Social Affairs

A photo exhibition on the East Sea was held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on July 10 as part of the second Vietnam Culture Day in the country.

A representative for the United Nations (UN) said at a press conference held in Hanoi on July 14 the UN is committed to working with the Vietnamese Government in fighting human trafficking and boosting the implementation of international commitments in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Information and Communications and the Vietnam Youth Union held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 13 to launch a writing contest themed “Young overseas Vietnamese with the task to protect Vietnam’s sovereignty over sea and islands”.

A delegation of Israeli experts had a working session with central Quang Nam authorities on July 12, pledging to help local farmers access advanced farming methods.

Thestar.com- a largest online news site of Canada on July 11 run a story about how executive producer John Brunton to bring The Amazing Race Canada to Vietnam.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations and the Vietnam-France Friendship Association of HCM City on July 11 held a ceremony to mark the 227th National Day of France (July 14).

The Vietnam Summer Camp 2016, which is being held from July 10-23 with the aim to create opportunities for the young overseas Vietnamese to study the country’s historical and cultural heritage values, drew the participation of nearly 110 outstanding young Vietnamese expatriates from 26 countries and territories.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will give priority to labourers affected by the mass fish deaths in the four central provinces in the Employment Permit System programme it signed with the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labour in May 2016, which sets to recruit 3,500 Vietnamese workers as maximum.

To assist Vietnam in strenghthening the efficiency and transparency of its land management, the World Bank (WB) has approved a 150 million USD credit for the Vietnam Improved Land Governance and Database project.

The United Nations Children`s Fund (UNICEF) and other UN agencies vow to pvovide more their support to the Vietnam`s most disadvantaged and vulnerable children, UNICEF representative in Vietnam Youssouf Abdel-Jelil said at the conference in Hanoi on July 6.

Oita prefecture of Japan wishes to boost multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, Governor of the prefecture Hirose Katsusada told Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong.

An international seminar to discuss research and development of groundwater sources in Vietnam and management solutions to the exploitation of groundwater in the Mekong River area was held in Hanoi on July 5.

Ogilvy & Mather Vietnam has won a Bronze Lion for its ad campaign “Devalue Rhino Horn” in the PR Lions category at the 2016 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

The international conference GEOTEC Hanoi 2016 on geotechnics for substantial infrastructure development will take place in Hanoi from November 24-25.

Vietnam - Laos Youth Friendship Meeting 2016 will be held in Laos from July 5-11, said Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Nguyen Long Hai.

At the talks between the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union held in Vientiane on July 2, the youth unions of the two countries agreed to boost cooperation ties.

Khanh Tho and Long Son pagodas of Vietnamese people in the western province of Kanchanaburi, Thailand, have been attached with the plates bearing Vietnamese names.

Due to large numbers of Lao children being affected by poverty, many of them are often malnourished and have little or no access to the education and healthcare they need, says the Hanoi Youth Union (HYU).

Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Limited Company has admitted responsibility for the mass fish deaths in four central coastal provinces of Vietnam, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung announced the information at the Government’s press conference in Hanoi on June 30.

The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam (GIV) and Russia ’s Presidential Directorate for Countering Corruption (PDCC) have exchanged experience in the fight against corruption.