The 41st Asia-Pacific Ladies Friendship Society (ALFS) Charity Bazaar was organized in Tokyo on April 19th. Vietnam’s hat dance at the event (Photo: VNA) Vietnam attended this year's fair as the president country. As the president country of the fair, in addition to contributing two kiosks on handicrafts and food, Vietnam also put on unique art programs imbued with traditional culture. The two kiosks of Vietnam become the centre of the fair, with a large number of visitors. With nearly 5,000 visitors, the ALFS Charity Fair this year earned about JPY22-23 million, the highest proceeds in recent years ALFS President Haruko Komura said that the proceeds from the fair would be shared equally among the participating countries, it is estimated at JPY1 million for charity in their countries, supporting women and children in difficult conditions. Ms. Haruko Komura also appreciated Vietnam’s efforts, and the spouse of the Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Hoang Thi Minh Ha, for … [Read more...] about Vietnam attends Asia-Pacific Ladies Friendship Society Charity Bazaar in Japan
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HCM City reviews efforts to create educated society
Viet Nam News HCM CITY - Tất Thành Cang, Deputy Standing Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, on Tuesday held a meeting with the city's Study Promotion Association to assess its implementation of Instruction No 04-CT/TU meant to enhance the city Party's role in building an educated society. Nguyễn Thị Thu, deputy chairwoman of the People's Committee, and other city officials also took part in the meeting. The chairman of the Study Promotion Association, Nguyễn Huy Cận, said the association has established 4,341 branches in the city, more than 2,000 at hamlet and residential quarter levels, with around 800,000 members. Besides, there are 320 community learning centres at communes, wards and towns with more than 480,000 people taking part in their activities related to cultural studies, vocational training, and life and social communication skills. The association's Study Promotion Fund mobilised more than VNĐ77 billion (US$3.4 million) from donations to support disadvantaged … [Read more...] about HCM City reviews efforts to create educated society
Give people direct stake in ASEAN unity – Opinion – Outlook – Vietnam News Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports
I carried out a small, informal survey on my own recently. I spoke to students from several universities in Ha Noi about ASEAN, wanting to learn a bit about what they thought of the concept and ideal of the ASEAN Community (AC), which is expected to materialise in 2015. Every student knew the name ASEAN, but most did not know much else. They did not know much about its history, its aims and so on. Some of the students could not even list all the member states that make up the bloc. If this was the level of awareness among college students, the same would be true of much of the general public in the country, just two years before the grand ambition of ASEAN Community (AC) is to be realised, I thought. And what about populations in other ASEAN countries? The results of surveys done in 2012 on "ASEAN Community Building Efforts" were released by the ASEAN Secretariat recently. They found that 81 per cent of the general public in the capital cities of member states were familiar with … [Read more...] about Give people direct stake in ASEAN unity – Opinion – Outlook – Vietnam News Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports
Report of the Party’s XIth-tenure Central Committee – Politics & Laws – Vietnam News Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports
REDOUBLE EFFORTS TO BUILD OUR PARTY CLEAN AND STRONG; PROMOTE THE ENTIRE NATION'S STRENGTH AND SOCIALIST DEMOCRACY; PUSH FORWARD COMPREHENSIVELY AND HARMONIOUSLY THE RENEWAL PROCESS; DEFEND FIRMLY THE HOMELAND AND MAINTAIN STURDILY A PEACEFUL AND STABLE ENVIRONMENT; AND STRIVE FOR OURS TO SOON BECOME BASICALLY AN INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRY TOWARD MODERNITY Report of the Party's XIth-tenure Central Committee presented by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on the Party's XIIth Congress Documents Members of the Presidium, Distinguished guests, Congress delegates, The Party XIIth National Congress is tasked with taking stock of the implementation of the Party's XIth Congress Resolution; looking at the last 30 years of renewal; determining orientations, objectives and tasks in the 2016 – 2021 five-year period of ; reviewing the leadership of the Party's XIth-tenure Central Committee; assessing the observance of the Party's XIth-tenure Statutes; and electing the Party's XIIth-tenure … [Read more...] about Report of the Party’s XIth-tenure Central Committee – Politics & Laws – Vietnam News Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports
Hanoi Red Cross Society to sign a cooperation program on humanitarian activities
The Hanoitimes - The Hanoi Red Cross Society in collaboration with the Center for Vocational Training and Employment Consultancy for Disadvantaged Youths (REACH) yesterday organized a ceremony, signing a cooperation program on humanitarian activities. Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of the Red Cross Society Nguyen Sy Truong expected that the cooperation will create more jobs for people in difficult circumstances to sustainably escape the poverty. At the signing ceremony Accordingly, both parties will jointly deploy vocational training programs for youths at the age of 18-30 in difficult circumstances in districts, towns, humanitarian centers managed by the Hanoi Red Cross Society and other programs. After considering and evaluating difficult circumstances, youths will be donated fees of vocational training courses in the REACH. These courses will last from three to six months with various occupations, including: Website design, graphics, marketing and sale, food processing, … [Read more...] about Hanoi Red Cross Society to sign a cooperation program on humanitarian activities