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Chairman of the People’s Committee of HCMC Phan Van Mai speaks at the conference. The statement was made at a virtual conference on the implementation of the Politburo's Resolution No.06-NQ/TW dated January 24, 2022 on planning, construction, management and sustainable development of urban areas in Vietnam to 2030 with a vision to 2045” that was held by the Party Central Committee's Secretariat on May 18. The video conference saw the presence of Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong, Chairman of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh, Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Department Nguyen Trong Nghia and Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh. Participants located in HCMC accessing the live meeting included HCMC Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Nen, Chairman of the People’s Committee of the city Phan Van Mai and Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le. Speaking at … [Read more...] about HCMC needs special mechanisms to attract strategic investors: City’s Chairman

Jake Daniels of Blackpool FC this week announced he is gay. Photo courtesy of Blackpool FC Paul Kennedy As the football season draws to a close, there is so much still to play for, and talk about. The race for the Premier League is going down to the wire and while Manchester City are in the driving seat, there is still a slim chance Liverpool could pip them at the post. The FA Cup was decided on penalties in favour of Jurgen Klopp’s team, who are still chasing the historic quadruple. Liverpool face Real Madrid in Paris for the Champions League final a week on Saturday. But despite so much going on, none of the above are the biggest and most important things to happen in the beautiful game this week. Blackpool FC’s young forward Jake Daniels came out as gay, the first professional footballer to do so in more than 30 years. The 17-year-old is the first player of note to reveal they are gay since 1990 when Justin Fashanu did in an interview … [Read more...] about Teen footballer makes brave move

The glorious life, revolutionary career, and sentiments of President Ho Chi Minh are told in two exhibitions being on display in Hanoi. Two exhibitions feature over 500 documents, photos, and other materials arranged under the titles “The Simple But Noble Examples” and “Youth- the Spring of the Country” being on display at Ho Chi Minh Museum in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi until September 30. As the leader of the Vietnamese nationalist movement for nearly three decades, President Ho Chi Minh was one of the prime movers of the post-World War II anti-colonial movement in Asia and one of the most influential communist leaders of the 20th century. File Photo Standing Vice Head of the Communication and Education Commission of the Party’s Central Committee Lai Xuan Mon quoted President Ho Chi Minh’s statement as saying that “A vital example is worth more than a hundred propaganda speeches” to remind those attending the opening ceremony of the exhibitions on the simple … [Read more...] about Exhibitions mark President Ho Chi Minh’s 132nd birthday anniversary

The protests kicked off what organizers predict will be a "summer of rage" ignited by the May 2 disclosure of a draft opinion showing the court's conservative majority ready to reverse the 1973 ruling that established a woman's constitutional right to terminate her pregnancy. The court's final ruling, which could return the power to ban abortion to state legislatures, is expected in June. About half of the 50 states are poised to ban or severely restrict abortion almost immediately should Roe be struck down. "If you can't choose whether you want to have a baby, if that's not a fundamental right, then I don't know what is," said Brita Van Rossum, 62, a landscape designer who traveled from suburban Philadelphia to join the abortion-rights rally in the nation's capital, her first ever. Protesters marching under the slogan "Bans Off Our Bodies" took to the streets from New York and Atlanta to Chicago and Los Angeles in a show of outrage that Democrats hope will help galvanize support … [Read more...] about Thousands in US march under ‘Ban Off Our Bodies’ banner for abortion rights

Indian journalist Sandip Hor, Vice President of the Foreign Correspondents’ Association in Australia, said he came to know Ho Chi Minh in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when his hometown - Kolkata city in India’s West Bengal state - witnessed demonstrations in support of the fight against the U.S. and for national reunification in Vietnam. Since then, the great leader of Vietnam has been the one he always admires. Talking to Vietnam News Agency, Hor recounted that in Kolkata, called Calcutta then, people went on many marches protesting the war and supporting the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam). As protestors advocated President Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary ideals, many posters featuring images of the Vietnamese leader were placed along local streets. Those posters were the first images of Ho Chi Minh that he knew, he said, noting that also at that time, the West Bengal administration named a central street in Calcutta capital … [Read more...] about Late President Ho Chi Minh in the hearts of int’l friends

Indian journalist Sandip Hor, Vice Chairman of the Foreign Correspondents’ Association in Australia, during a visit to President Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Late President Hồ Chí Minh was not only a beloved leader of the Vietnamese people and founding father of the modern Việt Nam, but his life and career also left strong impressions and won the hearts of many international friends. Indian journalist Sandip Hor, Vice President of the Foreign Correspondents’ Association in Australia, said he came to know of Hồ Chí Minh in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when his hometown – Kolkata city in India’s West Bengal state – witnessed demonstrations in support of the fight against the US and for national reunification in Việt Nam. Since then, the great leader of Việt Nam has been a person he always admired. Talking to Vietnam News Agency, Hor recounted that in Kolkata, called Calcutta at that time, people went on many marches protesting the war and supporting … [Read more...] about Late President Hồ Chí Minh in the hearts and minds of int’l friends