The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, expected to be signed on November 15 within the framework of the 37th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, will be the world’s largest free trade agreement (FTA) and is a significant boost for ASEAN businesses, including those in Vietnam, according to insiders.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will promote domestic market consumption to contribute partly to enhancing socio-economic development.

Promoting the development of science and technology as well as digital economy is a wise choice for Vietnam to achieve an annual average economic growth rate of 7% during 2021-2030, according to experts.

Sustainable development was important for Vietnam to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts said at a forum in Hanoi on November 10.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly adopted a resolution on major socio-economic development targets for 2021 at its plenary meeting in Hanoi on November 11.

The Hanoi People’s Council held its 17th meeting on November 10 to consider and decide upon issues relating to public investment plans.

HCM City’s industrial production index (IPI) from January to October declined 4.7% from the same period last year in the wake of COVID-19, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam's GDP may achieve a growth rate of 6% or greater in 2021, according to economists and industry experts.

VOV.VN - Construction work on the US$6 billion LNG (liquefied natural gas) Chan May gas power project is due to begin during the first quarter of next year with the first phase of commercial operations launching in 2024, according to the People's Committee of Thua Thien - Hue province.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister and General Secretary of the National ASEAN 2020 Committee Nguyen Quoc Dung explained the progress relating to the implementation of initiatives that Vietnam has outlined during its year as ASEAN Chair when talking recently to the media.