A training course on building capacity-based continuous training management system for nurses opens in Hanoi on March 13. (Photo: suckhoedoisong.vn)
Attending the course are 18 health workers in charge of managing nursing staff at centrally- and provincially-run hospitals selected to develop a system for continuous training system for nurses on a trial basis.
During the seven-day course, experts from the VNA and IMS will give their opinions on each hospital’s plan for nurses’ continuous training.
IMS Vice President Kitagami Yoko said based on each hospital’s functions and patient database, the course provides guidelines for the trainees to establish a training programme and goals suitable for nurses’ different capacity levels.
IMS operates 139 hospitals and medical facilities that provide high-quality healthcare services and technical support for the development of such training management system.
Online exchange connects Vietnamese, Japanese youngsters
Kanagawa Governor Yuji Kuroiwa, Japanese artists as well as Vietnamese and Japanese students perform the song entitled "Aoi Sora" at the event (Photo: VNA)
“Vietnam Festa★Online - Kanagawa is a friend of Vietnam,” an online exchange among Vietnamese and Japanese youngsters took place in Tokyo on March 12, the first of a series of events leading up to the Vietnamese Festival in Kanagawa, reported Vietnam News Agency.
Addressing the programme, Kanagawa Governor Yuji Kuroiwa said that the event aims to reaffirm the close relationship between the Japanese prefecture with Vietnam. After two years of suspension due to COVID-19, Kanagawa is determined to organise the Vietnamese Festival this autumn, he said.
For his part, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam hailed the idea of organising the Vietnam Festa★Online, which contributes to strengthening connections and mutual understanding among youngsters of both countries, thus helping promote ties between Vietnam and Japan. He said he hopes the youth of Vietnam and Japan will stay united to maintain peace in the world.
The programme, which was broadcast live on YouTube, consisted of a conference on the Kanagawa-Vietnam friendship, a contest to make “Banh xeo” (crispy Vietnamese pancake), and an art performance.
Speaking to Vietnam News Agency following the programme, Kuroiwa said that he was strongly impressed by the first Vietnam-Kanagawa Festival seven years ago, with over 400,000 participants.
The organisation of the Vietnam Festa★Online affirmed that exchange activities between the two sides continue despite the pandemic, he said, expressing hope that such activities will be further expanded.
Meanwhile, Ambassador Nam said that the programme, a joint effort of TVK company, Kanagawa authorities and the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, showed that the linkage between Vietnamese and Japanese youngsters is developing despite COVID-19.
Gac Ma soldiers remembered in ceremony in Da Nang
A war veteran lit incense to remember 64 naval soldiers who died on duty 34 years ago while defending the Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef in Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago. (Photo: VNA)
War veterans who used to be stationed on the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago held a ceremony in the central city of Da Nang on March 13 to commemorate 64 soldiers of the Vietnamese navy who died on duty 34 years ago while defending the Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef in Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on March 14, 1988.
The veterans and the fallen soldiers’ families offered incense and then released rafts with flowers on Han River in memory of the soldiers.
Head of a liaison committee for Truong Sa veterans Nguyen Van Tan said among the fallen soldiers in the Gac Ma battle, nine were from Da Nang and one from neighbouring Quang Nam province.
Tan stressed that their bravery sacrifice will be remembered forever and that they have made the Vietnam People’s Navy’s history more glorious.
The event aims to not only pay homage to the soldiers who lost their lives in safeguarding the country’s sovereignty but also inspire patriotism among young people, said Colonel Hoang Duy Lap, former commander of the navy’s Engineer Regiment No.83 who directly fought in the battle at Truong Sa in 1988.
Dong A University took the occasion to present ten gift packages, worth 1 million VND (43.71 USD) each, to families of the fallen soldiers in Quang Nam and Da Nang.
Shrimp exports set to hit over 4 billion USD this year
Vietnamese shrimp exports are poised to rake in more than 4 billion USD in 2022, representing an annual rise of 2.56%, according to reports discussed at a conference held on March 11, reported VOV News.
Photo for illustration. (Source: VOV)
The hybrid conference on the shrimp sector’s development, co-organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, featured the participation of 28 coastal cities and provinces nationwide.
As part of his address at the event, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien requested that relevant agencies and localities identify difficulties and challenges currently facing the sector so the MARD can take them into account during its works toward sustainable growth.
Minister Tien himself listed a number of obstacles and shortcomings, including difficulties caused by COVID-19, outdated farming and rural infrastructure, along with environmental pollution.
Participants put forward a series of solutions at the event, such as forming linkages among shrimp farming localities, developing a scenario for brackish water shrimp production in the context of the ongoing complicated nature of the pandemic, and increasing the application of technological advances.
According to a report issued by the Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries, despite issues relating to abnormal weather patterns and COVID-19, the sector produced 970,000 tonnes of shrimps last year, representing an annual rise of 4.3%.
Shrimp export turnover expanded by 5.4% on-year to roughly 3.9 billion USD in 2021, with Soc Trang and Ca Mau contributing more than 2 billion USD to the overall total.
As planned, this year will see the country’s shrimp farming area reach 750,000 ha for a production of 980,000 tonnes.
Seminar highlights strong research passion of Vietnamese women scientists in France
At the event (Photo: VNA)
Vietnamese students and women scientists in France gathered at a seminar held in both in-person and online formats on March 12 in Paris to share their stories during the pursue of their passion for science, reported Vietnam News Agency.
Five speakers at the seminar are successful scientists of different generations, who have made great contributions to the promotion of the relations between Vietnam and France.
70-year-old Le Toan Thuy, head of the Biomass research team at the Centre for the Study of the Biosphere from Space and the oldest speaker at the event, highlighted difficulties facing women scientists during their career. She encouraged women who love science not to abandon their passion. Dr Thuy initiated the BIOMASS satellite project for forest biomass assessment, which is scheduled to be launched in 2023.
Meanwhile, Dinh Thi Lan Anh, a third-year PhD student at the Paris Observatory said that support from leadership officials is necessary for women scientists to develop their career.
Participants at the event recognised contributions by Vietnamese women scientists undertaking scientific research in France, inspiring younger generations to follow the path of older generations of women scientists./.