VOV.VN - Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, on October 6 chaired the first informal consultation with State Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), in his capacity as the designated President of the 11th NPT Review Conference, scheduled for April 2026.

Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Do Hung Viet, in his capacity as President of the 2026 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), has urged the international community to take drastic actions to completely eliminate nuclear weapons.

Rosatom Energy International JSC (REIN JSC), a subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned Rosatom, and Vietnam’s Power Engineering Consulting JSC 2 (PECC2) on September 26 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), paving the way for cooperation in building Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy attended the opening ceremony of the first international forum World Atomic Week (WAW), the largest event of its kind dedicated to the nuclear and related industries, in Moscow, Russia, on September 25.

A visiting delegation from the Ministry of Construction led by Deputy Minister Pham Minh Ha held a meeting with the French Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ASNR) on September 15.

The south-central province of Khanh Hoa is focused on developing nuclear energy, a green and sustainable baseload power source that is increasingly being adopted worldwide, and Vietnam is no exception.

Nuclear energy development must be defined as a long-term strategic goal with vital importance in socio-economic development and ensuring national defence and security, Party General Secretary To Lam said at a working session with the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM) under the Ministry of Science and Technology in Hanoi on September 4.

VOV.VN - Vietnam supports nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation efforts, as well as the legitimate right of all countries to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

VOV.VN - The politburo has recently released a resolution on ensuring national energy security through 2030 with a vision to 2045 that emphasises the urgent resumption of the Ninh Thuan 1 and Ninh Thuan 2 nuclear power projects to be commissioned during the 2030–2035 period.

VOV.VN - The Government has just issued a resolution on a plan to implement a National Assembly resolution, which provides certain special mechanisms and policies for investment in Ninh Thuan 1 and 2 Nuclear Power Plants.