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Towards a Society for All Ages
On October 1st, 2009, 10 years after the first celebration of the International Day of Older Persons is going to be celebrated with the theme "Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the International Year of Older Persons: Towards a Society for All Ages". -
Stricter enforcement sought on child labour laws
HCM CITY — Harsher punishments should be meted out to those who exploit children, according to Le Thi Xuan Lang, deputy chief inspector of HCM City’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (DoLISA). -
New Initiative to Address Sexual Violence Against Girls Launched at Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting
Collaboration Among Leading Public and Private Sector Organizations Formed to Bring International Attention to this Injustice -
Sixteen prosecuted for selling children
NAM DINH — The People’s Court of Nam Dinh Province has put 16 people on trial for allegedly selling 266 babies for foreign adoption. -
Vietnamese in Africa
Although there are only 10,000 Vietnamese people in Africa and most of them are now resident in Angola, they have made a great contribution to the development of their host countries in many different fields. -
Draft law aims to give disabled a better deal
HA NOI — Lawmakers yesterday pored over the draft law for People with Disabilities with the aim of encouraging businesses and social organisations to improve relations with disabled persons. -
Government plans for children affected by HIV/AIDS
Vietnam plans to spend VND 97.4 billion on a national action plan for children affected by HIV/AIDS from now until 2010 in a bid to ensure that most of them will have their needs met by 2020. -
Hearing-impaired kids talk about sex
Sexual and reproductive health materials for the deaf contain nothing more than male and female physiologies and hygiene and puberty. More is needed as Ta Thu Giang reports. -
Over 10,000 walk to raise funds for poor children
More than 5,000 people in HCM City’s district 1 participated in a charity walk on September 20 to raise funds for poor children. -
Prevent a danger of being infected with HIV among young people
(CPV) - Young people are an important labour force of society, and have a big impact on the development of the country and the future of the nation. Therefore, it is alarming when the trend of people infected with HIV in Vietnam is becoming younger.
