President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is also Chairman of the Council of National Defence and Security, chaired the second meeting of the council for the 2021-2026 term in Hanoi on Friday Participants discussed the Russia-Ukraine conflict, issues affecting Vietnam, and Vietnam’s efforts to prevent and fight plots and activities by hostile and

  Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on Friday praised the UNDP’s role and contributions globally in poverty reduction, governance enhancement and recovery capacity building, towards sustainable development goals. At a meeting in Hanoi with Kanni Wignaraja, UN Assistant Secretary General and UNDP Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Minister

-The consumer price index (CPI)  increased 0.4% in July against the previous month. On average CPI increased 2.54% in 7 months of this year; core inflation increased 1.44%, said the General Statistics Office. The GSO cited multiple reasons for the CPI increase including gas prices up 49.75% against last year.

 US President Joe Biden spoke Thursday with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a time of simmering economic and geopolitical tensions. The two presidents discussed a range of important issues and tasked their teams with following up on the conversation, in particular to address climate change and health security. President Biden underscored

More than 11,000 hate incidents targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the US occurred between March 19, 2020, and March 31, 2022, according to a report by the research and advocacy group Stop AAPI Hate. Racism can manifest itself in many different forms, including civil rights violations, online racism, and

 4 localities in northern Vietnam have signed an agreement to boost economic connections on the Eastern Expressway. This is an initiative to promote regional linkage and exploit the potentials of four localities along the Ha Noi-Hai Phong-Mong Cai expressway. The Eastern Expressway linking Hanoi and Mong Cai border gate connects

-Vietnam and the US discussed clean energy technologies such as hydrogen and nuclear energy and plans to accelerate the energy transition to achieve net zero emissions targets by 2050. During their fourth energy security dialogue in Washington, DC, on Wednesday and Thursday, the two sides looked at bilateral cooperation in