Funeral held for Most Venerable Thich Tri Tinh The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on March 29 held a solemn memorial service at Van Duc pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City's Thu Duc district for the Most Venerable Thich Tri Tinh, who passed away the day before at the age of 98. Born in 1917 in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, Most Venerable Thich Tri Tinh took positions as First Deputy Patriarch and Chairman of the VBS Executive Council, and Deputy Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee during his lifetime. He made significant contributions to gathering Buddhist followers in and out of the country to jointly build a strong Vietnam Buddhist Sangha. He was conferred with a number of noble distinctions of the Party and State, including the Ho Chi Minh Order, Independence Order (first class), and Great National Unity Order. The funeral, which will run until April 2, has received a lot of attention from mourners nationwide. Party Secretary General Nguyen … [Read more...] about Social News Headlines 31/3
Gender equality slogans
Social Headlines December 25
Human traffickers jailed for 80 years The People's Court in the southern Tay Ninh province yesterday sentenced 23 defendants to 80 years in jail for human trafficking, illegal money lending and fraud with the intent to appropriate property. The harshest sentence, 12 years and six months in jail, was given to Nguyen Truong Son, 39, the head of the ring, from Tay Ninh Province. His wife, Tran Thi Co, 34, was given a four-year jail sentence. The indictment by the provincial People's Procurary said the couple, along with other members of the gang, cheated and forced some 40 women to work at a karaoke bar. They also lent money to these women as monthly stipends at very high interest rates. The couple is believed to have earned more than VND1.2 billion (US$56,000) from such illegal money lending. In addition to being loan sharks, the couple also confessed that they had trafficked 20 women. Man killed in road accident The two vehicles, coming from opposite directions, collided head-on … [Read more...] about Social Headlines December 25
Social Headlines for December 2
Vietnamese students to join world festival in Ecuador The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCM CYU) announced at a press briefing in Hanoi on December 2 that the highlights of the festival will include the opening ceremony, African Days, American Days, Asia-Pacific Days, European Days, Middle East Days, Ecuador Days and the closing ceremony. The Vietnamese delegation will take part in major events, such as organising a forum called "Vietnam youth in the national process of renewal, construction and defence", and a photographic exhibition on Vietnam and joining the international anti-imperialism tribunal, condemning the use of chemicals during wars, that has caused long-term negative impact on human life. Its presentation will be focused on the role of Vietnamese youth in poverty reduction, protection of the rights of children and gender equality and implementation of millennium development goals. The Vietnamese delegation will give an art performance during the Asia-Pacific … [Read more...] about Social Headlines for December 2
Socialism and the path to Socialism – Vietnam’s perspective
Note from the Board of Editors: Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, has paid an official friendship visit to Cuba and gave a presentation at the Nico Lopez Party School of the Cuban Communist Party at the invitation of General Raul Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the State Council and the Council of Ministers. Following are excerpts from Party leader Trong's presentation. Socialism and the path to socialism is a fundamental and practical theoretical topic with broad and complicated content, demanding thorough and in-depth study. I hereby mention just a few aspects from Vietnam's perspective for your reference and our discussions. And several questions are focused: What is socialism? Why did Vietnam choose the socialist path? How to build socialism in Vietnam step by step? How significant has Vietnam's renewal and socialism building process been over the past 25 years? And what lessons have been learnt? … [Read more...] about Socialism and the path to Socialism – Vietnam’s perspective
Overview of multi-lateral diplomacy in 2017
Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation Vietnamese State President Tran Dai Quang attends the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, Beijing, China, May 14-15 State President Tran Dai Quang attended the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in China last May.Sharing his standpoint of cooperation within the framework of the high-level forum on the Belt and Road Initiative, the Vietnamese leader emphasized that the sustainable development between nations should be based on the principles of consent, equality, voluntariness, transparency, openness, mutual respect, mutual benefit and compliance with the UN charter and international law. ASEAN-Russia Summit PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends the ASEAN-Russia Summit, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of ASEAN-Russia Dialogue … [Read more...] about Overview of multi-lateral diplomacy in 2017