Under the wise and timely direction of Party and State leaders, in 2022, the diplomatic sector quickly shifted its focus from vaccine diplomacy to economic diplomacy for national recovery and development, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu said in a recent interview granted to the media.

VOV.VN - The impressive growth momentum recorded during the past year is expected to serve as a premise for the nation to go on and achieve its growth target of 6.5% in 2023, according to economic experts.

Reducing the VAT (value added tax) by 2% has been the most practical solution to stimulate consumption and production.

VOV.VN - Last year represented a difficult period for the whole world with numerous challenges, but Vietnam stood firm to weather the storm and record outstanding achievements, paving the way for it to reap new successes in the year ahead.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on January 17 joined leaders of global enterprises in a discussion, and met with senior foreign officials as part of his activities at the 53rd World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on January 17 attended, delivered speeches at important sessions, and had bilateral meetings, as part of his activities at the 53rd World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha met with President of the Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Association Anjuska Weil in Davos on January 15 (local time),as part of his trip to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has suggested that Switzerland share its experience and co-operate with the Vietnamese sides in the fields of education-training and science-technology, as well as innovation, digital transformation, and vocational training.

Although the economy was forecast to continue facing difficulties and challenges in 2023, there were silver linings to pin hope on, experts said.

Vietnam- Philippines economic relations have thrived even at the height of the pandemic, as evidenced by the steady growth of their total bilateral trade, which reached US$5.8 billion in 2021, and US$3.12 billion as of June last year.