Trade ties with Kazakhstan to be muscled up
September 17, 2012 | 16:36
Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang’s official visit to Kazakhstan has paved the way for cooperation in the oil and gas, banking and aviation industries between the two countries.
Nations set up global climate fund
December 11, 2010 | 22:16
Global talks on climate change on Saturday set up a new fund to manage billions of dollars in aid to poor nations in a hard-fought package urging deep cuts in industrial emissions.
Key points in climate agreement
December 11, 2010 | 22:14
UN-led climate negotiations in Mexico on Saturday approved a deal after two weeks of talks and a final two days of virtually non-stop diplomacy.
U.N. climate talks seek to avert damaging failure
December 09, 2010 | 19:40
Almost 200 nations sought on Wednesday to break a deadlock between rich and poor on steps to fight global warming and avert a new, damaging setback after they failed to agree a U.N. treaty last year in Copenhagen.
UN calls for higher taxes to fund climate warning fight
November 06, 2010 | 09:36
A top UN panel on Friday called for increased taxes on carbon emissions and air and sea transport to raise $100 billion a year to combat climate change.
Nations connect for common good
August 11, 2010 | 17:56
Vietnam and Singapore in August, 2010 celebrate the 36th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations. Singapore’s ambassador to Vietnam Simon Wong Wie Kuen tells VIR’s Lien Huong about the flourishing cooperation between the two nations during the past year and potential for future collaboration.
Economy fuels giant development strides
September 12, 2005 | 17:40
Sustained economic growth has propelled Vietnam’s human development ranking to 108 of 177 nations, from 112 in 2004, according to the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) 2005 Human Development Report (HDR), released last week.
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