Ceremony marks Int’l Day of Persons with Disabilities
The National Committee on Persons with Disabilities and the Vietnam Blind Association (VBA) hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on December 1 to celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Hanoi (VNA) – TheNational Committee on Persons with Disabilities and the Vietnam BlindAssociation (VBA) hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on December 1 to celebrate InternationalDay of Persons with Disabilities (December 3).
Speaking at the event, DeputyMinister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Trong Dam affirmed thatthe Party and State give priority to policies and laws to ensure the rights ofthe disabled and promote their involvement in socio-economic development.
Of 2.7 million recipients of monthlysubsidy, nearly 900,000 suffer severe or extremely severe disabilities andhundreds of thousands of others undergo rehabilitation and are equipped withwheelchairs and pushchairs.
All centrally-run cities andprovinces have built networks of rehabilitation centres. Disabled children havebeen given access to schooling while more people living with disabilities have landedjobs.
The committee will continue workingwith relevant ministries and agencies to refine policies on the disabled, amendand supplement regulations on the handicapped, especially in vocationaltraining, employment, education and health care.
United Nations Resident Coordinator YoussoufAbdel-Jelil hailed the Vietnamese government for improving the lives of thedisabled, with the establishment of the committee which regulates its role andfunction to help the disabled fully join the socio-cultural and economic lives.
The UN stands ready to assist Vietnamin several fields and will continue playing its role as an important partner toreally empower the Vietnamese disabled, he said.
On the occasion, a music show, thefifth of its kind hosted by the VBA, opened, giving a chance for the blind nationwideto stay optimistic and integrate into the community./.
A workshop on enhancing vulnerable groups’ capacity of disaster risk management and climate change adaptation was held by the Association for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in Quang Binh.
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Library staff at the HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanities plan to develop audio and Braille books for students with visual impairments at the university.
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During his stay in China’s Guangzhou city from 1924 to 1927 to prepare for the establishment of a Communist Party to lead Vietnam’s revolution, President Ho Chi Minh founded “Thanh nien” newspaper and released its first issue on June 21, 1925.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
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With strong support from local authorities, businesses, organisations, and residents, the province has successfully built or repaired 10,707 homes for disadvantaged households, including war veterans, families of martyrs, ethnic minority people, and low-income residents.
Throughout its resistance against colonialists and imperialists, Vietnam developed a revolutionary press that has served as a benchmark for just and legitimate causes worldwide.
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In recent decades, Vietnam’s mainstream media has become a reliable and persuasive channel for showcasing the nation’s development policies and achievements, especially in economic matters, according to a senior assistant editor at the Times of India.
A hub for sharing best practices, the event aims to forge solutions for financial sustainability, public media contracts, audience engagement, content innovation, and newsroom restructuring. It is also a moment for Vietnam’s media to accelerate its progress and figure out what the “revolutionary press” means in a new era.
From “Thanh nien”, Vietnam’s first revolutionary newspaper founded by Nguyen Ai Quoc (later President Ho Chi Minh) on June 21, 1925, the revolutionary press has remained devoted to its sacred missions -accompanying the nation, serving the Fatherland, and working for the people.
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