Vietnam has been making serious efforts to realise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) amid its current socio-economic situation, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long told the first meeting of the National Council for Sustainable Development in Hanoi on September 25.

The Ministry of Construction always encourages and supports US companies to collaborate and invest in construction projects with Vietnamese enterprises to enhance the quality of human resources and real estate products, Minister Nguyen Thanh Nghi has said.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet attended the 2024 Ministerial Meeting of the Global Governance Group (3G) in New York on September 23 (local time), on the sidelines of the High-Level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly’s 79th session.

Do Anh Dung, Chairman of Tan Hoang Minh Group, saw his sentence reduced from eight to seven years in prison by the High-level People's Court in Hanoi during an appeal hearing on September 25.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Bui Xuan Cuong on September 25 called on Leipzig city of Germany to share its experience with the southern metropolis in sustainable urban planning, enhancing resilience, and transferring environmentally friendly green technologies.

The upcoming state visit to Cuba by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam demonstrates the special relations and traditional friendship between the two nations, according to Dr. Ruvislei González Saez, senior researcher at the Cuban Centre for International Policy Research.

The Electric Energy Show and the Automation World Vietnam 2024 officially kicked off at the WTC EXPO International Exhibition Centre in Binh Duong on September 25, as part of a series of events to announce the southern province’s master plan for the 2021-2030 period.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son hosted a working breakfast with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sok Chenda Sophea in New York on September 24, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly’s 79th session.

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) on September 23 signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) and GE Digital International LLC, a subsidiary company of GE Group, to advance digital transformation and develop sustainable green fuels.

Vietnam's fruit exports have experienced a remarkable surge, with durian overtaking dragon fruit as the top foreign currency earner in 2023, heard a conference held by the Vietnam Fruit & Vegetables Association (Vinafruit) in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on September 24.