Vietnam’s GDP growth this year can reach 2 – 3%, according to former director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Bich Lam.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc gave a reception for Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Vietnam Andrew Jeffries in Hanoi on September 17, during which he expressed his hope that Jeffries will further promote the Vietnam-ADB partnership.

VOV.VN - The nation’s economy is expected to record growth of 1.8% this year, despite the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, before bouncing back to 6.3% in 2021, according to a new report released on September 15 by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Scientists and experts from Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, India, and elsewhere joined a workshop entitled “The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after the COVID-19 pandemic” in Hanoi on September 8.

The central city of Da Nang has called for total investment of VND47.5 trillion (US$2 billion) from the State Budget and foreign sources for the development of 38 projects between 2021-2025, focusing on transport and traffic.

A project on water and flood management in the northern province of Vinh Phuc has had a significant role to play given the locality has been facing major inundation for many years, especially during the wet season.

The Government has asked the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a loan of approximately US$1 billion to ensure capital supply for the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro project, HCM City’s second metro line.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is emerging and playing a central role in the region, thus looking to converge Mekong sub-regional cooperation with its development goals, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung,