VPBank and Proparco co-operate to promote green credit in Việt Nam VPBank and Proparco - the private sector financing branch of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed a US$50 million loan with the aim of supporting climate-friendly initiatives, green and energy efficient projects, as well as small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country.

US nears 6 million cases of coronavirus The United States neared six million coronavirus cases on Sunday, nearly a quarter of the planet's total, as nations around the world battle to contain the raging pandemic.

France aims to promote ties with Việt Nam

This year's France's Bastille Day took place in unprecedented circumstances. Ambassador Nicolas Warnery sends a message on the friendship between Việt Nam and France.

EU, French agency support Việt Nam’s resilience to climate change, COVID-19

“Adaptation to climate change is crucial for the sustainability of Việt Nam’s development, and water and natural resources are a key element of it,” EU Ambassador Aliberti said.

Merkel's party in crucible as Thuringia votes again Lawmakers in eastern German state Thuringia will try again to elect a new state premier on Wednesday, re-running a vote that sank Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling CDU party into what has been described as the biggest crisis in its history.

Hamburg voters punish Merkel party Voters in German city-state Hamburg punished Chancellor Angela Merkel's crisis-racked conservatives in a regional election on Sunday, while the incumbent centre-left held off a challenge from the Greens according to exit polls.

Hà Nội to have more air monitoring stations Hà Nội will complete a system of 81 air quality monitoring stations by the end of this year, said director of the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyễn Trọng Đông on Wednesday.

Nhổn-Hà Nội Railway Station Metro Line to be examined from September

The Hà Nội Metropolitan Railway Management Board is making plans to recruit and train workers for the line’s operation and maintenance.

PM assures French Ambassador over coronavirus

Phúc told his guest that the Vietnamese Government is adopting concrete measures to mitigate the outbreak of coronavirus with the involvement of Vietnamese doctors who studied in France.

Merkel's conservatives gather for stormy congress Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) open their two-day party conference on Friday amid mutinous grumblings over the leadership of party chairman Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.