“Love and Sharing” is the theme of the International Day of Happiness,which will be celebrated for the first time in Vietnam on March 20 withthe aim of promoting the well-being of people from all walks of life.
The information was released at a press conference inHanoi on March 12, during which the Family Department under theMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism confirmed that the pursuit ofhappiness has been long highlighted as the key national principle.
On the occasion, a number of activities will be organised to publicisethe country’s policies and laws on social welfare and the constructionof happy and progressive families.
The annualcelebration was founded in June 2012 by the United Nations GeneralAssembly. As many as 193 member countries, including Vietnam, havepledged to jointly build a merrier world.
Theinitiative to declare the Happiness Day came from Bhutan – a smallcountry located in South Asia whose citizens are considered to be someof the happiest people in the world.
Since 1970,the Himalayan Kingdom has put forth an alternative measure of socialprosperity, called the Gross National Happiness Index (GNH) – assessinghappiness based on various factors such as economic and material wealth,health, education, and environment.
In 2012,Vietnam was ranked as the world’s second happiest country by the UK’sNew Economic Foundation, behind Costa Rica. Colombia rounded up the topthree.-VNA
The information was released at a press conference inHanoi on March 12, during which the Family Department under theMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism confirmed that the pursuit ofhappiness has been long highlighted as the key national principle.
On the occasion, a number of activities will be organised to publicisethe country’s policies and laws on social welfare and the constructionof happy and progressive families.
The annualcelebration was founded in June 2012 by the United Nations GeneralAssembly. As many as 193 member countries, including Vietnam, havepledged to jointly build a merrier world.
Theinitiative to declare the Happiness Day came from Bhutan – a smallcountry located in South Asia whose citizens are considered to be someof the happiest people in the world.
Since 1970,the Himalayan Kingdom has put forth an alternative measure of socialprosperity, called the Gross National Happiness Index (GNH) – assessinghappiness based on various factors such as economic and material wealth,health, education, and environment.
In 2012,Vietnam was ranked as the world’s second happiest country by the UK’sNew Economic Foundation, behind Costa Rica. Colombia rounded up the topthree.-VNA
