The Thai Nguyen University (TNU) in the northern province of the same name, in collaboration with the Vietnamese Society of Soil Science (VSSS), on March 26 opened the 16th International Conference of the East and Southeast Asia Federation of Soil Science Societies (ESAFS) themed “Healthy Soils for Sustainable Development”.

VOV.VN - The 16th international conference on healthy soil for sustainable development opened in Thai Nguyen province, northern Vietnam, on March 26, drawing the participation of soil scientists and experts from Australia, Canada, China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The country has set a target of wiping out tuberculosis (TB) by 2034 in order to meet one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of eradicating TB as a global public health threat, said Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan at a ceremony held on March 22 in Hanoi to mark World Tuberculosis Day.

Canada is committed to supporting and promoting sustainable development and resilience in the region and Vietnam, said its Climate Change Ambassador Catherine Stewart.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is ready to cooperate closely with other countries and international organizations to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, said Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan at the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

VOV.VN - Vietnam is committed to realizing the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development towards building a comprehensive, equitable, and self-reliant society, affirmed a Vietnamese diplomat.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son is in Brussels for the 24th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) and the third EU-Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (EU-IPMF), as well as a visit to Belgium, from January 30 to February 3.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has signed a decision approving a national action programme on women, peace and security for 2024-2030, a move to step up gender equality and women's role in ensuring peace, stability and sustainable development nationally and globally.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, proposed a number of major co-operation directions of the G77 Group at the Third South Summit of the Group of 77 countries and China (G77+China) that took place from January 21 to January 22 in the Ugandan capital of Kampala.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang will attend the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 to be held in the Indian state of Gujarat from January 9 to 12 at the invitation of Bhupendra Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat.