Society

Vietnam remains committed and focused on enhancing the development of hydrogen energy production and hydrogen-source fuels in regions with potential and advantages in renewable energy.

More than 1,100 natural disasters have taken place across Vietnam this year, heard a conference held by the office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control in Hanoi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 21 signed a directive on further ensuring traffic safety and order for students in the new situation.

On December 21, Secretary of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Provincial People's Council - Nguyen Van Duoc visited Tan An Parish on the occasion of Christmas 2023.

Vietnam is one of the first 63 countries to join the Global Cooling Pledge proposed by President of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) Sultan Al Jaber within the framework of COP28.

The People's Committee of Kon Tum has asked the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to provide support in seeking UNESCO recognition for its Kon Tum plateau as a World Biosphere Reserve.

Ten localities in Vietnam are taking actions to fight plastic pollution under Plastic Smart Cities (PSC), an initiative put forward by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

On December 15, People's Committee of Can Duoc district launched contest to compose sketches of the Victory Monument at Rach Kien Crossroads Historical Site.

On December 14, People's Committee of Long An province organized a preliminary conference to summarize the Project of sending workers to work abroad under contracts, period 2020-2025.

To create a breakthrough and promote socio-economic development, Tan Hung district hopes that Long An province will soon consider investing in traffic projects connecting Tan Hung and bordering districts of Dong Thap province.

The multidimensional poverty rate in Vietnam will reduce to 2.93% in 2023, a drop of 1.1 percentage points compared to last year, according to the Government’s report.

On the morning of December 10, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai participated in the ribbon-cutting and inauguration ceremony for the Ong Doc River Bridge in Ca Mau Province.