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An agreement on legally-sourced timber imports from Vietnam to the EU that was finally signed in October is now being held up against the reality on the ground in the Southeast Asian country. The EU’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan with ...

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has reiterated his viewpoint of not encouraging unplanned internal migration and called for harmonious, flexible and comprehensive measures to address the issue.Keep reading ...

Việt Nam is among the few ASEAN member countries to consistently improve its attractiveness to foreign investors due to its growing economy and improving business climate, according to experts.Keep reading ...

A study by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) shows that one of the most critical problems for environmental security is climate change. Climate change has made natural disasters, especially storms, floods, and droughts, increasingly worse, causing environmental upheavals and ecological crisis, ...

Many of the local people want to use electricity originating from renewable energy sources as it is offered at reasonable prices and can replace other materials, including coal, which is facing an acute shortage, officials said. However, renewable power development has posed multiple challenges.Keep reading ...

Vietnam has set a target to gain per capita income of around USD10,000 by 2035, according to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.[]By late 2017, Vietnam’s GDP was estimated at USD220 billion and the country’s per capita income was at roughly USD2,300.Keep reading ...

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested ministries and government agencies to remove and simplify at least 50% business and investment conditions in 2019.  []The success of the business community would bring prosperity for Vietnam in the next decades. Keep reading ...

The 2019 national population and housing census will cover more than 95 million people and 25 million households, said Director General of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Bich Lam. The once-in-a-decade census, scheduled from April 1 to 25, 2019, holds particular importance because it will ...

At the 24th UN Conference on Climate Change (COP24), Germanwatch released the most up-to-date Climate Risk Index ranking, which analyses the extent to which each country has been affected by weather-related loss events. According to Germanwatch’s report, Việt Nam ranks 6th globally, the highest of any ...

The Ministry of Public Security has opened a hotline to receive complaints relating to corruption and wrongdoings committed by police officers. Agencies, organisations and individuals can report incidents to the ministry on 0692342593.Keep reading ...