Vietnam’s growing stature in the region and the world and its impressive containment of COVID-19 have continued to consolidate its status as an attractive destination for Singaporean investors.

VOV.VN - A teleconference is scheduled to get underway in Hanoi on September 22 in an effort to introduce local agricultural products to various countries globally, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - Over the course of the past 43 years the nation has developed from being known only for wars and poverty to taking an active lead in UN activities, becoming an increasingly important voice at global forums.

VOV.VN - Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado has vowed to promote comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam, at a recent virtual meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico and Honduras Nguyen Hoai Duong.

The outlook for Vietnam's livestock market was bright over the next ten years as the population grows to nearly 107 million with an average income of US$10,000, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong.

The year 2020 marks a major turning point in the energy industry of Vietnam, with clean energy strengthening its solid position and establishing itself as a profitable sector with significant potential for development, while coal-fired thermal power no longer holding the position as a favoured energy source in the country.

Along with its challenges, Vietnamese companies see climate change as an opportunity to speed up restructuring, reorganise production, and create new products and technologies, according to a report from the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Asian Foundation released on September 16.

A total of 2.4 million jobs have been lost in Vietnam in the first two quarters this year, the biggest reduction for the period in the past decade, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Le Van Thanh.

The ASEAN ministers’ meeting on human resources development in a changing world of work, is underway in the form of video conference from September 15-16.

The construction of a series of seaports in the south-central region is expected to drive its maritime economic development, according to local government leaders.