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A performance of "ao dai", a traditional costume of Vietnamese women, at the Hanoi Tourism Ao Dai Festival 2022. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The first-ever national census on gender equality will be conducted in 2023 as part of the national-level task of studying and assessing the gender equality situation to serve sustainable development. The survey is set to cover 9,000 people in 48 communes and wards of 12 provinces and cities nationwide, heard a symposium in Hanoi on June 9. Dr Dang Xuan Thanh, Vice President of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), said the country has been exerting efforts to realise the commitments on gender equality, including ensuring women’s rights and implementing the Party and Government’s viewpoints and directions for gender equality promotion. In the next 10 years, Vietnam needs to have an intensive and extensive view of the gender equality situation to take effective measures for achieving gender equality targets by 2030 as part of the … [Read more...] about First national gender equality census to be conducted

An overview of a discussion during the NA's fifth session. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Legislators are scheduled to discuss in groups the draft Land Law (revised) at the National Assembly 's ongoing fifth session in Hanoi on June 9. The bill, which was made public to receive opinions from the people from January 3 to March 15, aims to complete the land-related institutions and policies to match the socialist-oriented market economy institutions, while dealing with the overlapping and differences in policies and legal regulations in the field. It is expected to create a legal corridor for the efficient and sustainable management and use of land resources, ensuring defence-security, protecting the environment, adapting to climate changes and making a new motivation for the country to become a developed country with high income. The bill is also hoped to settle problems in land management and use, ensure harmonised interests of the State, land users and investors, promote the … [Read more...] about Lawmakers to discuss draft revised Land Law

At the meeting (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 15th National Assembly adopted a resolution on its supervision programme in 2024, with 451 out of 459 votes in favour, at the fifth session in Hanoi on June 8 under the chair of NA Vice Chairman Tran Quang Phuong. Accordingly, the NA decided to conduct the highest level of supervision on the implementation of the NA’s Resolution No. 43/2022/QH15 dated January 11, 2022 on fiscal and monetary policies supporting the socio-economic recovery and development programme, the NA’s other resolutions on key national projects till the end of 2023 and the relevant preceding and subsequent periods; and the enforcement of policies and laws regarding real estate market management and social housing development from 2015 to the end of 2023 and relevant preceding and subsequent periods. The NA Standing Committee was assigned to monitor the enforcement of policies and laws regarding public non-productive units since the issuance of the … [Read more...] about NA adopts resolution on supervision programme in 2024

The State leader congratulated Petkova on her excellent fulfillment of tasks in Vietnam, with various substantial contributions to the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries. Thanking Vietnamese authorities for creating optimal conditions for her to perform duties, the ambassador affirmed that Bulgaria always treasures the time-tested friendship with Vietnam and wishes to step up bilateral multifaceted cooperation. She recalled the Bulgaria visit by Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan in 2021, describing the trip as a demonstration of Vietnamese and Bulgarian leaders’ wish to strengthen bilateral ties. She also highlighted the strong recovery of trade between the two countries since the COVID-19 pandemic was brought under control. Petkova pledged that in any position in the future, she will continue helping foster the countries’ relations. She also took this occasion to convey the Bulgarian President’s invitation for a visit the European … [Read more...] about State leader receives outgoing Bulgarian ambassador

An overview of a discussion during the NA's fifth session. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly (NA) on June 9 continued the 16th working day of its fifth sitting under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue. In the morning, authorised by the Prime Minister, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh presented reports on the draft revised Land Law and public opinions on the bill.  Chairman of the NA’s Economic Committee Vu Hong Thanh delivered a report verifying the draft revised Land Law . Then the legislature discussed in groups the draft law. In the afternoon, under the direction of NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh, the NA discussed a draft amended resolution on conducting votes of confidence for those holding positions elected or approved by the NA or the People's Councils. Most of the speakers at the discussion agreed on the necessity of promulgating the resolution; dossiers, order, procedures and basic contents in the draft … [Read more...] about 16th working day of 15th NA’s fifth session

Many students are confident and comfortable when taking part in high school exams on the first day, though the entrance exam in Hanoi is a fierce competition. More than 116,000 ninth graders in Hanoi take three tests in their high school entrance exams for the 2023-2024 school year on June 10 and 11. The Hanoi Education Department has prepared nearly 5,000 examination rooms in 201 venues while mobilizing some 20,000 officials, teachers, and staff to supervise the exams. The municipal People's Committee has asked those in charge of all 201 examination venues to ensure the availability of disinfectants, provide guidance to students, and maintain contact with parents on exam days. Students will be tested in mathematics, literature, and foreign language, with a choice of either English, French, German, Japanese, or South Korean. The math and literature tests are written in 120 minutes, while the foreign language test is a combination of multiple choice and writing in 60 … [Read more...] about Students in Hanoi sit for the 10th grade entrance exam

The event drew Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu, Standing Vice Chairman of the VBS Executive Council, and other VBS officials, Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya, Mongolian Ambassador to Vietnam Jigjee Sereejav, President of the Hanoi chapter of the Vietnam - India Friendship Association Nguyen Ngoc Ky, the Buddhist delegations from India and Bhutan, as well as a large number of local Buddhist followers. At the ceremony, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu read the message that Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, Supreme Patriarch of the VBS’s Patronage Council, sent to the Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers inside and outside the country. Indian Ambassador Sandeep Arya thanked the VBS and the Hanoi administration for supporting the organization of the U.N. Day of Vesak 2023. He affirmed that in the cooperation between Vietnam and India, Buddhism has become a cultural, spiritual and friendship bridge connecting the two peoples, helping establish a special linkage and shared … [Read more...] about U.N. Day of Vesak celebrated in Hanoi

TikTok application on a smart phone. Viet Nam's cyber authority is tightening up on the platform to curb harmful content. — XINHUA/VNA Photo Viet Nam's cyber watchdog is seeking to tighten its grip on social media to keep the country's cyberspace free of 'harmful content'. That is what the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information (ABEI) is doing. The authority said it had threatened bans on non-compliant social media to prevent users' exposure to harmful content in cyberspace. The authority took YouTube as an example. It said Youtube would get its application removed from smart televisions if the corporation allows harmful content to continue unchecked on the platform. The move comes after the Deputy Ministry of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Lam warned of online illegal activities going on the rampage in Viet Nam. He clarified his claim by stating that for every 100 dollars generated by illegal activities on YouTube globally, a shocking 55 dollars … [Read more...] about Cyber authority tightens up on harmful content