VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh put forward three initiatives at the fourth Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Japan on April 23, in order to effectively manage, exploit and use water resources in a sustainable and equitable manner.

The latest draft National Power Development Plan for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2045 has made drastic reduction of CO2 emissions with no new coal-fired power plants to be built in the planning period, and with the switch from coal and natural gas to biomass, ammonia, and hydrogen.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will continue its support to Vietnam, especially in green growth, climate change response and increasing productivity in the private sector, IFC Vice President for Asia and Pacific Alfonso Garcia Mora pledged on April 15.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his delight at Vietnam-Canada ties which have been growing steadily as seen in last year’s bilateral trade reaching US$6 billion, a rise of 18.5% on-year, and in the partnership in the COVID-19 fight and climate change response.

The official launch of the Stockholm+50 National Consultations in Vietnam was organised on April 13 in Hanoi by the Embassy of Sweden in Vietnam, the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE), and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Canada attaches great importance to and wishes to expand its relations with Vietnam, especially economic and trade ties, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said during talks held on April 13 in Hanoi with her Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam held an online seminar on April 7, calling for changes for the health of both humans and the planet.

The second Vietnam Clean Energy Forum took place in Hanoi on April 7, offering a venue for managers, scientists and businesses to exchange views on mechanisms, policies, technology and financing for wind, solar and gas power projects towards carbon neutrality.

The Vietnam Days in the UK 2022 began on March 28 (local time), promising to treat attendees to a series of cultural, art, sport and trade-investment promotion events, mostly in London.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held phone talks with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne on March 24 afternoon.