About 163,000 police officers have been deployed nationwide to ensure security at polling stations, in coordination with the military, fire brigades and other support units. In addition, the government has extended the early voting period for the elderly and people with disabilities, starting at 5 am on May 12.
Uniform measures should be put in place in central Da Nang city to recover from consequences of natural disasters and disease and promote economic recovery, Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Nho Trung said on December 7.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on December 21 launched a campaign to help Vietnam abolish gender discrimination.