Lieutenant General Le Hien Van speaking at the event Over the past year, the board’s Party cell actively directed the Youth Union’s activities and youth movements in the whole army, making contributions to building up strong Party organizations and comprehensively strong units. Delegates at the meeting discussed measures to continue uphold operations of the Army Youth Board this year, particularly in raising young soldiers’ political stance to fight the “peaceful evolution” strategy of hostile forces while proactively preventing manifestations of “self-evolution” and self-transformation.” Addressing the event, General Van spoke highly of the Army Youth board’s Party cell, adding that they have to further effectively instruct the whole army units to respond to Youth Union’s activities and youth movements. Translated by Van Hieu
Nearly 600 vehicles and people from affiliated units of Military Region 7, Ho Chi Minh City Military Command and Border Guard Command, Division 370 of the Air Defense and Air Force Service, Coast Guard Region 3, other departments and sectors and local people of the district took part in the exercise.Accordingly, the forces were deployed to conduct natural disaster prevention and search and rescue mission at three levels: city, district, and ward-commune-township, signaling for boats to take refuge, anchoring ships, evacuating people, and carrying out humanitarian relief.The exercise aimed to raise public’s awareness of emergency situations occurring during natural disasters.…... [read more]
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PANO - The High Command of Military Zone 9 in collaboration with the Long An Provincial People’s Committee on June 5 th held a ceremony to launch a green programme, echoing the World’s Environment Day. More than 1,500 soldiers and 850 local students participated in the ceremony. Addressing the ceremony, Major-General Nguyen Phuong Nam, Commander of the Military Zone said that military units and forces of Military Zone 9 recently launched a number of movements to build a green, clean and beautiful living environment in and around their garrisoned positions. Military units also cooperated with local authorities and organisations in…... [read more]
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