Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan has pledged to tackle obstacles to two projects on food safety and hygiene, and sustainable fishery development, saying that they are urgent to Vietnam’s agriculture.

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung proposed the World Bank continue to help Vietnam in addressing core issues in social welfare, poverty reduction, and in narrowing the gap between regions at his meeting with WB Country Director for Vietnam Carolyn Turk on June 17.

VOV.VN - The World Bank has said the Vietnamese economy appears to have fared relatively well in light of the fourth coronavirus outbreak, but warned several signs suggest slowdown in economic activity if the pandemic is not contained in the short term.

VOV.VN - The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is offering support to personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturers based in developing nations, including Vietnam to supply reliable and quality PPE products.

Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City hit US$2 billion during January-April, up 11%t against the same period last year.

The government may want to consider a new fiscal stimulus that would include a more generous assistance package for COVID-19 affected people and businesses, stated the World Bank.

Vietnamese abroad sent home US$17.2 billion worth of remittances in 2020, making the country the third-largest remittance recipient in the East Asia and Pacific region, said the Migration and Development Brief released by the WB and the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development.

Vietnam’s mean annual temperature has increased by 0.5-0.7 degrees Celsius since 1960, with the rate of increase most rapid in the southern region and the Central Highlands, according to the Climate Risk Country Profile: Vietnam.

The World Bank (WB) has signed an agreement with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to provide a non-refundable aid worth AUD740,000 (US$563,000) through the the Australia-World Bank Group Strategic Partnership’s second phase to help Vietnam conduct a nationwide survey serving its gender policy making.

Vice Director of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Department of Water Resources Management, Nguyen Thi Thu Linh, has called for practical action to sustainably protect and tap into water resources.