Foreign media outlets have cast a positive light on Vietnam’s economic growth, hailing its resilience amid global challenges and strategic vision for future growth.

VOV.VN - Major news agencies around the world made wide coverage of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s passing, emphasizing the Party leader’s role in building the Communist Party of Vietnam, preventing corruption and enhancing Vietnam’s position in the international arena.

The UK-based Financial Times has posted an article in which it assessed that after decades of showing promise, Vietnam’s economic moment may have finally arrived, and the country must capitalise on the manufacturing boom for its long-term development.

About 67% of surveyed banks believe they will lose market share within two years if they fail to digitally transform, according to a new report from cloud banking platform Mambu and The Financial Times Focus (FT Focus).

VOV.VN - The expansion of Vietnam’s wind and solar farms is proving to be crucial in continuing to power economic growth, according to the Financial Times of the UK.

VOV.VN - The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has been a hot topic among media outlets throughout Southeast Asia in recent times, with the major political event running from January 25 to February 2.

Foreign media view 2020 as a truly special year for Vietnam as the country has not only performed the dual role of ASEAN Chair and a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) but also done a good job of concurrently containing COVID-19 and sustaining economic growth.

Multinationals are looking to set up their bases in Vietnam despite various challenges that the country poses as a manufacturing destination, according to the Financial Times in the UK.

Saigon - Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) has just become the only Vietnamese representative to be honoured as “Bank of the Year 2020” by The Banker magazine.