Two Vietnamese agencies elected to ESCAP organisations’ governing councils
The General Statistics Office (GSO) of Vietnam and the Vietnam Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Post-Harvest Technology (VIAEP) on May 25 were elected to the Governing Councils of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) and the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanisation (CSAM) under the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam attendS and deliver a speech at the opening of the ESCAP’s 78th session (Photo: VNA)
Bangkok (VNA) – The General Statistics Office (GSO) of Vietnam and the VietnamInstitute of Agricultural Engineering and Post-Harvest Technology (VIAEP) onMay 25 were elected to the Governing Councils of the Statistical Institute forAsia and the Pacific (SIAP) and the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanisation(CSAM) under the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and thePacific (ESCAP).
The elections were conducted within the framework of the ESCAP’s78th session held in Bangkok.
SIAP is a professional statistics training centre forgovernment officials and others working on official statistics. It offers short- and long-term training specifically to strengthen knowledge and build skills ofnational governments' employees to produce, use, and share reliable statistics,including for the monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals and thedevelopment of fact-based policy.
Meanwhile, CSAM, based in Beijing, aims to enhancetechnical cooperation among the members and associate members of ESCAP as wellas other interested member states of the UN, through extensive exchange ofinformation and sharing of knowledge, and promotion of research and developmentand agro-business development in the area of sustainable agricultural mechanisationand technology transfer for the attainment of the internationally agreeddevelopment goals including the Millennium Development Goals in theAsia-Pacific region.
The Governing Councils of SIAP and CSAM each comprise of therepresentative of the host country and eight other members elected by ESCAPmembers.
Established 1947, ESCAP is one of the five regionalcommissions of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The commissionpromotes cooperation among its 53 member states and nine associate members inpursuit of solutions to sustainable development challenges.
The annual session will be an opportunity to reviewachievements of the Asia-Pacific region in socio-economic development anddiscuss future cooperation and linkage to deal with challenges.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam attended and delivered a speechat the opening of the ESCAP’s 78th session on May 23./.
Vietnam attaches importance to its fruitful cooperation with the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), said Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son at his virtual talks with an ESCAP official on August 13.
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana has affirmed that the commission always attaches importance to the partnership with Vietnam and commits to actively support the country in realising its sustainable development goals.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam will attend the 78th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from May 23-27, at the invitation of Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, UN Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam addressed the opening of the 78th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) held in Bangkok on May 23, which he is attending at the invitation of Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, United Nations Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP.
The strategic product, managed and operated by the agency’s centre for digital contents and communications (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
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Throughout its 80-year history, the VNA has remained at the forefront of information dissemination. It has consistently delivered timely, accurate, and objective reports on both domestic and international events, serving the Party’s leadership, the State’s management, and the public’s demand for official news.
With strong support from local authorities, businesses, organisations, and residents, the province has successfully built or repaired 10,707 homes for disadvantaged households, including war veterans, families of martyrs, ethnic minority people, and low-income residents.
Throughout its resistance against colonialists and imperialists, Vietnam developed a revolutionary press that has served as a benchmark for just and legitimate causes worldwide.
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PM Chinh lauded the press’s historic role in the nation’s fight for independence and its ongoing process of national development, affirming that the Government always highly appreciates the close partnership and steadfast support of press agencies and journalists nationwide.
In recent decades, Vietnam’s mainstream media has become a reliable and persuasive channel for showcasing the nation’s development policies and achievements, especially in economic matters, according to a senior assistant editor at the Times of India.
A hub for sharing best practices, the event aims to forge solutions for financial sustainability, public media contracts, audience engagement, content innovation, and newsroom restructuring. It is also a moment for Vietnam’s media to accelerate its progress and figure out what the “revolutionary press” means in a new era.
From “Thanh nien”, Vietnam’s first revolutionary newspaper founded by Nguyen Ai Quoc (later President Ho Chi Minh) on June 21, 1925, the revolutionary press has remained devoted to its sacred missions -accompanying the nation, serving the Fatherland, and working for the people.
The official launch of Emirates’ Dubai–Da Nang route on June 2 has sparked a “tourism revolution” for Vietnam’s central coastal city. Da Nang is emerging as a top destination for high-end travelers, particularly from the lucrative Middle Eastern market.
Bernama CEO Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin said VNA has been a consistent and reliable partner in OANA, contributing actively to the regional media landscape through content sharing, coordination, and policy discussions. Their coverage of ASEAN and Indochina issues adds valuable perspectives. Bernama appreciates the collaboration with VNA.
In this era of global integration and digitalisation, the press must adopt modern multimedia models to not only meet increasing information and communication demands but also align with the broader socio-economic development of the country.
A master plan on implementation of recommendations accepted by Vietnam under the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) took effect on June 17.
Running until June 21, the festival brings together more than 80 central and local media organisations, featuring nearly 130 exhibition booths that cover the full spectrum of national life, encompassing economy, politics, culture, society, defence, security, and foreign affairs.
As of June 17, Ca Mau province had achieved its target of supporting the construction and renovation of 4,400 homes, with a total budget of over 235 billion VND (about 9 million USD).
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam attendS and deliver a speech at the opening of the ESCAP’s 78th session (Photo: VNA) 
