VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 3 met with UK Crown Prince Charles, the Prime Ministers of Japan, India, Ireland and Kuwait and other leaders on the sidelines of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow, Scotland.

VOV.VN -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held an array of meetings with United States President Joe Biden, President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan Ocha, and CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

VOV.VN - A high-raking delegation of the Vietnam National Assembly (NA) led by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Vienna, Austria, on September 5 to attend the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (WCSP) and make working visits to several EU nations.

More solutions should be developed to improve the efficiency of State management, prevent waste and corruption in land use, and effectively use land resources to serve the task of national development, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on August 30.

The Vietnam Environment Administration has compiled 15 draft regulations on environment-related standards which will be promulgated this year as a foundation for the implementation of the 2020 Law on Environmental Protection that takes effect from the beginning of 2022.

VOV.VN - Several Vietnamese firms have made great strides recently as they invest in advanced technologies aimed at launching products to meet the stringent requirements set by the EU in terms of quality and environmental protection standards.

The Song Foundation is organizing an online exhibition featuring over 20 paintings of Vietnamese and foreign artists to raise public awareness over environmental protection and raise funds for charity and social programs.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) announced on May 27 that it has signed an agreement on the SUNREF green credit line with the French Development Agency (AFD) to finance businesses investing in the fields of environmental protection, climate change response, and green growth.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has sent an dispatch on the hosting of activities under the Vietnam Sea and Islands Week and responding to the World Oceans Day (June 8) to ministries, sectors, organisations and authorities of localities nationwide.

A total of 5,248 out of Vietnam’s 8,267 communes, or 63.4%, fulfilled the criteria set for new-style rural areas as of the end of April, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.