Society
Seminar discusses joint work against climate change
A seminar discussing the joint work of organisations in response to natural disasters and climate change was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 7.
Society
Society
Business
Vietnam, NZ to further facilitate two-way trade, investment
Vietnam and New Zealand on October 4 agreed to continue facilitating trade and investment between the two countries and providing broader access for agricultural products to each other’s market.
Politics
Vietnamese, Japanese defence ministers hold talks
Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich and his Japanese counterpart Onodera Itsunori reiterated the importance of building a stable, free and open order in line with law in the Indo-Pacific region
Health
ASEAN, Japan medical teams join disaster response drill
A three-day regional collaboration drill beginning on March 26 at Hoa Xuan Stadium in the central city of Da Nang drew more than 200 members of emergency medical teams (EMTs) from 10 ASEAN countries and Japan to test medical response to disasters.
Health
Vietnam ready to cooperate in health response to disasters
Vietnam stands ready to cooperate with other ASEAN member states in medical response to natural calamities in the region, affirmed Deputy Minister of Health Pham Le Tuan at the second regional collaboration drill held in the central coastal city of Da Nang on March 26.
Politics
US naval vessels visit central Da Nang city
An aircraft carrier-led group of the US Navy ships docked in Tien Sa port on March 5, beginning their first-ever visit to Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang.
Culture - Sports
Cultural exchanges connect Vietnam, Japan: NA chief
After four editions, the annual Vietnam-Japan festival has left good impression on Vietnamese people and boosted their understanding about Japan, said NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
Society
Save the Children aids Tien Giang in response to disasters
Save the Children in Vietnam has funded a project on building capacity to cope with natural disasters and enhance access to clean water and hygiene in coastal areas in Tien Giang province.
Politics
APEC financial policies in response to disasters discussed
Experts underscored the necessity and significance of the Finance and Disaster Risk Insurance Initiative within the framework of APEC at a seminar that concluded in Nha Trang city on February 21.
ASEAN
Joint Communiqué of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting
The 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting issued a Joint communiqué in Vientiane on July 24.
Environment
USAID helps Vietnam cushion climate change impacts
The US would continue working with Vietnam to lessen growingly adverse impacts of climate change, according to Todd Raymond Johnson, who is Forest and Climate Change advisor.
Environment
US supports disaster risk management in Vietnam
The Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) is carrying out a US-funded project on building disaster risk management capacity, as announced in Hanoi on November 23.
Environment
Red River Delta boosts connectivity in climate change response
A workshop was held in Ninh Binh province on September 7 to design policies and mechanisms to strengthen regional connectivity in response to disasters and climate change in the Red River Delta.
World
Asia Pacific works together to address natural calamities
More than 100 delegates from across the Asia Pacific region gathered at a
regional forum held in Hanoi on July 2 to discuss a cooperation model
among governments, businesses and charities in coping with natural
disasters.
ASEAN to strengthen collective response in disasters
The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster
management (AHA Centre) officially launched its ten-day induction course
for the fifth batch of ASEAN Emergency Response and Assessment Team
(ASEAN-ERAT) on June 19 in Bogor, Indonesia.
Red Cross societies help central city cope with climate change
How to help Tam Ky city in the central province of Quang Nam
effectively respond to climate change was the focus of a workshop
jointly held by the provincial Red Cross and the American Red Cross
(ARC) in the city on April 1.
Deputy PM calls for joint effort to deal with disasters
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh delivered an
opening speech at the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) High-Level Meeting on
Disaster Prevention and Relief in Response to Climate Change in Hanoi
on November 18, calling for cooperation in disaster risk reduction,
management and mitigation.
Society
ASEAN states join field disaster response drill in Hanoi
Relevant forces from ten ASEAN member countries and observers from
China , Japan , the Republic of Korea , Australia , New
Zealand , the US and UN bodies took part in a field disaster response
simulation exercise in Hanoi ’s Ba Vi mountain area on October 23.
Myanmar receives rice from WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has provided Myanmar
with 175,544 tonnes of rice, worth 167.69 million USD, reported the
country’s media on April 11.
