General Luong Cuong, Director of the General Department of Political Affairs (GDP); Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Defense Minister; Lt. Gen. Trinh Van Quyet, GDP Deputy Director; Lt. Gen. Huynh Chien Thang, Deputy Chief of the General Staff; representatives of the N.A. Committee for National Defense and Security; military N.A. deputies of the 15th N.A.; and representatives for the MND’s authorized agencies attended the event. At the meeting, a representative of the General Staff informed the participants about the regional and global situations with direct connection with the military and defense task performance. He also pointed out several outstanding results in implementing military and defense tasks over the past time and emphasized major missions in the coming time. The Department of Legal Affairs under the MND reported on draft laws and ordinances written by the MND and scheduled to be submitted to the N.A. and N.A. Standing … [Read more...] about MND meets with military N.A. deputies
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Voters raise concerns over social issues: VFF President
Đỗ Văn Chiến, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, at the meeting of the third plenary session of the 15th-tenure National Assembly in Hà Nội Monday morning. — Photo baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — Presenting a report at the third plenary session of the 15th-tenure National Assembly in Hà Nội on Monday, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Đỗ Văn Chiến listed a number of hot-button issues raised by voters. Many were concerned about recent instances of stock market manipulation and issues with the corporate bond market, as well as education and individuals who take advantage of pandemic-related policies. These were among the issues raised and recommended to the National Assembly (NA) and relevant agencies, said Đỗ Văn Chiến. Presenting the report on the ideas and recommendations sent to the third session yesterday morning, Chiến said voters and people had expressed a consensus and highly appreciated the effective leadership of … [Read more...] about Voters raise concerns over social issues: VFF President
History must be compulsory subject at high schools
12-grade students at their break time at Trần Nhân Tông High School in Hà Nội. —VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly (NA)'s Committee on Culture and Education has asked the Ministry of Education and Training to reverse an earlier decision and make history a compulsory subject at high school level. Nguyễn Thị Mai Hoa, deputy chairwoman of the committee said following a new survey on the implementation of new general education programme for history in high schools, the majority disagreed with the ministry’s announcement that it will no longer be a compulsory subject in the 2022-23 academic year. There are some reasons for the disagreement, according to the deputy chairwoman. History is believed to be a particularly important subject, playing a key role in political and ideological education for future generations. High school students, aged 15 to 17 years old, have more mature awareness so they could have the acquisition of history knowledge better than the … [Read more...] about History must be compulsory subject at high schools