VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded a modest 3.27% increase in its consumer price index (CPI) in the first half of 2025, well below the National Assembly’s 4-5% inflation target. However, economists warn that rising global uncertainties may challenge the country’s ability to maintain this momentum through the rest of the year.

Amid intensifying geopolitical rivalry among major powers, Vietnam has emerged as a model within ASEAN in balancing relations with global powers while effectively managing risks and safeguarding national and regional interests.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will deploy monitoring measures and tools to assess the compliance of commercial banks in implementing requirements related to risk management, especially compliance with Basel III international banking standards, an SBV official said at an event on July 16.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese shrimp exports to the United States have grown for the seventh consecutive month, defying mounting tariff pressures, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Minister Counsellor Pham Quang Huy, deputy head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to Geneva, recently held a working session with representatives of the St. Gallen Endowment and attended a seminar on trade risk exposure and country responses to tariff increases.

VOV.VN - A 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck Mang Den commune in central Quang Ngai province at a depth of approximately 8.1km on July 12, according to the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Earth Sciences.

VOV.VN - The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reports that localities in the northern and north-central regions are experiencing the peak of a widespread heavy rain event on July 11 - 12, with total rainfall in some areas expected to exceed 250mm.

VOV.VN - At a pivotal session of the World Economic Forum held in Tianjin, China, on June 25, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh outlined both the challenges and opportunities facing Asia today, while proposing key strategies to foster sustainable development, innovation, and regional solidarity.

VOV.VN - Amid increasing global uncertainties, Vietnamese businesses are working hard to proactively develop risk response plans not as an option, but as a survival necessity to maintain supply chains and secure markets.

VOV.VN - A delegation from Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Hiep attended the eighth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2025) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 4.