VOV.VN - The fourth Congress of the Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese (BAOOV) took place on January 27 in Ho Chi Minh City to review the 2018 to 2023 term, outline orientations and tasks for the 2023 to 2028 period, and to elect the Executive Committee for a new term.

VOV.VN - The United States Mission to Vietnam announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Danang city and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to enhance development cooperation.

The Vietnam Forum: The Moment will be hosted by the Ho Chi Minh City Peace and Development Foundation (HPDF) on May 25-26 in HCM City, highlighting connectivity, culture and creativeness in Vietnam’s development, heard a press conference on January 24.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai received representatives from international organisations and investors on January 24 within the framework of the investment conference for HCM City’s green growth jointly held by the committee and the World Bank (WB).

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on January 23 launched the first-ever study on women-owned small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, proposed a number of major co-operation directions of the G77 Group at the Third South Summit of the Group of 77 countries and China (G77+China) that took place from January 21 to January 22 in the Ugandan capital of Kampala.

VOV.VN - Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Rebeca Grynspan hailed Vietnam’s development achievements, saying the country is a development model globally amid global volatility.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is Switzerland’s leading important economic partner in Southeast Asia, Swiss President Viola Amherd told Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during their meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 17.

Vietnam has set a target to climb at least two places in the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) by 2025.

VOV.VN - Dozens of domestic and foreign experts gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on January 17 to map out solutions for speeding up major metro projects in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.