam plans to consider visa policies similar to Cambodia, Thailand, and neighboring countries, which have fully rebounded their tourism industry. Tourism experts will discuss more for several months and then submit a draft proposal, which will be the news of the day since a new policy will still not exist.

 

Editor’s note: This fake story was inspired by this article and this more hilarious numbers comparison

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Media Full Of Hot Air

Posted byNguyen Ayi

Opinion By Joe Fotalattee

Anti-Biden, Pro-Trump Vietnamese media is at it again, pouncing on the opportunity to provide its readers with one-sided, outrage ignorance. (Our apologies for covering USA news, but we must once again correct the record.)

President Joe Biden was first briefed on the Chinese balloon last Tuesday. A day later he gave the military permission to shoot it down when it was over a place where there would be no danger of civilians being hurt by the flying debris.

Meanwhile, the Defense Department had said: “Chinese balloons briefly transited the continental United States at least three times during the prior administration.” Prior president Trump was either unaware of these breaches, or it is related to the overwhelming evidence that throughout his presidency Trump lacked the competence to be commander in chief. Trump’s incompetence was on display daily but perhaps most documented in the Mueller Report.

Despite the unfair media coverage and GOP criticism, Biden’s administration has since offered “to brief former top Trump administration officials on China’s surveillance program.”

China insisted that the object was a weather ship blown off course and refuted claims that it was being used for surveillance.

The US has refuted this assertion because the balloon was maneuverable and “had propellers on it.”

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News Briefs February 5, 2023

Posted byNguyen Ayi

By Joe Fotalattee

Boat Crash Drowns Pregnant Woman

On Sunday morning in Ho Chi Minh City, a boat carrying 12 people capsized along a river, killing a pregnant woman Nguyen Thi Huong, who was stuck onboard.

According to reports, a passenger boat traveling between Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai Province along a section of the Dong Nai River struck a barge at about 9:30 am and capsized. The boat was transporting 12 people from Chau Doc 3 Pagoda on Ba Xe Islet in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, to Xua Wharf in Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province.

Following the incident, the Dong Nai waterway police unit worked with its counterparts in Ho Chi Minh City to coordinate the rescue of the remaining 11 victims.A representative of the Ho Chi Minh City waterway police unit verified to Tuoi Tre that every passenger was wearing a life jacket.

Food Safety Authorities Fine Long Phat Co Ltd.
Food safety authorities in Dong Nai Province announced on Friday that they had fined the company VND240 million (US$10,234). Authorities previously discovered nearly 24 metric tons of spoiled foods, including chicken, beef, and animal organs at the company’s two warehouses in Bien Hoa City. The expired meat and goods were all destroyed by authorities.

Cargo Vessle Off VungTau Catches Fire A Panama ship carrying 4,530 cars from South Korea to Singapore caught fire and was left drifting. VnExpress reported the 12-story, 21,000-ton vessel with a length of 200 meters and a width of 32 meters caught fire first on the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors.

There are 21 crew members on board, and they are all Russian. The boat also carries 1,356 tons of oil in addition to 4,530 cars, including used vehicles. The ship’s owner had requested assistance from the … Read more

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NEWS BRIEFS: Two Bodies Discovered And Busts, Busts, Busts!

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By Joe Fotalattee

Two Bodies Found on Khe Hai Beach

On January 29, police officials in the Quang Ngai province’s Binh Son district reported that two bodies had recently been found washed up on the shore in the area.
People in Phuoc Thanh village, Binh Thanh commune, Binh Son district, which borders Hoa Dong village, Tam Nghia commune, found two unidentified bodies drifting into the sea at 6 am.  Residents contacted the police and Binh Son district police arrived at the scene after learning the news.

The two bodies were found face down when they were first discovered, according to the head of the Binh Thanh Border Guard Station. The two bodies were dressed in foreigner clothing, according to the commune’s leader in Binh Thanh. Authorities are clarifying the victims’ identities.

Vietnam Hopes To Prevent Internet Cable Problems

Tin Tuc reports General Secretary of the Vietnam Internet Association Vu The Binh said that in the next 5 years, Vietnam will probably need at least 2-3 more undersea cable routes to meet demand.  “The scenario that almost all undersea cable channels have problems is a very rare thing, we think that the carriers are less prepared for this situation. With more and more incidents of undersea fiber optic cables, the need to add new cables becomes more and more urgent,” Mr. Vu The Binh told Tin Tuc.

According to the Department of Telecommunications, Vietnam currently has 5 undersea fiber optic cable routes, while Thailand has 13, and Malaysia has more than 30 undersea fiber optic cable routes. Meanwhile, Singapore is the hub of the region. The problem of undersea fiber optic cables in Vietnam caused businesses to be affected by 30-40% of international traffic and had to expand to other land routes.

Da Nang Police Midnight Club Bust

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Caught Extorting Over 16,000 USD From Vietnamese American Over Sexy Images

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by Joe Fotalattee

Vietnam+ is reporting Vo Van Hung was apprehended while threatening and extorting money from Ms. S (a Vietnamese American immigrant born in 1978). Hung had taken and threatened to share explicit digital photos and video. Hung was reported to be being held in a temporary detention facility by the Go Vap District Police in Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of February 2.

Initial research indicates that Hung became acquainted with Ms. S through social media sometime in October 2020 by chatting with Ms. S on Zalo and Facebook.
Hung demanded money from his mistress in a “hot” clip he threatened to release.

During this time, Hung and Ms. S. sensitively chatted on video with each other. During these times, Hung covertly recorded all of their private video chats.
Due to a lack of funds by around December 2021, Hung sent Ms. S. “Sexy” images of Ms. S. to ask Ms. S. to send money to Hung. When Ms. S. refused, Hung threatened to send pictures of Ms. S to her friends and shared them on social media as a form of intimidation.

Ms. S. was apprehensive about “hot” pictures and videos on social media and sharing them with her friends, so she sent Hung money many times. Hung tricked Ms. S into transferring more than 100 times and took more than 1.4 billion VND (16,000 USD). Hung inquired of Ms. S on February 1 to travel back to Vietnam and deliver 30,000,000 VND.

Hung arrived in Ho Chi Minh City by way of Quang Tri at around 6 o’clock on the same day, having scheduled a meeting with Ms. Dot S. at a cafe in Ward 10 of Ho Chi Minh City’s Go Vap District on Phan Van Tri Street. The Go Vap District Police … Read more