Vietnam's export turnover reached more than US$280 billion in 2020, a 55-fold increase from the figure of US$5 billion in 1995 thanks to the effectiveness of free trade agreements (FTAs) it has signed with partners.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese passport has fallen by eight notches to rank 94th on a list of the world’s most powerful passports, according to the latest report released by Haley Passport Index.

The economic growth target for this year remains unchanged with two scenarios of 6 percent and 6.5 percent expansion for this year, affirmed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a regular Government meeting held in Hanoi on July 1.

The consumer price index (CPI) of Hanoi in the first half of 2021 rose by 1.14% against the same period last year, according to the municipal Statistics Office.

Vietnam jumped to the 25th place amongst 194 countries and territories in the 2020 Global Cybersecurity Index, which was recently unveiled by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Hanoi earned US$7.16 billion from exports in the first half of 2021, up 4.5% year on year, the municipal Statistics Office estimated.

The June consumer price index of Ho Chi Minh City recorded a month-on-month rise of 0.22%, according to the city’s Statistics Office.

A number of bluechips became the cash magnets and helped the VN-Index of the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange reach a new high of 1,410.04 points on June 29.

VOV.VN - With the consumer price index (CPI) increasing by 1.47% during the first half of the year, the lowest rise since 2016, it remains entirely feasible for the country to keep inflation below 4% this year, said Nguyen Thi Huong, general director of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - The current hot spell is likely to continue heating up both the northern and central regions over the next few days and will remain until July 4.