Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi Chapter of the Vietnam Union ofFriendship Organisations (VUFO) plans to launch another friendship associationin late 2018, while expanding its operation and activities for friendship withother countries.
Nguyen Lan Huong, President of the VUFO’s Hanoi chapter, said after 10years of expanding its area, the population and area of the capital city havesurged, along with resources for the city’s growth.
The economic conditions of Hanoi have improved, and attention has beenpaid to the restoration and development of cultural values, she said, addingthat social welfare has been ensured, with a sharp reduction of poverty to alower rate than the Red River Delta Region and the whole country.
Notably, the city’s external relations have been strengthened by placinga greater emphasis on people-to-people diplomacy.
Recognising the efforts of 24 member units of the VUFO in the city, Huongstressed the need to improve their performance by reforming to increase qualityand efficiency.
In the first six months of this year, the Hanoi chapter of VUFO carriedout several friendship activities, including an art performance on the occasionof the Lunar New Year 2018, a friendship journey for representatives ofdiplomatic agencies, international friendship organisations and non-governmentalorganisations in Vietnam and celebrations of traditional New Year festivals ofsome Asian countries.
The agency also coordinated with local departments, sectors and localitiesto promote the image of the capital city to foreigners.
It has shown strong performance in calling for assistance from foreignnon-governmental organisations, including Alliance Mission of Germany in aproject of friendship residential area in Ba Dinh district and the Republic ofKorea’s GCS organisation to a project to set up computer rooms and improve librariesfor schools in Dong Anh and Thanh Oai districts.-VNA
VUFO seeks to improve people-to-people diplomacy
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) held a seminar in Hanoi on December 28 to look into activities of its central-level chapters in 2017.