Vietnam wants to become a bridge to help the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) enhance its role in the region and develop for the sake of peace and stability, Vietnamese Representative of the State President to the Permanent Council of the Francophonie (CPF) Dinh Toan Thang said.

The disbursement of public investment must be sped up in the second half of this year as an important solution to accelerate economic growth amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI) has devised two growth scenarios for the second half of 2021, said Deputy Minister Tran Quoc Phuong.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh chaired a webinar on June 30 with the US business community to share visions, initiatives, and solutions to promote the extensive development of ties, as well as support in economic recovery and development following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam has sufficient conditions to achieve the twin targets of curbing the COVID-19 pandemic and securing economic growth in 2021, according to Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Andrew Jeffries.

The Vietnamese Government has responded swiftly to the COVID-19 economic impacts, which was supported by strong fundamentals, thus ensuring the economy’s resilience, said Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director for Vietnam Andrew Jeffries.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has issued a decision approving the outline for a task of devising the capital’s housing development programme for 2021-2030, with vision towards 2040.

VOV.VN - Leading Russian scholars believe Vietnam’s open-door policy, coupled with its ability to come up with a long-term strategy and respond competently to the COVID-19 pandemic, has helped the local economy to stand firm amid ongoing threats.

Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi will strive to take the lead in e-commerce nationwide, considering it an important task in economic growth this year, Acting Director of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade Tran Thi Phuong Lan has said.

Given its huge development potential, Khanh Hoa should focus on the sea-based economy, a senior Party official said on May 11.