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Donald Rothwell, vice dean of Law Department of Australian National University delivers speech at Saturday’s conference Legal issues relating to Awards of the Arbitral tribunal established under annex VII of UNCLOS 1982. — Photo daidoanket.vn HCM CITY — International experts encouraged Việt Nam to keep close watch on the upcoming developments of the Philippines’ lawsuit against China in order to choose for itself a suitable solution to the East Sea issue. The recent ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the Philippines’ lawsuit against China and its claims in the East Sea has produced a regional and international precedent, giving Việt Nam a foundation for future negotiations or a lawsuit against China. Donald Rothwell, vice dean of Law Department of Australian National University, who spoke to local press on the sideline of Saturday’s conference Legal issues relating to Awards of the Arbitral tribunal established under annex VII of UNCLOS 1982 … [Read more...] about Int’l experts weigh in on East Sea issue

The City Paediatrics Hospital is one of 11 public and private hospitals registered to provide health services to tourists in HCM City. —VNA/VNS Phương Vy Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Health plans to issue a health tourism handbook for domestic and foreign tourists by the end of the year. The handbook will include names, addresses and phone numbers for healthcare services in the city. The public and private facilities providing services to tourists must meet criteria set by the Health Department on infrastructure, human resources and procedures for health exams and treatment. The facilities will offer health exams and screenings, treatment with traditional medicine, and treatment of diseases related to the heart, skin, teeth, ear, nose and throat, as well as special services for women and children. Eleven public and private hospitals have registered to provide the services so far, including the Traditional Medicine Institute, Từ Dũ … [Read more...] about City to issue health tourism handbook

Vietnamese and Cambodian agencies met in Phnom Penh yesterday to discuss the handling of legal residency procedures for Vietnamese Cambodians.— VNA/VNS Illustrative Image HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese and Cambodian agencies met in Phnom Penh yesterday to discuss the handling of legal residency procedures for Vietnamese Cambodians. The Vietnamese side included representatives from the Ministry of Public Security and the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, while the Cambodian side consisted of officials from the General Department of Immigration and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. Both sides said historical factors have resulted in shortcomings in the licensing of legal documents to Vietnamese Cambodians, creating conflicts with Cambodia ’s current law. The issue has caused difficulty for local authorities and hindered the community from carrying out their responsibilities to the country and protecting their legal rights. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, Cambodia discuss legal procedure for Vietnamese Cambodians

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Quang Vinh delivered the opening speech at the national conference on the East Sea (South China Sea) held in Quảng Ninh Province on Wednesday. — VNS Photo Trọng Kiên Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has always strived towards protecting the integrity of its maritime sovereignty in tandem with maintaining friendly relations with all countries, enabling a peaceful environment for the national economy to take off. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Quang Vinh made the statement at the National Conference on the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea) held on Wednesday in the northern coastal province of Quảng Ninh to discuss regional and global issues and Việt Nam’s policies. In the opening address, deputy minister Vinh noted that in the last 10 years, the presence and competition among the world’s great-powers is “having complicated and unpredictable effects” on the South China Sea and the building of mutually agreed … [Read more...] about Sovereignty, friendly relations go hand in hand

Lawyers have to boost legal system: President (05-04-2005) HA NOI — President Tran Duc Luong yesterday called on Vietnamese lawyers to raise their level of responsibility to develop laws and improve legal knowledge to contribute to the building of a law-governed socialist state, strengthening the legal system and social order, and protecting justice. Luong made his statement at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Viet Nam Lawyers Association. Luong also asked that the association play a greater role in providing legal counsel and settling disputes at the grass roots level. Luong supported a proposal by the association to create a mechanism where they can become more involved in providing support for the creation of laws. The President also asked the lawyers to conduct research complicated domestic and international legal issues. They should collaborate closely with the country’s judicial system, the Fatherland Front and related units to advise the … [Read more...] about Lawyers have to boost legal system: President

