(VOVworld) – Vietnam has joined international conventions and regional and bilateral initiatives on human trafficking and has also issued laws and national programs to prevent this crime. Assistant to the Vietnamese Foreign Minister Duong Chi Dung highlighted Vietnam’s efforts to fight human smuggling at a seminar this week on educating women and girls about human trafficking. Assistant to the Vietnamese Foreign Minister Duong Chi Dung (second from left) is among key speakers at the seminar. (Photo: VNA) Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh, Head of the Vietnamese delegation to the Geneva-based United Nations, said this seminar will review the 10-year implementation of a UN resolution on human rights education and provide a venue to share experience and seek a sustainable solution to end human smuggling. The seminar was co-hosted by Vietnam in conjunction with the Philippines, Indonesia, China, the US, Costa Rica, Australia, Germany, and the World Migration Organization … [Read more...] about Vietnam co-hosts international seminar on human trafficking
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Review of cultural events 2008 held
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Friday collected the opinions of 60 media agencies about ten outstanding cultural events and five regrettable cultural incidents in 2008. According to the ministry, 12 events were submitted for selection, including: overseas Vietnamese cultural days, local cultural festivals, Festival Hue, Festival Binh Dinh, the international firecracker festival in Da Nang, the campaign to call for votes for Ha Long Bay, Phong Nha-Ke Bang and Fansipan Mountain as new seven wonders of the world, the National Tourism Year in Can Tho, Vietnam’s successful hosting of the World Young Chess Championship. It is said that many meaningful events were not added to the list for selection, for example the 1st National Experimental Stage Festival and Vietnam’s victories at international photo contests. At the FIAP Photo Contest this year, Vietnam won the world cup for a photo collection entitled “Traditional Cultural of Ethnic Minority Groups in … [Read more...] about Review of cultural events 2008 held
Six Applicant Cities hosting for the 2020 Olympic Games
(Cinet)- The cities, in alphabetical order, are: Baku (Azerbaijan), Doha (Qatar), Istanbul (Turkey), Madrid (Spain), Rome (Italy) and Tokyo (Japan). The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is pleased to announce that six cities have been put forward by their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to apply to host the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in 2020. NOCs had until 1 September 2011 to notify the IOC that a city within their jurisdiction was interested in applying. In addition, all of the above NOCs/cities complied with the newly introduced prerequisite criteria established by the IOC Executive Board (EB) in October 2010. The six Applicant Cities will now proceed to Phase 1 of the IOC’s two-step procedure, which will lead to the election of the 2020 host city in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 7 September 2013. Phase 1, known as the Candidature Acceptance Procedure, focuses on a technical review and the cities’ ability to host the Olympic Games in 2020. Phase 2, … [Read more...] about Six Applicant Cities hosting for the 2020 Olympic Games
Quang Ninh hosts regional largest conference on reproductive and sexual health
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NDO – The 9th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSHR9), the largest event of its kind, opened in the northern province of Quang Ninh on November 28, gathering around 1,000 delegates who are scientists, researchers, academics, and representatives of governments, academia and civil society from 40 countries in the region. >>> Vietnam to host largest regional conference on reproductive and sexual health Held for the first time in Vietnam under the theme of “Leave NO ONE Behind! Justice in Sexual and Reproductive Health,” this year’s event is hosted by the Vietnam Public Health Association (VPHA) with support from the Vietnam Ministry of Health, Quang Ninh authorities, Ford Foundation, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and other bodies. Initiated in the Philippines in 2001, the biennial event aims to review and discuss successful policies and models in the region related to sexual and reproductive … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh hosts regional largest conference on reproductive and sexual health
Foreign naval ships take part in int’l fleet review in Thailand
Hanoi (VNA) – Some 40 warships fromcountries across the world, including the US, Russia, China and Japan, gatheredin the Gulf of Thailand on November 20 to join the 2017 International FleetReview.The International Fleet Review is hosted by Thailand onthe occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) this year.The event is a result of the 8th ASEAN Navy Chief’sMeeting in Bangkok in August 2014 to strengthen cooperation between navy forcesof ASEAN member states.This month, Thailand also hosted the 11th ASEAN NavyChief’s Meeting and the first ASEAN Multilateral Naval Exercise in and aroundits Sattahip Naval Base, the largest base of the Royal Thai Navy, located inthe northern part of the Gulf of Thailand.-VNA … [Read more...] about Foreign naval ships take part in int’l fleet review in Thailand