As of March, more than 6.4 million poor and near-poor households had won access to loans from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP).

The inter-sectoral working group on Vietnam’s non-permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convened a meeting on April 1 to review the country’s activities in the first quarter and sketch out orientations for the coming time, especially when Vietnam takes over the presidency of the council for the second time in April.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) attended the second meeting of the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) - a subsidiary body of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), which was held virtually on March 19.

The standard level of social assistance will increase from VND270,000 (US$11.72) to VND360,000 (US$15.63) per month from July 1, 2021, according to Decree No.20/2021/ND-CP providing social support policies for those entitled to social protection.

VOV.VN - The local economy has remained resilient despite the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), recording growth of 2.9% in 2020 to mark one of the highest growth rates worldwide, according to latest annual assessment released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed the significant role played by the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) in the country’s poverty alleviation efforts.

Investors from the UK were showing significant interest in investing in renewable energy projects in Vietnam, especially wind power, expecting the Vietnamese Government to introduce long-term support policies as well as simplification of procedures for project implementation.

Work started on the Vietnam – Republic of Korea Friendship Village in the mountainous district of Bac Ai, the south-central province of Ninh Thuan on February 23.

Vietnam’s permanent delegation to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in Paris has attended the virtual launch of the Paris Hub of the International Gender Champions (IGC), during which Ambassador Le Thi Hong Van stressed Vietnam’s consistent commitment to promoting women’s role and potential.

Messages and letters of congratulations from political parties, international organisations and friends across continents keep coming in to the ongoing 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).