This was stated by the Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army during his visit to the command on March 2. On the occasion, Senior Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Tue, Chief of the provincial military command, briefed the guests on the unit’s task performance in the first quarter of this year. Specifically, the unit strictly exercised combat readiness, organized a happy lunar New Year (Tet) for troops, instructed its affiliates to make thorough preparations for an exercise on shifting combat readiness, and upgraded training grounds. It also organized numerous activities to celebrate the success of the 13th National Party Congress, issued resolutions on leadership over training, sports festivals, and competitions in 2021, ensured logistical services, weaponry and equipment for routine and combat readiness missions, and strictly exercised COVID-19 prevention and control measures. In the coming time, the command will continue to work closely with other relevant forces to keep a close watch on political security, social order and safety in the area where it is stationed, to conduct social policies, and policies for troops’ families, and to ensure logistic and technical services for missions and COVID-19 prevention and control. Highlighting the command’s achievements over the past time, General Phuong asked it to focus on this year’s recruitment drive while strictly applying COVID-19 prevention and control measures. On the occasion, General Phuong presented gifts to the command’s troops, encouraging them to promote their responsibilities and gain more achievements in mission implementation. Translated by Mai Huong …
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Defense Minister works with Air Defense-Air Force Service
At the meeting, the mission was briefed on the service’s task implementation in 2020 and in the first months of 2021 as well as its orientations for missions this year. Particularly, last year the Air Defense-Air Force Service effectively performed its advisory role for the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense in building the air force. In 2020, air defense and air force units strictly observed combat readiness regulations, contributing to effectively managing the country’s airspace. Together with hosting competitions, festivals, and exercises, the force also received and effectively took advantage of new modern weapons and equipment and upgraded available weaponry. Units under the Air Defense-Air Force Service actively protected security at important events of the Party, State, and army. On the Lunar New Year (2021), units in the force tried their best to ensure a cozy and happy new year for the troops. In the coming time, the Air Defense-Air Force Service will focus on raising its personnel’s combat readiness capabilities and their abilities to master new weaponry and equipment. Having acknowledged and praised the service’s achievements last year General Lich asked the force to promote obtained results and take comprehensive measures to modernize the Air Defense-Air Force Service in line with the 11th Military Party Congress and the 13th National Party Congress. Lich requested relevant agencies under the Ministry of National Defense to take note and consider the Air Defense-Air Force Service’s proposals and create favorable conditions for the force to successfully fulfill their set missions. In the coming time, air defense-air force units should effectively manage and ensure weapons and technical equipment for training and combat readiness missions, natural disaster response, and search and rescue missions. They should also raise training and education quality, strictly observe regulations, and effectively deal with any …
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VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 3
Clip expresses gratitude toward doctors in COVID-19 fight A video clip comprising a series of paintings by children on doctors, who are called intimately as white blouse warriors during the COVID-19 fight, has been published recently by the Ministry of Health. The paintings by child artists are part of a campaign initiated by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). They depict doctors as white-blouse soldiers who have relentlessly fought against the pandemic, through which children’s gratitude toward health workers is expressed. The video also conveys a message of solidarity in the fight against COVID-19./. 110 foreign experts to be isolated for COVID-19 combat The administration of Quang Ngai province, central Vietnam, has outlined plans to put a total of 110 foreign experts into isolation in concentrated places in an effort to prevent the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The foreign experts are scheduled to pass though Huu Nghi international border gate in the northern province of Lang Son and then travel to Quang Ngai to work for Hoa Phat Dung Quat Iron and Steel Integrated Complex. The provincial administration requested relevant agencies to create favourable condition for the experts during their travel and quarantine back in Quang Ngai. At present, Quang Ngai is yet to record any positive COVID-19 cases this year, although local authorities have advised relevant agencies to closely control people entering from COVID-19 hotspots in the fight against the virus. Cases that violate the Health Ministry’s COVID-19 prevention and control measures will be punished, whilst local medical workers will take samples for testing of relevant cases, especially foreigners currently working in Quang Ngai. Daily Mail hails Vietnamese driver as hero after saving life of local girl The Daily Mail newspaper of the UK has posted an article hailing the bravery of a local delivery …
