VOV.VN - The ASEAN Smart Cities Network High-Level Forum 2020 kicked off in Hanoi on October 22 with the aim of promoting the sharing of initiatives, experiences, and co-operation between Vietnamese cities and their urban counterparts throughout ASEAN.

Economic recovery in CLMV countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) depends on their ability to contain the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from Maybank Kim Eng.

VOV.VN - The nation’s GDP growth is forecast to reach between 2.6% and 2.8% this year, according to economists speaking at the launch of a workshop held on October 21 in Hanoi to unveil the third quarter of independent assessment of Vietnamese macroeconomic performance.

Vietnam is unlikely to reach its target of 1 million enterprises with efficient operation by 2020, according to a draft report recently issued by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

Vietnam stands out as the only ASEAN economy to achieve positive growth in 2020 and rebound to an 8.1% growth rate in 2021 – the highest in Asia, the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) said in a recent report.

Over the next five years, Vietnam will strive for a 7% average GDP growth and a US$5,000 per capita income.

Vietnam will focus on solutions to spur growth towards sustainability amidst the impact of COVID-19 during the 2021-2025 period, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said on September 29.

VOV.VN - The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to record an annual increase of 2.12% during the opening nine months of the year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO) September update.

Vietnam’s GDP growth this year can reach 2 – 3%, according to former director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Bich Lam.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has voiced his hope that Vietnam will achieve a GDP growth rate of between 2 - 3% this year amid the context of the novel coronavirus pandemic evolving in a complex manner.