VOV.VN - Iranian Vice President Seyyed Mohammed Hosseini has called for greater efforts to be made by both Vietnam and Iran to elevate two-way trade to US$2 billion moving forward.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has proposed a total investment of US$320 million in three Vietnamese banks, reported the Nikkei Asia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has emerged as an innovation and technology hub in Southeast Asia amid the region seeking to bridge the gap with other world-leading economies through digital technology, thereby helping to attract foreign investors, including Canadian businesses, according to industry insiders.

After strong growth in the previous quarter, Vietnam’s currency bond market contracted 0.2% due to a decline in the Government bond market and slower growth in corporate bonds.

The National Assembly (NA) hosted the 10th Asia-Pacific meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF) in the central city of Da Nang on November 28 and 29, discussing international cooperation in response to climate change, medical crisis, and for socio-economic development.

VOV.VN - Corey To, an economist at the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (China), has positively assessed the potential of the Vietnamese consumer market, noting that the country has recorded strong economic resilience after the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Low-cost airline VietJet picked up the “Most Valued Airline of the Year in Asia 2022” and “Best Cabin Crew Service in Asia 2022” prizes during the World Business Outlook Awards.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak will spend more than VND55.4 billion (US$2.2 million) to convert the model of elephant-riding to elephant-friendly tourism.

Two heritage pieces of Vietnam were recognised as part of documentary heritage in Asia and the Pacific on November 26, at the 9th general meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP) in Andong city, the Republic of Korea.

Many projects on education and training funded by the World Bank (WB) have reported good results, affirmed Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son during his recent working session with Cristian Aedo, Practice Manager for the Global Practice Education in South Asia at the WB.