VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a regular Government meeting on April 4 to review the socio-economic development situation in April and the first four months of the year, as well as outlining orientations and key tasks for May and the time to come.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Duy Dong highlighted Vietnam’s efforts and achievements in economic development and population affairs to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) while addressing the 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD57) of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

VOV.VN - Digital transformation is a key task and a breakthrough in implementing socio-economic development targets, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed while chairing the eighth meeting of the National Committee on Digital Transformation held on April 24 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Voice of Vietnam online paper (VOV Online) will host a business forum in Hanoi on April 17 to seek ways to accelerate green economic development in Vietnam.

The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is among the solutions that will help Vietnam realise its ambition of boosting the circular economy and green transition, according to Deputy Head of Mission at the Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam Mette Moglestue.

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.

A kick-off ceremony for the construction of the Khe Net pass railway rehabilitation project was held on March 22 by the Ministry of Construction, the People’s Committee of central Quang Binh province, and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF).

Foreign affairs and diplomacy have played a pioneering role in mobilising external resources to serve the country's socio-economic development, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told a question and answer session at the National Assembly Standing Committee’s 31st sitting on March 18.

VOV.VN - The 15th National Assembly’s sixth session recently adopted a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for the year, with GDP targeted at 6% to 6.5% and per capita GDP at US$4,700 to US$4,730.

VOV.VN - Innovation and adaptability are the key drivers for Vietnamese economic development this year, according to economists attending the annual Vietnam Economic Scenario Forum 2024 in Hanoi on January 11.