Speakers at the event (Photo: baoquocte.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - A seminar on women conducting diplomatic
activities for peace took place in Hanoi on December 15, as part of activities
to contribute to
Vietnam’s diplomacy in its role as a non-permanent member of
the
The event attracted female Vietnamese ambassadors and Lieutenant Sa Minh
Ngoc, one of the first female officers from the Vietnam People’s Army to join the
Ambassador Luan Thuy Duong told the gathering on
Vietnamese women’s
important contributions to diplomatic activities for peace. She also
highlighted their tireless dedication to peace, development, and fostering the future
HANOI: A Vietnamese activist was jailed for 12 years Tuesday after writing articles critical of the government and posting them on his Facebook page, nearly a decade since being released from prison for a similar offense.
Writer and poet Tran Duc Thach, who was convicted on charges of attempting to overthrow the government, was also sentenced to three years of house arrest.
The 69-year-old was jailed for three years in 2009 for creating “propaganda against the state,” but was among more than 10,000 prisoners granted amnesty in 2011 to mark the country’s National Day.
Vietnam’s government has stepped up efforts in recent months to muzzle critics and dissidents during the run-up to a leadership transition in January which poses an especially tense period for the Communist state.
socio-economic development in adaptation with populating
aging was held in Hanoi on December 14.
Speaking at the event, head of the Vietnam Academy of Social
Sciences’ Institute for Family and Gender Studies Tran Thi Minh Thi said Vietnam
is in the face of challenges caused by rapid population aging, including more
expenses on health care, retirement, allowance and social welfare.
As of the late 2017, the country was home to 11 million
senior citizens, accounting for nearly 12 percent of the population, about 2
million of them aged above 80. Vietnam is forecast to enter the aging stage by
2035 with nearly 21 million old persons. They are expected to make up 20
Tuesday, 15 Dec 2020 09:24 PM MYT
This picture taken and released by the Vietnam News Agency on December 15, 2020 shows Vietnamese writer Tran Duc Thach during his court trial in Vietnam s Nghe An province. AFP pic
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HANOI, Dec 15 A Vietnamese activist was jailed for 12 years today after writing articles critical of the government and posting them on his Facebook page, nearly a decade since being released from prison for a similar offence.
Writer and poet Tran Duc Thach, who was convicted on charges of attempting to overthrow the government, was also sentenced to three years of house arrest.
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