A five-year project which aims at shifting Vietnam's private sector toward sustainable energy use has been officially launched in southern Tay Ninh province.

VOV.VN - Despite the negative impact of COVID-19, several major retail groups have quietly brought in new international brands to Vietnam this year, with priority being given to large-scale stores situated in prime locations in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Local businesses have been recommended to seek new markets and innovations into new products through global value chains (GVCs), whilst making use of existing free trade agreements (FTAs) to strengthen export resilience, according to the World Bank (WB)’s March Vietnam Macro Monitoring.

Vietnam is making incremental progress to increase women’s participation in elected bodies such as the National Assembly and local People’s Councils, UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen affirmed in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 10 held a reception for outgoing Canadian Ambassador Deborah Paul, during which he lauded the diplomat's contributions to the comprehensive partnership between the two countries.

The Ambassador of Sweden to Vietnam, Ann Måwe, said she believes Vietnam has posted a range of achievements in ensuring gender equality and is on the right track in this endeavour.

The Government of Vietnam confirms that the interventions and support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in the period of 2017 – 2021 substantially contributed to Vietnam’s efforts to fulfill the transformative promise of “Leaving No One behind”, heard a meeting in Hanoi on March 10.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed 160,676 coronavirus cases in 62 cities and provinces across Vietnam on March, representing a fall of nearly 4,000 cases compared to the previous day.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been advised to remove a number of bottlenecks in a bid to further improve the local business climate and attract high-quality FDI inflows from Europe.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) and the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) on March 9 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on realising health insurance policies.