Yunnan, VN localities boost cooperation

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan and Yunnan's Governor of Yunnan Li Jiheng. (Source: VNA)
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has urged the Chinese province of Yunnan and Vietnamese provinces along the border to enhance cooperation to match the full potential of all concerned.

At a reception for the Governor of Yunnan Li Jiheng, in Hanoi on April 3, Nhan proposed that Yunnan share their experiences in urban management and environmental and forestry protection with Vietnam, as well as get the Thanh Thuy international border gate into operation once more to enhance trade between Vietnam and China.

Li said that this visit will strengthen friendship and cooperation with neighbouring Vietnamese localities in the fields of economics, trade, education, training, culture, sports and mining.

He said both parties need to work closer to deal with current challenges, to create the best possible conditions to promote bilateral cooperation and investment in an effective and practical manner.

Vietnam consistent with human rights protection

The protection of human rights in Vietnam is consistent with its policies enshrined in law and realized through various mechanisms.

Vietnamese Ambassador Le Hoai Trung, Chief of the Vietnamese permanent mission to the United Nations (UN), made this statement on April 2 while presiding over the first session of a conference held by the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights at the UN headquarters in New York.

Vietnam has joined most UN conventions on human rights as well as those related to politics, economics, culture, society, women and children, he said.

The fact that Vietnam is taking part in this current UN conference is testimony to its consistent policy in this area and demonstrates its commitment to international duties.

The two-day conference aimed to consult with UN member countries and international organizations before devising a human rights report for the UN General Assembly.

Senior police officers awarded Australian medal

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) presented the Commissioner’s Medal for Excellence to Major-General Tran Gia Cuong and Major-General Vu Hung Vuong of the Ministry of Public Security for their important contributions to bilateral cooperation.

A ceremony to present the awards was held at the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Public Security in Hanoi on April 3.

Major-General Tran Gia Cuong is currently Director-General of the International Cooperation Department and Major-General Vu Hung Vuong is the Deputy Director-General of General Police Department for Crime Prevention and Suppression.

The Commissioner’s Medal for Excellence is the highest award bestowed by the AFP. The medal has only been awarded 29 times in the history of the AFP, and never before to foreign law enforcement colleagues.

Modern police force vital to VN's security

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Monday stressed the importance of building a professional and modern police force to fulfil any assigned tasks in the current context.

He made the request while paying a working visit to the Public Security Force Building General Department, saying this was essential to ensure political stability and security.

Major General Tran Ba Thieu, head of the unit, reported on the department's achievements during the development period of over a year, emphasising its recommendations on developing a professional security force for the Central Police Party Committee.

At the meeting, Party General Secretary Trong praised the police for fulfilling their duties to maintain social security and a peaceful environment for national construction and development.

Trong said the police force played a key role in making recommendations to the Party and State to protect the nation's interests and promote socio-economic development. The police force should take initiatives to implement the Party's resolutions, especially the resolution of the fourth plenum of the Party Central Committee, which includes action plans to positively change the force.

He added that the police must keep detecting, preventing and repelling all subversive schemes by hostile forces in order to protect national security in the future.

At the meeting, Trong acknowledged the general department's recommendations, which would be given future consideration.

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