Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General of IFRC has spoken highly of the collaboration between his organisation and Vietnam at a recent meeting with Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN, World Trade Organisation and other international organisations in Geneva, Switzerland.

VOV.VN - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on December 3 announced a number of private sector engagement (PSE) pilot projects to advance innovative solutions to reduce the risk and impact of natural disasters.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Finance stated on December 2 that Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to entrust the Ministry with the task of allocating 1,000 tonnes of rice from the national reserve for Savanakhet province in Laos, an area which has been hard hit by recent natural disasters.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed the nation’s readiness to boost closer coordination with other nations in containing the COVID-19 pandemic during his phone talks with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on November 30.

VOV.VN - Ties with Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) are a vital part of the nation’s external policy, Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh said at a recent meeting to review the five-year implementation of the Politburo’s Directive on tasks and goals to boost the implementation of its 2004 resolution on issues relating to OVs.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Vietnam on November 27 announced that it will present 60 tonnes of products treating malnutrition for children living in disaster-hit areas of the country’s central region.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 25 for representatives from 124 enterprises which are honoured with Vietnam National Brand this year.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on November 25 chaired a meeting of the standing board of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption.

VOV.VN - ASEAN should strive to increase its capacity and improve its technical infrastructure in an effort to better respond to natural disasters and epidemics, says Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.

The central relief committee on November 20 issued its plan to allocate VND45 billion (US$1.94 million) to help central and Central Highlands localities repair damage caused by natural disasters.