The pandemic has laid bare the fragility of our world and “risks ignored for decades: inadequate health systems; gaps in social protection; structural inequalities; environmental degradation; the climate crisis”, as assessed in the latest Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization. Equally serious, faltering multilateral cooperation, excessive nationalism, political tensions, or even the use of the pandemic to trigger discrimination and hatred, have hampered our common response, he said. … [Read more...] about Good governance should benefit all: Deputy PM
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Gifts for the future from Swing for the Kids Fund
Representatives and sponsors of VIR’s Swing for the Kids Fund attended the trip to hand over the scholarships, including Tran Kim Nga from Vietnam Beverage Co., Ltd. and Dang Ngoc Quang from BRG Group Tran Kim Nga, CEO of Vietnam Beverage Co., Ltd. said, “This is the first time I’m partaking in this meaningful event. It filled me with joy to see the bright faces of the students when they were granted the scholarships. Though their financial value is not very high, I believe that these scholarships can encourage them for their future learning and work.” … [Read more...] about Gifts for the future from Swing for the Kids Fund
Japan suspends visas for Vietnamese citizens
People who had been provided with a visa to Japan earlier are allowed to enter Japan as of midnight of January 21 at the latest. However, they have to be tested negative for Covid-19 and the test certificate needs to be submitted to Japanese authorities no more than three days before their flight to Japan. Anyone who enters Japan will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine. People are not permitted to use public transport from airports to quarantine sites. People who violate Covid-19 prevention regulations will be strictly punished. The measures will be applied until further notice from the Japanese government. Japan was among six countries from June that offered looser visa policies. Dtinews/Tienphong … [Read more...] about Japan suspends visas for Vietnamese citizens
After 5 years, our country is really better, all people enjoy development results
The Prime Minister cited data from international organizations such as: The Economist magazine in August 2020 ranked Vietnam in the top 16 most successful emerging economies in the world; according to the World Bank, with an average economic growth of 6.8% a year in the 2016-2019 period, Vietnam is in the top 10 of the highest growing countries. … [Read more...] about After 5 years, our country is really better, all people enjoy development results
Human rights viewed from illegal sales of personal information
Ninthly, the 2015 Penal Code, which was amended and supplemented in 2017, has only some initial provisions in Article 159 on the crime of infringing on the confidentiality or security of correspondence, telephone, telegram or forms of exchanging private information of others and Article 288 on the crime of giving or using illegally information on computer networks, telecommunications networks [10]. However, these two crimes have not specified violations of the law related to Personal information. This is also a legal gap that needs to be addressed. … [Read more...] about Human rights viewed from illegal sales of personal information