The information was released at an online meeting about approved important decisions related to the Asian football activities in 2021 under the chair of AFC President Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa yesterday afternoon. Attending in the meeting were Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan, Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Permanent Vice President, a member of the AFC Standing Committee and Chairman of AFC Competitions Committee and members of the AFC Standing Committee. All those expressed deep concern over the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on AFC Champions League, 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification. … [Read more...] about AFC donates US$50,000 in cash to children in Central flood-hit provinces
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HCMC plans to collect infrastructure fees at seaports
The transport infrastructure development project in HCMC in the 2020-2030 period has been approved by the Standing Board of the HCMC Party Committee. The total investment capital of transportation is estimated at VND 970,654 billion (US$41.8 billion). Nearly VND477, 704 billion (US$20.5 billion) will be from the city’s budget while the remaining will be raised from the Central budget, the official development assistance (ODA) and Public–Private Partnership (PPP). … [Read more...] about HCMC plans to collect infrastructure fees at seaports
Vietnam to test food imported from Covid-19 affected countries
On November 25, Nguyen Thanh Phong, head of the Vietnam Food Administration under the Ministry of Health, said that since imported food may pose a high risk for the spread of Covid-19, the Ministry asked relevant agencies to conduct tests and report difficulties during the testing process to the national steering committee for Covid-19 infection prevention and control. … [Read more...] about Vietnam to test food imported from Covid-19 affected countries
Conference promotes women’s role in UN peacekeeping operations
Hanoi (VNA) - The role of women in UN peacekeeping operations was on the agenda at an online conference held by the Ministry of Defence and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam on November 26. Co-chaired by Deputy Minister of Defence, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, and Kamal Malhotra, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative to Vietnam, the conference aimed to reaffirm Vietnam’s strong commitment to issues relating to women, peace, and security, as well as UN peacekeeping activities, and to demonstrate the country’s active and proactive efforts in taking on the dual roles of a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council and the ASEAN Chair in 2020. In his speech, Chien emphasised that member nations of the UN in general and Southeast Asian countries in particular are making efforts to sustainably increase women’s participation in UN peacekeeping missions. The country officially joined UN peacekeeping missions in 2014. In January … [Read more...] about Conference promotes women’s role in UN peacekeeping operations
Firms receive UN Women awards for advancing gender equality
“Boosting gender-inclusive employment and career promotion opportunities in the workplace, supply chain and community makes business sense and will help raise corporate performance, increases innovation and bring long-term value to us all. Gender equality is the foundation for sustainable growth and the prosperity of our economies.” … [Read more...] about Firms receive UN Women awards for advancing gender equality
