VOV.VN - The Mekong River Basin is currently facing unprecedented challenges that need to be addressed soon to ensure water security and support sustainable development of countries in the region, said Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the fourth Mekong River Commission (MRC) summit in Laos.

The 4th Mekong River Commission (MRC) International Conference of Stakeholders was opened on April 2 in Vientiane, Laos with the theme 'Innovation and Cooperation for a Water Secure and Sustainable Mekong'.

VOV.VN - Minister Counselor Le Thi Minh Thoa, deputy permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, has called for a comprehensive approach that involves all aspects of society to sustainable waste management.

A regional workshop opened in Hanoi on March 29 to share regional experience and global progress in overcoming the consequence of bombs and mines for peace and sustainable development.

Managers, experts and scientists shared their views on cultural and natural heritage’s contributions to Vietnam's sustainable development as well as socio-economic development in localities at an international conference in Hanoi on March 24.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) on March 24 jointly held a consultation conference on Vietnam’s voluntary national review (VNR) on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG),

The sustainable clam and bamboo value chain development in Vietnam (SCBV) project, funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by Oxfam Vietnam in collaboration with Vietnamese partners, has benefited a large number of rural residents and stabilised these production areas in Vietnam, heard a conference in Nghe An province on March 23 to review the project.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has an important role to play in the development of modern and sustainable agriculture as it will help with farm automation and optimisation, from weather forecasting, plant and livestock health monitoring to product quality improvement, heard a workshop in Hanoi on March 23.

The third Vietnam Connect Forum 2023, themed “Breakthroughs for central Vietnam, green and digital transition in sustainable economic growth strategies”, was held in the central city of Da Nang on March 17.

VOV.VN - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Tran Thanh Man on March 13 made a number of proposals to realise the aspiration for a world of peace, development and prosperity at the ongoing 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Bahrain.