Day: August 24, 2022

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Youth Volunteer Forum and ASEAN Plus Youth Volunteer Award opened in the central province of Quang Binh on August 24.

The four-day event, organised by the National Committee for Youth in Vietnam (NCYV) and the Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMYU), brings together 50 volunteers from ASEAN countries and Japan.

It aims to offer an opportunity for ASEAN plus youth to exchange ideas and experience in volunteerism, and introduce the culture and people of Vietnam as well as the country’s socio-economic development to international friends. Outstanding individuals and organisations from ASEAN plus countries are also honoured at the event.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Nguyen Tuong Lam, Secretary of the HCMYU and Standing Vice Chairman of the NCYV, said the world has witnessed and experienced unprecedented challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past three years. Many volunteering activities and projects have been carried out throughout the region and globally to overcome these challenges.

He noted that a lot of community initiatives have been deployed by Vietnamese youth, focusing on activities on digital platforms.

Lam said he expects that a network of volunteer individuals and organisations in the region will be built after the event, helping spread the volunteerism spirit and jointly contribute to the recovery and development of the region and the world./

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 24 chaired the Government’s August meeting on law-making.

During this meeting, Government members are expected to discuss and contribute ideas on four draft laws: Land Law (amended), Law on Bidding (amended), Law on Cooperatives (amended), and Price Law (amended).

Speaking at the event, PM Chinh stated that perfecting institutions and building laws are among the three breakthroughs pointed out by recent Party congresses.

The Government considers the building and perfecting of institutions as one of the important tasks that must be conducted regularly and continuously.

In this August meeting, the four draft laws discussed are sensitive, but essential in the current situation, as they can contribute to addressing difficulties in and serving post-pandemic recovery and sustainable development.

He asked Government members and heads of agencies to discuss thoroughly.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 24 requested thorough consideration and prudence during the revision of the Land Law, which deals with a wide scope and relates to many other laws.

Addressing a Government meeting on the draft revised laws on land, bidding, cooperatives, and prices, the PM pointed out that the Land Law is a difficult and sensitive one since it covers a wide scope, relates to many parties and different laws, and is facing many issues in reality.

The revised law must institutionalise the Party’s relevant resolutions; tackle difficulties to facilitate resources for development; streamline administrative procedures and scrap bureaucratic hurdles for people, businesses, and organisations; and ensure its consistency with related laws, he said.

The Government leader also demanded the law’s content be understandable and conducive to enforcement, supervision, and examination, asking for stronger digital transformation in land management, corruption fight, power decentralisation, resource allocation, and tools for enhancing supervision to detect any problem in a timely manner.

PM Chinh asked the drafting body to take in opinions of Government members, experts, scientists, and the parties covered by the Land Law to finalise and submit the draft to the National Assembly this September.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance Catherine Pollard has hailed Vietnam’s positive contributions in many aspects to the UN’s operations, including those from Vietnamese individuals that are working for UN agencies.

In a working session with Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, on August 23, the UN official affirmed her willingness to work closely with Vietnam and other UN member countries to enhance the effectiveness of the UN’s activities, promote multilateralism and strengthen the representativeness of member countries.

While emphasising Vietnam’s commitment to actively contribute to the UN’s operations, Ambassador Giang spotlighted Vietnam’s efforts, especially in sending military and police forces to join the UN peacekeeping force, its financial contribution to the work and other UN activities.

Vietnam attaches great importance to promoting relations with the UN, and wishes to make more contributions by increasing Vietnam’s representation in UN agencies, he said.

The Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (DMPSC) is a division of the UN Secretariat. It is responsible for promoting intergovernmental and inter-agency relations, internal administration and governance issues; and making plans related to finance, budget, human resources, business transformation, information technology and communications.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Texting parents, increasing the number of vaccination venues at schools, and most recently running vaccination vehicles are among the measures applied by Ho Chi Minh City to get more children protected against COVID-19.

The mobile vaccination began on August 22 to reach pupils at schools without fixed vaccination sites.

To ensure safety for the younger generation given complicated the developments of the epidemic that have led to a higher number of infections and severe cases, the municipal Department of Health has called on all parents to bring their children aged from 5 to under 18 to vaccination sites for their shots against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

According to the department, the peak month of COVID-19 injection for children will end within less than a week. However, the southern metropolis, once the top hotbed of the pandemic last year, now remains among the localities with a low vaccination rate for the group.

Specifically, the rate of those aged 5-11 completing the first and second doses of the vaccine are 53.6% and 30.8%, respectively.

Source: Vietnam News Agency