PANO - The Japanese Ambassador, Mitsuo Sakaba, has actively and effectively contributed to the enhancement and development of Japan-Vietnam ties in many fields during his term in Vietnam. Addressing a farewell party in Hanoi, he delivered a moving speech saying that his trips to 63 provinces and cities throughout Vietnam were his most impressive activities during his term in Vietnam. Although the mission of a diplomat often tends to focus on big cities, the Japanese Ambassador tried his best to go to the countryside as much as he could. "I sometimes went to remote areas. I will never forget radiant faces of ethnic minority people that I met during my working trips to provinces, such as Kon Tum or Son La. I believed that the diversity of ethnic minority groups and the peaceful life of those groups are the most unique of Vietnam. I hope that Vietnam will preserve that precious tradition", he confided. For this diplomat, each region had its own attraction. Both him and his wife … [Read more...] about Ambassador Mitsuo Sakaba: Solidarity of ethnic minority groups is unique
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Military medics provide services to ethnic minorities
PANO – Over the past 5 years, Military Hospital 103 has continuously sent large working teams of its medics to remote mountainous communes of Son La Province to provide free medical check-ups and medicines for local people under Program 12. Deputy Director of the hospital, Associate Professor, Doctor, Senior Colonel Le Trung Hai, the leader of the working team that has recently been to the commune of Phieng Cam, Mai Son, Son La said: “Son La has been chosen to receive medical activities as it is a poor North-Western mountainous locality in Vietnam, which is home mainly to ethnic minority communities and where there are few health care facilities to serve the people there.” For this time, the working team had to travel hundreds of kilometers of bad road, including dangerous mountainous terrain and narrow crooked sections. But as soon as military doctors and nurses arrived in Phieng Cam, they quickly started to deploy equipment and devices to receive the first … [Read more...] about Military medics provide services to ethnic minorities
Army units help ethnic minorities
PANO – Army Unit B37’s construction company, under Military Zone 4, has been stationed in Huong Hoa District, Quang Tri Province, since 1999. Over the last 12 years, the Company has built welfare buildings, constructed irrigation networks and reclaimed areas in 5 northern communes of Hung Hoa. The Company has fulfilled a plan of building houses for a youth village to establish business in Tan Pu (Huong Phung Commune) with more than 70 households, constructing roads, electricity, kindergartens, cultural buildings for community activities in the communes of Huong Linh, Huong Lap, Huong Son. The company’s staff has supported ethnic minority people in producing and planting forest and industrial trees, providing the households of Van Kieu, Pa Co with millions of tree transplants, implemented a plan of planting over 1,000 hectares of protected forest, including 240 ha of protected forest already grown in Huong Viet Commune. In addition, the Company also provided 57.5 … [Read more...] about Army units help ethnic minorities
Exhibition on ethnic minorities opens
PANO – A photo exhibition, “The culture of ours – Conversations in open space”, opened on April 18 th at Ly Thai To Flower Garden to review the Photovoice program launched by the Institute for Social Studies, Economics and Environment (ISSEE) in early 2012. On display are 150 photos, taken by ethnic minority people, reflecting cultural features, habits and customs of ethnic minorities from the South, Central and North region of Vietnam. Through photos attached with interesting stories and conversations with ethnic minority people, visitors have an opportunity to understand more about the cultural identities and customs of Vietnamese ethnic minorities. Mr. Dinh Ba Hoi from Hanoi said that the meaningful exhibition is a bridge to help connect ethnic minorities and promote mutual-understanding among ethnic people. “Culture will be more beautiful and more diversified if exchanges among ethnic minorities are promoted”, affirmed Mr. Le Quang Binh, … [Read more...] about Exhibition on ethnic minorities opens
VN promotes human rights for ethnic minorities
Vietnam has been very successful in ensuring human rights for ethnic minority people, said a senior expert from the European Centre in Vietnam. Ewa Chylinski made the remark at a workshop on human rights for ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on Mar. 7-8. She said that Vietnam has helped ethnic minority people to build their own houses in a resettlement programme that other nations could and should adopt. Chylinski was one of 50 specialists from the European Delegation to Vietnam, the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Public Security and the Central Highland provinces of Lam Dong, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Dac Lac and southern Binh Phuoc province to attend the workshop. They discussed of laws and policies on ethnic minorities and the rights of ethnic minorities in Vietnam, including the right to benefit from social welfare policies, political rights and property ownership rights. They proposed a number of measures to step up the protection of human rights for … [Read more...] about VN promotes human rights for ethnic minorities