VOV.VN - The nation’s brand value last year soared by 21.6% from 2020 to reach US$ 388 billion, thereby being placed at 33rd position in terms of the global rankings.
The value and position of the Vietnam national brand have constantly improved in recent years in the global market and received recognition from many prestigious international organisations, according to Vu Ba Phu, Director of the Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade).
VOV.VN - The US government delivered an additional 1.7 million doses of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine to Vietnam this week through the COVAX facility, bringing the total number of vaccines the U.S. government has supported in Vietnam to almost 40 million.
VOV.VN - Both the global and domestic prices of gold continued to pick up during the first trading session of the week, with global rates remaining at VND15.86 million per tael lower than the selling price of Vietnam’s Saigon Gold and Jewelry Company (SJC) gold at the same time.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for Chairman and CEO of Korea Credit Guarantee Fund Yoon Dae-hee in Hanoi on April 14, during which the president suggested that the fund assist Vietnamese businesses to join global supply chains.
VOV.VN - As many as 410 businesses from 15 countries and territories globally are displaying their wares across 380 booths at the 31st Vietnam International Trade Fair known as VIETNAM EXPO 2022, which is underway from April 13 to April 16 at Hanoi International Exhibition Center (IEC).
VOV.VN - Thai Nha Van of Vietnam successfully beat off competition from 30 beauties from across the world to win the Miss Culture World International 2022 pageant which concluded in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11.
According to the World Economic Forum’s rankings, Vietnam's gender equality ranking has been falling since 2006, from 65th to 77th in 2018 and 87th in 2021.
The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped to 51.7 in March from 54.3 in February, as the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread labour shortages in the manufacturing sector during March, according to S&P Global.
Vietnam has recorded impressive achievements in health care, and the country is working hard to fulfill the target of universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030.