Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the Vietnam- United Arab Emirates (UAE) business roundtable in Dubai on October 28 (local time) where the focus was on digital transformation, green transition, innovation, and creativity.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on October 28 witnessed a signing ceremony of the Vietnam-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed by Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi.

The 15th National Assembly continued its 8th session in Hanoi on October 26, focusing on group discussions that shape socio-economic landscapes for 2024 and 2025.

VOV.VN - The National Economics University (NEU) and its 15 training programmes received a certificate from Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA)on October 24 for meeting its educational institution quality standards.

According to the updated World Economic Outlook 2025 report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Vietnam's economy is projected to grow by 6.1% next year.

With a high digital economic growth rate of about 20% per year, and the fastest rise in e-commerce in the ASEAN region, Vietnam is moving close to the position of top three biggest countries in the ASEAN region in terms of its digital economy.

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.

In its recent article, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce's newspaper on international trade has praised Vietnam’s foreign direct investment attraction and economic development over the past time, and highlighted the cooperation potential between the two nations in its recent article.

Vietnam is 99th out of the 165 countries in the Economic Freedom of the World ranking by Canada’s Fraser Institute, up four places from last year.

Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, Deputy Head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the UN, on October 16 recommended several issues that the organisation and its member states should prioritise and promote in the coming time, at a meeting hosted by the Economic and Financial Committee of the UN General Assembly (UNGA)’s 77th Session.