Word Bank, Green Climate Fund provide Việt Nam with $86.3 million to spur energy efficiency investments The World Bank, acting on behalf of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), has signed a grant worth US$11.3 million with the State Bank of Viet Nam to support the development of a commercial financing market for industrial energy efficiency investments.

Book on VN-Russia relationship launched in Moscow

The book was compiled by Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngô Đức Mạnh to promote relations between the two countries. 

Vietnamese adopts healthier, sustainable lifestyle choices: report

Việt Nam is ahead of the global average when it comes to adopting healthier and more sustainable lifestyle choices, according to a new public opinion report conducted by GlobeScan and supported by Visa. 

Noodles with chili salt – a hot yet simple dish

In recent years, the local dish called "noodles with chili salt" has been getting a lot of love from street-food fanatics, thanks to its spicy and savoury taste.

It’s important to enhance enterprises’ competitiveness It is important to improve the capacity of enterprises and not just develop them in term of quantity, experts said.

More needs to be done to reach gender equality goals Dr Khuất Thu Hồng, head of the Institute of Social Development Studies (ISDS), talks with Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper about the position of women in society today

Kon Tum border guards adopt orphaned children

The border guards of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum have adopted and helped 75 children in extremely difficult situations.

Raft of voluntary activities mark Youth Month The Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union members is carrying out various activities nation-wide to mark Youth Month in March.

Korean, German to be piloted as first foreign languages

Việt Nam highlights achievements in rights promotion The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) convened the second week of its 46th regular session from March 1 to 5, with debates on promoting civil and political rights along with economic, cultural, and social rights, including the rights of the child and of persons with disabilities (PWDs).