Natural disasters could shave 1.5% off annual GDP or even more if no appropriate measures are taken in response to climate change, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Vietnam needs to develop a strategy to promote the development of the private sector over the next decade to maintain growth, speakers said at a conference on socio-economic development from 2021 to 2030 recently held in HCM City.

Vietnam's GDP may achieve a growth rate of 6% or greater in 2021, according to economists and industry experts.

VOV.VN - The has maintained its place as Canada’s largest shrimp supplier, accounting for 34% of the North American country’s total shrimp import value, according to data released by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc underlined the need to redouble efforts as a means of avoiding economic lag while addressing the plenary session of the 10th National Assembly (NA) sitting on November 10, with the meeting ending two and a half days of question-and-answer activities.

The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to weigh on socio-economic development and State budget in 2021 and the years that follow, Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung said.

Thai Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit will represent Thailand to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by the middle of this month, said the Bangkok Post on November 7.

The rate is even higher than the 7.1% year-on-year growth from a pre-COVID-19 environment in 2019.

VOV.VN - The nation’s digital economy hit US$12 billion in 2019, with the sector anticipated to record rapid growth in the coming years to reach a figure of US$43 billion by 2025.

Vietnam’s 2021 economic outlook depends on the domestic and global COVID-19 situation, but growth of 6% is an achievable target for next year, a lawmaker has said.