Auditor General of the State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) Ho Duc Phoc has vowed to take more concrete actions to foster cooperation within the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) in a bid to bring into fully play the potential of its members and take it to a new height.
The 14th Assembly of the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI), which takes place in Hanoi from September 19-22, has adopted the Hanoi Declaration.
Chair of ASOSAI 2015-18 Dr Madinah Binti Mohamad has emphasised cooperation activities between member countries’ audit agencies and the importance of environmental audit.
The theme “Environmental Auditing for Sustainable Development" is one of the important contents of the agenda of the ongoing 14th ASOSAI Assembly in Hanoi.
The painting competition “Denmark in Your Eyes” was launched in Hanoi on September 14 as part of activities to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the Vietnam-Denmark diplomatic relations (1971).
A mayor-level policy dialogue on low carbon emission city development took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 6.
Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) Ho Duc Phoc has called for stronger international cooperation in environmental auditing, as it is a new area relating to many nations.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on August 30 that ministries, sectors and localities must not underestimate their tasks in the four remaining months of 2018 but carry out drastic solutions as many difficulties still arise from the domestic and global situation.
Hanoi has been focused on building its electronic government and smart city system, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has said.
Vietnam always considers the US one of the most important partners and wants to push forward the practical and effective development of bilateral comprehensive partnership for the benefit of the people of the two countries, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 3.
Six countries of the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC), namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and India, have agreed to enhance cooperation in managing and sustainably using water resources.
The Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) of Myanmar announced on July 16 that it had passed 14 basic principles, raising the principles agreed by the Government and ethnic armed organisations to 51.
Tran Minh Tien, owner of a shop in the southern province of Long An, said he sells some 10 kinds of goods made from natural and environment-friendly materials such as grasses, bamboo and coconut fibre, replacing products made from plastic.
Representatives of more than 40 Vietnamese and German companies in Vietnam pledged to adopt a zero-tolerance policy towards wildlife crimes at a workshop in Hanoi on June 29.
Canada has committed aid worth over 228 million USD for fiscal years 2018–2019 through 2022–2023 to the seventh replenishment of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to advance climate action in developing countries.
Several marine channels like Cua Lo and Sa Ky in the central provinces of Nghe An and Quang Ngai and Thi Vai in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau have not been dredged in years because authorities have been unable to identify dumping sites to dispose of the sludge after dredging.
Vietnam is willing to accompany with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in boosting sustainable development for the current and future generations, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Vietnam has strongly committed to reducing plastic waste country-wide and in the long term, working to eliminate the issue all together.
