Mobilising community resources for climate change actions one of VN's priotities

Head of the Climate Change Department under the MInistry of Natural Resources and Environment Tăng Thế Cường talks to VGP News about the national plan on climate change adaptation for 2021-2030, with a vision towards 2050, which was recently issued by the Prime Minister.

Draft bill proposes easing requirements for residency in major cities

The need to have extra requirements for people when applying for regular residency in cities affiliated to the central Government, also known as centrally-run cities like Hà Nội or HCM City, remains controversial in the agenda of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Monday.

Kiên Giang prepares natural disaster response for storm season The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang is taking measures to control natural disasters in anticipation of extreme weather conditions in the last months of the year.  

World pledges 250 million euros for Lebanon's people: France World leaders on Sunday pledged more than 250 million euros for disaster-struck Lebanon, conference host France said, with the emergency aid to be delivered "directly" to a population reeling from the deadly port blast in Beirut.

Seven dead as floods hit Greek island A baby was among seven people who died as torrential rains and floods swept the Greek island of Evia, damaging dozens of houses and blocking roads, authorities said Sunday.

Cà Mau protects western sea dyke

The southernmost province of Cà Mau has taken measures to protect its western 108 km long sea dyke that is in danger of collapsing because of erosion, according to the province’s Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Search and Rescue.

Vietnamese missions celebrate ASEAN’s anniversary abroad

Việt Nam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in its capacity as ASEAN Chair in New York hosted a virtual ceremony on Friday to celebrate the 53rd founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (August 8).

Heavy rains wreak havoc up and down nation

A downpour on Thursday caused a landslide that killed two people in Bát Xát District of the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai.

Lebanon's leaders face rage, calls for reform after blast Lebanon's leadership faced growing rage after a massive explosion laid waste to large parts of central Beirut, with security forces firing tear gas at demonstrations late Thursday as international leaders called for reform.

Emergency aid lands in Lebanon as world offers support Countries dispatched emergency medical aid, pop-up field hospitals, rescue experts and tracking dogs to Lebanon on Wednesday as the world reacted to the vast explosion that devastated Beirut.