She also hailed the socio-economic achievements that Vietnam has made under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam as well as the cooperation between the two countries over the past 50 years. He also thanked Vietnam for sending masks to Italy during the most severe period of the COVID-19 pandemic. The EPPIC, funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, has invited innovators from across ASEAN to share their breakthrough ideas to deal with plastic pollution. This project is sponsored by the ASEAN Social Impact Program of Fulbright University Vietnam with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). "More power will help Hanoi ensure the progress, technical standard and operation of the projects," the Hanoi Party chief said.