VOV.VN - Digital transformation is a key task and a breakthrough in implementing socio-economic development targets, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed while chairing the eighth meeting of the National Committee on Digital Transformation held on April 24 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese economy is showing mixed signs of recovery, with growth forecast to reach 5.5% in 2024 and gradually rise to 6.0% by 2025, according to the latest World Bank Taking Stock bi-annual economic update released on March 23.

Vietnam’s economic growth is predicted to expand by about 6.5% this year based on numerous potentials, significant foreign direct investment, and ongoing efforts to improve the business environment and infrastructure.

Economic outlook, demographic transformation and changing consumer trends are among macro shifts reshaping Vietnam's fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) landscape, according to marketing data and analytics company Kantar Worldpanel.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia organised a seminar on April 19 on prospects for Vietnam-Russia digital economic cooperation, attracting over 100 delegates representing ministries, sectors, research institutes, and business associations of the two countries.

A representative of Vietnam has affirmed the youth’s commitment to joining hands in climate change response, while attending a plenary session of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum in New York on April 17.

VOV.VN - Overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s largest economic and financial hub, rose more than 35% in the first quarter of this year to nearly US$2.87 billion, according to the State Bank of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City branch.

German enterprises are particularly interested in expanding investment cooperation with Binh Duong province, Urs Unkauf, Federal Managing Director of the Global Economic Network under the German Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade (BWA), said at a working session with leaders of the southern province of Binh Duong on April 16.

VOV.VN - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) country director for Vietnam Shantanu Chakraborty has said the Asian financial institution is optimistic about the country’s economic prospects this year.

VOV.VN - The Voice of Vietnam online paper (VOV Online) will host a business forum in Hanoi on April 17 to seek ways to accelerate green economic development in Vietnam.