Vietnam redoubles efforts to fight HIV/AIDS

Vietnam redoubles efforts to fight HIV/AIDS

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported 6,800 new HIV carriers and 3,500 AIDS patients between January and September this year. The incidence of HIV infection in Vietnam has dropped two thirds...
COP23 affirms commitment to Paris Climate Agreement

COP23 affirms commitment to Paris Climate Agreement

(VOVWORLD) - The UN climate conference, COP23, concluded Saturday in Bonn, Germany, with nearly 200 countries reaffirming their commitment to the Paris Agreement on climate change and steps forward to mitigate...
APEC 2017 helps elevate Vietnam’s global status

APEC 2017 helps elevate Vietnam’s global status

(VOVWORLD) - The just-concluded 2017 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang city has captured particular interest of the global community. Themed “Creating new dynamism, fostering a shared future”, the...
Voters optimistic on 2017 growth target

Voters optimistic on 2017 growth target

(VOVWORLD) -Voters have applauded Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s socio-economic development report at the ongoing National Assembly session in Hanoi and are confident that the target of 6.7...
Helping ethnic people start business

Helping ethnic people start business

(VOVWORLD) -The Government’s Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs has launched an action plan to support startups by ethnic minority people by attracting investment and promote efficient production
PM sets up economic advisory group

PM sets up economic advisory group

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has established an economic advisory group led by Vu Viet Ngoan, former head of the National Financial Supervisory Commission
“What would you do if you weren’t afraid?”

“What would you do if you weren’t afraid?”

(VOVWORLD) - “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” is a famous quote from the book “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead” by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. She’s also the...
ASEAN enhances connectivity

ASEAN enhances connectivity

(VOVWORLD) - A forum to implement the ASEAN Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025 took place in Alanbang, the Philippines from July 12th to 14th. The forum, the first activity implemented since the...
Vietnam expects new investment flow from Germany

Vietnam expects new investment flow from Germany

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is reforming its economy and creating the best possible legal environment for domestic and foreign investors, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told the Vietnam-Germany Business Forum in...
Ministries act to achieve growth target

Ministries act to achieve growth target

(VOVWORLD) -At the government meeting on Monday, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged ministries and sectors to enhance reform to achieve the growth target of 6.7%. Participants proposed measures...
TTP to go ahead without US

TTP to go ahead without US

(VOVWORLD) -11 signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement have agreed to pursue the ambitious trade pact without the US
Trade ministers meet to promote TPP

Trade ministers meet to promote TPP

(VOVWORLD) -Senior officials from signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) met on the sidelines of the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade in Hanoi on Sunday to discuss the future...
France, Germany vow to push up EU integration

France, Germany vow to push up EU integration

(VOVWORLD) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and new French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Monday to draw up a roadmap to deeper European Union integration and opened the door to changing...