“The popularization contributed to encouraging cadres and troops of the department in particular and those involved in military transport in the whole army in general to overcome difficulties to fulfil all assigned tasks”, said Colonel Do Thanh Phong. … [Read more...] about Military press to update military transport activities
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Vietnam determined to reduce GHG emissions by 9 percent in 2030
In order to facillitate the implementation of the updated NDC, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is tasked to hold prime responsibility for coordinating with relevant ministries, agencies to develop the Support Programme to implement NDC for the period 2021-2030, and to update the national strategy on climate change for the period 2021-2025 which will include goals stated in the updated NDC and contents required in the Paris Agreement. … [Read more...] about Vietnam determined to reduce GHG emissions by 9 percent in 2030
Human rights considerations: Dialogue and cooperation are the only effective way
At the regional level, Vietnam is also an active participant in presiding over many activities within the ASEAN human rights framework, including the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and the ASEAN Committee on promoting the rights of women and children (ACWC). Vietnam hosted the AICHR Workshop on promoting gender equality and empowering women through information technology (November 2019), Conference on the promotion of the development of children in Asia and the Pacific Duong (December 2019). In particular, in preparation for the term of a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in 2020-2021, in 2019, Vietnam actively researched and prepared for its participation in the topic "Women, peace and security" of the UN Security Council. As a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2008-2009 term, Vietnam presided over the introduction and promotion of the adoption of the Security Council's Resolution 1889 on the role of women in the … [Read more...] about Human rights considerations: Dialogue and cooperation are the only effective way
Human rights viewed from illegal sales of personal information
Ninthly, the 2015 Penal Code, which was amended and supplemented in 2017, has only some initial provisions in Article 159 on the crime of infringing on the confidentiality or security of correspondence, telephone, telegram or forms of exchanging private information of others and Article 288 on the crime of giving or using illegally information on computer networks, telecommunications networks [10]. However, these two crimes have not specified violations of the law related to Personal information. This is also a legal gap that needs to be addressed. … [Read more...] about Human rights viewed from illegal sales of personal information
Newspaper photographer to display works at US-based exhibition
Hanoi (VNA) – Viet Van Tran, a photographer from the Lao Dong newspaper, has been selected to join others of a free-to-enter online Salon of Photography, entitled “The Connected World: 2020” capturing moments of time in the US and around the world this year. The event, a joint project between the Los Angeles Centre of Photography (LACP) and the Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) in San Diego to acknowledge the importance of photography and art in capturing historic world events, is scheduled to run from October 24 to December 31. Its 7-member jury selected 68 entries from 58 photographers for the exhibition out of those from 300 candidates around the globe. Van was the only Vietnamese at the event. His picture to be exhibited, titled “Noi am anh” (Obsession), captures the 6-year-old girl Khanh Han standing in front of a painting on the COVID-19 theme by her farther – painter Nguyen Tan Phat. The work was ranked among the top 20 best photos at the … [Read more...] about Newspaper photographer to display works at US-based exhibition
