Poverty in Vietnam declined substantially between 2010 and 2020, according to a report released by the World Bank (WB) on April 28.

The Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank - a partner that has been the main sponsor of the national chess championship for three consecutive years, announced its rewards for members of the national chess team participating 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) at a ceremony in Hanoi on April 27.

Ho Chi Minh City lured US$1.28 billion worth of foreign investment in the first fourth months of 2022, an annual rise of 12.18%, reported the municipal Department of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has affirmed the Government’s readiness to provide favourable conditions for Korean businesses, including Hana Financial Group and Hana Bank, to invest and do long-term business in the nation in the spirit of harmonious benefit and risk sharing.

Vietnam has made remarkable progress in poverty reduction in the 2010 – 2020 period, with the rate of poverty declining to only 5% from 16.8%, according to the World Bank (WB).

There has been great pressure on Vietnam's logistics industry to train, retrain and upgrade workers' knowledge as well as to keep up-to-date with international standards and measures, according to the Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA).

VOV.VN - Investors from the Republic of Korea (RoK) have developed a greater presence in multiple fields in the northern port city of Hai Phong, including garments and textiles, electronics, automobiles, finance and banking.

Thanks to increases in savings interest rates, deposits at banks increased strongly in the first two months of this year after declining last year.

Director-General of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Nguyen The Manh asked the World Bank (WB) to help the agency further improve the quality and effectiveness of its social and health insurance services during his meeting with WB Country Director for Vietnam Carolyn Turk in Hanoi on April 21.

VOV.VN - Both nations have agreed on a number of specific orientations, solutions, and action plans to boost bilateral cooperation during the post-COVID-19 period, towards achieving the two-way trade turnover target of US$25 billion by 2025 as set out by the two Government's leaders.