A delegation of officials from Cuba had a working session with representatives of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority (HEZA) on May 11 on the occasion of their trip to the northern port city of Hai Phong.

VOV.VN - High interest rates have exerted a strong impact on Vietnam’s competitiveness, heard a seminar themed “Impact of High Interest Rates on Macro-economic Stability and Growth Recovery in 2023” held on May 11 in Hanoi.

The University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City has signed an agreement with Australia’s Deakin University to optimise the study abroad journey.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has voiced its strong objection to China’s unilateral fishing ban in the East Sea and said it has no legal force.

The index of industrial production (IIP) in April was estimated to increase by 3.6% month on month and by 0.5% over the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Indonesian President Joko Widodo have agreed to further bring into play the traditional close-knit friendship so as to take both nations’ strategic partnership to new heights.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has made positive contributions to materializing economic priorities of ASEAN in 2023, Arsjad Rasjid, Chairman of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council 2023 (ASEAN-BAC) has said in a recent media interview ahead of the 42nd ASEAN Summit, scheduled to take place on May 9-11 at Labuan Bajo, Indonesia.

VOV.VN - The Government convened the regular April meeting under the chair of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 5 to review the socio-economic situation in April and the first four months of the year, alongside a number of other important issues.

Vietnam will focus on developing its private sector to turn it into an important driving force for the socialist-oriented market economy, contributing to rapid and sustainable socio-economic development and improving the economy's self-reliance.

With the Government’s initiatives to address disappointing GDP growth in the first quarter and the fact that foreign companies’ orders are likely to increase in the second half of the year, the economy is expected to rebound then, Michael Kokalari, chief economist at investment fund VinaCapital, has said.