Standard Chartered has revised up its forecast for Vietnam’s 2024 GDP growth to 6.8% from the previous 6.0%, reflecting the stronger-than-expected expansion in the third quarter of this year.

Remittances sent by overseas Vietnamese to Ho Chi Minh City are expected to surge about 10% in 2024 from a record high of US$9.46 billion in 2023, according to Nguyen Duc Lenh, Deputy Director of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s Ho Chi Minh City Branch.

The Vietnam-Cambodia-Laos Business Forum was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 6 to promote trade connections among businesses of the three countries.

Director of the National Innovation Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment Vu Quoc Huy has reiterated the crucial role of innovation in the tertiary education system and its broader impact on national development.

Vietnam's economic growth is projected to recover to 6.1% in 2024, supported by continued strong external demand, resilient foreign direct investment and accommodative policies, according to the latest report released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The Vietnamese equity market boasts strong potential to become a major source of financing for the private sector, according to specialists from the World Bank.

Vietnam needs to drastically raise measures to promote the development of circular economy in order to take up opportunities for accelerating socio-economic growth and promoting sustainable development.

VOV.VN - Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has downgraded Vietnam’s economic growth rate to 5.9% this year due to the impact of recent typhoon Yagi, according to the bank’s latest report on the economic situation in the third quarter of the year.

The mid-range segment accounts for 98% of the total supply of apartments in Hanoi, while the high-end segment constitutes a mere 2%, CEO of Indochina Capital Michael Paul Piro told a press briefing in Hanoi on September 23.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked for the acceleration of national key transport projects by removing bottlenecks and speeding up investment procedures and site clearance work while chairing the 14th meeting of the State steering committee for national key transport projects in Hanoi on September 17.