Vietnam’s economic growth this year can reach up to 6.9% in the best-case scenario, the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) announced at a Hanoi workshop on July 15 to launch a report on Vietnam’s economy in the first half of 2022.

Vietnam needs to invest approximately US$368 billion from now until 2040 to build a climate resilient and low-carbon economy, according to the Vietnam Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) released by the World Bank on July 13.

Both the Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC) and the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s largest container shipping firm, have shown their resolve to soon start an international transit terminal project in Can Gio district of Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 12 received Dutch Ambassador Elsbeth Akkermann and Swiss Ambassador Ivo Sieber who came to bid farewell to the President following the end of their working terms in Vietnam.

Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab recently described Vietnam as the safest country in Southeast Asia against the threat of financial attacks targeting banks, payment systems and online stores.

Vietnam is expected to come out second only to the Philippines in terms of projected GDP for 2022 and on top for 2023, according to a recent Quarterly Update of the ASEAN +3 Regional Economic Outlook.

Workers’ average monthly income stood at VND6.5 million (US$278) in the first half of this year, respectively rising 5.3% and 11% from the same period of 2021 and 2020, statistics showed.

A workshop took place in Hanoi on July 6 to share Japan’s experiences and policy suggestions for Vietnam in developing a roadmap to implement circular economy.

VOV.VN - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that with the country’s ongoing strong economic recovery, the Vietnamese economy is likely to reach real GDP growth rates of 6% this year before rising to 7.2% in 2023.

A conference reviewing cooperation between Vietnamese ministries, localities and Guangdong province of China was held in virtual form on June 29 under the chair of Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu and Guangdong’s Vice Governor Wang Xi.