The opening ceremony was attended by Head of the Vietnam Institute of Military History Major General Nguyen Hoang Nhien, Deputy Political Chief of the Air Defense – Air Force Service Major General Tran Trong Tuyen, and representatives from the Air Defense – Air Force Service’s agencies and units in Nha Trang city. During the four-day event, 118 participating officers, who are in charge of managing and researching military history, will be equipped with general knowledge about military history and historical and logical methods in studying military history. Participants will also learn experience in compiling projects on military history; collecting, exploiting, and using history documents; organizing seminars on military history. During the course, participating officers will visit Khanh Hoa province’s Museum and the Institute of Oceanography. After the course, trainees will be presented with certificates recognizing their participation in the refresher course on military … [Read more...] about Refresher course on military history held
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Workers hope for allowance increase amid price surge
Workers at a factory in Binh Duong province (Photo: VNA) A worker’s monthly income usually consists of the base salary, overtime pay and allowances. Do Thi Thu Hoai, an employee in Phu Tho province, said: “I have been working at this company here for five years, but the allowances have remained the same for me. “I see that several other companies provide an amount for accommodation support, but here we don’t receive any.” Each month, she receives her base salary of VND4.4 million (US$188), alongside the allowances of VND300,000 for diligent attendance, VBD150,000 for fuel charges, and VND30,000 for female employees. There was an allowance for employees with children of VND100,000 (US$4.30) per month, but this no longer exists, she said. She added that not only have these amounts remained unchanged throughout the years, but they also follow a very strict policy. The allowance for diligence, for example, can only be given if the employee has perfect attendance in that … [Read more...] about Workers hope for allowance increase amid price surge
Army Corps 4’s Party Committee reviews task performance
Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh attended the conference. After 15 years implementing the Resolution, the technical work of Army Corps 4 has achieved remarkable results. The Corps has made great efforts to ensure weapons and technical equipment for missions; successfully complete the targets of maintenance, repair, synchronization, and storage of weapons and equipment as planned. The technical documents have been fully prepared while the technical training quality has been increasingly improved. In addition, the warehouses and workshops have been basically upgraded and reinforced with numerous new added equipment. Since 2007, the corps has had 6 military science projects on technical work that have been accepted by superiors, affiliated agencies and units have hundreds of initiatives and technical improvements that have been put into use by the Ministry of National Defense and the corps with high efficiency. Speaking at the event, Senior Lieutenant … [Read more...] about Army Corps 4’s Party Committee reviews task performance
Competition for COs and political commissars of centrally-run cities and provinces launched
Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Defense Minister, chaired the opening ceremony. The competition aims to evaluate capacity and professionalism of commanders and political commissars of the military commands of the centrally-run cities and provinces in performing military and defense tasks, thus improve the quality of military personnel to meet the task requirements in the following years. The competition includes two major categories: general theory and practice. The general theory category consists of four contents, namely military-defense affairs, Party and political affairs, logistical and technical affairs. This category is to assess the capability of commanders and political commissars in studying and applying the document system at all levels to implement their military and defense tasks. The practice category consists of three contents, namely determination and resolutions building, K54 shooting lessons 1 and 1b, and unarmed … [Read more...] about Competition for COs and political commissars of centrally-run cities and provinces launched
Hanoi: ASEAN Plus 2022 Police Music Festival takes place this weekend
Hundreds of international and Vietnamese artists will perform at the ASEAN Plus 2022 Police Music Festival at the walking space of Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi. Major General Nguyen Ngoc Thanh, deputy commander of the Mobile Police Force - Ministry of Public Security, said that the ASEAN Plus 2022 Police Music Festival will take place on July 9 and 10. The music festival is a good chance for the Vietnamese police force to demonstrate the police officer’s virtues of friendship, humanity and devotion to the people. Photo: bocongan.gov.vn “This is the largest scale ever music program organized by the Ministry of Public Security. The program aims to strengthen cultural and musical exchanges among Vietnamese People’s Police force and those from ASEAN and invited countries, improve understanding of the country and Vietnamese people as well as introduce the Vietnamese Police Force to international friends,” he said. The music festival will see the participation of … [Read more...] about Hanoi: ASEAN Plus 2022 Police Music Festival takes place this weekend
3D model of Cuc Phuong National Park built
Butterflies seen in Cuc Phuong National Park (Photo: VNA) Ninh Binh (VNA) – A 3D model of Cuc Phuong National Park has been completed, and it is hoped to help with the management and protection of local natural resources. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the park held a workshop on July 5 to report consultation outcomes about building the 3D model with the engagement of the local community. Deputy Director of the park Do Quang Lap said with a ratio of 1:10,000, the 3.1m x 2m model reflects an area measuring 31km x 20km of the park’s core zone and part of its buffer zone. It will help improve knowledge about the potential of tourism products in and around the park and engage local residents in the development of new and sustainable community-based tourism products. The 3D model will also help locals take part in the assessment of COVID-19 impacts on the access to and use of local natural resources, he noted. The model was built from May to … [Read more...] about 3D model of Cuc Phuong National Park built