Vietnam is on the right track in accelerating its decisive economic reform, but an upgrade is needed to meet the government's aspirations of sustained, inclusive, and green growth, said an expert from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The Innovation and Competitiveness Grant Facility (ICG Facility) of the SwissTrade programme will providing 10 – 15 selected small grant projects with funding of up to US$150,000 each during a period of 12 – 24 months, heard a conference held in Hanoi on July 25.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked TH Group continue expanding its scale, improving productivity and quality, building a stronger TH brand, and increasing the material and spiritual lives of employees, thus contributing to building a self-reliant Vietnamese economy.

Deputy head of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV) Mai Phan Dung has expressed his hope that each young Vietnamese living abroad will act as an “Ambassador” helping boost Vietnam’s cooperation with foreign individuals and organisations.

Vietnam’s economic growth this year can reach up to 6.9% in the best-case scenario, the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) announced during a recent Hanoi workshop to launch a report on Vietnam’s economy in the first half of 2022.

Some energy efficiency solutions were shared at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on July 21, expected to help the southern economic hub achieve green growth and sustainable development in the near future.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) keeps this year’s growth forecast for Vietnam at 6.5% in 2022 and 6.7% in 2023 as released in the April 2022 Asian Development Outlook (ADO).

VOV.VN - The World Bank will continue to accompany the Government of Vietnam on its future development path to address strategic issues such as healthcare capacity, disease control and climate change adaptation, along with financial assistance.

The high economic growth rate and the prosperity of a number of business fields in H1 demonstrates the judiciousness of the decisions to change the country's COVID-19 prevention and control strategy.

Panasonic Electric Works Vietnam Co. Ltd. (Electric Works Company) will accelerate the expansion of its electrical construction material business to grow sales by approximately 3.5 times over the next decade, equivalent to a US$365 million increase.