News

Vietnam listed among world’s Top 10 favourite countries to visit

25/10/2020

Travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler has ranked its favourite countries worldwide to visit following its Readers’ Choice Awards 2020, with Vietnam coming in ninth place with a total of 92.12 points.

<a href="/en/news" title="News" rel="dofollow">News</a>

Vietnam to receive $51.5 mln upon meeting carbon emissions target (25/10/2020)

Vietnam could receive up to $51.5 million if it reduces 10.3 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions from six north-central provinces until 2025, the World Bank said.

Three European powers reject China’s East Sea claims (20/09/2020)

France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have come together to issue a joint note verbale to the United Nations in order to challenge China’s claims in the East Sea.

Vietnam to resume more int’l flights in "controlled" manner: Prime Minister (20/09/2020)

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told the Ministry of Transport to continue to plan the resumption of more international flights but in a “controlled” manner.

Covid-19: Bars, karaoke parlors allowed to reopen in Ha Noi (20/09/2020)

Ha Noi Municipal People’s Committee has decided to allow bars and karaoke parlors to reopen since September 16 as the city has gone 28 days without community transmission of COVID-19.

Remarks by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh at the 53rd AMM (09/09/2020)

The following is the full address by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at the opening session of the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM).

Government aims to set an example in reducing plastic waste (09/09/2020)

Việt Nam is the fourth largest plastic polluter in the world. Each year, up to 700,000 tonnes of plastic waste is thrown away and not recycled properly. By the year 2025, the country is targeting zero disposable plastic waste, but to do that, ...

Việt Nam to ramp up COVID-19 testing capacity to keep economy going (07/09/2020)

Health experts agreed that Việt Nam needs a new COVID-19 testing strategy that can effectively and swiftly detect virus carriers, in order to keep socio-economic activities going.

Vietnam says no to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (05/09/2020)

Nguyen Quang Hung, Deputy General Director of the Directorate of Fisheries talks about Vietnam’s resolve to stop all illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities in foreign territorial waters.

Millions of Vietnamese students start new school year in unprecedented ceremony (05/09/2020)

On September 5 morning, schools of all levels in Vietnam start a new school year, both offline and online. Given the complicated development of the COVID-19 in certain provinces and cities, the 2020-2021 new school year ceremony is celebrated like ...

Comprehensive plan on UPR recommendation implementation introduced (04/09/2020)

The Foreign Ministry and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam held a seminar in Hanoi on September 4 to introduce a comprehensive plan on the implementation of recommendations accepted by Vietnam under the Universal Periodic ...