An online workshop and training programme on community-based disaster risk management in coastal localities is taking place on July 6-8.

The multidimensional poverty rate in Vietnam reduced from 9.9 % in 2016 to 4.5 % in last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Government of Norway will provide US$1.3 million for a project to scale up integrated and inclusive waste management models by empowering the informal sector and fostering the circular economy in Vietnam.

A new smartphone app is aiming to make the lives of disabled people in Vietnam easier by giving them better access to support.

Comprehensive, Accurate, and Secured are the key words that can describe a digital platform, which now can also be accessed via smartphones, for registry and information management for persons with disabilities (PwD), launched on June 15 as part of the Korea-Vietnam Mine Action Project (KV-MAP).

VOV.VN - International public opinion has been hugely positive with regard to the nation’s initiative to set up a national vaccine fund as is part of the country’s efforts to effectively cope with the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Digital transformation is considered to be among the key solutions to removing obstacles facing production and business and creating new development directions, and is being applied by many localities and enterprises amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) handed over 1,500 COVID-19 test kits to the Ministry of Health (MoH) on May 31 as part of an effort to help put the spread of the virus in northern Vietnam under control.

The Special Report “Youth for Climate Action in Vietnam” was launched during an online ceremony in Hanoi on May 29.

VOV.VN - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has decided to grant US$30.2 million in non-refundable aid to help five Vietnamese localities to mitigate climate risks.