Society

Regional red cross societies convene to boost cooperation (17-01-2006) President Tran Duc Luong receives leaders of the Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodian Red Crosses in Ha Noi yesterday.—VNA/VNS Photo Nguyen Khang Ha Noi — President Tran Duc Luong called upon the Red Cross Society of Viet Nam, the Lao Red Cross, the Cambodian Red Cross, the Red Cross and Red Crescent, and the International Committee of the Red Cross to work together to fulfil their lofty humanitarian duties. Luong made the appeal at a meeting with delegates to the Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia Red Cross conference, the first ever in Ha Noi yesterday. He applauded the first conference on cooperation between the red cross soceties of the three countries, adding that he hoped the initiative would soon be expanded in the region to minimise losses caused by natural calamities and epidemics. Luong said the Vietnamese Government was interested in these activities and had policies to encourage … [Read more...] about Regional red cross societies convene to boost cooperation

HA NOI — The National Geographic Society (NGS) has acknowledged that denoting Hoang Sa Archipelago with a Chinese name and the word "China" without further explanation can be misleading or misinterpreted. The NGS issued a press release after complaints were made about a recent map on the NGS website, http://www.natgeomaps.com , with the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago of Viet Nam designated with the Chinese name "Xisha Qundao" along with the word "China " in its description. "We have carefully reviewed the situation and recognised that simply denoting the archipelago with the Chinese name and the word ‘China' in parenthesis without further explanation can be misleading and misinterpreted," the press release said. The NGS said that in its regional and other maps of sufficient scale, it specifically recognises and designates the alternative Vietnamese name "Hoang Sa" and the traditional name " Paracel Islands " for the archipelago. On March 13, Spokesperson for the Vietnamese … [Read more...] about National Geographic Society explains ‘Hoang Sa’ omission

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc meets with the Australia – Việt Nam Friendship Society president Kim Sampson on Thursday, as part of his official visit to Australia from Wednesday to Sunday. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất Viet Nam News CANBERRA — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc praised efforts by the Australia – Việt Nam Friendship Society (AVFS) to promote friendship and mutual understanding between the people of Việt Nam and Australia while talking to AVFS President Kim Sampson on Thursday. PM Phúc met with Sampson in Canberra on the second day of his official visit to Australia from Wednesday to Sunday. Nam and Australia to match the new level of ties. Nam , particularly the settlement of Agent Orange/Dioxin consequences, and to enhance exchanges in education and healthcare. The society’s members, who work in different fields, have played an active part to develop the relations and make the bilateral co-operation more effective, he added. Nam improve … [Read more...] about PM lauds efforts of friendship society to boost VN-Australia ties

Hoàng Thị Ái Nhiên, standing vice-president of the Việt Nam Women’s Union speaks at the research's launching ceremony yesterday. — Photo courtesy of Australian Embassy HÀ NỘI (VNS) — Being confined largely to the role of caregiver severely limits women’s opportunities in education, career development and social and political participation. This has been pointed out in a study report on social determinants of gender inequality in Việt Nam, conducted by the Institute for Social Development Studies (ISDS) with support from the Australian government, Ford Foundation and Oxfam Novib. The document is based on findings drawn from a nationally representative survey conducted from 2012 to 2015, covering 8,424 women and men aged between 18 and 65 in nine cities and provinces, which are Hà Nội, HCM City, Đà Nẵng and Thái Bình, besides Phú Thọ, Lâm Đồng, Bình Thuận and Vĩnh Long, as well as Tây Ninh. Speaking at the report’s release ceremony yesterday … [Read more...] about Study focuses on gender disparity in society

An overview of the conference. — VNS Photo Khánh Dương Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Developing sustainable partnership between the State and civil society organisations (CSOs) is an inevitable requirement. Việt Nam has tremendous potential to develop the partnership but has not fully exploited it, experts said at a conference on Tuesday. At the annual conference of Vietnamese CSOs in Hà Nội, representatives of CSOs discussed the advantages and difficulties, and proposed solutions towards co-operation for sustainable development. The weakness of Vietnamese science-technology organisations is unstable budget, which results in high attrition and transfers, said Bùi Kim Tuyến from Việt Nam Union of Science and Technology Associations, adding that organisations also don’t have long-term partners. CSOs that specialise in science and technology have difficulty accessing the State budget, and lack policies to help non-governmental organisations access capital, equipment for … [Read more...] about Govt, civil society organisation partnership is important: conference

HCM City has implemented many renewable-energy measures in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Authorities in HCM City and Osaka in Japan yesterday vowed to promote cooperation among the two localities in low-carbon city development at a meeting held in HCM City. Speaking at the Mayor’s Policy on Low Carbon City Development conference, Huỳnh Cách Mạng, vice chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, said Osaka had many effective solutions on the environment, climate change adaptation, water management and solid waste classification at the source. Osaka has provided HCM City with environmental consultancy services and solutions such as water management techniques, classification of solid waste at the source, and response to climate change. Mạng also sent his condolences to the Japanese people, especially the people and authorities of Osaka affected by the recent typhoon Jebi. Mạng praised the investors … [Read more...] about City cooperates with Osaka to build low-carbon society