The Asialink Business Centre under Australia’s University of Melbourne has announced to commence a new capability development programme, aimed at building awareness and positioning Australian business to engage in Vietnam’s fintech sector.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s GDP growth rate is unlikely to achieve the target of between 6% and 6.3% set for this year due to the impact of the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections across the country, according to industry insiders.

The high GDP growth rate of 5.64% reported for H1, when a number of large cities and provinces were under social distancing, businesses had to close, and people lost their livelihoods, has puzzled many people.

The Vietnamese economy continues to face many difficulties in the following quarters and the target of a 6.5% growth rate this year will be a great challenge as the global economy is still affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, head of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong has stated.

VOV.VN - The local economy has remained resilient despite the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), recording growth of 2.9% in 2020 to mark one of the highest growth rates worldwide, according to latest annual assessment released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The Hanoi Department of Information and Communication has just drafted and submitted the city’s digital transformation programme by 2025 to the municipal people's committee.

The textile and apparel industry, which managed to survive three waves of COVID-19 thanks to its decision to produce face masks and personal protective equipment, will focus on sportswear and yarn, according to the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group.

The resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, adopted at the event’s closing session on February 1 morning, targets that Vietnam will become a socialist-oriented developed country by the mid-21st century.

VOV.VN - Nikkei Asia, a global leading financial newspaper run by Japanese media giants Nikkei Inc., has recently hailed Vietnam’s success in economic development amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

Vietnam has prepared the best conditions to spur its economic growth as the global economy is grappling with the severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have said.