Researchers and entrepreneurs were matched in the ‘Việt Nam Challenge for Our Environment’ launched Friday by the US Embassy in Hà Nội to devise innovative solutions for addressing environmental issues.

One does not always need to use hard materials to build walls to keep flood waters out of fields and villages.

Floods are a growing problem across the country. Inspired by the diversity of forests, a natural dyke project near Hội An shows one solution. Công Thành reports.

Việt Nam should improve the country’s institutions and legal documents to enhance efficiency in natural disaster prevention and control, said Hoàng Văn Thắng, deputy minister of agriculture and rural development.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has issued a National Action Programme on Zero Hunger, aiming to ensure enough food and nutrition for all citizens.

Nowadays, architects, designers, owners and contractors always find comprehensive, synchronised and sustainable solutions for the constructions of residential, commercial, educational, medical, and leisurely projects.

Waste incineration, gasification, and refuse-derived fuel technologies are sustainable solutions in dealing with Đà Nẵng’s future waste treatment, as it looks to become a ‘green’ city by 2025.

Vietnamese President Trần Đại Quang has sent a message of condolences to President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas over the deaths and injuries of many Palestinians in the conflict in the Gaza Strip on May 14.

Việt Nam keeps a close watch on and is concerned about the escalating violence in the Gaza Strip over past days, leaving many Palestinians dead and injured, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng said.

Việt Nam appreciated Sweden’ s sharing on experiences, good practices and technologies to support the development of public transport sector, Deputy Transport Minister Lê Đình Thọ said on Monday.