The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), in collaboration with UN agencies and the Australian Aid, launched a campaign on July 5 to enhance public awareness of women and children protection, spreading the message of zero tolerance for violence against children and women.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son asked Jordan to support the Embassy of Vietnam in citizen protection and providing reliefs for Vietnamese survivors of a toxic gas leak at the port of Aqaba while talking to Jordanian Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Al-Safadi on June 29.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underlined the urgent need to establish and implement a regional and global cooperation mechanism, increase data sharing, and perfect policies for the conservation of ecosystems and environmental protection.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Hong Thach on June 21 had a working session with representatives of the State Migration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to exchange views on citizen protection.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has put forward a proposal to impose a maximum reduction to the environmental protection tax placed on fuel products in an attempt to curb retail petrol and oil prices that have kept rising over the past months.

Appropriate policies and regulations will help fully exploit untapped potential for developing blue sea economy, which plays an important role in socio – economic development of Vietnam, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - A solemn memorial service was recently held for national martyrs who sacrificed their lives at DK1 platforms, a group of offshore economic, scientific, and technical service stations set up in 1989 on the country’s southern continental shelf.

Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang underscored the critical importance of protecting civilians in armed conflicts while addressing an annual open debate on the issue held by the UN Security Council (UNSC) on May 25.

A waste reduction and circular economy project for Mekong River was launched at a ceremony in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on May 18.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) convened their seventh dialogue in Berlin on May 16, talking green growth in line with environmental protection and climate change adaptation in the two countries.