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During the course, the trainees will exchange and interact with foreign experts on international principles and norms. They will also study ways to protect people during war and rules to deal with humanitarian issues in accordance with Vietnam’s tradition and its Party’s guideline and State’s policies and law. During the course  The course was jointly held by the Department of Mass Mobilization under the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army and the Vietnam Red Cross Society’s Central Committee and the International Committee of the Red Cross in Asia-Pacific. Vietnam is a signatory to nearly 20 international humanitarian conventions and protocols. Vietnam’s early participation in key IHL documents demonstrates the country’s will, aspiration and peace-loving spirit as well as its commitments to addressing disputes by peaceful means and protecting human rights. Attentively, over the past years, the … [Read more...] about Refresher course to improve awareness of int’l humanitarian law

At the inauguration ceremony for Dakcheung School (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – Dakcheung School was inaugurated and handed over to the Lao province of Sekong’s Dakchueng district on November 13, as a gift from the Vietnamese Party, State and people. Construction of the two-storey building started in June 2018 with a total cost of more than 23 billion VND (around 1 million USD). Covering 1,276 square metres, the school has six classrooms, two laboratories, a library, an informatics room, a foreign language learning room and a meeting hall. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung expressed his belief that the school, equipped with modern teaching aids and functional facilities, will contribute to improving the quality of human resources training for Dakchueng district. He stressed that the building, as a symbol for the Vietnam-Laos friendship, will help consolidate and promote the special ties between the two nations, … [Read more...] about Vietnam-funded school handed over to Laos

The Vietnam-funded headquarters of the Lao military art troupe (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – The Vietnam-funded headquarters of the Lao military art troupe was handed over to the Lao military in Vientiane on April 10. The construction is billed as a gift from the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence to the Lao People’s Army on the occasion of 70th anniversary of the Lao army and 50th birthday of its art troupe. The five-storey building was constructed on an area of over 3,000 square metres at a total investment of nearly 6 million USD, 5.5 million USD of which was provided by Vietnam and the remainder came from Laos’ corresponding fund. Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, deputy head of the General Department of Politics under the Lao People’s Army Sonethong Phomlavong thanked the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence for its support, affirming that the construction is a vivid illustration for the solidarity between the two ministries. He stressed that it will make … [Read more...] about Vietnam hands over Lao military art troupe’s headquarters

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and presented gifts to residents in An Phu commune, Tuy Hoa city, the central province of Phu Yen, which was hard hit by storm Damrey. (Source: VNA) Phu Yen (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and presented gifts to residents in An Phu commune, Tuy Hoa city, the central province of Phu Yen, which was hard hit by storm Damrey, during his working visit to the province on January 18. He said he hoped the residents help one another in surmounting the storm consequences to quickly resume production and stabilize their lives. He instructed the local authorities to take measures to ensure all residents in the locality enjoy a cosy Tet with sufficient essentials and food as it is a policy of the Party, State and the Vietnam Fatherland Front. The PM visited and presented gifts to Heroic Mother Ngo Thi Muoi, 97, who has three sons -- all war martyrs, in An Phu. Earlier, he visited engineers, technicians, and workers working at the Ca … [Read more...] about PM visits Damrey-hit residents, Ca Pass tunnel in Phu Yen

At the workshop (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – Connecting smart cities is considered an effective solution to addressing urbanisation and development challenges in the Mekong Delta, experts said at a workshop in Can Tho city on September 4. The event was held by the UK’s Salford University and the Dragon-Mekong Institute of Can Tho University under the Researcher Links programme of the Newton Fund. Participants discussed smart city initiatives, including the internet of things (IoT), cyber physical systems and ambient intelligence, meaning electronic environments that respond to the presence of humans. They suggested setting up links between research institutes and businesses from Vietnam and the UK to improve urban areas. Professor Hisham Elkadi from Salford University said the key to solving urbanisation problem is developing based on Industry 4.0 and IoT. Meanwhile, Ngo Ba Hung from Can Tho University presented an overview on smart cities based on Big Data, which … [Read more...] about Smart city connection – solution to address challenges in Mekong Delta