Child protection services in cities and provinces across the country will be under review in June. Photo VOV HÀ NỘI An inter-ministry task force will review child protection efforts in cities and provinces across the country in June, said Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affair (MOLISA) Đào Ngọc Dung The task force's mission objectives include inspection and review of localities' measures to protect children from school violence, sexual abuse and food-safety violations. The number of child victims of physical and sexual abuse has been on the rise in recent months. Officials from MOLISA, the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Justice will support local authorities in addressing legal loopholes and difficulties, as well as make recommendations to improve local child protection services. Activities to raise awareness and equip young children and their … [Read more...] about Ministries to review localities’ child protection services
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Protecting and promoting values of Ngu Hanh Son landscape site
The recognition highlighted the strong investment in Da Nang’s cultural sector to create a sustainable value for the landscape, contributing to promoting the highest values of local relic sites. Ngu Hanh Son, which is located in Hoa Hai ward, Ngu Hanh Son district, was ranked as a national landscape site in 1980 when it wasseriously damaged. In addition to the impact of erosion, the site has also faced the excessive exploitation of local people form Non Nuoc stone craft village. At that time, the old Quang Nam – Da Nang province undertookmany drastic remedies, such as banning the exploitation of stone on Non Nuoc mountain and the establishment of a team to protect the site (now the Management Board of Ngu Hanh Son landscape site). After the province was split into Quang Nam province and Da Nang city in 1997, the Da Nang government redefined its cultural and historical values as well as gradually promoting investment in upgrading the site, contributing to tourism … [Read more...] about Protecting and promoting values of Ngu Hanh Son landscape site
FPT and Intellinet join forces to deliver “one stop” digital transformation services globally
FPT, the global leading IT Service Provider headquartered in Vietnam and Intellinet, an US-based purpose-driven management consulting and technology services firm on July 12th have reached a definitive agreement for FPT to become the major shareholder of Intellinet, expanding the company’s footprint in the United States. Under this agreement, Intellinet will continue to operate as an independent organization; however, the two sides will be able to leverage each other’s strengths. With this new partnership, Intellinet enhances FPT’s offerings with strategy and management consulting capability and becomes part of a company with deep offshore capacity, focusing on digital transformation. FPT, by partnering with the world’s technology disruptors such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Siemens, GE etc., has continuously enhanced its technology as well as domain expertise to help provide more value-added services to clients worldwide. The company has been … [Read more...] about FPT and Intellinet join forces to deliver “one stop” digital transformation services globally
Zuckerberg unveils plans for Facebook dating service
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday (May 1) the world's largest social network will soon include a new dating feature - while vowing to make privacy protection its top priority in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the F8 Facebook Developers conference in San Jose, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP) Zuckerberg unveiled the plans as he addressed Facebook's annual developers conference in San Jose, California - emphasising that the focus would be on helping people find long-term partners. "This is going to be for building real, long-term relationships, not just hook-ups," Zuckerberg said in presenting the new feature, noting that one in three marriages in the United States start online - and that some 200 million Facebook users identify as being single. Under the new feature, users will be able to create a separate "dating" profile not visible to their network of friends, with potential … [Read more...] about Zuckerberg unveils plans for Facebook dating service
Facebook rolling out privacy choices under EU rules
Facebook announced on Wednesday (Apr 18) it would begin rolling out changes to how it handles private data this week to comply with forthcoming EU rules, with European residents seeing the measures first. Founder Mark Zuckerberg told congressional panels Facebook intends to offer the same privacy protections embodied in the EU's General Data Protection Regulation for its worldwide users AFP/SAUL LOEB The social network, which has been rocked by disclosures about hijacking of personal data on tens of millions of its users, said it will start implementing "new privacy experiences" to comply with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which become effective May 25. "Everyone - no matter where they live - will be asked to review important information about how Facebook uses data and make choices about their privacy on Facebook," said a statement from chief privacy officer Erin Egan and deputy general counsel Ashlie Beringer. "We'll begin by rolling these choices out … [Read more...] about Facebook rolling out privacy choices under EU rules