A representative of the Vietnamese Embassy in France presents necessities to Vietnamese citizens detained in Coquelles in February 2018 (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Chiefs of Vietnamese representativeagencies overseas talked about the citizen protection work during the 30thDiplomatic Conference, held in Hanoi during August 13-17.
Assistant to the foreign minister and head of the ForeignMinistry’s Consular Department Nguyen Minh Vu said the ministry and relevantagencies have offered protection for 608 vessels with 5,197 fishermen and 26 firmsinvolved in international maritime transport, as well as safely brought homeabout 2,000 people working in the fishery sector, the largest number so far.
Representative agencies abroad took measures to conductsearch and rescue work; as well as support Vietnamese nationals in cases ofearthquake, disaster, fires, and terrorism that caused severe damage in termsof human and asset loss.
Since the 29th Diplomatic Conference, up to 151 bulletins oncitizen protection, including travel warnings, have been published on the ministry’sportal or consular work website: www.lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn.
Portals of Vietnamese representative agencies also issuedtravel warnings in cases of crises in the Maldives and Syria, or terror attacksin Belgium, France, and Turkey.
Since early 2018, telecom provider Viettel has sent over450,000 SMS messages updating its roaming subscribers abroad of the citizenprotection hotline ( 84 9818 484 84), which contributed to the increase of itsreceiving calls to over 2,400, up 100 percent year-on-year from 2017.
In the near future, the ministry will continue working withtelecom groups Vinaphone and Mobiphone to launch similar proactive steps, aswell as provide hotlines of representative agencies for incoming citizens.
Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh, for his part, said citizenand community protection is one of the top tasks of the embassy, adding that ithas regularly updated information and helped the Vietnamese community deal withdifficulties that have arisen.
Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong said the embassy haspartnered with the Consulates General in Osaka and Fukuoka to offer support tothe Vietnamese Association, the Vietnamese Entrepreneurs’ Association, the VietnameseYouth-Students’ Association and the Vietnamese Buddhists’ Association in Japan,and chapters of the Vietnamese Association in many regions and localities.
The embassy plans to establish a database on the Vietnamesecommunity in Japan to update them about the latest Vietnamese Party and State’sguidelines and policies, as well as respond to disasters and earthquakes.
Vu said the ministry will continue with high-techapplication in citizen protection – including launching online citizenregistration and upgrading several public administration services from thethird to fourth level – and consider the construction of a crisis responsecentre to deal with contingency cases facing Vietnamese nationals abroad.
It will also work closely with ministries, agencies, and localitiesin the effort, he confirmed.–VNA
Assistant to the foreign minister and head of the ForeignMinistry’s Consular Department Nguyen Minh Vu said the ministry and relevantagencies have offered protection for 608 vessels with 5,197 fishermen and 26 firmsinvolved in international maritime transport, as well as safely brought homeabout 2,000 people working in the fishery sector, the largest number so far.
Representative agencies abroad took measures to conductsearch and rescue work; as well as support Vietnamese nationals in cases ofearthquake, disaster, fires, and terrorism that caused severe damage in termsof human and asset loss.
Since the 29th Diplomatic Conference, up to 151 bulletins oncitizen protection, including travel warnings, have been published on the ministry’sportal or consular work website: www.lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn.
Portals of Vietnamese representative agencies also issuedtravel warnings in cases of crises in the Maldives and Syria, or terror attacksin Belgium, France, and Turkey.
Since early 2018, telecom provider Viettel has sent over450,000 SMS messages updating its roaming subscribers abroad of the citizenprotection hotline ( 84 9818 484 84), which contributed to the increase of itsreceiving calls to over 2,400, up 100 percent year-on-year from 2017.
In the near future, the ministry will continue working withtelecom groups Vinaphone and Mobiphone to launch similar proactive steps, aswell as provide hotlines of representative agencies for incoming citizens.
Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh, for his part, said citizenand community protection is one of the top tasks of the embassy, adding that ithas regularly updated information and helped the Vietnamese community deal withdifficulties that have arisen.
Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong said the embassy haspartnered with the Consulates General in Osaka and Fukuoka to offer support tothe Vietnamese Association, the Vietnamese Entrepreneurs’ Association, the VietnameseYouth-Students’ Association and the Vietnamese Buddhists’ Association in Japan,and chapters of the Vietnamese Association in many regions and localities.
The embassy plans to establish a database on the Vietnamesecommunity in Japan to update them about the latest Vietnamese Party and State’sguidelines and policies, as well as respond to disasters and earthquakes.
Vu said the ministry will continue with high-techapplication in citizen protection – including launching online citizenregistration and upgrading several public administration services from thethird to fourth level – and consider the construction of a crisis responsecentre to deal with contingency cases facing Vietnamese nationals abroad.
It will also work closely with ministries, agencies, and localitiesin the effort, he confirmed.–VNA
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