Kamal Malhotra, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam, on November 17 said the UN will continue to support Vietnam in responding to climate change challenges.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese dancer Quang Dang have joined children in a UNICEF-funded video to raise public awareness of climate change and the need for greater environmental protection.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese dancer Quang Dang have joined children in a UNICEF-funded video to raise public awareness of climate change and the need for greater environmental protection.

Natural disasters could shave 1.5% off annual GDP or even more if no appropriate measures are taken in response to climate change, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

The World Bank (WB) recently released a report in which it called on the Vietnamese Government to take urgent action to ensure future growth in the face of natural disaster risks.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, in his remarks delivered to the official opening of the third Paris Peace Forum held online on November 12, applauded the Forum’s very relevant theme of “Building a better world after the COVID-19 pandemic”.

ASEAN Korea Center (AKC) Secretary General Lee Hyuk has appreciated the role of Vietnam in ASEAN and as ASEAN Chair this year as well as the prospects of ASEAN-RoK ties in the future in an interview given to the Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the 37th Summit and related summits scheduled for November 12-15.

Promoting the development of science and technology as well as digital economy is a wise choice for Vietnam to achieve an annual average economic growth rate of 7% during 2021-2030, according to experts.

Vietnam's GDP may achieve a growth rate of 6% or greater in 2021, according to economists and industry experts.

Total State budget collection in the first ten months of this year was estimated at VND1.13 quadrillion (US$48.7 billion), or 75.2% of the annual estimate and down 10.3% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Finance.