Social Affairs

Mr. Nguyen Khanh Lan sent his thanks to the leaders of BSR. (Photo: CPV)Mr. Khuong Le Thanh, BSR Deputy General Director, Head of the company’s War Veteran Association, reviewed the heroic tradition of the nation, sacrifices and contributions of martyrs and revolutionary contributors to the defense of the country; especially the sacrifices, losses and great exchanges of elders, including relatives of the children working at BSR. While Le Xuan Huyen, Chairman of Board of Directors of BSR, expressed his gratitude to war invalids and fallen soldiers and encouraged officers and employees who are war invalids and children of fallen soldiers to overcome difficulties to contribute more efforts and intelligence to the development of the company. He also hoped that they would be active elements accompanying the interests of the company and make contributions to building the country to be healthier and stronger. On this occasion, Mr. Nguyen Khanh Lan, a war veteran and a professional … [Read more...] about BSR shows gratitude to veterans

At the press conference (Photo: PANO)The information was announced by Nguyen Hong Sam, Head of the Newspaper’s Representative Office in Can Tho city, during a press conference on August 13th. According to Mr. Sam, each locality will receive 100 scholarships (worth VND3 million each) sponsored by the LienViet Post Bank, helping poor and disadvantaged pupils as well as young talents in diverse areas develop themselves and enjoy an equitable educational environment. Established in 2012, the fund aims to increase education quality at the communal level, contributing to realizing Party and State as well as educational sector guidelines, view-points and measures on education and training, helping society have better awareness of the road to educational development, and creating determination and will in training the young generation. Over the past years, some pupils in the Mekong River Delta have had to drop out of schools due to their disadvantaged circumstances. Therefore, the fund … [Read more...] about Fund provides 1,300 scholarships to poor pupils

Photo for illustration (Source: conganquangtri.vn)According to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in the first seven months of this year, over 300 offshore fishing voyages received fuel support worth over VND25 billion in realization of the Prime Minister’s Decision 48/QD-TTg on policies encouraging offshore fishing. From now until the end of this year, an additional 300 offshore fishing voyages will be assisted with fuel, also using over VND25 billion. In early August, the province adopted loans for shipbuilding for 32 fishermen in realizing Decree 67/ND-CP on some policies boosting fisheries development. Accordingly, 25 high capacity fishing vessels have been built and put into operation, including 17 steel vessels, the rest being wooden and composite vessels. Additionally, 118 vessel owners have been given loans for upgrading their vessel capacity, while nearly VND7.2 billion is expected to be spent buying vessel insurance and over VND2.6 billion … [Read more...] about Quang Tri province facilitates offshore fishing

Women in Quang Phuong commune, Quang Trach district, produce bamboo and rattan products. (Photo: nhandan.com.vn)Each year, the province creates jobs for over 32,000 laborers, and increases the number of trained laborers by 2.5-3%, and helps raise rural residents’ income of nearly VND25 million per capita. Poverty reduction programs will be carried out promptly in the near future by expanding poverty reduction models, supporting production, diversifying livelihoods, and giving orientations for suitable plantation and breeding. The province has made specific plans for giving vocational training to rural labourers, ensuring jobs for farmers, especially for those whose land has been revoked for other purposes and who are affected by the maritime environmental incident in 2016; and encouraging rural laborers, poor and nearly-poor laborers to join labor export./. Compiled by BTA … [Read more...] about Boosting sustainable poverty reduction in Quang Binh province

“Debts of gratitude” house inaugurated (Photo: VNA)Accordingly, the program giving housing support to persons with meritorious service to the revolution has been completed for 14,420 families nationwide, including 5,185 newly built houses, the rest being repaired ones. Meanwhile, 141,959 families’ houses are being built or repaired. Recently, a meeting was held between the Ministry of Construction, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, to increase the speed and quality of the programs. Meanwhile, 14,000 of over 23,500 poor families in the central region have been assisted with over VND565 billion for houses built to withstand dangerous storms and floods. In the Mekong River Delta, the program on developing sustainable residential areas in flood zones has completed the building of 178 of 179 areas, and helped over 52,000 of over 55,000 families reside in the areas. In urban areas, 86 housing projects for low-income people have been … [Read more...] about Housing support given to over 14,400 revolutionary contributors

