Ex-minister of industry and trade
Hanoi (VNA) – The
Hanoi People’s Court, on April
29, sentenced ex-minister of industry and trade Vu Huy Hoang to 11 years’
imprisonment
for “violating regulations on the management and use of State assets, causing
losses and wastefulness”.
Also on the same charge, Phan Chi Dung, born in 1957
and the former Director of the Light Industry Department at the Ministry of
Industry and Trade (MoIT), got nine years in jail under Article 219 of the 2015
Penal Code’s Clause 3.
In line with Article 229 of the 2015 Penal Code’s Clause,
eight other accomplices of Hoang, who are former Ho Chi Minh City officials, were sentenced to
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Vietnam stands side by side with India in COVID-19 fight: leaders
Vietnam always stands side by side with India in the fight against COVID-19, the Vietnamese leaders affirmed on April 28.
In their messages of sympathy sent to their Indian counterparts Ram Nath Kovind and Narendra Modi, State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said they share difficulties faced by the Indian people in the fierce battle against COVID-19 in the context that the pandemic is developing complicatedly around the world.
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Hanoi (VNA) - Gender mainstreaming in climate change policies is crucial
to promoting gender equality in Vietnam, according to Deputy Director of the
At a workshop held in Hanoi on April 28, Thang said that ISPONRE carried out research
on the state of gender equality in
climate change policies in Vietnam, with
focus sharpened on the four sectors of renewable energy, agriculture, water
resources management, and garbage management.
The research showed that Vietnam has made efforts to complete policies on
gender equality and climate change response but pointed out that women’s participation
in policy making and management is limited.
In a temporary hospital for COVID-19 treatment in Phnom Penh (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - The Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City on April 27 called on followers to make contributions to present 4 million face masks to people in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in a bid to ease their difficulties amid the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic.
Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, Deputy Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and Chairman of the Executive Council of the HCM City Buddhist Sangha, donated 100 million VND (over 4,300 USD) while a charitable group of the HCM City Buddhist Sangha presented 500 million VND to support disadvantaged Buddhist followers and people hit by COVID-19 in Laos and Cambodia.
Published December 10, 2020, 1:27 PM
Thirteen cities were given recognition for sharing their best practices in climate mitigation and developing adaptation plans anchored in their crucial role in building a sustainable and climate-safe future.
WWF-PH Project Manager for One Planet Cities Imee Bellen shares the critical role of cities in a climate-defined future and how the One Planet City Challenge aims to help transform these urban areas. (WWF-Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN)
The World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) led the virtual awarding of the 2020 One Planet City Challenge (OPCC) on Wednesday, Dec. 9, to Cagayan de Oro City, Davao City, Dipolog City, La Carlota City, Malolos City, Parañaque City, Pasig City, Quezon City, San Carlos City, and Tagum City.