Việt Nam needs specific guidance on carbon market development

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính requested relevant agencies to urgently research and establish a national registration system for carbon credits to soon complete the Việt Nam’s carbon market development project. Associate Professor Nguyễn Thường Lạng speaks to Voice of Vietnam (VOV) regarding this issue.

Điện Biên taps into tourism as a key to sustainable poverty reduction

Điện Biên Province has been investing in tourism infrastructure and policies to make the industry the key to sustainable poverty reduction in the area. Deputy Director of Điện Biên Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyễn Thị Thanh Chuyên spoke to Tài nguyên & Môi trường (Natural Resources & Environment) newspaper on the province’s efforts.

Vietnamese family value system remains strong in new era

Most recently, the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress highlighted the orientation of “building prosperous, progressive, happy and civilised Vietnamese families; building a national value system, cultural value system and human standards associated with preserving and developing the Vietnamese family value system in the new period".

Tides of Change: Innovating ASEAN’s Blue Economy

The ASEAN region includes countries with extensive territorial waters covering over 60 per cent of the total area, and nine out of ten ASEAN countries border the sea, and the region boasts a diverse array of marine resources that significantly contribute to the global economy.

EPR a foundation for developing a modern, sustainable recycling industry

Michael Parsons, Australian senior advisor to Việt Nam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, talks to reporter Nguyễn Hằng about plastic waste in Việt Nam as well as the role of Extended Producer Responsibility in developing a modern and environmentally-friendly recycling industry.

Breakthrough, pioneering and connectivity: Southeast region planning

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Chí Dũng talks to Việt Nam Government Portal (VGP) on the Southeast Region Development Plan, which will serve as a crucial foundation for removing bottlenecks, unleashing resources and fostering strong development in this important economic region.

Healthy relationship is foundation of peace

Việt Nam News reporter Khánh Dương speaks to Nguyễn Vân Anh, director of the Centre for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender, Family, Women and Adolescent (CSAGA) on the sidelines of an ASEAN dialogue on Women, Peace and Security regional plan of action in Jakarta, Indonesia late last month.

Leading from the Middle

Today’s most pressing challenges – as well as the future’s most promising opportunities – are not bound by borders. Strengthening our economies, improving our collective security, addressing climate change, and unlocking the benefits of frontier technologies all depend on cooperative approaches. Yet, the world is at risk of drifting toward a perilous state in which collaborative agendas are replaced by confrontational mindsets.

Intellectual property - a tool for protecting and developing product value

Lê Huy Anh, deputy director of the Intellectual Property Office of Việt Nam under the Ministry of Science and Technology, spoke to the Vietnam News Agency about solutions to promote the application of inventions as well as the direction of innovative activities in Việt Nam to serve the community and promote socio-economic development in the future.

OP-ED: Party personnel work requires thorough checks

Between the beginning of the 13th tenure (2021-2026) and March 16, 2024, the Politburo, the Secretariat, and the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission had disciplined nearly 100 high-ranking officials under the Committee's management, of them some facing criminal prosecution.

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