The United Nations and the World Bank on Wednesday announced a concerted effort by governments, international agencies, civil society and the private sector to scale up financing to provide sustainable energy for all,

 Vietnam will continue to strengthen its public governance and develop mechanisms to better engage the public and other stakeholders in improving policymaking, anti-corruption and citizens' access to justice, especially those from vulnerable groups.

Four members of a family were killed after their general store suddenly caught fire in southern Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province's Toc Tien Commune yesterday morning.

 Vietnam will actively contribute to the building of strategies and action programmes of the United Nations in various fields, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said.

 Addressing the UN General Assembly’s general debate in New York on September 27, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called on the international community to re-double efforts to promote peace, end hunger and poverty, and protect the planet.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has received praises from leaders and member countries of the United Nations for its active role and practical contributions to the success of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly.

 The Appeal Court of the Supreme People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City on August 14 commuted the prison sentence for a defendant convicted of “conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will consult the people’s opinion on the draft national report on the implementation of human rights in Vietnam, which is expected to present at the UN Human Rights Council in January 2014.

 After a marked downturn over the past two years, the global economy is expected to gain momentum slowly for the rest of 2013 and 2014 on the back of accommodative monetary policies in developed and developing economies,

To provide a multidimensional view of the current situation of the East Sea, we would like to introduce the interview with Mr. Yakov Berger, an expert of Chinese studies at the Far East Institute of the Russian Academy of Science.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam supports efforts on reforming the global governance system, Vice Chairman of the National Financial Supervisory Commission of Vietnam Ha Huy Tuan has said.

 Two UN agencies on Wednesday called for the renewal of an agreement that allows the world's poorest countries to access life-saving drugs at costs they can afford,

 The United States called for drunk diplomats to be barred from United Nations' budget negotiations.

On the afternoon of February 25, in Hanoi, Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of Defense, met with the Assistant to the UN Secretary-General, in charge of the UN peacekeeping force, Mr. Edmond Mulet.

 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday expressed hope that five key deliverables, including the extension of Kyoto Protocol and progress on long-term climate finance, can be achieved at the Doha climate talks.

 France on Tuesday said it will back a Palestinian bid for enhanced UN status at a General Assembly vote this week, a move hailed by the Palestinians as a "historic" step in their quest for greater global recognition.