Author: VOV
Cycling for the environment in central Vietnam
VOV.VN - As many as 200 local people and tourists participated in a cycling for the environment campaign in Hue, central Vietnam, on June 29 as part of the 2024 Hue Community Ao Dai (long dress) Week and in celebration of the 64th anniversary of the Vietnam Tourism Day on July 9.
Tourism recovery on track as foreign arrivals in H1 up 58.4%
VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomed more than 8.8 million foreign arrivals during the first half of the year, marking an annual rise of 58.4% and up 4.1% compared to the same period from 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Newly-established enterprises up 6.1% in six months
VOV.VN - In the first half of the year, there were 80,500 newly-registered enterprises with a total registered capital of VND744.2 trillion and 512,000 new labourers, rising by 6.1%, 5.2%, and 0.4%, respectively, from the same period a year ago, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
PM’s visit expected to take Vietnam - RoK relations to new heights
VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has said the coming visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will help bring relations between the two countries to new heights.
Six-month consumer price index exceeds the 4% mark
VOV.VN - The consumer price index (CPI) that is used to calculate inflation kept rising in June, prompting the six-month figure to surpass the 4% mark, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
VAT reduction policy extended for another six months
VOV.VN - Deputies to the National Assembly on June 29 approved a resolution extending the existing VAT reduction policy for another six months till the end of 2024.
Foreign tourists spend 40% of their budget on food and drink in Vietnam
VOV.VN - Vietnamese payment platform Payoo has revealed statistics indicating that foreign tourists typically spend 40% of their budget on food and drink when visiting the nation.
Six-month FDI inflows up 13% year on year
VOV.VN - Foreign businesses injected nearly US$15.19 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Vietnamese economy in the first six months of 2024, representing a year-on-year rise of 13.1%, according to the General Statistics Office.
National economy beats growth target, six-month GDP at 6.42%
VOV.VN - The national economy of Vietnam has maintained its upward trajectory, expanding by 6.93% in the second quarter of the year, thereby raising first-half growth to 6.42%, reported the General Statistics Office on June 29.
Independence Day of United States celebrated in Ho Chi Minh City
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City leaders makes some proposals to boost cooperation with the United States at a ceremony marking the 248th Independence Day of the United States in the city on June 28 evening.
