Vietnam’s 2023 growth is below-trend amid global external headwinds, but its position as a manufacturing FDI darling remains intact, DBS, Singapore’s leading consumer bank, said in a report released on July 3.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 4 chaired an online Government conference with localities and a monthly regular cabinet meeting to devise solutions for socio-economic development in the context of numerous difficulties and challenges domestically and globally.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and Samsung Vietnam on July 3 officially kicked off the smart factory development project aiming to support Vietnamese firms to participate in global supply chains.

VOV.VN - The northern provinces of Hai Phong and Hai Duong have continued to attract capital inflow from the Republic of Korea (RoK) investors by increasing investment capital in the field of electronic component manufacturing, and urban growth.

Chairman of the Hai Phong municipal People's Committee hosted a local reception for a delegation of officials from several Korean conglomerates who came to explore the northern city's investment environment.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has highlighted economic and trading co-operation as an important pillar in the bilateral relationship between Vietnam and Switzerland, outlining that there is plenty of room for further development in the time ahead.

VOV.VN - According to data released on June 29 by the General Statistics Office (GSO), the Vietnamese economy is continuing to encounter difficulties as it only expanded by an estimated 3.72% during the first six months of the year.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest economic and financial hub in Vietnam, attracted nearly US$2.9 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months of the year, representing a year-on-year rise of 30.7%, according to the Statistics Office of Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Foreign investors poured US$13.4 billion of investment into Vietnam in the first six months of this year, a drop of 4.3% year on year and the lowest figure since 2027, the Ministry of Planning and Investment announced on June 29.

The Investment Promotion Agency (IPA) of Da Nang and the Germany Business Association (GBA) have agreed to promote investment and field study exchange as well as connections among businesses in the two countries.