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Hanoi (VNA) – Vice State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on May 29 visited and brought gifts to children with cancer being treated at the Tan Trieu branch of the National Cancer Hospital (K Hospital) in Hanoi’s Thanh Tri district, on the occasion of the International Children’s Day (June 1). At the hospital, the Vice President applauded the contributions of the medical sector in general and the K Hospital in particular to public health care. She hailed the hospital, which treats more than 480,000 patients a year, for successfully applying advanced techniques and technologies to treatment. According to the hospital’s Deputy Director Le Van Quang, the K Hospital is the leading cancer hospital in the country. It has three branches with 2,400 beds in total and 1,700 staff members./. … [Read more...] about Vice State President visits children with cancer at K Hospital

Vietnamese and Thai citizens stranded in Africa prepare to board a flight home from South Africa in this photo posted to the verified Facebook account of Vietnamese globetrotter Tran Dang Dang Khoa on June 16, 2020. Everything was a race against the clock. After securing their seats on the flight, Khoa and other Vietnamese passengers were in a rush to gather up at the Mozambican capital city of Maputo before traveling by road to South Africa, where they would board their flight. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese globetrotter returns home after over 1,000 days around world on motorbike

Hanoi (VNA) - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnam Mission to the United Nations, has called on the international community to continue providing humanitarian aid for Syria and emphasised the necessity for a consensus on the humanitarian aid issue. Addressing the UN Security Council regular briefing on the Syrian humanitarian situation on June 29, Ambassador Quy shared his concern with the council’s member states over the worrying situation in Syria. He urged the Western Asian country, the UN and partners to continue stepping up cooperation to make relief goods reach hands of Syrians. The long-term solution to the current crisis is to boost a comprehensive political measure for the Syrian issue on the basis of respecting international law and the UN Charter. Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, said that prices for food, medicine, fuel and other essentials are soaring, while the Syrian pound has lost more value in the past six months … [Read more...] about Vietnam calls on int’l community to maintain humanitarian aid for Syria

New York (VNA) – Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnam Mission to the United Nations, has shared the concern of UNSC members over security and terrorism challenges in Syria and called for more humanitarian support for the country. During a monthly teleconference on Syria situation held by the UN Security Council (UNSC) on June 16, Quy urged parties concerned to respond to the ceasefire appeal by the UN Secretary General and his Special Envoy. The Vietnamese ambassador also called on parties to maintain security stability in order to facilitate talks to seek political solutions to Syria’s issues. He expressed concerned over socio-economic difficulties, the serious humanitarian crisis and COVID-19 impacts faced by Syrian people. Speaking at the event, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Syria Geir Pedersen said up to 80 percent of Syrian people are living below the poverty line and 9.3 million people lack food. Environment and infrastructure in the … [Read more...] about Vietnam calls for more humanitarian support for Syria

New York (VNA) – Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnam Mission to the United Nations (UN), has called on the international community to focus on people-centred solutions, and share the burden and responsibility to ensure the success of the repatriation and reintegration process for refugees. During an online meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to hear a report of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on June 18, the Vietnamese diplomat emphasised a holistic approach to the refugee issue, saying that preventing and settling conflicts, promoting economic development, and enhancing peace and security are sustainable solutions. He urged parties involved to join efforts to achieve long-term ceasefires and create a favourable environment towards political solutions to conflicts. Quy highlighted the humane significance of resolving the refugee problem, calling for promoting cooperation and dialogues among relevant countries to ensure the success of … [Read more...] about Vietnam calls for people-centred solutions to refugee issue