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.

Overcoming many bright candidates from the East Asia - Pacific region, VPBank has just been honoured by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as the "Best Digital Bank" in 2021.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s decision to tighten control over real estate credit has helped to restrict speculation while making the market transparent and preventing a real state bubble, economic experts have said.

The second Vietnam Card Day was launched in Hanoi on April 16 with the theme of “Leading the way”.

Vietnam is anticipated to enjoy the highest trade and income gains among members of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), according to a latest World Bank report.