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The 30th Diplomatic Conference on the theme of "Vietnam's diplomatic work: Active, Innovation, Effectiveness towards successfully implementing the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress” opened in Hanoi on August 13. Present at the conference were Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Tran Dai Quang, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, the secretaries of the Party Central Committee, the leaders of ministries, departments and centrally run cities and provinces, chief representatives of the Vietnamese rep. offices overseas and more than 300 foreign ministry leaders and officials. Addressing the opening ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh pointed to how Vietnam has capitalized on opportunities and overcome challenges to successfully fulfill key tasks of foreign relations as set by the 12th National Party Congress to ensure important national interests. Party leader Nguyen Phu … [Read more...] about Overview of the 30th Diplomatic Conference in Hanoi

In particular, she praised the local patriarchs for acting as a bridge to connect the local authorities with ethnic minority groups, contributing to ensuring social and political order. She also expressed her hope that the local patriarchs would be pioneers in preserving and promoting the cultural identity of ethnic minority groups in Soc Trang, while actively participating in religious activities in the locality. According to Deputy Secretary of Soc Trang provincial Party Committee, Lam Van Man, the province has more than 630,000 followers of various regions, accounting for over 50% of the total province population. Despite multiple religions, ethnic minority people always unite and support each other, Man noted. *On the same day, the Vice President, who is also head of the National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC), presented NFVC gifts to needy children in PhungChau commune, Chuong My district in Hanoi, on the occasion of the new academic year. * On the afternoon of August 17, … [Read more...] about Soc Trang ethnic minority groups praised for contributing to local development

The government official made the remarks at a meeting with a delegation of national contributors from Ca Mau province at the Government Office on August 17. Deputy PM Dam expressed his pleasure in receiving the local Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, war invalids and former youth volunteers, while valuing the efforts of the Ca Mau authorities for caring for national contributors in the locality. He also asked the local authorities to continue to pay greater attention to and support families of national contributors to encourage them to overcome difficulties in order to make more contributions to the locality. The Deputy PM expressed his belief that the national contributors from Ca Mau would promote the revolutionary tradition and be examples for younger generations to follow. He affirmed that the Party and State always show gratitude to and create favourable conditions for national contributors to have a better life. The southern province of Ca Mau has more than 107,000 revolutionary … [Read more...] about Deputy PM acknowledges service of contributors from Ca Mau

The information was released at a meeting between Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh and UK Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward in Hanoi on August 17. At the meeting, both sides agreed that defence cooperation between the countries has been growing steadily especially in terms of delegation exchange, training, and participation in the UN peacekeeping force. Deputy Minister Vinh spoke of his appreciation for the UK’s effective support for Vietnam’s preparations for dispatching the level-2 field hospital to South Sudan. He suggested the UK continue giving Vietnam advice on the deployment of sappers to UN peacekeeping missions and enhance cooperation in defence industry. The two sides concurred to intensify reciprocal visits at all levels, improve cooperation mechanisms, offer mutual support at multilateral forums, and  promoting foreign language training for their military personnel toward a goal of elevating bilateral defence ties to a higher level … [Read more...] about First Vietnam,UK defence policy dialogue set for later this year

Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) Fu Zhenbang is in Vietnam to attend the 18th Vietnam-China youth friendship meeting that officially kicked off in Hanoi on August 14. (Source: doanthanhnien.vn) HCM City (VNA) – Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Vu Thi Dung on August 17 hosted a reception for Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) Fu Zhenbang. Dung expressed her belief that Fu’s visit will help deepen the friendship between Vietnam and China as well as between the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMYU) and the CYLC. The official told her guest that the municipal youth union and the Vietnam Youth Federation’s HCM City chapter have made noted contributions to the city’s building and development. The local youth organisations have launched various activities to encourage young people to take part in national … [Read more...] about HCM City leader hosts Chinese youth league’s secretary