Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet is attending the 79th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) that is being held in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 15 and 16, with the participation of nearly 650 delegates from 49 countries and territories as well as regional and international organisations.
President Joko Widodo of current ASEAN Chair Indonesia on May 10 emphasised the role of parliament in formulating the ASEAN 2045 agenda at a dialogue with representatives of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).
The 42nd ASEAN Summit, which takes place in Indonesia from May 9-11, is expected to consolidate intra-regional solidarity and enhance ASEAN’s central role in the region.
The Government has proposed the National Assembly (NA) to consider a 2% reduction in the value-added tax (VAT) on goods and services subject to a 10% VAT during its coming meeting stated to start on May 22.
The 42nd ASEAN Summit, slated to take place in Indonesia's Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province on May 9-11, will have eight meeting agendas, according to Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.
Argentinian Ambassador to Vietnam Luis Pablo Maria Beltramino has highlighted the significance of the upcoming official visit to Argentina by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, stressing that it will contribute to further deepening diplomatic relations and cooperation between the two countries in all areas.
Malaysia will advance its green agenda through the use of legislative tools and greater transparency, the country's Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said in his remarks at the February 7 launch of the International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition & Conference Malaysia (IGEM 2023).
Vietnam pledges to actively participate in and contribute to the building of the Global Digital Compact (GDC) to promote the implementation of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda, a Vietnamese representative told the first Informal Consultations on GDC in New York on January 30.
The provincial sustainable development index (PSDI 2021) report, which was announced at a workshop on December 21 in Hanoi, reflects clearly efforts of Vietnamese localities in implementing sustainable development goals in the context of difficulties and geopolitical conflicts in the world.
Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, has attended the Effective Development Cooperation Summit that was held in Geneva from December 12-14.
Cambodia’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has announced an agenda for the upcoming 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Meetings, which will be held in Phnom Penh from November 10-13.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue spoke highly of the United Nations organs’ active and effective support for the Vietnamese legislature while meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Hanoi on October 22.
Vietnam’s election to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023-2025 tenure affirms the recognition of Vietnam's position and its effort in promoting and protecting human rights.
To ensure that young children are developed physically, intellectually and spiritually and have equal access to comprehensive development care support services, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs is improving the knowledge and skills of parents and caregivers.
Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, led a delegation to a UN exhibition on 100 years of multilateralism that opened in Geneva on September 20.
A workshop reporting the results of a pilot project on implementing the UNESCO Thematic Indicators for Culture in the 2030 Agenda (UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators) in Vietnam on September 19.
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) are committed to taking joint actions to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs) through increasingly involving the private sector.
The United Nations (UN) and the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) need to further strengthen cooperation in order to promote the implementation of sustainable developments goals (SDGs) through South-South and tripartite cooperation, said Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN at a meeting in Geneva on July 7.
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, and his counterparts of South Africa, Sweden, and New Zealand have co-chaired a consultation on a UN General Assembly (UNGA) draft resolution on the epidemic preparedness and response.
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