Gender equality

At the webinar (Photo: https://asean.org/) Jakarta (VNA) - The ASEAN Secretariat on January 26 held a webinar to discuss the Consolidated Strategy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for ASEAN which was recently adopted by the ASEAN Leaders at the 38th Summit in October 2021. ASEAN Community intends to progress digital transformation and embrace new technologies in a comprehensive manner, for the benefit of ASEAN economy and the wider society. 4IR Strategy in recommendations to promote gender equality, as well as equality for people with disabilities and other marginalised groups. consolidated strategy was inclusive, involving all relevant sectoral bodies and broader stakeholders across the three pillars of ASEAN Community. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) comprises 10 member states, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam./. VNA … [Read more...] about ASEAN holds webinar on fourth industrial revolution

People go shopping for the Tet holiday at a supermarket in HCMC. (Photo: SGGP) Stable prices, diverse products At noon on January 26, at the gate of Emart Phan Van Tri Supermarket in Go Vap District, many family groups made medical declarations and disinfection before entering the supermarket. Inside, Tet goods were displayed attractively. Vo Van Sang, a resident in Go Vap District, and his two children rushed to go shopping for supplies for the upcoming Tet holiday. “This year, Tet goods are quite diverse, with big promotions. The scene of people hustling or waiting for checking out in a long line no longer happens as before, perhaps, because many people are still afraid to go to crowded places due to fear of the pandemic," he said. Representative of Emart Supermarket Le Huu Tinh said that sales increased by about 15 percent compared to the previous week, mainly in the group of essential goods. This year, the number of high-value packages was cut. The supermarket mainly … [Read more...] about HCMC Tet market: Purchasing power jumps before Lunar New Year

Before the game, Vietnam only needed a draw to proceed, while Myanmar had no choice but to win. Showing better stamina, Myanmar played confidently and put continuous pressure on Vietnam right at the start, creating many chances in the first 25 minutes. In the 26th minute, Myanmar found the opener after Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha yielded a penalty after committing a foul inside the box. From the penalty spot, Win Tun beat keeper Tran Thi Kim Thanh without fuss. Noticing weaknesses in the two flanks, head coach Mai Duc Chung replaced both full-backs and the defense became more solid. However, Vietnam’s offense was struggling to create significant scoring chances. In the second extra minute of the first half, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung took a corner and the ball curved straight into the net. This was not Dung’s first time, scoring directly from a corner. She had done this twice in 2015. After the equalizer, Vietnam played much better in the second half. But even as the team was in attacking … [Read more...] about Vietnam women in Asian Cup quarterfinals after Myanmar draw

At Deo Nai Coal JSC, the PM asked the company to continue with measures to protect the environment in its operations and improve workers’ well-being, firstly ensuring that they will welcome a warm and happy Tet holiday. Visiting Mong Cai international border gate, he highlighted a need to foster close and effective collaboration between Vietnamese and Chinese agencies on the basis of sincerity, trust, respect, equality, effective and win-win collaboration, towards building a borderline of peace, cooperation and friendship. He took note of the task of stepping up vaccination, facilitating trade with China and promoting exports to the neighboring country via official channels, developing border gate economy and considering the construction of a farm produce export-import hub and facilitating e-commerce. The same day, the leader also gave Tet gifts to soldiers at Quang Duc border guard station, ethnic and poor households in Hai Son commune, Mong Cai city and Quang Duc commune, Hai … [Read more...] about PM presents Tet gifts to border guards, poor residents in Quang Ninh

Newly-operated Cat Linh-Ha Dong will refuse to carry drunk passengers on the Lunar New Year or Tet. A delegation of the National Traffic Safety Committee inspected the operation plan of Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro route on Tet. Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro route Vu Hong Truong, director of Metro Hanoi Co. Ltd., said that since November 6, Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro route has transported 1.2 million passengers, equal to 14,000 per day on average. The number of passengers who use the route commuting has been on the rise. Truong added that the company has instructed security officers at the route’s stations not to receive drunk passengers during the Tet Holiday. Cat Linh-Ha Dong trains will be operated through Tet. On the last day of the 12th lunar month, the trains will run until 5 pm. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the operation time is 9 am to 6 pm. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the trains will run from 8.30 am. … [Read more...] about Hanoi-metro refuses to transport drunk passengers