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The ground breaking ceremony for the Vina-Japan Shirogane Logistics Company at the Phu My 3 Specialised Industrial Park in Ba Ria–Vung Tau, July 19, 2018. (Photo: VNS/Thu Ngan) As a political and social organization, the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Union of Friendship Organizations has worked with agencies, other organizations, and member associations to improve and diversify the province’s people's diplomacy activities over the years. It has worked with 34 countries and territories to exchange friendship delegations and non-governmental aid, established close ties with the Consuls General of Russia, Japan, Cuba, Laos, Thailand, and France, and maintained cooperation with domestic organizations and localities. The Union has raised money to support the regions of neighboring countries severely affected by natural disasters in order to promote the friendship among peoples. Ba Ria-Vung Tau has signed a cooperation agreement with Russia’s Nenetskiy autonomous region under … [Read more...] about Ba Ria-Vung Tau enhances people’s diplomacy

At the centre in Gunma prefecture (Source: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) – Authorities of many Japanese localities have established one-stop-shop consultation centres to support foreigners, including Vietnamese labourers living and working in the country. This is part of a policy package approved by the Japanese Government, including a plan to set up about 100 centres of this kind to provide advices and support for foreigners in Japan. Notably, most of the centres have provided services in the Vietnamese language. The one in Gunma prefecture, where about 5,950 Vietnamese are working and living, is a case in point. Established in June 2019 and officially becoming operational on July 1, the centre is now providing consultation services in Vietnamese and four other languages, including English, Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese. Director of the centre Tatsuya Koase told Vietnam News Agency that Gunma is home to many foreigners who often face many difficulties due to cultural differences, … [Read more...] about Consultation in mother tongue benefits Vietnamese people in Japan

Young people, especially university students and youths working in businesses, should be supported to promote start-up and scientific research, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (white shirt, front line) and representatives of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee. PM Phuc made the request at a working session with the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee in Hanoi on April 13 to review the implementation of a joint resolution between the Government and the HCYU Central Committee since the national congress of the union last December, and set forth youth union affairs in 2018. “We should begin with youths when embarking on the knowledge-based economy, the fourth industrial revolution and the digital economy as they are the core force,” he said. The PM emphasised the need to increase activities in order to promote the pioneer role of youngsters, especially those in the armed forces and schools, in … [Read more...] about PM requests support for youths to promote start-up

One in three young people said they have been a victim of online bullying, with one in five reporting having skipped school due to cyber-bullying and violence, in a new poll released today by UNICEF and the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Violence against Children. The poll was conducted in June 2019 and answered by more than 170,000 respondents in 30 countries. According to this report, 21 per cent of the respondents in Vietnam said they have been a victim of online bullying and most (75 per cent) are not aware of a helpline or service that they can turn to if they are being a victim of cyber-bullying or violence online. Speaking out anonymously through the youth engagement tool U-Report, almost three-quarters of young people also said social networks, including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter, are the most common place for online bullying. “Connected classrooms mean school no longer ends once a student leaves class, and, … [Read more...] about UNICEF poll discloses many young people being a victim of online bullying

Dantri/DTiNews readers have donated a total VND42 million (USD1,826) to 14 households which have been hardest-hit by recent floods. On Thursday, Journalist Phan Huy, head of the newspaper’s representative office in the Mekong Delta granted VND3 million to each local household. Journalist Phan Huy granted the donation to a local resident Cao Thi Ngoc Thinh, saw her house totally ruined by the floods, causing her family numerous difficulties.Huynh Thi Tui in Dong Duong Town expressed her great thanks to the support. She is taking care of three grandchildren who are orphans.“Following the floods, the newspaper called on the community to assist affected people in Phu Quoc. The donation remains modest, but is expected to partially help ease their difficulties,” Huy said. The VND42-milion donation given to the flood-hit households  According to Huynh Hong Thanh, vice chairman of Dong Duong Town, earlier, many local households were supported by donors. He thanked … [Read more...] about DTiNews readers support flood-hit households on Phu Quoc