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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 25 sent a letter to staff of the health care sector lauding their contributions to the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies and the shining stars of ASEAN, and dual diplomatic responsibility in 2020 offers rare opportunity for Vietnam, according to an Eurasia Review analysis.

Conglomerate Vingroup officially opened its VinUni University (VinUni) as the first Vietnamese private and not-for-profit university at the Vinhomes Ocean Park urban area in Gia Lam district, Hanoi, on January 15.

The Republic of Korea's CJ Group on December 27 granted scholarships to 100 underprivileged students who achieved good results in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

Vietnam highly valued the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)’s key role in building and implementing the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), said Ambassador Duong Chi Dung.

With the Vietnamese economy still growing, firms' boards of directors should develop to take advantage of opportunities, a top businessman has said.

While strides are being made to ensure safety for women and children, more still needs to be done, heard a workshop held by the Vietnam Women's Union in Hanoi on November 26.

Enterprises of all sizes should adopt sustainable development practices and models that include a focus on economic, social and environmental protection, speakers said at an international conference held on November 6 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Mekong Caravan tour, scheduled to start from Ho Chi Minh City on November 26, aims at linking tourism agencies to disadvantaged communities across the Mekong Delta, as heard at an event introducing the programme held in the city on October 28.

Vietnam won a gold prize and a silver prize at the categories of corporate social responsibility and digital content at the ASEAN ICT Awards 2019 (AICTA) on October 24 in Vientiane, Laos.

Businesses are the main force of the nation to help promote economic growth, social development, and employment, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said while attending the Vietnam Business Forum 2019 in the central coastal city of Da Nang on October 5.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is collecting opinions on a draft study report proposing the inclusion of the Sustainable Development Goals in the development strategy for 2021 – 2030.

Young people play an important role in reducing food waste and contributing to food security, said Nguyen Tuan Khoi, founder and CEO of non-profit Foodbank Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a working session with the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) High Command in Hanoi on July 11, in which he stressed that the force’s responsibility is very heavy but also very glorious.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasised the need to take practical and concrete measures to control and reduce plastic waste while launching a national campaign on plastic waste prevention in Hanoi on June 9.

The Vietnamese branch of the German non-profit foundation Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) has collaborated with the Centre for Development and Integration (CDI) to launch the baseline study on “UNGP Implementation in the Garment, Footwear, and Electronics Supply in Vietnam” in Ho Chi Minh City on May 28.

The first corporate social responsibility programme (CSR) based on a digital platform in Vietnam’s life insurance market, the Aviva Community Fund 2019, has been officially launched in HCM City.

A project is being implemented in Vietnam to improve the eco-friendliness of the local textile-apparel industry, which is a big foreign currency earner of the country but also has considerable impact on the environment.

The Aviva Community Fund, a corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme of the London-based Aviva insurance group, is set to finance 50 projects in Vietnam in 2019.

With the growth of Vietnam’s young population, recognition of children with autism has increased over the years. The upbringing and education of children with autism is a societal responsibility.