VOV.VN - Vietnam has surpassed the likes of Bhutan to rank fifth among a total of 140 countries worldwide in the Happy Planet Index results, coming in second in the Asia-Pacific region.

Private investments in Vietnam have reached a new peak in contrast to the trend towards decline around the world and in the ASEAN region due to the impact of COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez has lauded Vietnam’s increasing role both regionally and globally in recent times and expressed his desire to further strengthen cooperative relations between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Ten initiatives and priorities for economic cooperation in 2021 were approved at the 27th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Retreat which was held virtually on March 2 and 3, with the participation of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh and other delegates.

The COVID-19 prevention and control work needs to ensure the twin targets of pandemic prevention and economic recovery and development so as not to affect production and business activities, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said at the Government’s regular press conference on March 2.

The Ministry of Health and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have called on people to take action to prevent COVID-19 pandemic for sustainable economic development through a photo series about the lives of ethnic minority traders in the northern mountain province of Ha Giang.

Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has written an article highlighting the potential of growing cooperation in the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), on the occasion of its 25th founding anniversary on March 1.

VOV.VN - The General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) launched the 2021 Economic Census nationwide on March 1 with the primary aim of providing an assessment of the nation’s socio-economic development, thereby helping the Party and State to make further development plans and policies.

Public investment disbursement has been accelerated since the opening days of the year as it continues to be seen as an important driving force of economic growth this year, the Dau tu (Vietnam Investment Review) newspaper reported.

VOV.VN - The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is anticipated to implement a range of green tourism projects and set up models for waste collection on the river as part of key tasks aimed at both preserving and developing tourism activities at the Cai Rang floating market.