Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 22 called for accelerating the development of nuclear power projects, stressing that all negotiations must be conducted on the basis of harmonised interests and shared risks between Viet Nam and its international partners.

Viet Nam is taking part in the first-ever World Atomic Week (WAW), which opened on September 25 at the VDNKh Exhibition Centre in Moscow, bringing together global leaders, experts, and youth to chart the future of nuclear energy and green technologies.

The demand for energy to serve industrialisation and urbanisation is rising, while the goal of reducing carbon emissions has become an international commitment. Therefore, nuclear power, with its advantages of large scale and stable operation, is a strategic choice helping Viet Nam to build a green and sustainable future.

At its 18th Provincial Party Congress, Khanh Hoa set the goal of becoming a national centre for the marine economy, tourism and services by 2025; achieving comprehensive development across all sectors and attaining the status of a centrally governed city by 2030; and by 2045, becoming a modern, developed locality with one of the highest per capita incomes in the country.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hoang Long, who is accompanying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in his working trip to France, held a meeting with representatives from the French Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ASNR) and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) at the ASNR headquarters in Paris on June 10.