Hanoi, (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc
attended and delivered remarks at an open debate of the UN Security Council
(UNSC) on addressing climate-related risks to international peace and security,
which was held in the form of video conferencing on February 23.
This is the first time the Vietnamese government leader has
attended and spoke at an event in the framework of the UNSC, which demonstrates
Vietnam’s responsible role and contribution to the joint effort of the
international community to respond to climate change, a leading global challenge
at present.
In his remarks, PM Phuc underlined the grievous impacts of climate change on Earth – the shared
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed the quick vaccination for people as more than 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Vietnam.
An overview of the session (Photo: Vietnam Environment Administration)
Hanoi (VNA) – A Vietnamese delegation led
by Director General of the
Vietnam Environment Administration Nguyen Van Tai
attended the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) held
virtually on February 22-23.
The overall theme of UNEA-5 is “Strengthening Actions
for Nature to Achieve the
The theme calls for strengthened action to protect and
restore nature and nature-based solutions to achieve the SDGs in its three
complementary dimensions (social, economic and environmental).
The delegates discussed the implementation of the UN
General Assembly’s Resolution 73/333 on strengthening global environmental law
and governance, and considered the organisation of a special session
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Many forecasts have outlined the nation’s economic growth in the year ahead, with a reputable UK bank forecasting that the Vietnamese economy is likely to reach a growth rate of 7.8%, while ADB has predicted it will reach a figure of 6.3%.
This comment was made in an article by Dr. Bui Hung, a VOV correspondent based in Tokyo, which was recently published in Japan’s journal Security Anpo, January edition.
The article is titled Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese economy has seen favorable development and has gone on to capture the attention of Japanese readers.
Tuyen Quang (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan
Phuc has lauded Tuyen Quang’s achievements in recording highest
forest coverage
ratio among localities nationwide at 65 percent, suggesting the province to
consider forestry as a major economic development orientation to escape from
poverty.
The PM had a working session with key leaders of Tuyen
Quang on February 23 after attending the launching of the tree-planting
festival in the northern mountainous province.
He stressed that Tuyen Quang should become an important hub
of wood industry of Vietnam and the region, asking the locality to mobilise all
resources for the goal.
At the same time, Tuyen Quang should expand a number of