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15th National Assembly expected to have 500 seats There will be a total of 500 seats in the 15th National Assembly at both central and local levels, according to a new resolution adopted by the National Assembly Standing Committee. Minister promises greatest efforts to ensure safety in COVID-19 vaccinations The Ministry of Health will mobilise all resources to carry out COVID-19 vaccinations, the largest-ever vaccination programme, so as to ensure absolute safety for people, Minister Nguyen Thanh Long has said. Long chaired a teleconference which was organised on March 6 and connected with 700 places across Vietnam to launch the vaccination plan and provide related training for medical workers nationwide in the use and storage of the vaccine, as well as the treatment of post-injection complications. He informed the teleconference that the vaccination programme will start on March 8, although the first batch of vaccine arrived in Vietnam on February 24. “As … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 7

Healthcare staff at Bắc Quảng Nam General Hospital. Photo UNFPA Dr. Natalia Kanem All over the world, women lead. They lead peace processes, run businesses, establish hospitals and schools. They are presidents of countries and corporate boards. They head international and grassroots organisations, faith-based groups and sports teams, labour and environmental movements, often while caring for their families and communities. On this International Women’s Day, we celebrate all women, and particularly those leading the charge for equality. I encourage women and girls who dream of leadership to take it up. Do not wait. It is your right, and the world needs you now more than ever. No country has yet attained complete gender parity in leadership. But I believe that we will get there, and that women, collectively, will change our world for the better. Where there is gender equality, societies are more prosperous. Peace is more durable. All of society benefits. Yet, many obstacles … [Read more...] about Celebrate women leaders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response and beyond

The journey to rescue dogs and cats in Vietnam On a cold drizzly day at the end of 2020, while everyone was rushing to complete the unfinished work of the old year and preparing to start anew in 2021, around a dozen members of animal protection organisations in Vietnam were assisting the owners of a dog and cat meant restaurant in Thai Binh city remove the signboard and bring the 25 dogs and cats into special care. Ninh Thi Phuong Thao, programme advisor at Four Paws, an international animal protection organisation with branches in 15 countries, said the success in Thai Binh has been a special turning point for not only Four Paws but also other animal protection organisations because this was the first time they managed to persuade the owner of a dog and cat restaurant to quit. The victory was made even sweeter for it taking place in Thai Binh – the citadel of cat meat trade in Vietnam. Goodbye from a cat meat restaurant owner Located in the city’s Tran Lam ward, Pham Van … [Read more...] about The journey to rescue dogs and cats in Vietnam

Thien Thanh Vu (1990), who is one of four Cham artisans working for the art troupe in the Department, has played many kinds of traditional musical instruments of Cham ethnic group. Vu was born into a family with three generations of crafting and playing Cham musical instruments, in Ninh Phuoc District, Ninh Thuan Province. Since he was just 12 years old, Vu has studied the methods to craft and play traditional instruments. Now he can fluently plays many kinds of instruments, such as paranung drum, saranai flute and kanhi lute. In particular, saranai flute, an indispensable instrument for performances. It used to be made of buffalo horn or elephant bone and ivory. However, Cham ethnic people now make the flute from the duramen of an old taramind trees. The structure of a saranai flute symbolises a human body with three parts: head, body and leg. The seven notes on the flute are like seven parts in a face. The way of playing the instrument is also different. The artisans often blow a … [Read more...] about Joint efforts to preserve Cham culture

Workers join a language fluency test to meet criteria for working in the Republic of Korea (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Regulations related to service fees targeting Vietnamese guest workers are being amended to cut cost for them and ensure transparency. The National Assembly (NA) discussed the draft revised Law on Contract-Based Vietnamese Overseas Workers on June 10. It is expected to be passed at the NA’s meeting in October. Cutting cost for guest workers The law’s regulations on fees were adjusted to be suitable to the current market and international trends, and ensure employers’ responsibilities toward guest workers. Instead of asking the labourers to pay all service fees, the draft law regulates that if the worker’s foreign employer has paid an amount of service charge to the company, the worker would only pay the company an amount equal to the ceiling service charge rate minus the amount paid by the foreign employer. Chang-Hee Lee , Director of … [Read more...] about Regulations adjusted to facilitate guest workers