Society

With the mounting negative reports concerning activities from the controversial religious movement “World Mission Society Church of God” in the north of  Vietnam, the Government’s religion authority has called for alertness and advised not to equate the movement with other legitimate Protestant groups with similar names in the country.  A gathering of members of "World Mission Society Church of God” in Lâm Động Commune, Thuỷ Nguyên District of the northeastern port city Hải Phòng. Female members, no matter the age, are required to wear white veil during worship. — Photo by VOV Vũ Chiến Thắng, head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, said that the committee “is aware of and is keeping tabs on the Church of God’s movement.” The new religious phenomenon that has drawn wide public attention in the recent weeks takes it root years ago with limited presence in … [Read more...] about Government urges caution against controversial “World Mission Society Church of God”

Trần Hồng Thái. — Photo baotainguyenmoitruong.vn Professor Trần Hồng Thái, deputy general director of Vietnam’s General Department of Meteorology, talks to Tài Nguyên & Môi Trường (Natural Resources and Environment) online newspaper about Việt Nam’s resolve to develop a safe society in the context of climate change What are the challenges Việt Nam is facing in weather forecasting? The Vietnamese Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has listed 19 types of natural disasters which often occur and cause severe consequences in Việt Nam. They are typhoons, tropical atmospheric pressure, heavy rains, floods and others. However, the biggest challenge for the National Centre for Hydro Meteorological Forecasting is to produce the most reliable reports on the weather forecast. However, amid climate change, weather forecasting has faced many challenges in providing reliable … [Read more...] about Early weather warning helps society develop

At last year's awarding ceremony (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Six organisations and ten individuals who have made significant contributions to social development in Vietnam will be honoured with the Vietnamese Women’s Awards on the occasion of the upcoming national Women’s Day (October 20). The prizes will be presented at the Centre for Women and Development on October 15, the Vietnam Women’s Union said at a press conference in Hanoi on October 11. The honoured groups are from the Hanoi Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital, Can Tho Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University- HCM City), Nam Hong Kindergarten in Ha Tinh province’s Hong Linh town, Yen Dinh district’s women’s union in Thanh Hoa province, and Tan Huong tea cooperative in Thai Nguyen province. Meanwhile, the 10 outstanding individuals are Trinh Thi Hong, director of Minh Hong Biotech JSC in Da Nang city; Nguyen … [Read more...] about Vietnamese women honoured for positive contributions to society

In his speech, General Dung stressed that Viettel has made various creative breakthroughs, broke down traditional concepts, and changed locals’ lives and society. According to him, thanks to Viettel’s mobile universalization, anyone can now carry a phone, which replaces all old forms of communication. Viettel's Chairman and General Director Major General Le Dang Dung speaks at the event. “We are conducting a journey of creativity with new breakthroughs, the journey of realizing digital life and building a digital society. Viettel has been changing from a traditional telecom operator into a digital services provider which provides virtual reality services, makes things smart, and absolutely changes our way of living and working,” said Dung, adding that the telecom network remains their foundational infrastructure; however, the innovation is to create new, rich and practical digital services for people. Dung  also pointed out … [Read more...] about Viettel to help create a digital economy and society in Vietnam

Thirty-two educators and government officials from seven countries in Southeast Asia are participating in a capacity-building workshop on fostering global citizenship for sustainable communities in Southeast Asia.(Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Thirty-two educators and government officials from seven countries in Southeast Asia are participating in a capacity-building workshop on fostering global citizenship for sustainable communities in Southeast Asia that opened on in HCM City on October 15. The four-day workshop is jointly organised by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) Regional Training Centre in Vietnam and the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU). Toh Swee-Hin, Professor Emeritus in Education at the University of Alberta in Canada, said that global citizenship education aims to empower learners to assume active roles to resolve global challenges and to become … [Read more...] about Government officials trained for global citizenship