Social Affairs

Experts have raised ideas to build a set of criteria to develop Ho Chi Minh City into a city with a good quality of life, civilisation, modernity and friendliness during a seminar on June 28-30.

Efforts of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) at all levels contributed significantly to the success of the general election in May this year, affirmed Nguyen Thien Nhan, Politburo member and President of the Front’s Central Committee.

A ceremony to sign a memorandum of cooperation between the Hanoi Women`s Union and Vientiane Women`s Union was held in Hanoi on June 27.

The Prime Minister issued Notice No. 1095/CD-TTg on June 24 to direct relevant ministries, sectors and localities to implement urgent measures to ensure traffic safety in the third quarter this year.

On the sidelines of the 32nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland, Vietnam attended a discussion on the impacts of climate change on human rights, an initiative of the Core Group on Climate Change.

The Party, the National Assembly and the Government have continually overhauled policies to increase support to national contributors, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said.

Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Dang Thi Bich Lien said that marking 15 years of Vietnam Family Day, this year`s celebration will be held across the country and attended by numerous people.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has honoured the Head of Vietnam Office of the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Patrick J. Gilabert, for his contributions to Vietnam’s agriculture via the successful implementation of many projects.

Vietnam should assess the impacts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement on sectors and businesses while seeking specific measures to maximise opportunities afforded by the pact, Deputy head of the National Assembly’s Social Affairs Committee Bui Sy Loi said in the central city of Da Nang on June 21.

Government officials from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, which border the Mekong River, shared land governance experiences at a forum which opened in Hanoi on June 21.

The fourth ASEAN Children Forum, themed “One ASEAN, One Vision For Children”, was organised in Hanoi on June 20. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam attended the event.

The European Commission is making available € 2 million (roughly 50 billion Vietnam Dong) in humanitarian aid funding to provide emergency relief to Vietnam communities affected by the ongoing drought and saltwater intrusion.

The Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) delineated Vietnam’s territory spanning from the mainland to sea and islands, and continuously exercised the country’s maritime sovereignty.

Thailand has donated 100,000 USD to Vietnamese people living in areas struck by drought and saltwater intrusion.

Vietnam will host the fourth ASEAN Children’s Forum that will take place in Hanoi from June 20-23.

The Prime Minister called for efforts to accelerate communication work to encourage the widespread participation of health insurance under the form of households.

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will offer 20 million USD in non-refundable aid to the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) for post-war bomb and landmine recovery efforts in the country.

At the ceremony to honour 100 outstanding blood donors in Vietnam held in Hanoi on June 14, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam expressed his hope that the blood donation campaign continues to spread wider to the community.

A regional conference themed “International Law and a Dynamic Asia” was opened in Hanoi on June 14 by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) and the Asian Society of International Law.

International Yoga Day festivities 2016 in big cities in Vietnam, which will be organised from June 18 to July 2, is expected to attract the partipation of about 10,000 people.