Vietnam's agriculture ministry and Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed an agreement for an $2.5 million emergency grant for natural disaster relief.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Sunday called on the G20 nations to create a new foundation for development to overcome global challenges and bridge developmental gaps.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Saturday asked G20 economies to reach a Covid-19 vaccine production agreement to help with large-scale vaccine production and distribution.
Vietnam has the highest number of adult gamers in the world in 2020, according to a recently released global consumer survey by German data portal Statista.
Vietnam is the only Asian country selected by the World Economic Forum for a global healthcare partnership that will seek to improve responses to health crises.
The amount of domestic solid waste in Vietnam has increased by 46 percent from 2010 to 2019, according to a recent national report on solid waste management.
Australia and New Zealand have pledged over $669 million to ASEAN for Covid-19, disease response, economic cooperation and other initiatives, two online ASEAN summits heard Saturday.
Vietnam’s internet economy has grown 16 percent from last year to $14 billion, its growth rate among the highest in Southeast Asia, a Google report says.
Northern Vietnam saw elevated levels of air pollution Friday morning, high enough to seriously affect human health, according to numerous air tracking stations in the area.
International climate scientists plan to conduct a study on central Vietnam’s storm-triggered rainfall last month to determine the role of climate change in the region’s extreme weather events.
