The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the World Bank (WB) - the trustee agency of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) - signed an Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreement (ERPA) at a ceremony on October 22.

VOV.VN - ASEAN and the UN agreed to promote multilateral cooperation and build a world order based on the rule of law, at a virtual meeting chaired by Vietnam on October 21.

The Party and State always consider poverty eradication a key and urgent task of sustainable development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the annual charity programme “the entire nation joining hands for the poor” held in Hanoi on October 17.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on October 12 requested that Hanoi make comprehensive and stronger improvements in all aspects so as to develop faster and more sustainably.

Research results on sesame production, processing, and trading from experts in Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) were the topic of discussion at a workshop held in the north-central province of Nghe An on October 8 and 9.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha, on behalf of the Vietnamese Government, has called on countries to combine strength and coordinate actions in a more urgent, drastic and practical manner to protect biodiversity – a priceless natural resource.

Vietnam will focus on solutions to spur growth towards sustainability amidst the impact of COVID-19 during the 2021-2025 period, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said on September 29.

The Government has set 17 sustainable development goals to 2030, in Decree No 136/NQ-CP which was issued recently.

Sustainable development requires that businesses develop a corporate culture and have good governance, a workshop in Hanoi on September 25 heard.

A breakout session on circular economy was held on September 24 as part of the Vietnam Corporate Sustainability Forum 2020.