Vietnam moves up four places in 2023 Global Peace Index to 41st position
VOV.VN - Vietnam has ranked tenth in the Travel Confidence Index 2023, according to the 2023 edition of its APAC Travel Confidence Index (TCI) released by Booking.com.
The United Overseas Bank (UOB) has lowered its 2023 economic growth forecast for Vietnam from 6% to 5.2%, and forecast that Vietnam will continue to cut regulatory interest rates in the third quarter this year to stimulate its economy.
An 20.8% increase in the base salary for civil servants, public employees, and members of the armed forces from July 1 will lead to rises in prices of other goods and services, which may put a pressure on curbing 2023’s inflation, according to General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong.
VOV.VN - A recently released survey by S&P Global indicates that the Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 46.2 in June from 45.3 in May.
The index of industrial production (IIP) in the first half of 2023 grew by only 0.44% compared to the same period last year due to decreasing orders, falling demand and rising input costs, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Chairman of the Hai Phong municipal People's Committee hosted a local reception for a delegation of officials from several Korean conglomerates who came to explore the northern city's investment environment.
VOV.VN - The General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) announced on May 29 that the first half of 2023 saw the consumer price index (CPI) rise by 3.29% and core inflation grow by 4.74% from the same period last year.
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese capital has moved up 19 notches to 129th position out of 173 cities in the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU)'s livability ranking this year, making it one of the top five biggest risers.
VOV.VN - The nation has climbed 11 places on the latest World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Global Gender Gap Index over the past year, marking a rise from 83rd to 72nd place out of 146 countries, with a score of 0.711.