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TROI OI!

The country in numbers

863

WERE BOOKED FOR DRIVING AND RIDING UNDER THE

influence of alcohol during the first three days of a month-long

crackdown on traffic violations carried out by Vietnamese police

throughout the country. Traffic police officers inspected more

than 61,000 vehicles nationwide, including approximately 17,

motorcycles, 2,600 passenger buses, and 2,100 trailer trucks, and made reports of over

22,000 offenses between July 15 and 17.

More than VND10 billion worth of fines was issued, while about 1,500 driver’s licenses

were revoked and 3,000 vehicles impounded. Among the offenders, a total of 863 road

users were booked for driving drunk, while 17 others tested positive for drugs. The most

common violations during this period were failure to wear a crash helmet and lack of

legitimate driver’s licenses.

~4,

NAVAL SOLDIERS AND ABOUT 100

VOLUNTEER YOUTHS JOINED HANDS TO PICK

UP GARBAGE AND PLANT NEW TREES ALONG

LOCAL BEACHES IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL

PROVINCE OF KHANH HOA LAST MONTH.

The activity was part of a program meant to encourage young naval officers to protect

coastal environments, which is within the framework of a sea cleanup campaign initiated

by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

After collecting trash along local beaches stretching tens of kilometers, the soldiers

began plating more than 2,000 trees along the coast of Cam Ranh Bay to minimize

the effect of coastal erosion. According to Colonel Nguyen Huu Minh, chief of political

affairs at the 4th Naval Region, protecting marine life and combating climate change are

important missions carried out regularly at the naval command. Certain measures have

also been taken to raise awareness of environmental protection among local residents and

fishermen, he added.

390,

CHILDREN MISSING OUT ON

LIFESAVING VACCINES AGAINST

MEASLES, DIPHTHERIA AND

TETANUS IN 2018, ACCORDING TO

NEW DATA FROM WHO AND UNICEF.

Ten countries account for 60 percent of 20 million unprotected children worldwide,

including Indonesia (one million), the Philippines (750,000) and Vietnam (390,000),

the two organizations said. Vaccination coverage with three doses of diphtheria,

tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) and one shot of the measles vaccine has stalled at around

86 percent globally since 2010.

The WHO and UNICEF said this is high but not sufficient, as 95 percent coverage is

needed – globally, across countries, and communities – to protect against outbreaks of

vaccine-preventable diseases. Most unvaccinated children live in the poorest countries,

and are disproportionately in fragile or conflict-affected states. If these children do

get sick, they are at risk of the severest health consequences, and least likely to access

lifesaving treatment and care.