The British Council said on January 13 it has launched the GREAT scholarship programme for sustainable development for students from five countries, including Vietnam.

The Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper and the Truth National Political Publishing House have recently published the book titled “Tam nhin chien luoc va y chi vuon len cua dan toc” (The strategic vision and the nation's will to rise up) to welcome the upcoming 13th National Party Congress which is scheduled to open on January 25.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations has called on foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to fund sustainable development projects which remain in need of assistance in the city and in Vietnam as well.

VOV.VN - The nation has set a target to see women hold 60% of key positions in state management agencies by 2025, with this figure anticipated to rise to 75% by 2030 in line with a programme recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - The nation looks set to enjoy a wealth of opportunities to increase export turnover of numerous key products to the UK through the enforcement of the UK – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA).

Science-technology must become the most important driver in developing modern production forces and a knowledge-based economy to improve productivity, quality, efficiency, competitiveness, and economic growth in Vietnam, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, Tran Quoc Vuong, has called for more effort to renew the content and method and increase the efficiency of people-to-people diplomacy.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) held a forum in Hanoi on December 22 on energy security for sustainable development.

VOV.VN - In a message to the 60th anniversary of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which was virtually held on Dec. 14, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed Vietnam’s hope to receive continued support from the OECD to implement its sustainable development goals.

A total of 100 sustainable development businesses in Vietnam this year were honoured during an awards ceremony held in Hanoi on December 10, which was attended by Vice State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh.