VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat has called for comprehensive and long-term strategies to deal with climate change and sea level rise at a United Nations meeting.

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.

VOV.VN - A senior Vietnamese leader has called on global institutions to better perform their roles in a world full of unpredictable changes for the sake of peace, cooperation and development.

In light of climate change and the increasing frequency of extreme weather phenomena, relevant ministries must consider appropriate models for housing and educational facilities in disaster-prone areas to mitigate damage and enhance disaster response capabilities.

United Nations Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis has emphasised that Vietnam’s participation at the Summit of the Future, the highlight of the high-level segment of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79), is crucial.

VOV.VN - Prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme, who is also Climate Envoy of the Netherlands, and officials of the European country agreed to step up ties with Vietnam in climate change response while receiving Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang.

International cooperation is the key to handle damage caused by climate change, ensuring that no one is left behind, Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation, and other international organisations in Geneva said on September 13.

Market access for agricultural products is a top priority for Vietnam and the US with significant progress made, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan told visiting the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor at their meeting in Hanoi on September 12.

VOV.VN - As many as 80 international students from Cambodia, China, Cuba, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam discussed hot topics such as health care and the environment at a world student festival in Ho Chi Minh City on August 2.

Local and international researchers, practitioners and policy makers met to discuss innovative approaches to the challenges posed by digitalisation and climate change in developing countries at the International Conference on Economics, Law, and Government that was wrapped up on July 31.