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Seoul (VNA) – Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man said Vietnam always considers Republic of Korea (RoK) one of its most important partners, while paying a courtesy call to Speaker of the RoK National Assembly Moon Hee-sang in Seoul on September 27. Man expressed his wish that Speaker Moon would continue supporting the development of bilateral ties and assisting the Vietnamese community in the RoK, especially Vietnamese women marrying Korean citizens. He also wished that the RoK would continue supporting Vietnam and ASEAN’s stance in maintaining peace, stability, maritime freedom and safety in the East Sea, and settling disputes in the East Sea by peaceful means in line with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, fully implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea, towards reaching an effective and practical Code of Conduct in the East Sea at an … [Read more...] about Front leader: Vietnam takes RoK as an important partner

 President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man meets with Speaker of the RoK National Assembly Moon Hee-sang (Photo: VNA)  The VFF leader said he hopes that Speaker Moon would continue supporting the development of bilateral relations as well as the Vietnamese community in the RoK, especially Vietnamese women marrying Korean citizens. He also expressed his wish that the RoK would continue supporting Vietnam and ASEAN’s stance of maintaining peace, stability, maritime freedom and safety in the East Sea, and settling disputes in the East Sea by peaceful means in line with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), fully implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) towards reaching an effective and practical Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) at an early date. He also voiced Vietnam’s consistent support for peace, stability, … [Read more...] about Vietnam considers RoK important partner

A man in Ha Nam Province is in desperate need of financial support to treat serious injuries caused by a work accident. Dao Van Quan was admitted to Hanoi's Vietnam-Germany Hospital Dao Van Quan was admitted to Hanoi's Vietnam-Germany Hospital after falling from the scaffold on the fourth floor. He is still being treated in the hospital's isolation room and needs a breathing tube. Tran Thi Trang from the hospital's social work department said, "The patient was transferred from Hung Yen Hospital in critical condition. We thought that we might not be able to save him. We haven't seen his family at all while he is in hospital." Quan's parents are over 80 years old with bad health and his two brothers have mental illnesses. Quang also doesn't have health insurance to reduce the treatment cost. However, due to the severity of his condition, the hospital decided to start the operation as soon as possible. Quan's family Dr Vu Van Cuong said Quan had a cervical spine injury, … [Read more...] about Young man in desperate need of help for hospital treatment

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue (first row, right) presents certificates of merit to organisations, individuals with contributions to the fund (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Seventy businesses, organisations and individuals who set bright examples in helping the poor were honoured at a meeting held in Hanoi on October 1 by the Central Steering Committee for National Target Programmes and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee. Addressing the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue highlighted that Vietnam is among the first countries in the world to complete the UN’s Millennium Goal on poverty reduction and implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.   The Government leader, who is also head of the steering committee, emphasized that the Party and State have always paid attention to poverty reduction and social welfare. He noted that spending on social security has been increasing at an average of more than 20 percent a year, far … [Read more...] about Contributors to Fund for the Poor honoured

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue (first row, right) presents certificates of merit to organisations, individuals with contributions to the fund  Addressing the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue highlighted that Vietnam is among the first countries in the world to complete the UN’s Millennium Goal on poverty reduction and implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.   The Government leader, who is also head of the steering committee, emphasized that the Party and State have always paid attention to poverty reduction and social welfare. He noted that spending on social security has been increasing at an average of more than 20 percent a year, far higher than the annual economic growth of 7-8 percent. Besides spending from the State budget, the Government also channeled more than 200 trillion VND through loans of the Bank for Social Policies to needy people over the past 15 years. “Not only the better-off help the … [Read more...] about Organisations, individuals honoured for contributions to Fund for the Poor