A website promoting health products with extracts from solanum procumbens. — VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) under the Ministry of Health has issued an alert after finding that a number of websites promoting dietary supplements and health products violated advertising regulations. The websites included Avisure Mama Hi-Q and Avisure Mama Multi of Bảo Minh Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company advertising on avisuremama.com , tiki.vn , sendo.vn ; Hàu Tam Hiệp Plus of United Sport Medical Ltd Co on http://bantinnamgioi.tk ; health products with extracts from solanum procumbens on thaoduoccagaileo.com, cagaileosadu.com.vn ; and Omexxel Ali of Reli USA joint stock company on http://lazada.vn ; http://shop.vnexpress.ne t; http://chuabenhxuattinhsom.net ; Red Pine Gold of An Thịnh Phát Ltd on sieuthisuckhoe.vn and sieuthisamhanquoc.com.vn. The administration said its representatives have contacted the companies whose … [Read more...] about VFA warns of buying health food online

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam at a dialogue held on Thursday in Hà Nội between leaders of the Ministry of Health (MoH), Việt Nam Social Security (VSS). — Photo VGP HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam called for boosting cooperation in social insurance fund management to ensure both benefits and savings are maximised. “Balancing the health insurance fund is very important in the context of increasing medical costs and lowering health insurance premiums,” he said. He spoke at a dialogue held on Thursday in Hà Nội between leaders of the Ministry of Health (MoH), Việt Nam Social Security (VSS) and the Vietnam Private Hospital Association (VPHA) on problems related to private medical facilities. Deputy PM Đam stressed that the policy of the Party and the State was to encourage the private health sector to develop and implement policies on protecting and improving the people’s health in accordance with the law and to ensure that policy makers take into account real-life … [Read more...] about Health insurance fund should be well-managed: Deputy PM

Members of the organising committee chair press conference. – VNS Photo Khánh Dương Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam will host the Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSHR) for the first time this November. The information was announced at a press conference on June 2. The 9th APCRSHR, from November 27 to 30 this year, will be organised by the Việt Nam Public Health Association (VPHA) in Hạ Long City, northern Quảng Ninh Province. Professor Lê Vũ Anh, VPHA president and head of APCRSHR’s organising committee, said this would be the largest regional conference on reproductive and sexual health that Việt Nam has hosted so far, with the participation of some 1,500 delegates from over 40 countries. The conference is themed Leave No One Behind! Justice in Sexual and Reproductive Health and is targeted at achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. According to the organising committee, the Asia-Pacific region is an area of rapid … [Read more...] about Việt Nam to host regional reproductive and sexual health conference

HCM City plans to launch action month on occupational safety and health in May. — VNS Photo Ngọc Diệp Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City plans to launch an action-month for occupational safety and health in May as part of the city’s effort to raise public awareness about the issues. Speaking at a meeting held in the city on April 5, Nguyễn Quốc Việt, a representative of the city’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said an opening ceremony would be held on May 6 with an exhibition displaying 80 photos on Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street in District 1 from May 6-15. The department plans to create 10 videos on occupational safety, health and will strengthen labour safety and hygiene training at local businesses. Enterprises have been asked to reduce workplace pollution and the incidence of occupational diseases. They have also been asked to undertake inspections of explosion-prevention methods at their workplaces. Conferences and seminars on improving working … [Read more...] about HCM City names May as occupational safety and health month

Representatives of private medical clinics and beauty clinics in HCM City attend a meeting convened by the city Department of Health on Thursday. — Photo doisongphapluat.com Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Inspectors from the HCM City Department of Health will check the operations of private general clinics and beauty clinics, officials have said. The number of these clinics mushroomed in recent years to meet the rising public need, Tăng Chí Thượng, deputy director of the department, said. Many expanded their businesses, he said. The department would perform quality assessment of the clinics and strengthen inspection starting in May, he told a meeting held on Thursday. The results of the assessments would be published on the department’s website, he said. The department has issued quality criteria for both private medical clinics and beauty clinics. To ensure service quality, they are required to meet some key requirements related to the number of health … [Read more...] about City health officials to inspect private medical centres, beauty clinics