Vietnamese lawyer named in 2019 Class of Asia Young Leaders
Ta Ngoc Van, Chief Lawyer at a Hanoi-based charity organisation that rescues women and children in crisis, has been named in the 2019 Class of Asia 39 Young Leaders by the Asia Society from the US.
Washington (VNA) – Ta Ngoc Van, Chief Lawyerat a Hanoi-based charity organisation that rescues women and children incrisis, has been named in the 2019 Class of Asia 39 Young Leaders by the Asia Society from the US.
The 13th class is made up of 39 leaders under the age of 40 from 31 countries across the AsiaPacific region. This year’s list includes activists, artists,educators, journalists, scientists and social entrepreneurs.
At the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, Van has workedto secure the freedom of victims of human trafficking and provide them withlegal advocacy.
He was honoured by the Ministry of Public Security as“Hero of the Year” in 2015 for his contributions to rescuing more than 400 trafficked children and women in policeoperations across northern provinces.
Van wasalso the first to win the Trust Women Anti Trafficking Hero Award from the Thomson Reuters Foundation the same year.
The 2019 class will meet on November 15-17 in San Franciscoand Silicon Valley, at the annual Asia 39 Young Leaders Summit. The summit –the first to be held in the US – will carry the theme “Technology & Humanity: Roadmaps for the Future.” Sincethe first Asia summit, held in Seoul in 2006, the initiative has connectedpeople from the region and facilitated collaboration in tackling commonchallenges.
Besides Van, thisyear’s Asia 39 Young Leaders include Megha Rajagopalan, a 2018Human Rights Press Awardee and an international correspondent for BuzzFeedNews; FarhadWajdi, who helped build a school in a refugee camp in Pakistanat the age of 14 and later founded a non-profit organization that challengesgender inequality in Afghanistan; and Shahab Shabibi, anIranian based in the Philippines, who provides financial and management supportto new enterprisers.
Founded in 1956, AsiaSociety is a non-partisan,non-profit organisation that works toaddress a range of challenges facing Asia and the world.
Across the fields of arts, business, culture, education,and policy, it provides insight, generates ideas andpromotes collaboration between Asia and the world.–VNA
Two founders of Vietnamese tech companies were listed in the Southeast Asia’s top 30 tech founders this year by technology and start-up platform techinasia.com.
Four Vietnamese firms have been named in this year’s Global 2000 list by Forbes, an annual ranking of the world’s biggest and most powerful public companies.
The programmes have brought about positive changes to rural infrastructure, comprehensively improved the material and spiritual lives of farmers, and contributed to Vietnam's economic restructuring, said PM Pham Minh Chinh.
The festival highlighted the contributions and robust development of Vietnam's revolutionary press over the past century while promoting press products and showcasing the creativity of Vietnamese journalists.
The programme on sustainable poverty reduction has achieved its annual targets for reducing the poverty rate as assigned by the National Assembly and the Government. It has fulfilled five specific objectives and five five-year goals, and met nine out of 12 indicators related to addressing basic social service shortages.
UNICEF stands ready to support the Government in implementing this important law and in continuing to invest in teachers as the cornerstone of a resilient, inclusive, and high-quality education system for all children.
PM Pham Minh Chinh highlighted how Vietnam's revolutionary press has continuously evolved and strengthened over the past century, affirming its role as a sharp and vital political, cultural, and ideological weapon serving the Fatherland and the people in the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party.
Vietnamese Consul General in Fukuoka Vu Chi Mai highlighted the growing demand for Vietnamese workers in Kyushu, especially in Fukuoka, Oita, and Saga prefectures. Currently, the region employs about 35,000 Vietnamese manual workers and over 5,000 IT engineers.
In Vietnam’s case, she said, President Ho Chi Minh demonstrated his strategic vision by founding the revolutionary press a century ago. The late leader understood the press's role not only as a means to reflect the country’s realities but also as a powerful tool to strengthen national unity and inspire the resistance wars and national construction process.
In recent interviews granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s reporters in Mexico, prominent figures reflected on the press’s legacy and its global influence.
VietnamPlus e-newspaper of the VNA clinched an A prize in the “Outstanding Press Product” category for its immersive 3D multimedia project, “Epic of Reunification,” a groundbreaking blend of storytelling and technology. The VNA won another A prize for its eye-catching exhibition booth.
Today, the press for foreign service has evolved into a distinct, irreplaceable force, bridging Vietnam with the world and portraying a nation that is stable, peace-loving, and fully integrated into the international community.
At a review conference held on June 21, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Van Sinh praised the province’s scientific, coordinated, and flexible approach. He noted that the early completion reflects the strong commitment of local authorities, the business community, philanthropists, and residents in improving housing conditions for disadvantaged groups.
The VNA delegation, led by General Director Vu Viet Trang, actively participated in the event, engaging in both professional and diplomatic activities.
In the context where AI dominates and produces vast volumes of content, the only sustainable path forward for journalism is to focus on high-quality content and core values. Journalism must redefine its mission - not to report the fastest, but to provide the most profound and trustworthy value.
Granma and the VNA have great potential for cooperation, especially in sharing content regularly, so that VNA products are published on Granma platforms and vice versa, thereby helping Cuban and Vietnamese people access true information and gain a deep understanding of each other's country and people.
During his stay in China’s Guangzhou city from 1924 to 1927 to prepare for the establishment of a Communist Party to lead Vietnam’s revolution, President Ho Chi Minh founded “Thanh nien” newspaper and released its first issue on June 21, 1925.
Vietnam and Cambodia are hoped to strengthen their robust collaboration across various sectors, particularly in resolving remaining border issues to transform the border area into a zone of peace, friendship, cooperation, and development.
The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (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.
The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
Ta Ngoc Van (Photo: Reuters) 
