VOV.VN - Japan’s Aozora bank has decided to donate JPY5 million (US$45,000) to Vietnam’s recently established fund in support of its ongoing fight against COVID-19.

Ho Chi Minh City will prioritise seven transport projects as part of its smart urban programme during the 2021-2025 period.

VOV.VN - The nation has developed a relatively comprehensive legal and policy framework regarding land governance, according to Kate Rickersey, a representative from the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam.

The Government of Norway will provide US$1.3 million for a project to scale up integrated and inclusive waste management models by empowering the informal sector and fostering the circular economy in Vietnam.

Pfizer vaccine is only supplied via bilateral deals with Governments, said John Paul Pullicino from Pfizer Vietnam during an online training session for market management staff on June 16.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh and Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti, head of the European Union Delegation to Vietnam, discussed the building of the European Management University in Hanoi during their meeting on June 16.

Permanent members of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has asked the Health Ministry to soon complete the closed management process for immigrants to Vietnam.

The Ministry of Finance has issued a decision on the establishment of a managing board of the Fund for Vaccination Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019.

An information sharing platform on intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of the Asia-Pacific region was launched online late May 2021, with participation of 120 audiences from 29 countries around the world including five partner organizations and speakers.

The Vietnam CITES Management Authority and the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources handed over 56 rhino horn DNA samples to the South African Embassy in Vietnam on June 1.