Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thao, the first and only Vietnamese to be a member of the United Nations International Law Commission (ILC), has been elected the ILC s Chief Rapporteur.
The Ministry of Science and Technology, UNDP in Vietnam, and UNDP SDG Impact co-hosted a conference in Hanoi last week with policymakers, experts, investors, and businesses to explore barriers and opportunities to unlocking private investment to accelerate the development of science and technology (sci-tech) and innovation in Vietnam.
Despite tourism reopening this year, local businesses in Hoi An have asked for more supportive solutions from the state for a full recovery after 90% of travel enterprises closed or withdrew from the market in 2020-21.
The practical implementation of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has shown that it is an effective mechanism for the peaceful settlement of disputes at sea, said Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thao, a member of the International Law Commission (ILC) for the 2023-2027 tenure.