Lao Women’s Union delegation visits Da Nang. (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – A delegation of the Lao Women’s Union led by its President Inlavan Keobounphan had a working session with representatives from the Party Committee of central Da Nang city on July 1. Inlavan Keobounphan told the hosts that the Lao Women’s Union and its Vietnam ese counterpart have maintained their close coordination and intensified cooperation activities. She pledged to uphold the achievements to contribute to boosting the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, as well as between Da Nang and southern and central provinces of Laos, bringing practical interests to people and women of the two countries. Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Quang highlighted the significance of the Lao delegation’s visit, during which, he said, Da Nang and five Lao localities will sign memoranda of understanding on cooperation for … [Read more...] about Lao Women’s Union delegation visits Da Nang
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Nearly 1,000 children take free swimming lessons in south-central Vietnam
A free swimming course sponsored by a local man has benefited about 1,000 children from seven to 15 years old in Phan Rang-Thap Cham City under the south-central Vietnamese province of Ninh Thuan. Le Nguyen Le Vi, a resident of the city, is the sponsor of the swimming program, which has taken place at the swimming pool of Hoa Sen Ninh Thuan Kindergarten - Elementary School from Monday to Friday every week. Children participating in the course are taught basic skills, such as swimming on their stomach, breaststroke, breathing underwater, and saving themselves from drowning. More than 2,000 children aged under 16 years in Vietnam lose their lives every year due to drowning, the World Health Organization cited an estimate in 2020. Many participants have said the course is helpful as it enables them to swim and improve their swimming safety skills. Below are photos of the free swimming course for children in Phan Rang-Thap Cham City, Ninh Thuan Province: Children take … [Read more...] about Nearly 1,000 children take free swimming lessons in south-central Vietnam
HCMC, VNU-HCMC sign cooperation program for socio-economic development
The People’s Committee of HCMC and Vietnam National University–HCMC (VNU-HCMC) sign a cooperation program in various areas in the 2022-2025 period. (Photo: SGGP) The program aims to serve the goals of socio-economic development and integration of the city and the southern key economic region in the 2022-2025 period, and implement VNU-HCMC’s main missions in researching, training and serving the community. The cooperation program includes human resource training and development in the fields of IT, AI, urban management, mechanical and automation engineering, business management, finance and banking, health and tourism; scientific research and socio-economic development allowing VNU-HCMC to participate in the city’s key science and technology missions, seek measures for the development of culture and sports, study automation technology application of infrastructure management and operation, assess the social impacts caused by flooding and seek solutions to improve environment; … [Read more...] about HCMC, VNU-HCMC sign cooperation program for socio-economic development
International Day of Yoga marked in Ba Ria – Vung Tau
A Yoga performance at the event (Photo: VNA) Ba Ria - Vung Tau (VNA) – More than 600 yogis in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau gathered at an event on June 2 to celebrate the International Day of Yoga 2022 (June 21). Addressing the event, Vice Director of the provincial Department of Culture and Sports Nguyen Thi Anh Hong said that the International Day of Yoga is a chance for yogis to meet, exchange experience and spread Yoga spirit to the community, but also an opportunity for the Vietnam ese and Indian people to foster cultural exchanges, thus enhancing the sound relations between the two countries as well as Ba Ria-Vung Tau and India in particular. Hong said that currently, the province is home to nearly 60 Yoga clubs and 80 training facilities. Yoga has been practiced by a large number of local residents, she added. For his part, Indian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Madan Mohan Sethi said that Yoga connects the mind and body of humans, and … [Read more...] about International Day of Yoga marked in Ba Ria – Vung Tau
Lao national academy includes Ho Chi Minh’s complete works into curriculum
The Lao version of the Ho Chi Minh's complete works (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – The Lao National Academy of Politics and Public Administration on July 1 announced and guided the teaching and studying of Ho Chi Minh's complete works with a collection of 15 books and a Ho Chi Minh study dictionary at the facility. At the event, Dr. Khamla Keoounkham, vice director of the academy, said that the teaching and studying of the works has a practical meaning, creating favourable conditions for researchers, scholars and teachers as well as other people interested in President Ho Chi Minh's ideology to access the late Vietnamese leader’s works. He highlighted the viewpoints in the Ho Chi Minh ideology, underlining they have guided Vietnam’s development towards socialism with Marxism-Leninism playing the role as revolutionary theory. In his works, President Ho Chi Minh showed a pure diplomacy spirit with the famous words of “helping our friends is helping ourselves,” said … [Read more...] about Lao national academy includes Ho Chi Minh’s complete works into curriculum