Social responsibility initiatives

HCM City (VNA) - HCM City’s Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee has expressed its appreciation of the southern city’s Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s active engagement in local COVID-19 response over the last year, Standing Vice Chairman of the committee Nguyen Thanh Trung told a conference on January 26. The conference was held by the Executive Board of the VFF committee to review Buddhist affairs last year and map out orientations for 2021. Trung said the VBS proved itself an important VFF member and became a symbol of national unity. Recognising its achievements in Buddhist affairs in 2020, he also praised the VBS for proactively supporting the city in combating COVID-19 and joining humanitarian, charitable, and social welfare programmes. Such efforts have helped inspire and promote patriotism and consolidate the national great unity while contributing to developing HCM City as a civilised, modern city with a good quality of life, he said. The conference … [Read more...] about HCM City’s Buddhist unit hailed for active engagement in COVID-19 response

Representatives of ethnic minority groups, Ms. Sung Thi Lan, Head of Muong Hoa Cooperative (Sa Pa, Lao Cai) shared: When it comes to starting a business, I really thought it was a very big problem. many prejudices and hindrances from family and society, but after participating in projects of foreign organizations such as the Center for Supporting Community Service Initiatives (CSIP), I found everything simple. remove barriers of prejudice from families and society ... … [Read more...] about Efforts to empower ethnic minority women

Against a backdrop of global and regional uncertainties, Vietnam has consolidated and reinforced national defense and security and been proactive in handling all eventualities. The country’s political, economic, cultural, and social affairs, alongside social order and safety, have been maintained. External affairs and international integration have been constantly expanded. The country has also demonstrated its firm and persist determination in protecting national independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity, as well as the country’s and the people’s interests, while maintaining a peaceful and stable environment for national development and actively and responsibly contributing to global and regional peace, cooperation, and development. These efforts have been highly appreciated by the international community, constantly heightening the Party and State’s position as well as the country’s stature and strength in the international arena. … [Read more...] about 13th National Party Congress:Stepping up renewal process, rapid and sustainable

We set general targets for the capital in each period. By 2025, Hanoi will be a smart, modern, highly competitive city in the country and the region. By 2030, it will become a 'green - smart - modern' city with regional and international competitiveness and complete industrialisation. Hanoi will have a high quality of life; comprehensive and sustainable economic, cultural and social development; and be a globally connected city with international competitiveness by 2045. … [Read more...] about Hanoi strives to become a green, smart and modern city

The National Assembly plays an important role in perfecting the legal framework for building a socialist-oriented market economy, building a socialist rule-of-law state of the people, by the people, for the people, and completing state governance institutions, upholding the supervisory role of the people's power agency. Through the implementation of legislative, supervisory and decision-making functions on important national issues, the National Assembly discussed, passed laws, national strategies, and decided on the budget for the targeted program related to sustainable development, especially in the areas of environmental protection, climate change response, hunger eradication and poverty reduction, caring for ethnic minority and high-risk areas... … [Read more...] about If hunger and poverty still exist, development goals will not be achieved