Three months after their deployment to the African town of Abyei on the UN peacekeeping mission, Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 has achieved significant results in improving infrastructure and living conditions for local people.
Locals in the northern province of Bac Giang have got an in-depth insight into the national sovereignty over seas and islands as well as the tradition of ethnic minority groups across Vietnam through photos and documents featuring Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes and ethnic groups of Vietnam.
The Thai cabinet on March 22 adopted a 10-point plan to ease the increasing living cost burden on locals due to impacts of the rising fuel prices arising from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met in Hanoi on November 17 a delegation of reputable people and exemplary village heads in the northern province of Bac Kan on the occasion the 91st anniversary of Traditional Day of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18) and 18 years of launching the great national unity festival.
Hanoi plans to allow accommodations, tourist destinations as well as travel and transport firms to resume operation starting October amid the easing COVID-19 situation.
The successful
model of local residents’ donating land for the construction of roads in Quynh
Ngoc, Quynh Hoang and Quynh Lam communes of Quynh Phu district in the northern
province of Thai Binh has encouraged other localities to follow suit.
The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has drafted a plan on tourism recovery and development, along with procedures to welcome foreign tourists while protecting residents’ health.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a dispatch requiring intensified efforts to better COVID-19 prevention and control amidst complex developments of the pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam’s largest economic hub.
The Ministry of Health will join hands with relevant ministries and sectors to study and recommend the Government the suitable time to apply vaccine passports, with safety for locals being the overriding priority, said Deputy Minister Tran Van Thuan.
The “So no one left behind” project in Ho Chi Minh City is offering support to local people who want to start their own food and beverage business online.
Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Vietnam Saud F. M. Al-Suwelim, on behalf of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, on April 23 presented the token of 150,000 USD in humanitarian aid to help Vietnam’s central provinces affected by recent storms and floods.
The People’s Court of southern Binh Phuoc province sentenced four locals to jail for “attempting to overthrow the people’s administration” under Article 109 of the 2015 Penal Court.
The southern province of Dong Nai has paid more than 5 trillion VND (217.12 million USD) as ground clearance compensation and resettlement support to 2,200 households affected by the construction of Long Thanh International Airport project.
The Thai cabinet on January 12 approved a number of measures to reduce the cost of living and increase liquidity, and ease the impact of the new wave of COVID-19 infections.
Preservation of traditional Vietnamese brocade helps not only highlight cultural values but also contribute to socio-economic development and improves the quality of life for ethnic minorities.
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has recently approved five investment projects worth 174.8 million USD that are expected to generate 2,458 jobs for locals.
Village elders have a significant role in the daily lives of the Ta Oi ethnic people in A Luoi district, Thua Thien-Hue province, so local border guards have been talking to them about deploying an effective economic model.
The Vietnamese community in Voronezh city has organised some charitable activities to support local residents as the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading in Russia.
Since drought and saltwater intrusion are becoming severe in the Mekong Delta in the dry season, localities in the region have actively developed plans, scenarios, and implemented solutions to prevent and control drought and saltwater intrusion in order to stabilize the people's life.
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