The officers were deployed to replace their predecessors at the missions. Among them, one will serve as a military observer at the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), another as a military observer at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and the only female as a logistics staff officer at the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, who is also head of the ministry’s steering committee for the participation in the UN peacekeeping operations, asked the three officers to quickly grasp the situation in their respective areas, properly perform their assigned tasks, and improve their situation analysis and forecasting capacity.

They were also required to strictly follow the Party, State and army’s foreign policy, regulations of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the UN as well as laws of the host countries.

Chien requested the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations to coordinate with relevant agencies to continue personnel preparations for future deployment.

To date, Vietnam has sent 799 officers, in both the forms of individual and unit, to UN peacekeeping operations at the three missions and the UN headquarters. They consist of 792 military officers and seven policemen.

Bac Giang further supports businesses in recruiting workers

BAC GIANG - To promptly support businesses in recruiting labor from outside the province, the Bac Giang Provincial People's Committee issued Plan No. 44/KH-UBND dated February 29, 2024 on promoting the labor attraction to work at businesses in Bac Giang province. 

Dien Bien Phu victory a symbol of national liberation movement worldwide: Expert

The Dien Bien Phu Victory is a symbol of the national liberation movement of oppressed and colonialised peoples worldwide, said Prof. Ezequiel Ramoneda, Coordinator of the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CESEA) at the Institute of International Relations of the National University of La Plata of Argentina (UNLP).

Total export-import turnover hits 178.04 billion USD in Q1

Vietnam’s total export-import turnover hit 178.04 billion USD in the first quarter of this year, up 15.5% year-on-year. Exports increased by 17% and imports by 13.9%.

Vietnam targets all transport means run on green energy by 2050

Vietnam aims to bring net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050, so ideally all means of transport will use green energy. For the country, green transportation was also an urgent requirement to build green and smart cities, experts have said.

Training human resources crucial for digital transformation

It is forecast that by 2030, the country needs 2.5 million personnel to serve digital transformation, so promoting ICT human resources training is very urgent.

Source: VNA