Experts recommend priorities for Việt Nam to achieve net-zero target

Việt Nam News reporter Khánh Dương speaks with international delegates at last week's Quy Nhơn Dialogue on Climate and Transitions in Gia Lai Province about key priorities and lessons from other countries that could help Việt Nam achieve its net-zero emissions target by 2050.

'Space' for OVs' contribution is no longer restricted by physical geography

Resolution 23-NQ/TW, issued by the Communist Party of Việt Nam on August 2, marks a shift in the conceptual framework of Overseas Vietnamese affairs. The approach has evolved from "mobilising and caring for" the community to "accompanying and creating mechanisms" that allow OVs to engage more deeply in the nation's journey of integration and development.

Substantive contributions to CICA help enhance Việt Nam's int'l standing: Ambassador

For Việt Nam, active participation in and substantive contributions to CICA not only help implement its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, self-strengthening, multilateralisation and diversification of relations, but also create more favourable conditions for enhancing the country’s standing and contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and sustainable development in the region.

Việt Nam, China seek stronger substantive parliamentary cooperation

Stronger cooperation between the Vietnamese and Chinese legislatures will demonstrate their shared commitment to making parliamentary ties more practical and effective, while contributing to the sound development of bilateral relations and bringing tangible benefits to people and businesses in both countries, said Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Minh Vũ.

Young people’s mental health: We need to listen – and act

On the occasion of the World Mental Health Day (October 10), Silvia Danailov UNICEF Representative in Việt Nam, wrote to Việt Nam News reflecting on this year theme of “Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change”, and why listening to young people must lead to action.

“I Hate My Parents”: A cry to be heard, not a verdict on a generation

Parents and children who do not truly understand each other can often hurt one another. What we need now are open spaces for dialogue, where parents and children can sit down together, share their real hurts and resolve them so that understanding becomes a shield, and no child is pulled into the dark corners that lurk behind some online groups.

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