Bulgaria and Việt Nam: Charting the next decade of partnership and solidarity

Việt Nam News introduces a story by Bulgarian Ambassador to Việt Nam Marinela Petkova to mark the National Day of the Republic of Bulgaria (March 3).

HCM City invests in six major environmental sanitation projects The HCM City Urban Environment Company Limited (CITENCO) and HCM City Finance and Investment State-owned Company (HFIC) on Tuesday (Feb 23) signed a strategic co-operation agreement to implement projects related to urban environmental sanitation during the 2021-2025 period.

PM urges Phú Yên Province to polish its 'rough diamond' tourism potential Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc called the tourism potentials in the south-central province of Phú Yên “rough diamonds” that need the polishing of skilled craftsmen to truly shine, urging the province to facilitate private investment into this sector.

Ethnic minority people need good Government policies

Hồ Văn Niên, Party Secretary of the Gia Lai Provincial Party Committee, spoke to the Vietnam News Agency on achievements that his province has achieved when implementing the national target programme on socio-economic development

Ministry asked to speed up green growth criteria The environment minister Trần Hồng Hà said  2020 was a difficult year for Việt Nam as it suffered serious damage from COVID-19 and natural disasters.

UKVFTA ushers in a bright future for UK – Việt Nam ties, ensures smooth post-Brexit trade

The UK – Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) was officially signed in London on December 29. On this occasion, Heather Wheeler, MP and Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Cambodia, Laos, Việt Nam and Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Trần tuấn Anh spoke with Việt Nam News Agency about opportunities and challenges of the newly-signed trade deal which was expected to take force from early 2021.

Chemicals industry urged ‘Go Green’

The chemicals industry in Việt Nam has been facing quite a few environmental and social challenges, which require it to find new pathways in development, production, and consumption to ensure sustainable development.

Paris Agreement five years on – a renewed call for leadership Last Saturday, on the day that marked the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, a number of world leaders came together to celebrate and recognise the resolve of so many in working towards a safer, more resilient climate neutral world. A world we can be proud to leave to our grandchildren.

MoIT seeks ideas for national energy master plan The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is collecting opinions on the draft National Energy Master Plan for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050 to ensure national energy security.

Seminar talks facilitating green growth

A seminar was held in Hà Nội on Tuesday to discuss research on incorporating goals of the national action plan implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and national strategy on green growth into socio-economic development plans of centrally-run cities and provinces.