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An overview of the press conference (Source: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – The eighth annual meeting of the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists-Asia and Pacific Nation Network (INWES-APNN) will take place in Hanoi on October 18-20. The event will be jointly held by the Vietnam Women’s Union and the Vietnam Association for Intellectual Women (VAIW), gathering 180 Vietnamese women and 85 female delegates from other countries in the Asian-Pacific region, VAIW Vice President Nguyen Thi Hoi announced at a press conference on October 15. During the three-day meeting, participants are expected to take part in discussions on gender and gender equality in science and technology, food safety and nutrition, and natural disaster risk management and climate change adaptation.  A Hanoi Declaration will be adopted on October 19, outlining the commitments of APNN members towards strengthening cooperation and coordination, as well as sharing experience between … [Read more...] about Female scientists from the Asia-Pacific to gather at Hanoi meeting

At the event (Source: baomoi)   Hanoi (VNA) – A seminar on the preparations for the review of Vietnam’s initial report on the implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Torture took place in Hanoi on October 15-16. Speaking at the event, Director of the Ministry of Public Security’s Department of Legal, Administrative, and Judicial Reform Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Anh said that as one of the nine core UN treaties, the convention was adopted on December 10, 1984 and took effect on June 26, 1987. On November 28, 2014, the 13th National Assembly’s eighth meeting adopted Resolution No.83/2014/QH13, approving the convention. It officially came into force in Vietnam on March 7, 2015. After Vietnam became a member of the convention, the Prime Minister issued Decision No.364/QD-TTg on approving a plan to realise the treaty. Based on the decision, the Ministry of Public Security worked closely with ministries, agencies, and localities to build an … [Read more...] about Seminar prepares for review of Vietnam’s initial anti-torture report

An aerial view of Bong Lai commune of Que Vo district, Bac Ninh province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The National Target Programme on New-style Rural Area Building for 2018 has achieved its set targets three months earlier than planned, said Nguyen Minh Tien, head of the programme’s Central Coordination Office. The programme, initiated by the government in 2010, laid out 19 criteria on socio-economic development, politics, and defence, aiming to enhance the development in rural regions of Vietnam. The list of criteria includes the development of infrastructure, the improvement of production capacity, environmental protection, and the promotion of cultural values.      To date, the entire nation now has 3,542 communes that meet the standards of new-style rural areas (or 39.7 percent of all communes nationwide). Meanwhile, 55 districts in 28 provinces and cities have received the prime minister’s accreditation for fulfilling all criteria and … [Read more...] about This year’s new-style rural building targets completed ahead of schedule

A delegation of ASEAN agricultural ministers visited Ninh Bình on Saturday.— Photo baoninhbinh.org.vnViet Nam News NINH BÌNH — A delegation of ASEAN agricultural ministers, led by Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường, visited the northern province of Ninh Bình on the weekend. The visit on Saturday was a part of the 40th Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (40th AMAF), held in Hà Nội last week. The delegation visited a new-style rural area in Khánh Tiên Commune, Yên Khánh District. The commune is one area in the district that has successfully implemented land consolidation, improving its infrastructure and restructuring the agricultural economy. Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Đinh Văn Điến said the district was expected to finish its target of meeting national standards on new-style rural areas by the … [Read more...] about ASEAN agricultural ministers visit Ninh Bình

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân (second right) and chairman of the Việt Nam Farmers’ Union Thào Xuân Sùng (fourth right) awarded certificates of merit to outstanding farmers. — Photo kinhtedothi.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Farmers’ Union (VFA) on Sunday honoured 63 outstanding farmers of 2018 in a ceremony in Hà Nội. The ceremony aimed to confirm and enhance the role and position of farmers in the process of building and protecting the nation, and their contribution during the country’s different periods of development. It was also hoped that the ceremony would help discover and expand examples of outstanding farmers who have made excellent initiatives and technological innovations which could be applied widely and effectively. It is the sixth year the ceremony has been organised. The 63 farmers, five of them are female, come from different fields such as … [Read more...] about Việt Nam honours 63 outstanding farmers