Mekong-Lancang cooperation pushes for peace, development

Mekong-Lancang cooperation pushes for peace, development

(VOVWORLD) - Foreign Ministers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, China, and Vietnam attended the 7th Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Bagan, Myanmar, on Monday. The MLC mechanism has proved its...
Vietnam, France issue joint statement

Vietnam, France issue joint statement

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his French counterpart, Jean Castex, have affirmed their determination to further deepen the Vietnam-France strategic partnership signed in 2013
Vietnam, UK step up defense cooperation

Vietnam, UK step up defense cooperation

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang received Robert Ben Lobban Wallace, UK’s Secretary of State for Defense, in Hanoi on Thursday
Vietnam’s national green growth strategy

Vietnam’s national green growth strategy

(VOVworld) – A seminar on Vietnam’s national green growth strategy took place in Hanoi on Tuesday with a focus on how to realize the Paris agreement and share experiences with...
Financial aids sent to drought affected localities

Financial aids sent to drought affected localities

(VOVworld) - The authorities of Hanoi have decided to grant financial aid worth 19 billion VND (855,000 USD) to support the Central Highlands, south central and Mekong Delta localities hardest hit by droughts and saline intrusion. Accordingly, the...
Improving accuracy of weather forecasts

Improving accuracy of weather forecasts

(VOVworld) – On Thursday, National Assembly deputies discussed the draft Law on Hydro-meteorology, compiled by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, aimed at mitigating natural disasters and climate change
Wednesday August 5, 2015

Wednesday August 5, 2015

(VOVworld) - Recently we’ve received more emails from listeners than post mails. But that doesn’t mean the number of letters from our loyal listeners is dwindling. We regularly receive letters from Yoshito Matsumoto, Masaru Sekimoto...
180 million USD for disaster management project

180 million USD for disaster management project

(VOVworld) - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved a World Bank (WB)-funded “disaster management” project at an investment level of approximately 180 million USD