Despite the global recession that has hit e-commerce markets in the world’s biggest economies, Vietnam appears well positioned, in contrast, and is expected to grow through this phase, according to an article published on the foreign investment consulting firm Dezan Shira & Associates' Vietnam Briefing website.

Vietnam will remain an important link in global supply chains and a destination favoured by many businesses, said Tim Leelahaphan, Standard Chartered's economist for Thailand and Vietnam, on February 28.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on February 28 received Hark-Kyu Park, President and CFO at Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., hailing the Korean firm's effective operation and expecting it to invest in the long term in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s rice export this year is expected to benefit from many favourable conditions, including high global demand, to reach 7 million tonnes, according to the Cong Thuong (Industry & Trade) newspaper.

As a country with high sense of responsibility, Vietnam is willing to cooperate with Japan in realising global commitments and goals, thus turning the bilateral relations into a model in partnership between a developing country and a developed one, said Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha.

VOV.VN - Between the beginning of the year and mid-February Vietnam’s exports decreased by 9.2% to US$37 billion against the same period from last year due to rising inflation in major markets globally, according to the latest statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam strongly supports multilateralism and the United Nations’ central role in global governance and in coordinating efforts to address common challenges, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang told Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on February 24 adopted two resolutions on the organisation of the High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response and the High-Level Meeting on the Fight Against Tuberculosis, which are expected to be held during the High-Level Week of the UNGA’s 78th session in September.

UNESCO experts are willing to share experience and support the northern mountainous province of Lang Son to build a dossier for a global geopark, UNESCO Representative to Vietnam Christian Manhart pledged on February 23.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam –Germany Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation convened its second session in Berlin, Germany, on February 23, charting a course for bilateral economic-trade-investment cooperation in the next two years.