Vietnam is a key partner of the UN in general and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in particular with great contributions to human development and sustainable growth in recent years.

Vietnam has been making serious efforts to realise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) amid its current socio-economic situation, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long told the first meeting of the National Council for Sustainable Development in Hanoi on September 25.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Bui Xuan Cuong on September 25 called on Leipzig city of Germany to share its experience with the southern metropolis in sustainable urban planning, enhancing resilience, and transferring environmentally friendly green technologies.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 25 attended the opening of the fifth Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum themed “Industrial Transformation: New Driving Force for Sustainable Development of Ho Chi Minh City.”

The conference of mayors, part of the second Ho Chi Minh City Friendship Dialogue 2024, took place in the southern metropolis on September 24, with the adoption of a presidential statement by leaders from Ho Chi Minh City and 37 foreign localities with friendship ties with the city.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam has called on countries and organisations to adopt new thinking and new approaches to global challenges, in response to the United Nations Summit of the Future Global Call.

The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) reviewed its international cooperation over the past 75 years, and outlined tasks and strategic directions for the time ahead at a symposium in Hanoi on September 11.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) and the Vietnamese shrimp industry have issued a statement rejecting Sustainability Incubator’s recently released report on labour abuse in the shrimp industry, arguing the allegations in the report are groundless, misleading, and harmful to the reputation of the Vietnamese shrimp industry.

In the context of sustainable growth as a trend in the global economy, many transportation companies in Vietnam are striving to build environmentally friendly supply chains as a competitive advantage in delivery and market expansion, especially given that transportation accounts for up to 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Truc Lam Restaurant and Coffee, a cafe and architectural space inside the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, recently received two international architecture awards in the United States.