The lists of the 500 fastest-growing companies in Vietnam (FAST500) and the top 10 firms in real estate-construction - building material this year were announced by the Vietnam Report JSC and the VietNamNet e-newspaper during a ceremony held in Hanoi on April 22.

At least 80% of communes nationwide are expected to be recognised as new-style rural areas by 2025, according to the national target programme on new-style rural area building.

VOV.VN - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) on April 21 signed an amendment to their bilateral partnership agreement to expand USAID’s support for Vietnam in promoting local capacity development.

VOV.VN - Saint-Gobain of France, one of the world’s leading building material manufacturers, has recently inaugurated a production line of Weber-branded tile adhesive and grout products in the northern province of Hung Yen in Vietnam.

The trend of sustainability will continue to be a driver of Vietnam’s real estate industry, heard a workshop on April 7.

VOV.VN - The nation strongly desires to contribute to the world’s combined efforts to help promote and protect human rights through its candidature for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) membership for the 2023 to 2025 tenure.

VOV.VN - The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) always values its partnership with Vietnam and pledges to pay close attention to and actively support the nation in realising its sustainable development goals.

The People’s Committee of Quang Tri has approved a Norwegian-funded project on capacity building for this central province’s mine action centre during 2022 - 2025.

Law building should keep up with the reality and deal with emerging issues, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a Cabinet meeting on law building in Hanoi on March 4.

Vietnam's Consumer Price Index edged up 1.84% year-on-year in 2021, the lowest ever recorded since 2016, according to the General Statistics Office.