Day: March 28, 2024

Tokyo: The Women’s Association of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan joined a charity fair recently held by the Asia-Pacific Ladies Friendship Society (ALFS) in Tokyo.

The March 26 event was one of the ALFS’ biggest annual activities, aiming to raise funds in support of women and children in ALFS member countries, featuring 19 booths from embassies in Tokyo and 26 others from Japanese localities and enterprises, offering handicraft and food.

As an active ALFS member, the Vietnamese association participates in the fair every year, contributing to charity work and helping disadvantaged students in remote areas of Vietnam with the fund raised.

The ALFS was established in 1968 under the auspices of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote exchanges, strengthen friendship, and contribute to social welfare.

It has about 500 members including the spouses of former Prime Ministers, Foreign Ministers, politicians, Japanese diplomats, spouses of ambassadors, and female ambassadors of 26 Asia-Pacific countri
es in Tokyo./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Hanoi: A model was launched in Hanoi on March 27 aiming to diversify sustainable livelihood opportunities for women in some Vietnamese localities.

As a collaboration between the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU), Nestlé Vietnam, and Maggi food brand, the model will be implemented in eight out of the 20 provinces under the ‘Nestlé accompanies women’ programme since 2024.

Jointly launched by the VWU and Nestlé Vietnam in December 2020, the programme has helped thousands of women, especially in rural areas, improve their knowledge and skills, gradually keep pace with the digital transformation process and create sustainable livelihoods.

The model is expected to benefit 16,000 women this year with total funding of more than 1 billion VND (40,340 USD).

Truong Thi Thu Thuy, head of the VWU’s Family and Social Affairs Department, said the union and Nestlé Vietnam have implemented various cooperation programmes, targeting tens of thousands of women, over the past time.

Le Bui Thi Mai Uyen, Food Business Unit Director
of Nestlé Vietnam, said through the cooperation, Nestlé Vietnam hopes to create more healthy playgrounds for women, and provide practical support for them, especially those who are seeking startup opportunities./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Nam Dinh: The northern coastal province of Nam Dinh is employing multiple solutions to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, joining efforts to seek the removal of the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card’ warning against Vietnamese seafood.

Local competent forces have stepped up the inspection and settlement of the violations of fishing regulations, and sent to relevant agencies a list of the vessels that commit violations in and outside the province.

Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Van Huu said those that have yet to meet regulations are not permitted to set sail, and unregistered fishing boats will be strictly handled.

The department granted licenses to 96.89% of the total vessels in the locality. As of mid-March, up to 97.38% of vessels measuring at least 15 metres long had been equipped with monitoring devices.

Competent forces also handled 20 cases with administrative fines totaling over 230 million VND (9,728 USD)./.

S
ource: Vietnam News Agency

Hanoi: The 10th National External Information Service Awards were launched in Hanoi on March 28, welcoming the participation of social media influencers.

At the launch ceremony, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Television (VTV) Do Duc Hoang said that many Youtubers, Tiktokers and content creators in Vietnam have shared videos featuring the life and people in the country, drawing the attention of many international followers.

The organisers of this year’s event, namely the Steering Committee for External Information Service, the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education and the VTV, hopes the influencers will study and engage in the event, he added.

The awards aim at honouring standout authors, works and publications in the field of external information service and help popularise the country’s development achievements in various areas.

According to the organisers, the awards are open to works in both Vietnamese and foreign languages in the categories of video clip, initiatives and p
roducts with external information values, photo, television broadcast, radio broadcast, book, print newspaper, electronic newspaper, and website in foreign languages.

Entries should be sent to the email Giaithongtindoingoai10@gmail.com or to the VTV office, No.43 Nguyen Chi Thanh street, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi no later than July 31, 2024./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Hanoi: The Government has issued a decree regulating the implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction.

The decree outlines various aspects of the convention implementation in Vietnam, including general provisions, production of DOC and DOC-PSF chemicals, regulations on inspection and supervision, and State management of chemicals, among others.

It is applied to organisations and individuals taking part in or involving in activities implementing the convention.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Vietnam Chemicals Agency is designated as the national authority responsible for overseeing the implementation of the convention. The agency will serve as a focal point of contact between Vietnam, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), and other member states, as outlined in the convention./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

An Giang: The Mekong Delta province of An Giang on March 28 officially launched its tourism information portal https://checkinangiang.vn, and the corresponding mobile application checkinangiang.

Supported on both Android and iOS operating systems, the pair integrate multiple databases covering entertainment, cultural and artistic venues, travel agencies, hotels, culinary establishments, shopping centres, sports facilities, and guides on transport and administrative procedures.

Furthermore, they feature sections providing information on healthcare, security, and safety for tourists, while offering itinerary suggestions and tour operator options and receiving feedback from visitors.

Le Van Phuoc, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said the portal and app mark the initial steps in building a smart tourism ecosystem in An Giang, serving as a foundation for the development of digital tourism and fostering the sector’s sustainable growth.

In 2023, the province hosted approximately 8.5 million v
isitors, including over 700,000 staying overnight./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency