Ho Chi Minh City’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) was estimated at over VND406.34 trillion (US$16.34 billion) in the first quarter, a year-on-year increase of 6.54%, the highest growth recorded for Q1 since 2020, heard a meeting of the municipal People’s Committee on April 2.

VOV.VN - About 200 delegates will attend the ASEAN Future Forum 2024 that is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on April 22, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a press briefing in Hanoi on April 1.

Existing staff working in the oil sector, and those who work building construction on the sea, electricity plants and marine industry can move to work in various technical positions in the offshore wind sector.

VOV.VN - Vietnam should promptly seize development opportunities that arise from a changing world geopolitically, said business leaders and scholars at the Vietnam Leaders Global Forum 2024 held recently in France.

VOV.VN - The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has granted investment licenses to 15 projects with total capitalisation of VND60 trillion.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam on March 28 convened a technical meeting focusing on a roadmap for transition from coal-fired power generation to sustainable alternatives.

VOV.VN - The export of agro-forestry-fishery products continued to be a bright spot in the overall picture of the national economy in the first quarter of 2024, generating a trade surplus of US$3.36 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on March 26 received Senior Executive Vice President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Yamada Junichi who is on a visit to Vietnam.

Vietnam has co-sponsored the UN’s first resolution on artificial intelligence (AI), which highlights the promotion of safe, secure, and trustworthy AI systems that will also benefit sustainable development for all.

The Thai Nguyen University (TNU) in the northern province of the same name, in collaboration with the Vietnamese Society of Soil Science (VSSS), on March 26 opened the 16th International Conference of the East and Southeast Asia Federation of Soil Science Societies (ESAFS) themed “Healthy Soils for Sustainable Development”.