National youth festival

Delegates also participated social activities, including visiting and offering gifts to war veterans and people credited with revolutionary services in Can Loc District; an exhibition on the Xo Viet-Nghe Tinh revolutionary movement against French forces (September 12, 1930), organizing youth forums, cleaning the environment in the province. … [Read more...] about Ha Tinh Province’s youth celebrates Xo Viet-Nghe Tinh revolutionary movement

Hanoi (VNA) – The UN Security Council’s resolutions on youth, peace and security should be implemented effectively at all levels, stated Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN. Quy made the statement at an arria-formula meeting held via videoconference on September 9 to discuss the implementation of the resolutions. The event was co-organised by the Dominican Republic, France, Indonesia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Tunisia and the United States. The Council has adopted three resolutions on youth, peace and security: Resolution 2250 on December 9, 2015, Resolution 2419 on June 6, 2018, and Resolution 2535 on July 14, 2020. In his remark, Quy stressed member countries need to take a key responsibility in including the youth, peace and security agenda in their national policy frameworks; boosting relevant social awareness; creating opportunities for learning, employment, and healthcare for youths; and tacking … [Read more...] about Vietnam calls for all-level implementation of UNSC’s youth, peace, security resolutions

Hanoi (VNA) - The German Film Festival will kick off at the National Cinema Centre in Hanoi tonight, with eight movies to be screened.  The festival held by the Goethe Institute in Hanoi includes the award-winning Systemsprenger (System Crasher), Too Far Away, The Mover; Angela Merkel - The Unexpected, Farewell to Europe, Mountain Miracle, The Perfect Secret and Democracy. "The festival is held in one month, not one week in association with social distancing," said the institute’s director Wilfried Eckstein at the press conference.  The institute is aiming to promote cultural activities which have been limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he said.  Opening the festival is the award-winning System Crasher. Directed by Nora Fingscheidt, the film about a troubled child won the best feature film at the German Film Awards and actress Helena Zengel, 11, won the award for the best female … [Read more...] about Award-winning movie to open German Film Festival

Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Home Affairs and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) organised a conference on September 10 on implementing the 2020 Youth Law. The 14th National Assembly passed the revised law at its ninth session in June, replacing the 2005 version. It will come into effect on January 1 next year. Comprising seven chapters with 41 articles, the 2020 Youth Law covers Vietnamese citizens between 16 and 30 years of age along with agencies, organisations, individuals, schools, and families. It regulates the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of the country’s young people, State policies towards young people, the responsibilities of agencies, schools, families, individuals, youth organisations, and other organisations towards young people, and State management over young people. In his opening remarks at the conference, Vice Minister of Home Affairs Tran Anh Tuan said young people account for 24.6 percent of Vietnam’s population and their development will … [Read more...] about Conference highlights implementation of 2020 Youth Law

The German Film Festival regularly tours through major Vietnamese cities. This year, as a result of measures implemented due to COVID-19, the dates for screening films in Da Nang, Hoi An, and Ho Chi Minh City have yet to be fixed, meaning Hanoi will host the year’s first German Film Festival. … [Read more...] about Month-long German Film Festival 2020 to kick off in Vietnam