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Hanoi (VNA) - A cooperation agreement on child protection was signed on November 24 between the Department of Child Affairs under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and Vietnam Post. The main objective of the deal is to strengthen coordination, direction and implementation of measures to protect children and prevent and combat child abuse, ensuring the realisation of children's rights and building a safe and healthy living environment for children's development. Under the agreement, the two sides will coordinate to carry out education programmes on child protection policies and laws. They will spread knowledge and skills on child protection, child abuse prevention and control for post office staff, especially at the commune level. The two sides will provide information on children's rights through the network of post offices, postal staff and commune post offices nationwide. They will also build a network of volunteers to protect children nationwide. The … [Read more...] about Cooperation agreement on child protection signed

Thanh Hoa (VNA) – The north central province of Thanh Hoa has taken a number of specific measures to fulfill its new-style rural area building plan, striving to have an additional 42 communes accomplishing all criteria of the programme in 2018. The province is making procedures to seek the government’s recognition of Quang Xuong and Dong Son districts as new-style rural areas in the year. At the same time, it will focus on helping Muong Chanh commune in Muong Lat district complete from three to five criteria, and ensuring that each mountainous district has at least three new-style communes, thus raising the average number of completed criteria in each commune to 16 out of the total 19 criteria. In order to reach the target, Thanh Hoa will strengthen the apparatus of administrations at all levels to enhance their capacity in directing the implementation of the programme. Localities across the province will step up communications campaigns on the programme, while … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa targets 42 new-style rural communes in 2018

“The hospital has treated a lot of ankylosing spondylitis cases but this was the first case of severe deformation. Both legs were bent outwards, one bent 90 degrees and another 80 degrees. Patients normally can still walk or move using sticks but Quang had to use a cane to swing his body forward,” said Dr Nguyễn Quốc Dũng, deputy head of Hip Joint Surgery Department of the 108 Military Hospital. … [Read more...] about Hip operation lets Lạng Sơn man take steps forward

The AUN-QA network is a group of chief quality officers appointed by AUN member universities to co-ordinate activities to achieve the mission of harmonising educational standards and improving the academic quality of universities in the region. … [Read more...] about International University presents 138 scholarships

QUẢNG TRỊ — Bomb squads from PeaceTrees Việt Nam (PTVN) have successfully removed four large devices that were exposed during the recent landslides and flooding in the districts of Hướng Hóa and Đắk Rông in Quảng Trị Province. Three others remain in situ due to poor traffic conditions and the threat of more landslides in mountainous areas. … [Read more...] about Four bombs safely removed from landslide sites in Quảng Trị Province