VOV.VN - Vietnam’s digital economy has secured the fastest rate of growth in Southeast Asia this year, with its gross merchandise value (GMV) set to rise 28% annually from US$18 billion last year to US$23 billion this year, said Google, Temasek, and Bain&Company in a report released on October 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has continuously ranked among the world's fastest growing travel destinations, with a growth rate of between 50% and 75% since the beginning of the year, according to details given by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

VOV.VN - Vietnam, together with China, Indonesia, Uganda, and India, are set to be among the fastest growing economies in the world by 2030, according to researchers at the Growth Lab of Harvard University.

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.

The lists of the 500 fastest-growing companies in Vietnam (FAST500) and the top 10 firms in real estate-construction - building material this year were announced by the Vietnam Report JSC and the VietNamNet e-newspaper during a ceremony held in Hanoi on April 22.

Some 83.3% of the 500 fastest-growing companies in Vietnam (FAST500) are optimistic about the outlook and growth opportunities of the domestic market this year, given that the economy is on course to recover to the pre-pandemic level, according a recent survey conducted by Vietnam Report.

Hung Thinh Land JSC, MB AGEAS Life Insurance Company Limited and Tin Viet Finance JSC are among the top 10 in the 500 fastest-growing companies in Vietnam (FAST500) this year as announced by the Vietnam Report JSC and the VietNamNet e-newspaper on March 9.

Vietnam is expected to be the fastest-growing e-commerce market in Southeast Asia by 2026, with e-commerce Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) reaching US$56 billion by 2026, 4.5 times the estimated value of 2021, according to a report by Facebook and Bain & Company.

VOV.VN - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment have launched the Vietnam Workforce for an Innovation and Start-up Ecosystem (WISE) project.

VOV.VN - As many as 1,000 professional, semi-professional, and amateur athletes are set to take part in Viettel Fastest 2020, a charity run which will be held in Hanoi with the aim of raising funds for children suffering from heart disease.