Hà Nội adopts plan to cut emissions

Hà Nội's Department of Natural Resources and Environment has outlined a plan to reduce air pollution in 2020.

Cần Thơ voters informed about outcomes of NA’s 8th session

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân has informed voters in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ about the outcomes of the freshly concluded 8th session of the parliament.

PM proposes ASEAN-RoK co-operation orientations

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc suggested increasing strategy in the partnership between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) while addressing the first working session of the 2019 ASEAN-RoK Commemorative Summit in Busan on Tuesday.

PM attends ASEAN-RoK CEO Summit

PM Phúc said the Government of Việt Nam will create good conditions for Korean citizens to live and work in Việt Nam.

Deputy PM Trịnh Đình Dũng pays working trip to Australia

At the meeting with host PM Scott Morrison, Dũng expressed the Vietnamese Government and people’s sympathies for Australia over the losses caused by recent forest fires.

Kiên Giang grows more mangrove forests for coastal protection

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang has undertaken four coastal afforestation projects, planting mangroves, to prevent erosion, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

NA Vice Chairwoman suggests ways to promote respect for int’l law

Vietnamese Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Tòng Thi Phóng proposed measures to promote respect for international law while addressing a plenum of the 141st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-141) on Tuesday.

NA Vice Chairman receives EU business official National Assembly Vice Chairman Phùng Quốc Hiển affirmed that Việt Nam always provides support for investors in the country, during a reception in Hà Nội on Monday for Chairman of the EU–ASEAN Business Council Donald Kanak. 

Policy and legislation to respond to climate change should be improved In response to climate change, amendments to some parts of the 2014 Law on Environmental Protection are necessary, said Trương Đức Trí, Deputy Director of the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Việt Nam, Finland discuss measures to advance relations

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình held talks with Acting Deputy PM and Minister of Finance of Finland Mika Lintila in Helsinki yesterday as part of his official visit to the European nation.