VOV.VN - National Assembly deputies on May 20 elected Tran Thanh Man chairman of the legislature for the 2021 - 2026 tenure, at the seventh session of the people’s supreme body that is getting underway in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Five export commodities recorded turnover of more than US$5 billion each in the first four months of the year, accounting for 57.8% of the country’s total export turnover.

VOV.VN - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is scheduled to hold its second gold bullion bidding session this April in an effort to increase the supply of gold bullion and to stabilise the domestic gold market after the first one was held 11 years ago.

VOV.VN - China has long been Vietnam’s top trading partner, with bilateral trade soaring to approximately US$172 billion by 2023, while the Vietnamese side claims the title of being China's largest trading partner within ASEAN and fifth in the world overall.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 5.66% in the first quarter of this year, marking the highest growth rate compared to the same period from 2020 to 2023, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Foreign investors poured more than US$6.17 billion into the Vietnamese market as of March 20, representing a year-on-year rise of 13.4%, reports the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - So far Vietnam has established the comprehensive strategic partnership with seven countries worldwide, namely China, Russia, India, the Republic of Korea, the United States, Japan and Australia.

VOV.VN - As affordable as it is both vibrant and varied, Vietnam is fast becoming a destination of choice for Australian holidaymakers, Herald Sun, one of the oldest and most widely read newspapers in Australia, wrote as it hailed numerous Vietnamese tourist attractive destinations.

VOV.VN - The northern, central, and southern regions throughout Vietnam all have different traditional customs with which they celebrate the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, the country’s largest festival each year.

VOV.VN - The 15th National Assembly’s sixth session recently adopted a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for the year, with GDP targeted at 6% to 6.5% and per capita GDP at US$4,700 to US$4,730.