The Government has introduced clear income thresholds to identify low-income workers eligible for support under the National Target Programme on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for 2021-2025.
Indonesia will receive assistance from the governments of Qatar and Abu Dhabi of United Arab Emirates (UAE) to develop seven million housing units for its people, Indonesia’s Housing Task Force chief Hashim Djojohadikusumo has said.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development suggested the Government issue a resolution on supporting farmers to recover production as Typhoon Yagi has left devastation for the livestock, fishery and poultry sectors, Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien has said.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urgently dispatched and delivered 1 million water purification tablets and 500 water containers to Vietnam’s Ministry of Health.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and Lebanon on August 8 advised the Vietnamese citizens in Lebanon to leave the country as soon as possible due to the deteriorating security situation in the region, particularly the escalating tensions between Israel and the force of Hezbollah.
Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Luong Cuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 25 for President of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and President of the Cambodian Senate Hun Sen, who came to attend the state funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
Many activities were carried out across the nation during the Vietnam’s Youth Month, an annual festivity taking place in March to celebrate the establishment of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU), contributing to the nation’s socio-economic development, heard a conference held by the union's Central Committee in Hanoi on April 23.
Thailand started the delivery of aid to Myanmar on March 25, in a humanitarian initiative that seeks to pave the way for negotiations between the parties in the neighbouring country.
The World Bank (WB) has always been an important partner supporting the Vietnamese Government with financial policy consultations over the past time, Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc has said.
The assistance provided by Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts to Laos in the past is priceless, helping foster the cooperative relations and friendship between the two nations, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Security of Laos, Gen. Vilay Lakhamphong, has stated.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has signed a decision approving a master plan for the development of a network of social assistance facilities for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, who is also the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar, has reaffirmed his commitment to continue assistance to address the crisis in Myanmar.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced 860,000 USD in assistance for three renewable energy projects in Vietnam during the fourth Indo-Pacific Business Forum on October 28.
Nineteen southern provinces and cities have provided relief aid for more than 635,000 freelancers with a total amount of nearly 911 billion VND (40 million USD).
Financial relief packages and free supply of rice and other essential goods are among the many initiatives being taken by the Government and charity organisations to help workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Global brands and small firms are actively providing assistance to migrant workers in Thailand, who are meeting difficulties after a jump in COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian nation.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Vietnam Prasanna Gamage on November 9 handed 66.5 million VND (2,860 USD) donated by Sri Lanka people living in Vietnam to support flood-hit people in the central region.
Canada’s assistance to ASEAN is focussed on the bloc’s objectives in promoting and protecting the rights of women and girls, strengthening human capital; building resilience to natural disasters, and promoting peace and security, Canadian Ambassador to ASEAN Diedrah Kelly has said.
Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung on May 8 handed over the token of the 140,000 medical face masks from the Vietnamese Government and people to their counterparts in Japan.
The Vietnam-Russia Friendship Parliamentarians Group (VRFPG) and a group of Vietnamese alumni who had studied in Russia and are now working at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources on April 29 handed over medical supplies and cash worth over 1 billion VND (42,600 USD) to the Russian Embassy in Vietnam to help the Russian people in the fight against COVID-19.
