Social Affairs

The Ministry of Transport and People`s Committee of the central province of Khanh Hoa held a ground-breaking of international terminal project at Cam Ranh International Airport on September 8.

The National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) on September 5 received the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Award for Developing Countries.

Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion said at the talk with Vietnamese students in Hanoi on September 5 that his country will provide approximately 11.6 million USD to help small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam with initiatives and technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

A series of new policies are coming into effect this month, including regulations relating to foreign diplomats and policies to support poor students, raise awareness of legal assistance and tighten State control of chemical substances.

A ceremony to open the 2016-2017 academic year was held in schools nationwide at 7:30 am on September 5.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa on September 1 held a ceremony to mark the 71st anniversary of the National Day, which gathered 500 guests from the host country as well as representatives from international diplomatic delegations and the Vietnamese community in South Africa and neighbouring countries.

The 71st National Day of Vietnam (September 2) has been observed by the Vietnamese Embassies in India, Laos and Mozambique.

At the meeting with President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan in Hanoi on August 30, UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and Pacific Karin Hulshof affirmed that UNICEF will assist Vietnam in carrying out sustainable development goals.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union held a ceremony to honour twenty most outstanding youths in following late President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings in Hanoi on August 29.

A festival for Vietnamese youths and students in Europe featured various cultural and sports activities in Choisy-le-Roi, a city in the suburbs of France’s Paris, on August 27-28.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a meeting to discuss solutions for resuming fishing activities along the central coast following the serious environmental incident caused by the Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Company in Thua Thien - Hue province on August 27.

Approximately 700 enthusiastic visitors participated in the second Somerset Charity Bazaar held by the Ascott Limited (Ascott) on August 26 at Somerset Grand Hanoi and VND150 million to fund raised for 400 children at Yen Loc A Primary School.

Vietnamese expatriates have opened football tournaments within their communities in Malaysia and Laos on the occasion of the 71st National Day (September 2, 1945).

The results of tests on seafood caught in the four central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue affected by the mass fish deaths in April will be revealed in late August, the Food Safety Department under the Ministry of Health said.

A forum to discuss developing Vietnam’s cities toward green growth and adapting to climate change is being held from August 23-24 in Tam Ky city, the central province of Quang Nam.

It is time to change the way of thinking towards attaching economic growth with environmental protection for sustainable development, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a national teleconference on the environmental protection on August 24.

A requiem has been held in Prague, the Czech Republic on the occasion of Vu Lan (Ullambana) – a major Buddhist festival, to commemorate soldiers who laid down their lives to defend Vietnam’s sea and island sovereignty.

The number of deaths from storm Dianmu, which landed in the mainland from the northern port city of Hai Phong to the northern province of Bac Ninh on August 19, has climbed to seven as of August 21, according to the Office of the Central Steering Committee on Disaster Prevention and Control.

French photographer Rehahn, who has been residing in the ancient town of Hoi An in the central coast province of Quang Nam for seven years, has unveiled a “Giving Back” project designed to improve the lives of the characters in his photos who are in poor rural areas of Vietnam.

According to the Department of Educational Testing and Accreditation under the Ministry of Education and Training, all four members of the Vietnamese team won medals at an International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) held from August 12-19 in Russia.