The United Nations will continue creating a favourable environment for women, including those from Vietnam, to effectively participate in peacekeeping operations, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix told a conference in Hanoi on November 26.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son affirmed the country’s readiness to make furhter contributions to UN peacekeeping operations during a meeting held on November 25 in Hanoi with visiting Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations.

The Vietnam International Bank (VIB) has just completed the procedures for the disbursement of a US$150 million loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.

VOV.VN - Women’s participation in peacekeeping operations took centre stage of a conference jointly held by the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Ministry of National Defence and the Defence Attaché Office of the Australian Embassy in Hanoi on November 3.

VOV.VN - The nation will continue to actively engage in UN peacekeeping operations and will remain ready to co-operate with UN member states in this important area, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, has affirmed.

The Vietnamese Government will create favourable conditions for Adidas to expand its operations in the country in the spirit of harmonising interests and sharing risks, PM Pham Minh Chinh told Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted during a reception in Hanoi on October 31.

VOV.VN - Recent years has seen co-operative ties between the nation and the Republic of Korea (RoK) enjoy stead growth across various fields, with ties expected to prosper in the time ahead.

VOV.VN - The daily exchange rate for the US dollar against the local currency (VND) has dropped after the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) moved to withdraw cash through open market operation (OMO) and foreign currency selling channels for the seventh consecutive session.

VOV.VN - Trade promotion has always been one of the key tasks carried out by the Embassy and Trade Office of Vietnam in Laos, with a view to promoting the growth of trade co-operation commensurate to boost the two countries’ special political relations.

VOV.VN - Virtual community run UpRace 2022, the largest of its kind in Vietnam held to raise funds for social activities, is scheduled to get underway from October 28 to November 20.