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Hanoi (VNA) – ASEAN needs to set up an anti-fake news task force, while developing a regional guideline and shared platform for prompt information sharing, proposed a Vietnamese official at a seminar held in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 20. Making the proposal, Trieu Minh Long, Director General of the Ministry of Information and Communications’ Department of International Cooperation, reviewed a number of fake news prevention measures conducted by bloc members. The measures included issuing related regulations, establishing agencies in charge of online news or anti-fake news centres, setting up hotlines, and using digital technologies to verify information. He also mentioned the promotion of public-private partnerships between governments and social network providers to remove fake news and false information, especially those related to the COVID19 pandemic.  He recommended that ASEAN countries increase the provision of information from official government … [Read more...] about Vietnam highlights ASEAN’s need for task force against fake news

Lieutenant General Do Danh Vuong presents national flags to fishermen. On this occasion, the organization panel handed over 16,000 national flags and 5,000 portraits of President Ho Chi Minh to local fishermen, and 20 scholarships to local students with outstanding academic records. In addition, the Vietnam Joint-Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) presented 100 gifts to local households in need. … [Read more...] about Program highlights national sovereignty over seas and islands

According to Elisa Fernandez Saenz, country representative of the United Nations Women Vietnam, female migrant workers will be more vulnerable to violence, abuse, and exploitation. In general terms, the pandemic has affected the employment and income of more than 32 million workers. Along with that, the average income of informal workers is often much lower than that of formal ones with no social insurance or unemployment benefits, and also have difficulties in accessing social security. … [Read more...] about The migrant women who never quit

During the first year of serving as a non-permanent member of the UNSC for the 2020-2021 tenure, Vietnam made a number of hallmarks such as pushing forward the UNSC’s adoption of the Presidential Declaration on the compliance with the UN Charter, organising the ASEAN-UN dialogue, and especially proposing and promoting the UN General Assembly’s Resolution on designating December 27 as International Day of Epidemic Preparedness for the first time. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 20

The US Government, through USAID and Government of Vietnam partners, including the National Action Center for Chemical and Environmental Treatment (NACCET), also launched a project to provide support for persons with disabilities in eight priority provinces. USAID has committed $65 million towards this project over the next five years to ensure that persons with disabilities can fully participate in society while improving their overall quality of life. … [Read more...] about Vietnam and the US celebrate progress on partnership addressing war legacies