Chance emerges for more inclusive growth path in Việt Nam: ILO Despite difficulties brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, an opportunity is emerging for Việt Nam to build the foundations of a more inclusive growth path, which leaves no one behind once recovery begins, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Việt Nam.

EU bank to stop funding fossil fuels in 'landmark decision' The European Union's investment arm said on Thursday it will stop funding fossil fuel projects from 2022 as part of a new strategy aimed at fighting climate change, in a decision environmental campaigners hailed as a "significant victory".

Problems exist in VN insurance regulations: expert

Trần Nguyên Đán, an insurance and financial risks management lecturer from HCM City University of Economics, talks to Tuổi Trẻ newspaper on inconsistencies in current insurance regulations.

National Assembly asks Government to clarify delays on important bills

Several laws and regulations that were supposed to be developed following Việt Nam’s new Constitution in 2013 are still yet to materialise, let alone be ratified, according to the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee.

Belarus set to host second European Games

From June 21 to June 30, the Republic of Belarus will host the second European Games – an international multi-sport competition between athletes from across the European continent held every four years under the direction of the European Olympic Committee.

Vietnamese artistes to perform at charity concert

Top Vietnamese vocalists will perform at Spring Concert: The Warm Arms, which will be held at the Việt Xô Friendship Cultural Palace on April 8.

National Assembly scrutinises primary teacher standard

The lawmakers should reconsider the feasibility of a draft regulation asking primary school teachers to have university diplomas given that up to 40 per cent of primary teachers currently fail to meet such requirement, the National Assembly’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children (CCEYC) said on Monday.

Tertiary crisis: are more students’ copping out?

In Việt Nam, getting into a university can be considered a national obsession. However, after each cut-throat university entrance competition, the number of students remaining until graduation steadily declining over the years have become a concern for educators.

Wood from devastated natural forest found in wood-chip factory

In early August, locals in a mountainous area of the south-central province of Bình Định called rangers to report something odd: a large group of strangers cutting down trees in a nearby natural forest.

Spanish FA chief Villar banned amid graft probe

Spanish football federation president Angel Maria Villar, in custody following his arrest on corruption charges, was suspended for a year on Tuesday by the country's sports ministry (CSD), a spokesperson said.