Viet Nam News

Co-operation orientations within APEC to be presented to ministers, leaders

A number of strategic documents that orient long-term co-operation within the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) region over the coming decades will be presented to the bloc’s ministers and leaders this week, according to Chair of 2017 APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) Bùi Thanh Sơn.Keep reading ...

VNS staff

"APEC VIETNAM 2017" – Fostering a shared future in a changing world

Vietnam President Trần Đại Quang wrote an article entitled “APEC Vietnam 2017 – Fostering a shared future in a changing world” just ahead of the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week, which is taking place in the central city of Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, from November 6-11  Keep ...

Tran Dai Quang

Climate-resilient measures needed to address threats to Mekong Delta: experts

Increased investment in climate-resilient housing, mangrove regeneration and early warning systems is urgently needed to ensure the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta, experts said yesterday at an international conference held in Cần Thơ. Experts at the conference agreed that the Mekong Delta is facing existential ...

Bồ Xuân Hiệp

VN to complete statistical indicators set for sustainable development

The General Statistics Office (GSO) is in the process of finalizing a set of statistical indicators for Việt Nam’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), the office said.The set of SDGs indicators is expected to be issued within this month. Keep reading ...

Viet Nam News Staff

Vĩnh Long declares state of natural disasters

The People’s Committee of the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Vĩnh Long on Monday declared state of natural disasters level 1 (the lowest level) due to land erosion.Keep reading ...

Viet Nam News Staff

Coal imports reduce in 7 months y-o-y

Việt Nam imported 7.9 million tonnes of coal worth US$810 million in the first seven months of the year. The imports represented a 5.1 per cent decrease in terms of quantity and a 49.2 per cent increase in term of value compared the same period last ...

Vietnam News Staff

Phú Quốc set to live up to its Special economic zone status

With its advantages fully recognised, the southern “emerald island” of Phú Quốc off of Kiên Giang Province is set to live up to its title of a special administrative-economic zone.Keep reading ...

Conference discusses synthetic drug threats

Senior government officials from ASEAN member countries, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Canada and the US participated in a two-day conference on the global synthetic drug problem in Hà Nội.Keep reading ...

PM pledges good conditions for ExxonMobil

The Government of Việt Nam will create favourable conditions for ExxonMobil to implement projects in the country, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said.Keep reading ...

VN exporters urged to follow rules

Việt Nam should strictly follow and continuously update its policies and regulations when exporting products to the US, which is considered a difficult market with rigorous requirements.Keep reading ...

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