Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy (R) and Secretary of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Preeti Saran (Source: VNA) New Delhi (VNA) – The 10th political consultation and 7th strategic dialogue at the deputy foreign ministerial level between Vietnam and India took place in New Delhi on April 9-10. Under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy and Secretary of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Preeti Saran, the event reviewed the bilateral cooperation between the two countries. They highlighted the fruitful development of the Vietnam-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in many fields, especially politics, defence-security, and economy-trade. The two sides agreed to continue regularly maintaining all-level delegation exchanges via the channels of the Party, Government, State and legislature, as well as promoting people-to-people exchange. The visits by Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang … [Read more...] about Vietnam, India hold 10th political consultation, 7th strategic dialogue
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Facebook to verify identities, require labels for political ads
Facebook announced Friday it will require political ads on its platform to state who is paying for the message and would verify the identity of the payer, in a bid to curb outside election interference. Facebook to verify identities, require labels for political ads, photo AFP The social network, which is under fire for enabling manipulation of its platform in the 2016 election, said the new policy would require any messages for candidates or public issues to include the label "political ad" with the name of the person or entity paying for it. Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said the change will mean "we will hire thousands of more people" to get the new system in place ahead of US midterm elections in November. "We're starting this in the US and expanding to the rest of the world in the coming months," Zuckerberg said on his Facebook page. "These steps by themselves won't stop all people trying to game the system. But they will make it a lot harder for anyone to do what the … [Read more...] about Facebook to verify identities, require labels for political ads
Vietnam Public Sector Union urged to play greater role in political…
Truong Thi Mai addresses the Congress. (Photo: CPV)Over the past 5 years, more than 83,400 members of the VPSU at all levels have given consultancy on cutting over 2,000 administrative procedures, contributing to eliminating bureaucracy and increasing State management efficiency. The supervision of the implementation of the Labour Code and Trade Union Law as well as policies relating to laborers have been increased with over 1,500 inspections having been carried out nationwide and 12 law consultancy meetings having been held for over 2,000 laborers in businesses. Trade unions have helped equality in the implementation of policies for cadres, officials, officers and laborers. So far a majority of agencies have supported lunch for their staff members, shared difficulties with those living in disadvantaged circumstances. In the previous term, trade unions mobilised nearly VND20 billion for humanitarian activities. Addressing the Congress, Ms Mai praised the organization for making … [Read more...] about Vietnam Public Sector Union urged to play greater role in political…
Vietnamese, Turkmen foreign ministries hold political consultation
Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Foreign Ministries of Vietnam and Turkmenistan need to continue bringing into full play their positive role and maintaining consultations and regular exchanges to help step up the two countries’ ties. The view was shared by Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his Turkmen counterpart Vepa Hajiev at the political consultation between the two foreign ministries in Hanoi on April 2. The officials were delighted that the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries have enjoyed positive developments and agreed that the two countries should continue with exchanges at all levels, high-level visits, and contacts between ministries, sectors and businesses. The two countries also need to sign documents and agreements to provide a complete legal foundation for their cooperation, while tapping on their potential for cooperation in economy-trade, education-training, culture, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Turkmen foreign ministries hold political consultation
Thailand: Major political parties begin membership reconfirmation
Illustrative image (Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com) Bangkok (VNA) - Major political parties in Thailand on April 1 began the process of reconfirming their memberships and resumed official contact with their members for the first time since the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) issued a ban on political activity following the coup d'état in May 2014. The Democrat Party, the oldest party in Thailand, hosted an event at its headquarters in Bangkok on April 1 to update the list of its members. Right on the first day, the party collected more than one million baht (32,000 USD) in membership fee. The Democrat Party currently has around 2.5 million members and more than 300 representative offices across the country. Democrat Party Secretary General Abhisit Vejjajiva, who is also a former prime minister, announced the party’s progamme of action, towards a so-called “new era”. Abhisit reaffirmed that he does not support Prime Minister Prayut … [Read more...] about Thailand: Major political parties begin membership reconfirmation