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Tran To Nga graduated from a Hanoi university in 1966 and became a war correspondent of the Liberation News Agency, now the Vietnam News Agency. She worked in some of the most heavily AO/Dioxin affected areas in southern Vietnam such as Cu Chi, Ben Cat and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, ultimately experiencing contamination effects herself. … [Read more...] about French trial opens on AO/Dioxin lawsuit against U.S. chemical producers

Viet Nam’s GDP size last year increased by about 1.4 times compared to 2015. The country completed the national target programme on new-style rural area building nearly 2 years ahead of the roadmap, with about 63 per cent of communes nationwide meeting the programme’s standard by the end of 2020, against the set target of 50 per cent. … [Read more...] about Vietnam posts remarkable economic achievements in 2016-2020 period

Hanoi (VNA) – The US’s experience in environmental management and air quality control in Vietnam were touched upon at a seminar in Hanoi on January 25. The event, themed “Solving the air quality crisis: from the US to Vietnam,” was jointly held by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the environmental protection agency under the Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment, and Live & Learn Centre. Dr. Le Bich Thuy from the Hanoi University of Science and Technology pointed out the harmful impact of air pollution on human health and life, and called for joint efforts to find suitable measures to tackle the problem. Le Thanh Thuy, from the environmental protection agency, said given environmental challenges, Hanoi has increased investments in waste control and treatment. Eric Wolvovsky, an expert from the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, introduced the US’s adequate and strict policies and laws on environmental … [Read more...] about US shares experience in environmental management

A representative of the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso) said that despite a decline in consumer demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, footwear exports in the first five months of 2020 to the US reached more than 2.43 billion USD, accounting for 36.3 percent of Vietnam’s footwear export turnover. … [Read more...] about Vietnam-US friendship thrives after a quarter of a century

Vietnam has become an important cog in regional and global economic connectivity, joining a number of important free trade agreements such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), thereby creating a new driving force for development. Regarding the East Sea issue, Ivanov wrote that Vietnam has successfully pooled regional and external support on the issue at global and ASEAN meetings. At the same time, it maintained normal economic activities on legitimate waters within its exclusive economic zone. In the near future, Vietnam’s multilateral diplomacy will focus on shouldering roles in ASEAN and the UN Security Council. … [Read more...] about Russia’s news agency highlights Vietnam’s 35 years of renovation