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Phuc affirmed that religious unity, national harmony, and respecting and ensuring people’s right to belief and religion freedom are basic policies related to belief and religions of the Party and State. He highly valued and acknowledged contributions by religious organisations to the nation, adding that recognized religious organisations have followed the State’s policies and laws, and promoted good moral and cultural values in the society. The Government leader underlined several difficulties and challenges that need to be solved in State management over religious affairs, including incomplete legal framework, overlapping policies and mechanisms, and the ineffective implementation of several contents of the Law on Belief and Religions. He noted that authorities in several places have paid little attention to locals’ legitimate belief and religious needs. There also exist heresies and superstitious activities that affect people’s health, time and money, the … [Read more...] about Interests of each religion intertwined with those of nation: PM

In the 1980s, more than 1,000 sarus cranes migrated to live at the park – the fourth Ramsar site of Vietnam and the 2,000th Ramsar site of Wetlands of International Importance in the world. Experts attributed the decrease in the number of Sarus cranes at the park to forest fires which harmed the bird’s living environment, locals hunting them and poor management of water levels leading to a lack of food for the birds. They recommended the provincial People’s Committee study water management to recover the ecosystem and take the initiative in preventing fires. Tram Chim National Park spans more than 7,300 hectares in Tam Nong district. It is home to 250 species of water birds, 100 species of freshwater fish and 190 species of plants. The park has become a destination for both domestic and foreign tourists. In 2017, it welcomed more than 134,000 visitors, a year-on-year surge of 28.87 percent.Vietnamnews Tags: sarus cranes spotted Tram Chim National Park … [Read more...] about Only 11 sarus cranes spotted at Tram Chim National Park

Lately, some organizations and associations have sent Prime Minister petitions against a draft of national technical standards for fish sauce, proposed and put out for consultation by MARD. The draft standards TCVN-12607:2019 on new standards for fish sauce production practices built by the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority under the MARD. The draft, unfortunately, has raised controversial opinions among fish sauce makers as well as experts. Representatives of several traditional fish sauce makers along with fish sauce experts all said that many regulations in the draft are inappropriate with actual production of traditional fish sauce. Accordingly, the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality and the Ministry of Science and Technology on March 12 decided to temporarily halt the aforesaid draft standards. Deputy minister of Science and Technology Pham Cong Tac said that the draft standards TCVN-12607:2019 for fish sauce production … [Read more...] about Vietnamese National Standards on fish sauce production temporarily halted

In a meeting with the Informal Ambassadors and Heads of Agencies Gender Policy Coordination Group in Hanoi on June 12, Mai laid stress on Vietnam’s efforts to realise gender equality targets. Despite limitations, the implemented policies have made significant contributions to raising public awareness on creating equal chances for female workers. The amended Labour Code will be submitted to the National Assembly in May, 2019, she noticed, adding that it will ensure rights of the labourers, gender equality, social welfare and the unanimity of the legal system, which are in line with international treaties which Vietnam has involved in. Kamal Malhotra, Co-Chair of the Informal Ambassadors and Heads of Agencies Gender Policy Coordination Group and the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Vietnam, said that he wants to study Vietnam’s stance and the promotion of gender equality in the amended labour code, especially empowerment for women, gender equality and female … [Read more...] about Gender equality significant for nation’s global integration: official

The programme is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal No 2 which focuses on sustainable solutions to eradicate hunger in all its forms by 2030 and to achieve food security. The programme prioritises the reduction of malnutrition among children under two by 2025. More specifically, a target has been set to reduce the ratio of children under two who are a low height for their age (stunted) to less than 20 percent across most of the country, and 25 percent for children in mountainous areas in the northern and Central Highland regions. The target for children under two who are a low weight for their height or a low weight for their age has been set at below 5 percent. Social policies to support pregnant women and provide children with adequate nutrition are also included in the programme. Under the National Action Programme on Zero Hunger, to develop a sustainable food system, farmers should become members of co-operatives and production chains to allow small-scale … [Read more...] about PM issues national plan to eradicate hunger