At the event (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The National Volunteer Day 2018 was organised in Hanoi on December 1 in response to International Volunteer Day (December 5). Speaking at the event, permanent Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) Nguyen Anh Tuan said the event aims to honour efforts of domestic and foreign voluntary organisations and individuals, thus contributing to socio-economic development. It also offers participants a chance to meet and share experience in the field, he said, hailing creative models to bring practical results to the community. The day attracted 2,000 domestic and foreign volunteers with diverse activities such as the opening ceremony, a walking event gathering 1,500 people to popularise International Volunteer Day, and fundraising in support of ethnic minority students in the northern mountainous region. On the occasion, the HCMCYU Central Committee and the United Nations … [Read more...] about National volunteer festival 2018 launched
Results day 2018
World Intellectual Property Day 2018 honoring women’s role
This year’s IP Day celebrates the brilliance, ingenuity, curiosity and courages of the women who are driving change in our world and shaping our common future. Vietnam organized various meaningful activities to celebrate this event. Since the first IP Day in 2000, this day had become the day when people all over the world celebrate the contribution of intellectual property rights to the development of culture and arts, technology and innovation for the sake of humans’ life. The message of the WIPO 2018 is that innovation and creativity are manifested through various forms, from the very common to the very extra-ordinary things. For example, a billboard in Peru harvests water from the air, supplying the local community with clean drinking water; a 3D-printer at an American university regenerates damaged human tissue; money can be transferred via mobile phones and minor financial services in Kenya; or renewable energy is used to power refrigerators in rural areas of India. … [Read more...] about World Intellectual Property Day 2018 honoring women’s role
State financial reports to be compiled from 2018
Vietnam will start to compile reports on the State’s assets, debt obligations, capital sources and financial results from 2018 in accordance with the Government’s Decree 25. The newly-issued decree, which will take effect on January 1 next year, specifies the content and announcement of the reports as well as responsibilities of agencies and localities for providing data to assist compiling reports at central and local levels. Central-level reports will contain the State’s financial information about what is financed and managed by the State budget across the country while local-level reports feature the State coverage in provinces and centrally-run cities. The State financial reports will comprise four basic parts detailing the State’s assets, liabilities, capital sources, tax and fee collections and spending, financial results, and explanations. The reports will be like those of businesses. Notably, the State’s debt obligations will cover … [Read more...] about State financial reports to be compiled from 2018
Military units deploy missions for 2018
At the conference hosted by Army Corps 15 According to a major report at the conference, troops and employees of Army Corps 15 embraced instructions and resolutions from higher levels and worked out suitable measures to prevent wastefulness and improve their product quality. In addition, they effectively carried out mass mobilization work to help locals develop their household economy and stabilize their lives. Delegates participating in the conference discussed and approved 11 solutions to perform fully this year’s tasks. * On the same day, the Party Committee and Chain of Command of Division 320 of Army Corps 3 held a similar conference in Pleiku city, Gia Lai province. Over the past year, the division embraced higher levels’ directives and comprehensively implemented all assigned missions with good results. In 2018, the unit planned to continue effectively implementing instructions of the Ministry of National Defense and Army Corps 3, as well as the resolutions … [Read more...] about Military units deploy missions for 2018
Activities held in celebration of VPA’s founding day
Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Nghia, Deputy-Director of the General Department of Politics, attended and chaired the event with the presence of representatives of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Vietnam Journalists’ Association, the functional organs of the Ministry of National Defense, and 50 staff and reporters from press agencies both inside and outside the army. Scene at the meeting for press agencies and relevant governing bodies Delivering a speech at the event, General Nghia reaffirmed the significant role of Vietnam’s revolutionary press during the struggle for national liberation and the building of socialism. He said that the press contributed to encouraging the whole army troops to overcome hardships and fulfill their assigned missions over the past year. Particularly, the army promptly reflected outstanding individuals and groups, contributing to … [Read more...] about Activities held in celebration of VPA’s founding day