Highlights of August 14

DOMESTIC

On the morning of August 14, at the National Assembly House, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue delivered the opening speech at the 25th Session (August 2023) of the National Assembly Standing Committee to give opinions on explaining, accepting and revising the draft Law on Water Resources (amended); approving the draft Resolution amending and supplementing a number of articles of Resolution 657/2019/UBTVQH14 dated March 13, 2019 of the National Assembly Standing Committee specifying the positions and titles of people's public security officers with the highest ranks of Lieutenant General and Major General not yet specified in the Law on People's Public Security and approving the Prime Minister's proposal on the appointment of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the period 2023-2026. On the same afternoon, the National Assembly Standing Committee conducted a thematic supervision session on “Implementation of Resolution No. 88/2014/QH13 and Resolution No. 51/2017/QH14 of the National Assembly on innovation of general education programs and textbooks”. In the photo: National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue delivered the opening speech at the 25th session (August 2023) of the National Assembly Standing Committee. Photo: Doan Tan - VNA

On August 14, the Steering Committee for Crime Prevention, Social Evils and Building the Movement for the People to Protect National Security in An Lac Ward (Buon Ho Town, Dak Lak Province) organized the 2023 National Day for the People to Protect National Security. Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang; Lieutenant General Le Quoc Hung, Deputy Minister of Public Security, along with leaders of central agencies, Dak Lak Province, departments, branches, localities and a large number of people in the ward attended the Festival. In the photo: Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang visited and encouraged officials of Buon Ho Town, Dak Lak Province. Photo: Tuan Anh - VNA

On August 14, in Hoa Binh City (Hoa Binh), a Civil Defense Drill to respond to natural disasters and earthquakes affecting the Hoa Binh Hydropower Dam in 2023 took place. Chairman of the People's Committee of Hoa Binh Province, Head of the Drill Organizing Committee, Mr. Bui Van Khanh emphasized: The drill has contributed to more clearly affirming the principles of civil defense operations, the State's policy on civil defense; identifying more clearly information about incidents and disasters in a timely and accurate manner; assessing the situation of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense at all levels to advise Party committees and authorities to apply appropriate measures at each level of civil defense. The drill determines the responsibility for developing and organizing the implementation of civil defense plans, measures to be applied when there is a risk of incidents and disasters in accordance with the reality at each level and each locality. In photo: Rescue units bring victims affected by natural disasters to the field hospital for emergency treatment. Photo: Trong Dat - VNA

On August 14, the Border Guard Command of Dien Bien province said that Na Co Sa Border Guard Station (Dien Bien Provincial Border Guard) had just coordinated with functional forces to arrest Khang A Cau (born in 1977, residing in Ban Huoi Po, Na Co Sa commune, Nam Po district) for illegal drug trafficking. The seized exhibits included 400 synthetic drug pills and 221 grams of heroin. Currently, Na Co Sa Border Guard Station (Dien Bien Provincial Border Guard) is completing the case file to prosecute and handle the subject according to the law. In the photo: Khang A Cau and the case exhibits. Photo: VNA

In the early morning of August 14, at Km1243+300 of National Highway 1, passing through Hoa Vinh Ward (Dong Hoa Town, Phu Yen Province), a series of traffic accidents occurred between 3 passenger cars traveling in the same direction. The accident caused no casualties, but the 3 passenger cars were severely damaged. By 9:00 a.m. the same day, the authorities had completed the removal of the damaged passenger cars from the scene and assisted passengers to continue their journey. In the photo: Passenger car with license plate 77F-00031 was severely damaged in the front after the accident. Photo: Tuong Quan - VNA

On the afternoon of August 14, Bac Lieu Provincial Police decided to prosecute the criminal case of Murder at Paris Night Bar; temporarily detaining Nguyen Trung Trang (born in 1991, permanent residence at No. 06, Phan Dang Luu Street, Binh Dinh Ward, An Nhon Town, Binh Dinh Province; temporary residence in Ward 3, Bac Lieu City; security guard at Chill Garden Bar) to investigate and clarify the crime of murder under Clause 1, Article 123, Penal Code. In the photo: Subject Nguyen Trung Trang at the police station. Photo: VNA

INTERNATIONAL

On August 14, North Korean state media reported that leader Kim Jong-un called for “quick” improvements in missile production capacity to better meet the needs of the frontline and missile units. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Mr. Kim Jong-un made the statement while visiting factories producing strategic missiles, missile launchers and many other types of military weapons. In the photo: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (2nd right) visits a missile factory. Photo: KCNA/VNA

On August 14, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said that the country decided to provide a humanitarian aid package worth 2 million USD to support the US state of Hawaii, which has been devastated by a series of wildfires on the island of Maui. The wildfires in Hawaii have become the most serious disaster in the US in more than a century, killing at least 93 people and leaving thousands homeless. It is estimated that the damage could reach at least 6 billion USD. In the photo: Houses destroyed by wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, the US. Photo: THX/TTXVN

On August 14, Myanmar authorities said at least two people were killed, eight injured and more than 30 missing in a landslide that occurred a day earlier at a jade mine near Hpakant town in the northern state of Kachin. Rescuers are continuing to search for the missing. In the photo: Hpakant mining area, Kachin state, Myanmar. Photo: Reuters/TTXVN

Japanese authorities said some Shinkansen bullet train services and flights will be canceled as Typhoon Lan moves toward the country's west coast, potentially affecting many people during the Obon holiday. As of 9 a.m. on August 14 local time, Typhoon Lan was 260 km southeast of Cape Shionomisaki in Wakayama Prefecture and moving northwest. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said Typhoon Lan's winds were up to 198 km/h. In this photo: People board trains to return home for the Obon holiday at a station in Osaka, Japan, on August 13, 2023. Photo: Kyodo/VNA

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