The 4th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Research and Development Forum on “Building disaster resilience to climate-related hazards in Southeast Asia” has been held virtually with support from the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).
The public and private sectors are being urged to work together to prepare for uncertainty in the tourism industry next year, which may pose hurdles for Thailand’s ability to maintain its competitive edge.
Sharing experience in response to challenges arising from new trends in international trade and investment was the focus of a conference held in Can Tho city on November 30.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh affirmed Vietnam’s all-out efforts to fight and eradicate illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing while meeting with an inspection delegation of the European Commission (EC) in Hanoi on October 28.
SunRice, Australia’s largest rice supplier, will partner with Australian and Vietnamese researchers to develop a new variety of rice that helps farmers in the Mekong Delta adapt to climate change and offers a fresh opportunity to increase exports from the region.
Indonesia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis point on October 20 in a bid to curb rising inflation and reduce pressure on the local currency.
Vietnam is committed to actively and responsibly participating in ASEAN cooperation frameworks, particularly in the field of transnational crime prevention and control, affirmed Politburo member and Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam.
Thai government is planning to create two special committees that come up with ways of tackling economic and energy crises as well as helping to reduce people’s cost of living, the country’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has said.
Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan has asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to promptly tackle flight delays and cancellations after latest data shows that up to 5,602 flights by domestic carriers were delayed in June (May 19 – Jun 18), accounting for 18.2%.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Environment and Natural Resources has proposed other municipal departments and agencies cooperate with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in addressing land subsidence.
Greater efforts and determination were needed to thoroughly tackle stagnant State-owned projects and create new resources and motivation to revive these projects and enable them to promote the country’s economic development.
The National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) together with the Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (SPS Vietnam) co-organised a conferece on April 1 to handle technical problems and promote the export of Vietnamese agricultural, forestry and fishery products to China.
The Government of Vietnam is determined to tackle domestic violence by prioritising the amendment of relevant laws and policies on domestic violence prevention and control, and raising public awareness to change people’s behaviours, heard a workshop in Hanoi on March 24.
Australia's national science agency - the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) - and the Australian government have formed a partnership with Indonesia to address plastic pollution in the Indo-Pacific.
The Mekong Delta, which comprises 13 localities, is facing a severe shortage of human resources due to its population changes over the past years, which requires proper solutions and strategies to address.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to work with relevant ministries, agencies and seven provinces bordering China to quickly set up a working group to address the congestion of goods at border gates.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a conference held by Supreme People's Procuracy in Hanoi on December 31 to review the body’s performance in 2021 and set out new tasks for 2022.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 26 presided over an online meeting with representatives of the business circle and localities to discuss measures to continue supporting firms in the context of the COVID-19.
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