Camp at a waterfall near hanoi

The capital city will give priority to young cadres or female cadres. Hanoi has made a plan to spend nearly VND90 billion (US$3.9 million) to train public servants in developed countries, according to the municipal People’s Committee. The committee said early this week that its overseas training project will focus on refreshing and enhancing professional knowledge and skills for around 500 cadres, civil servants, and public employees from the city’s six departments during the 2022-25 period. These departments need to make detailed plans for their qualified employees to take such refresher courses in Australia, Germany, France, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, the US and among others, the committee added. It noted that the training courses are expected to upskill Hanoi’s employees, thereby strengthening their work effectiveness and contributing to the capital city’s management efficiency. A staff guides a local resident administrative documents at an office … [Read more...] about Hanoi to spend nearly $3.9ml on overseas training for public officials

Hanoi will soon finish the administration of the third and fourth doses of the Covid-19 vaccines to adults and speed up the injection of the third dose among people aged 12 and over as soon as possible. Hanoi will intensify the Covid-19 pandemic combat with its highest sense of responsibility, Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Chu Xuan Dung said at a meeting with relevant units this week. Dung appreciated the localities' efforts in stepping up the communication work over the past time, so the Covid-19 pandemic situation has been well controlled in the capital city. "However, the Covid19 vaccination for locals, especially the 5-12-year-old age group, has not gone as expected. Localities need to focus on ensuring safety when administering Covid-19 vaccine to children, thereby encouraging their parents to agree to their child vaccination," Dung said. Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Health Vu Cao Cuong presents the report at the meeting. … [Read more...] about Hanoi verifies promoting Covid-19 vaccination as key task

Hanoi, (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on August 12. – Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien received UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis in Hanoi on August 12, saying that Vietnam will take part in UN peacekeeping operations more extensively in the time ahead. Chien appreciated the cooperation and assistance from the UN and its agencies in Vietnam, especially the UN Resident Coordinator Office, when the country served as the ASEAN Chair in 2020 and a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council during 2020 - 2021. Read full story – The National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba has received 750 tablets, two servers and two printers as gifts from the Vietnamese counterpart. Speaking at the handover ceremony held on August 11 in Havana, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Thanh Tung said the equipment is intended to help the Cuban legislature improve its operational … [Read more...] about ☕ Afternoon briefing on August 12

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (third from right) presents the decision and flowers to new officers assigned to United Nations peacekeeping missions (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked police officers assigned to United Nations peacekeeping missions to bring into full play their talents, strengths and creativity to fulfill their assigned tasks. He made the statement during a ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) in Hanoi on August 12 to present the President’s decision on sending officers to the UN peacekeeping mission s and the Minister of Public Security’s decision on the establishment of the MPS Office for Peacekeeping Operations. The deployment of personnel to UN peacekeeping operations aims to deliver the State’s commitment to protecting global peace, in line with the “The Vietnamese people’s public security force participates in the UN peacekeeping operations for the 2014-2020 period and following years” project, he … [Read more...] about President asks police officers to try their best to fullfill UN peacekeeping tasks

A training course in community digital technology is held for youth union members, young people The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union has just announced the training program on the role of young people participating in the community digital technology group and digital transformation propaganda for union members and young people in nearly 10,600 communes, wards, and towns across the country. Specifically, the program will be organized into 10 sessions for 10 teams of the union. Union members or young people will participate in the online form via Webex software and live stream on the fan page of the Digital Youth. Learners will be provided with information on guidelines, policies, and laws on digital transformation, the installation and use of digital platforms, digital technology, and digital skills. They will learn what should do if they become the core force in the local digital technology teams later. The first training course was organized for 103 district-level units, … [Read more...] about Training course in community digital technology for young people

At Go! supermarket in Ha Long, Quang Ninh - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Quang Ninh (VNA) – The northeastern province of Quang Ninh has implemented many practical programmes to promote the consumption of local product s in the domestic market . The province took the move in implementing Directive 03-CT/TW dated May 19, 2021 of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on intensifying the Party’s leadership over the campaign of “Vietnamese people prioritise using Vietnamese goods” in the new stage; and the Prime Minister’s Directive 28/CT-TTg dated October 26, 2021 on bolstering the implementation of the campaign. In the first seven months of 2022, the province’s Department of Industry and Trade has organized or participated in 11 trade promotion events in and outside the province. This included one provincial-level event - the Quang Ninh Summer OCOP (One Commune – One Product) Trade Fair, which featured nearly 300 booths; and three district-level fairs. The … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh promotes consumption of local products in domestic market