The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on July 24 appointed Shantanu Chakraborty as its new Country Director for Vietnam, succeeding Andrew Jeffries who ended his term as Country Director on April 27.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong’s forthcoming State visit to Italy is expected to enhance bilateral trade and bring co-operation opportunities for both nations’ businesses, which share many similarities, particularly as their economies are complementary to each other in terms of industries and products.

VOV.VN - A number of export agricultural products are set to continue to maintain their growth momentum ahead in the second half of this year, with fruit and vegetables being the main export items, followed by rice and coffee, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Global IT services provider FPT Software recently signed a partnership agreement with Nippon Seiki – the world's leading supplier of information display products for automobiles and motorcycles.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will step up its efforts when carrying out sustainable development goals (SDGs), Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang said at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on July 19.

VOV.VN - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has moved to revise its growth forecast for Vietnam, reducing the rate from 6.5% to 5.8% for this year, and from 6.8% to 6.2% ahead in 2024, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) July 2023 released on July 19.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, met with Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of Tanzania Mussa Azzan Zungu on July 18 on the sidelines of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Film Development Association (VFDA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPA) have jointly launched an online video contest titled “I Love Vietnam” in an effort to elevate the images of Vietnam and its people.

A workshop on sustainable urban planning and development in the Mekong Delta was held on July 18 in the southern province of Hau Giang.

VOV.VN - The Da Nang Department of Tourism said on July 18 that the central city is set to host a golf tourism festival 2023 between August 25 and September 2, with the ultimate aim of providing a boost to the nation’s golf tourism development.