Việt Nam News

Việt Nam has joined the race to a net-zero economy by 2050 as it was among more than 40 countries that agreed to shift away from coal, one of the biggest generators of CO2 emissions, in pledges made at the COP26 climate summit.

“Việt Nam’s consistent policy is that all of its defence cooperation with other countries – including delegation exchange, joint training and military exercises, games and contests – are meant to bolster friendship, solidarity, mutual trusts and understanding, for the sake of peace, cooperation and development in the region and in the world,” the foreign ministry’s spokesperson stressed.

High-level military talks took place in Phnom Penh yesterday as the heads of the Vietnamese and Cambodian armed forces met in person. 

Việt Nam has requested that China does not violate Việt Nam’s exclusive economic zone in the East Sea, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng said on Monday.

The young often start businesses with modern concepts revolving around IT, food or fashion, but three young men from the northern province of Lai Châu have created their own with a passion for the traditional musical instruments of their ethnic group.

Educational institutions in HCM City have been told to enhance safety measures in response to an increasing number of COVID-19 cases among students after one million returned to kindergartens and schools this week.

Businesses in HCM City have been doing a good job adapting to the pandemic and ensuring safe production in the last several months, a panel of experts has said.