(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) held a meeting in Hanoi on Wednesday to discuss the launch of a national action program on plastics for Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation will provide non-refundable aid worth 370,000 USD for the project Remote Sensing-based Information and Insurance for Crops in Emerging Economies – third phase (RIICE 3).

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked health workers at the Vietnam National Cancer Hospital to not only wholeheartedly treat patients but also give them spiritual support as the hospital’s slogan “Give Hope-Receive Trust”.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi was conferred the “City for Peace” prize by UNESCO during a ceremony in Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, in 1999. The award recognized Hanoi’s efforts to foster peace, development and social cohesion, whilst respecting the city’s treasured traditions. In this week’s Discovery Vietnam, we will ask experts and Hanoians what the title means and look at how modern Hanoi has evolved, twenty years on.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on France to support the ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and their Investment Protection Agreement to benefit businesses and peoples.

(VOVWORLD) - Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh worked with Quang Tri provincial Party’s Committee on measures and policies relating to infrastructure projects to strengthen national defense and security.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam and Latvia have agreed to facilitate goods of one country to penetrate the other’s market.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam and Latvia need to strengthen delegation exchanges and meetings at multilateral forums to discuss issues of mutual concern, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

(VOVWORLD) - The 35th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped up in Hanoi on Wednesday after two and a half days of working.

(VOVWORLD) - Chair and wheelchair lifts will be installed at several public places in Hanoi under a 5-month pilot scheme starting in November.