Bicycles are presented to disadvantaged students in Hau Giang province on August 4thAt the hand-over ceremonies in Phuong Binh commune of Phung Hiep district and Thanh Xuan commune of Chau Thanh A district, President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man asked authorities of Hau Giang to assist disadvantaged families and low-income earners with houses and capital for production and business activities, better care for public health, and keep security and order in rural areas. CPV/VNA … [Read more...] about Fatherland Front aids disadvantaged residents in Hau Giang

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung made the statement at a working session with a delegation from the National Assembly Standing Committee led by Chairman of the NA Committee for Finance and Budget Nguyen Duc Hai on August 2nd.The event featured discussions on the city’s implementation of policies and regulations on the management and use of ODA in 2011-2016.At the working session between the Hanoi People's Committee and a delegation from the National Assembly Standing Committee (Photo: VNA)In the period, Hanoi carried out 14 programmes and projects using foreign loans totalling nearly VND69 trillion (USD2.9 billion), including about VND43 trillion (USD1.8 billion) in ODA.The city has disbursed approximately VND11.6 trillion (USD496.9 million), 27 percent of the total ODA, according to Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Doan Toan.Most of the ODA loans were used to build key socio-economic infrastructure such as urban … [Read more...] about Hanoi makes effective use of ODA to improve infrastructure

Plogging is becoming a trend among young peopleThis group is expected to be the first ploggers in Vietnam. Besides the encouragement for fitness activities, this event aims to raise awareness of citizens about plastics usage. What does “Plogging” really mean? This word is combination of “jogging” and “picking” popularly practiced by Swedish exercisers. They feel not right seeing cans, bottles on their route but not picking up while jogging. Thanks to social media, this “rubbish way to get fit” has spread out to other countries in Europe and making its way to U.S and Thailand.In his message to the participants of the event, Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Pereric Högberg stressed that “It is a brilliant idea to organize the first plogging in Hanoi. As a committed runner, I have always picked up trash along my running path for about 30 years” “What a nice action to keep the sidewalks and public areas clean and tidy for … [Read more...] about First Plogging

At the ceremony (Source: VNA) Speaking at the launch, Vice Chairperson of the committee Nguyen Kim Quy stressed that the campaign has been taken as one of the key events of the bigger and ongoing 2018 Summer volunteer campaign. By now, the youth unions of 28 littoral provinces and cities have worked out plans to organise activities to effectively protect the sea environment. Besides efforts by the youngsters, the organising board also hopes the campaign to create a fall-out effect so as to inspire a sense of keeping the sea clean in every citizen. Measures to this end include launching awareness campaigns on the importance of the sea to the human life, the abstention of discharging rubbish in undesignated places and the reduction of use of plastic bags and other products, among others. The campaign also calls on the community to join hands to protect the sea environment with practical acts suitable to each locality and to hold social security activities so as to encourage poor … [Read more...] about Sea-cleaning campaign launched

Farmers collect eggs at a chicken farm in Ba Vi District in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) One of the city’s most celebrated achievements was its success in reorganising agricultural assets. The city is now running 154 large rice fields and 101 organic vegetable farms. Re-organising agricultural land into centralised and large production zones is regarded as a critical step in rural development to take advantage of shared infrastructures, machinery and manpower. However, it has proven to be one of the challenging tasks due to the inherent complexity of its nature, which involves a mirage of logistics and community-related issues. In addition, 15 livestock production centres were established or relocated from residential areas. Nearly 4,000 farms have been registered and reported to the city’s authorities with more than a hundred farms employing high-tech solutions. The city is also home to some 12 well-known brands of agricultural products in both domestic and international markets. … [Read more...] about Hanoi leads nation in rural development