The Vietnam Logistics Forum (VLF), the largest annual event in the field hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade since 2013, will take place in the northern port city of Hai Phong on November 25 and 26, aiming to encourage firms to save energy, reduce emissions, and use clean power sources.

VOV.VN - The BI index, which predicts dengue transmission, currently indicates that the dengue fever epidemic in Hanoi is exceeding the warning level.

VOV.VN - Vietnam climbed six places this year to rank 60th out of 111 non-native English speaking countries and territories in Education First's EF English Proficiency Index (EPI).

Vietnam ranks 76th over 193 countries in terms of the online service index in the United Nations’ assessment, up five places compared to 2020.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly passed a resolution on socio-economic development tasks for 2023 at its year-end session on November 10, with GDP projected to expand by 6.5%.

VOV.VN - PAM Air monitoring stations in Hanoi reported that the Air Quality Index (AQI) in areas of the capital have reached hazardous levels, mostly in densely-populated areas near schools and kindergartens which have an adverse impact on the health of children and the elderly.

Vietnam aims to become an upper middle-income country with a modern industrial base by 2030.

Although business conditions in the Vietnamese manufacturing sector continued to improve at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) grew the slightest in 13 months.

Vietnam’s index of industrial production (IIP) went up 9% in the first 10 months of this year, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) reported.

Despite its great potential for growth, poor transport infrastructure and high costs are holding back the logistics industry, insiders said at the Vietnam Logistics Transformation forum held in HCM City on October 19.