VOV.VN - The northern port city of Hai Phong, the largest of its kind in Northern Vietnam, has unveiled its development planning for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050, aiming to become a typical city of Asia by 2030.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife left Hanoi on January 16 for Davos, Switzerland, to attend the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at the invitation of WEF founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab.

With a positive economic outlook, the Ministry of Industry and Trade aims to increase exports by 6% in 2024, running a trade surplus for nine years in a row, estimated at US$15 billion.

The Vietnamese economy is likely to expand by 6-6.5% in the base scenario, with even recovery recorded in all sectors of agriculture, industry, construction and services, Dr. Can Van Luc, a member of the National Financial-Monetary Policy Advisory Council, has predicted.

VOV.VN - The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) unveiled two economic scenarios for Vietnam this year at a conference held on January 15 to release the report “Vietnam's economy in 2023 and prospects for 2024: Reforms to accelerate growth recovery”.

VOV.VN - There are sanguine economic prospects ahead for Vietnam this year as foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows are anticipated to be further poured into the country over the course of 2024, especially in the semiconductor chip and high technology field, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - Swiss experts have expressed optimism about the success of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s forthcoming trip to attend the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF-54) in Davos, Switzerland starting from January 16.

Many international financial institutions have expressed their optimism about Vietnam’s GDP growth, and shared the view that it would reach at least 6% this year.

The forecast for 2024 indicates that consumer demand will continue to be a primary contributor to Vietnam's economic growth, in addition to the ripple effects of public investment and exports.

Experts believed that the world and domestic economic situation in 2024 will continue to have difficulties and challenges. In that context, Vietnamese enterprises need to proactively implement solutions to promote production and business.