SKC Co. of the Republic of Korea (RoK) is planning to build a factory in Vietnam to produce materials for biodegradable plastics, as it pushes to expand the eco-friendly materials business.

The Vietnam Green Building Week 2023, which highlights the construction industry’s green transition, will be held in various locations across the country, with its key activities scheduled for September 27-28 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s attendance at the high-level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly conveys a message about a peace-loving Vietnam that is a responsible member participating more actively, proactively and effectively in the UN’s common work of handling global challenges to international friends, according to a Vietnamese diplomat.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national futsal team are set to face Hungary and Russia in two friendly matches on September 17 and September 19, respectively, with both games taking place in Ho Chi Minh City to prepare for upcoming international tournaments.

Foreign friends have spoken highly of Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilaterlisation of relations, as well as the country’s increasing position in the international arena, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has said.

VOV.VN - Silk Sense Hoi An River Resort has become the first Zero Plastic Waste Resort in Vietnam by utilising eco-friendly materials and completely eliminating plastic waste from the local environment, with no more single-use plastics being used on site.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese futsal team will play Hungary in a series of friendly matches in mid-September to prepare for coming international tournaments.

Vietnam is ranked the 14th best place for expats in 2023, with a happiness score of 82 against a global average of 72, according to the Expat Insiders 2023 Report released recently.

VOV.VN - The U18 Vietnamese national team will participate in the 2023 Seoul Cup, an international U18 friendly tournament, in October at the invitation of the Korean Football Association (KFA).

VOV.VN - Philippe Troussier, head coach of the Vietnamese national men’s football team, has officially announced the 31-player squad for a friendly match against Palestine which will take place on September 11 at Thien Truong Stadium in the northern province of Nam Dinh.