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The meeting was chaired by Deputy Defense Minister, Senior Lieutenant General Le Chiem, who is Head of the Committee for the Advancement of Servicewomen, with the attendance of Lieutenant General Le Hien Van, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics (GDP) of the Vietnam People's Army and Vice-head of the committee. Photo for illustration Speaking at the event, Gen. Chiem hailed the achievements of individuals and units and asked them to continue implementing well the instructions and resolutions of the Party, State and the Central Military Commission on military women and gender equality affairs. The committee should also devise specific measures, direct its affiliates to well implement the action program, harmonize objectives of the program with the missions of agencies and units, build a contingent of professional female cadres and raise the ratio of female cadres in the Party Committees at all levels for the 2020-2025 term. To meet this end, … [Read more...] about Military boosts activities on women advancement and gender equality

Senior Lieutenant General Be Xuan Truong addresses the conference. Over the past nine months of 2018, all defense agencies and military units have actively and comprehensively implemented scientific and technological research. Among them many ministry- and national-level research projects have been completed and submitted to for approval. In addition, the Ministry of National Defense has evaluated and approved tens of ministry-level research projects, including three rated as excellent. Addressing the event, General Truong acknowledged the great efforts of the whole military to public high-quality projects. He also asked all MND’s affiliated agencies and units to participate actively in Industry 4.0 and boost the progress of key projects while increasing inspection over the projects and strictly handling delayed ones. Translated by Minh Anh … [Read more...] about Military researchers should participate actively in Industry 4.0: defense leader

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Defense Minister and Head of the Permanent Agency of Steering Committee 701 presided over the meeting. Over the past time, the Agency has embraced the Prime Minister’s conclusion on the work and instructed relevant military and civilian agencies and units to seriously implement the conclusion. General Vinh concluding the conference It also complied documents helping leaders of the Ministry of National Defense (MND) assign tasks to the MND’s affiliated agencies and units, and other documents to be sent to related ministries and departments regulating the coordination between civilian and military units in implementing the conclusion.  In his speech, General Vinh acknowledged and applauded the good outcomes of military agencies' and units’ task performances. General Vinh asked the Agency and chains-of-command of relevant units to heighten their responsibilities, make more efforts, draw up plans in … [Read more...] about Military units asked to boost settlement of UXO consequences

Major General Le Manh Tien, Deputy Head of the Office of the National Steering Committee for Response to Incidents and Natural Disasters and Search and Rescue  Accordingly, the unit has worked closely with the media and press inside and outside the military to promote information and communications on incidents and natural disasters and search and rescue, contributing to significantly reducing human and property losses during natural disasters while raising troops' and people's awareness of natural disaster prevention. Over the past nine months, the military has mobilized 245,526 participating troops and 5,245 vehicles to respond to natural disasters and incidents as well as overcoming consequences of calamities. Military units also saved 1,100 people in danger, evacuated more than 128,000 households from dangerous places, repaired 22km of inter-village and inter-commune roads, and consolidated a 13km of dykes. Translated by Lam Anh … [Read more...] about Military units save 1,100 people in danger

Senior Lieutenant General Le Chiem, Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the Central Military Commission, Deputy Defense Minister, attended the event. Senior Lieutenant General Le Chiem addressing the ceremony at the Army Academy Speaking at the event, Gen. Chiem acknowledged the academy's achievements in the past academic year and asked it to embrace the resolutions and directives of the Party, State,  Central Military Commission and Ministry of National Defense on education and training; improve education and training cooperation in line with the Party and State's guideline; promote solidarity with the local Party Committees, authorities, people, and other units where the school is stationed. * On the same day, the Political University also started the new school year. Lieutenant General Do Can, Deputy Chief of the General Department of Politics (GDP), attended the event. Lieutenant General Do Can addressing the ceremony at the Political … [Read more...] about More military schools begin new school year