At the event (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The National Volunteer Day 2018 was organised in Hanoi on December 1 in response to International Volunteer Day (December 5). Speaking at the event, permanent Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) Nguyen Anh Tuan said the event aims to honour efforts of domestic and foreign voluntary organisations and individuals, thus contributing to socio-economic development. It also offers participants a chance to meet and share experience in the field, he said, hailing creative models to bring practical results to the community. The day attracted 2,000 domestic and foreign volunteers with diverse activities such as the opening ceremony, a walking event gathering 1,500 people to popularise International Volunteer Day, and fundraising in support of ethnic minority students in the northern mountainous region. On the occasion, the HCMCYU Central Committee and the United Nations … [Read more...] about National volunteer festival 2018 launched
Results day 2018
World Intellectual Property Day 2018 honoring women’s role
This year’s IP Day celebrates the brilliance, ingenuity, curiosity and courages of the women who are driving change in our world and shaping our common future. Vietnam organized various meaningful activities to celebrate this event. Since the first IP Day in 2000, this day had become the day when people all over the world celebrate the contribution of intellectual property rights to the development of culture and arts, technology and innovation for the sake of humans’ life. The message of the WIPO 2018 is that innovation and creativity are manifested through various forms, from the very common to the very extra-ordinary things. For example, a billboard in Peru harvests water from the air, supplying the local community with clean drinking water; a 3D-printer at an American university regenerates damaged human tissue; money can be transferred via mobile phones and minor financial services in Kenya; or renewable energy is used to power refrigerators in rural areas of India. … [Read more...] about World Intellectual Property Day 2018 honoring women’s role
State financial reports to be compiled from 2018
Vietnam will start to compile reports on the State’s assets, debt obligations, capital sources and financial results from 2018 in accordance with the Government’s Decree 25. The newly-issued decree, which will take effect on January 1 next year, specifies the content and announcement of the reports as well as responsibilities of agencies and localities for providing data to assist compiling reports at central and local levels. Central-level reports will contain the State’s financial information about what is financed and managed by the State budget across the country while local-level reports feature the State coverage in provinces and centrally-run cities. The State financial reports will comprise four basic parts detailing the State’s assets, liabilities, capital sources, tax and fee collections and spending, financial results, and explanations. The reports will be like those of businesses. Notably, the State’s debt obligations will cover debts of the … [Read more...] about State financial reports to be compiled from 2018
2018 FIFA World Cup: Asian draw announced
Vietnam is in Group F after the second round draw took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on April 14, twenty-eight days after the opening round of Asian qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. Thailand’s coach Kiatisuk is very confident for his team to earn a berth in the next round. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s midfielder Maitimo said that all teams in Group F are strong, particularly Iraq and Thailand. Indonesia finds difficult to win a ticket to the next round, however, it would try efforts to achieve the best result, he added. The second round of Asian qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia is scheduled to take place from June 11, 2015 to March 29, 2016. Fourty teams are divided into five groups, each group has five teams. The eight first teams and the four second teams will enter the third round. Vietnam will face Thailand on June 11. Draw results: Group A: UAE, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Timor Leste, MalaysiaGroup B: Australia, Jordan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, … [Read more...] about 2018 FIFA World Cup: Asian draw announced
Unilever Vietnam responses to World Toilet Day
Unilever Vietnam responses to World Toilet Day Minh Nga By Minh Nga - The Saigon Times Daily Unilever Vietnam International Co. Ltd., Unilever Vietnam Foundation and its cleaning product brand Vim last week held an event to response to the World Toilet Day in Ben Tre Province. Held in Giao Thanh Commune, Thanh Phu District, the event gathered around 800 delegates who represented central and local authorities and local communities. Apart from holding activities to response to the World Toilet Day which was launched on November 19, 2011 by the World Toilet Organization, Unilever Vietnam at the event reported results of its sanitation projects carried out in Vietnam in collaboration with the Ministries of Health, Ministry of Education and Training, the Vietnam Women’s Union, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and local authorities to improve rural sanitation and health conditions for local people through sustainable education and various communication channels .In particular, … [Read more...] about Unilever Vietnam responses to World Toilet Day