Vietnamese female boxers will fight for glory in the 2025 world championships in March in Serbia.

The PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (PV GAS) has become the first long-term supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) power in Vietnam, and currently the only one.

Amidst the global trend of sustainable development and responsible business, it has become critical for enterprises to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices into their operations to better integrate with the world market and gain a competitive edge, a workshop has heard in Ho Chi Minh City.

Several banks swiftly lowered deposit interest rates last week, paving the way for reductions in lending rates in the near future to bolster businesses and fuel recovery.

Vietnam is considering relaxing its two-child policy due to a low birth rate, one of the lowest in Southeast Asia.

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) is organising a ‘Trade Delegation to Japan,’ combined with participation in the World Expo Osaka 2025, to implement the 2025 National Trade Promotion Programme.

A 40% increase in infrastructure investment that the Vietnamese Government is now planning would add approximately 2 percentage points to Vietnam’s 2025 GDP growth - if the Government manages to hit its disbursement targets this year, according to Michael Kokalari, chief economist at VinaCapital.

In its latest macroeconomic update about Vietnam, Standard Chartered Bank forecasts a rise in inflation in the near term.

Several commercial banks have started reducing deposit interest rates by 0.1 to 0.4 percentage points in response to the Prime Minister’s direction to lower rates to help achieve the Government’s 8% growth target in 2025.

The UK’s exports of goods to Vietnam grew by 9.9% last year, and the country is aiming to maintain this momentum in 2025.