Economic to life

Distinguished guests, The whole Congress, Today, in the spring atmosphere, the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam solemnly opens in the capital city of Hanoi. Our Party is the vanguard of the working class, of the working people and of the Vietnamese people; each party member is a representative loyal to the interests of the working class, the working people and our nation. On behalf of the Presidium of the Congress and the 12th Party Central Committee, I warmly welcome the 1,587 delegates, representing more than 5 million party members in the country. The delegates are elected elite party members, representing wisdom, belief, unity of will, action, determination, an aspiration to rise and belief in the solidarity and strength of the entire Party, people, and army. In this solemn moment, with infinite gratitude, our Congress sincerely commemorates the great President Ho Chi Minh, the genius leader, the founder, leader and trainer of our Party, the hero of … [Read more...] about PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivers opening speech at the 13th National Party Congress

The science of pain management is moving quickly. We are looking at ways the brain can be acted on directly to control pain, and we can use spinal blocks and epidurals — as women have in labour — to help with extreme lower-body pain, for example. Assisted dying closes the imperative to improve. … [Read more...] about Should medics be allowed to help desperately sick patients end their lives? Two leading experts give their opinions on the controversial issue

Speaking at the general discussion session of the high-level meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 2019, with the theme "Increasing power, ensuring equality and comprehension for the people”, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Van Trung shared Vietnam's experiences in integrating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the process of developing Vietnam’s social-economic development strategies and the ways to mobilize resources from the public and private sectors as well as foreign resources to implement the SDGs in Vietnam. … [Read more...] about If hunger and poverty still exist, development goals will not be achieved

The United States of America's reputation as a shining light for the international community has been dimmed in recent years. The world has watched as our country repeatedly withdrew from positions of global leadership and turned inward. The world watched our nation become more polarized and our democracy put to the test, most vividly through the recent violent takeover of the Capitol. People across the world felt despair and frustration as our domestic handling and response to the COVID-19 pandemic became tangled in politics. … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Will Leave Millions Without Education. America Can Change That | Opinion

Meanwhile in December 2020, the Claimant Count level, an experimental statistic that seeks to measure the number of people claiming benefit principally for the reason of being unemployed, increased to 2.6 million, marking an increase of 113.2 percent since March 2020, according to the ONS data. … [Read more...] about UK jobless rate soars to 5 pct amid COVID-19 pandemic