The State-run Vietnam News Agency's Television Centre (VNews) hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on August 24 celebrating its fifth founding anniversary (August 25). Addressing the event, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan expressed his hope that VNews will further improve its broadcast contents in the coming time, especially those regarding the country's external relations and socio-economic progresses, the Party and State laws and policies. The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Vnews in particular should launch more columns or programmes in foreign languages, thus popularising the images of country and its people to international friends, he said. On the occasion, he presented a flag to Vnews, with content coinciding with its motto "Accurate, Timely, Everywhere, Every time and Humanity". In his speech, VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loi affirmed that the entire staff and officials will do their best to fulfill tasks entrusted by the Party, State … [Read more...] about Bản in : Vietnam News Agency’s television marks fifth anniversary
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Cheerful with upcoming semester – News
The Hanoitimes - On 5th Sep with jubilant, flock atmosphere of back-to-school day, all the schools in national scale simultaneously held the ceremony to start the new academic year to welcome semester of 2015 – 2016. Compared with the previous years, this ceremony was simpler, tidier. Acquiring the guidelines from Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on deploying the ceremony, Ministry of Education and Training issued official document to request related Departments, schools hold the ceremony in saving, compact way, especially avoid student practicing too many performance turns... Instead of those, all the school will choose the same moment to salute the flag and sing national anthem. The speech should be delivered promptly, significant to teacher and student. In semester of 2015 – 2016, Elementary schools in the nation should continuously follow Circular 30 on regulation of evaluating elementary pupil. Based on that, elementary pupils should be tested, evaluated through … [Read more...] about Cheerful with upcoming semester – News
Social News In Brief 28/3
Oil spill response training held in Quang Ninh Some 200 people from oil exploiting and transporting companies and organisations in the northern province of Quang Ninh were provided with necessary knowledge and skills to respond to oil spills during a training course held in the locality on March 28. The course was jointly organised by the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the Vietnam Maritime Construction Investment Consultancy Joint Stock Company. Participants were equipped with measures to control oil spills, laws and regulations related to the issue as well as technical measures to clean up oil-contaminated areas and ways to manage environmental pollution after the oil spill. They also practised collecting oil from the spill in conditions of strong flows and big waves. There has been no serious oil spill case in Quang Ninh province since the beginning of 2017. Enhancing skills to prevent and tackle oil spills is necessary for the province as it is a … [Read more...] about Social News In Brief 28/3
Vietnamese spend hours on nonsense, but not 20 seconds at red light
Vietnamese people seem willing to spend hours on watching anything unusually happening on the street, but refuse to wait for only 20 seconds at the red light, a reader said in a piece sent to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. Vietnamese people seem willing to spend hours on watching anything unusually happening on the street, but refuse to wait for only 20 seconds at the red light, a reader said in a piece sent to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. Nghi Son wrote to Tuoi Tre after witnessing a tragicomedy in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday, which is a strong argument to back his statement on the weird time management of some Vietnamese. Waiting hours for a nonsense thing On Thursday afternoon, I got stuck in the traffic when a mob of hundreds blocked a long section of Ngo Tat To Street in Binh Thanh District, waiting to see police work on a dubious sack that smelled of dead flesh. I was about 700 meters away from Phu An Bridge when I could not move any further, as the street was filled with long … [Read more...] about Vietnamese spend hours on nonsense, but not 20 seconds at red light
9th Nationwide Congress of Patriotic Emulation was successfully wrapped up – Viet Nam – News
The Hanoitimes - After two days of hard work, late on the afternoon of December 7, 9th Nationwide Congress of Patriotic Emulation was successfully wrapped up. This congress brought together 1,800 exemplary individuals and representatives from outstanding units in patriotic emulation campaigns in all sectors and fields over the past five years since the previous congress.Among 1,800 that are advanced models attended the Congress, 60% of them are direct production workers. They had the job for whom is only a very small but they really every day, every hour enriches the country. At the afternoon's session on December 7, delegates heard 10 individual representatives, collectively represent exemplary models in the field of economy - society - national security. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung - Chairman of the Emulation - Rewards Central Board made speech on December 7 Before closing the meeting, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Chairman of the Emulation - Rewards Central Board … [Read more...] about 9th Nationwide Congress of Patriotic Emulation was successfully wrapped up – Viet Nam – News