Addressing the event, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that in principle, the urban administration models in HCM City and Da Nang should meet the demands of each locality and ensure the unity and synchronicity of the State administrative apparatus from the central to local levels. From the pilot application of the new models, the two cities should reform the method of leadership and direction of the Party committees and administrations, while ensuring the concentrated and united management of the municipal People’s Committee and its head to suit the renovations in the operation of wards and districts towards higher dynamism and efficiency, thus meeting the demands of enterprises and locals, he said. He asked the two cities to speed up the building of e-government and the reform of administrative procedures as well as policies for public servants. The PM asked the administrative agencies at ward and district levels to improve efficiency and focus more on the people, while … [Read more...] about Cabinet members discuss urban administration models in HCM City, Da Nang
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Youth Month 2021 vibrantly responded nationwide
* On March 1, the Ha Tinh Provincial Youth Union held a ceremony at the memorial site of hero martyr Ly Tu Trong in Thach Ha District to kick off the Youth Month 2021 and the spring tree planting festival. Within the programme, the organisers presented 40 gifts to policy beneficiary families and disadvantaged children, and 20 bicycles to needy juniors with good academic performance, and inaugurated youth works in Youth Park, worth a total of VND450 million (US$19,512), at the war remnants area of Ly Tu Trong High School. They also presented VND100 million to upgrade local medical stations which were damaged in recent flooding in the central region. * On the same day, in Chau Doc City, the An Giang Provincial Youth Union kicked off the Youth Month 2021 with the theme “Proud of the HCYU’s traditions”. The programme featured a range of activities, such as propaganda on ensuring traffic order and safety, planting trees, inaugurating a children’s play site in Chau Doc City, concreting … [Read more...] about Youth Month 2021 vibrantly responded nationwide
90 years of Vietnam Fatherland Front: National unity promoted
National unity promoted During its 90-year history, the Vietnam Fatherland Front has always exerted efforts to perform its role as the host of campaigns and activities to mobilise resources in all social strata to contribute to the country’s socio-economic growth and ensure national defence and security. Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Ngo Sach Thuc says the Front has promoted patriotism, solidarity and creativity among people, which could be seen through effective implementation of its mobilisations on realising the country’s development goals and improving its people’s livelihood. He says: “The Front has become a bridge to converge people and promote national unity. It could be seen through warm responses of people to mobilisation campaigns targeting the poor, policy beneficiaries, the disadvantaged and fellow residents affected by floods, etc.” In the mobilisation campaign of ‘All people unite to build new-style rural areas and civilised … [Read more...] about 90 years of Vietnam Fatherland Front: National unity promoted
Roundup: Italy’s G20 presidency gets underway, ministers agree to continue coronavirus stimulus efforts
Friday's virtual summit of finance ministers and central bank governors was the first major event of Italy's year-long presidency of the Group of 20, or G20, a forum representing the world's major economies. The main agreement among participants was to continue with expansionary fiscal policies aimed at helping prop up economies struggling from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. "We agreed that any premature withdrawal of fiscal and monetary support should be avoided," said Daniele Franco, who took office as Italy's Minister of Economy and Finance two weeks ago. Franco also warned that most people in the world "will not get back to ... normal lives until the virus is eradicated in all countries." He said the G20 was committed to "assuring equitable access" to safe coronavirus vaccines, as the group agreed that uneven access to vaccines would slow the global economic recovery. The World Health Organization has estimated that it would cost an estimated US$22.9 billion to … [Read more...] about Roundup: Italy’s G20 presidency gets underway, ministers agree to continue coronavirus stimulus efforts
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 2
Red Spring Festival expects to collect over 4,000 blood units Young people donate their blood In his opening remarks, Director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) Bach Quoc Khanh, who is head of the festival’s organizing board, said that the festival has been held annually since 2008 to address blood shortages after the lunar New Year holiday, and gradually changed public awareness of blood donation. After 13 editions, the festival has collected over 85,000 blood units and become the annual biggest blood donation event. Khanh took the occasion to express his gratitude for donators nationwide. The 14th edition is taking place from March 1-7 at the NIHBT headquarters, and three fixed places - 26 Luong Ngoc Quyen in Hoan Kiem district, 132 Quan Nhan in Thanh Xuan district, and Valley 122 of Lang Street in Dong Da district. The organizing board expects to receive over 4,000 blood units during this year’s festival, which then will … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 2