The Satisfaction Index of Public Administrative Services (SIPAS) in 2024 increased by 1.28% as compared to the previous year, reaching an average of 83.94%, with more than 90% of surveyed citizens reporting no inconvenience or unnecessary complications when working with civil servants.

The Government has set a goal for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to bring air pollution levels within the safe threshold for human health within the next five years.

The March consumer price index (CPI) in Hanoi rose by 0.08% from the previous month and 2.69% year-on-year, statistics show.

Vietnam is developing a roadmap for establishing an international financial centre (IFC), with the aim of building connections with major IFCs both regionally and globally.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has come in fourth in Southeast Asia on a safety index by country for 2025 released by crowdsourced data platform Numbeo that has listed the world’s safest countries for travel in 2025 in terms of crime.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has climbed seven notches to 98th out of 119 cities in the annual Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) published by the China Development Institute (CDI) in China and Z/Yen Partners in UK.

VOV.VN - Digital transformation in Vietnam has yet to reach its full potential or drive economic growth, with only 30% of businesses adopting digital technologies and remote areas still struggling with internet access, according to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

While the overall macro policies on environmental protection and sustainable development are creating favourable conditions for green e-commerce, the actual implementation of green transformation still faces numerous challenges.

The Argentine website Resumen Latinoamericano has published an article highlighting Vietnam’s strong commitment to innovation as a focus of its national development strategy as the country aims to achieve a GDP growth of 8% or more in 2025 despite global uncertainties.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s index of industrial production (IIP) in February fell by 2.2% month on month but rose by 17.2% year on year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on March 6.