The more than 5 million Vietnamese people living and working in 130 countries have helped bring Vietnamese goods, especially farm produce, to the world.

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.

The number of Vietnamese guest workers working overseas under contracts exceeded 59,600 in the first five months of this year, or 54.2% of the annual plan and over 1.9 times higher than the same period last year, showing positive signals from overseas employment, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh on June 30 held a working session with Nadja Zivkovic, Mayor of Marzahn-Hellersdorf borough of Berlin, to discuss ways to beef up its cooperation with Vietnamese localities via specific projects in the near future.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese businesses pumped US$147 million into 60 new investment projects abroad during the first six months of the year, marking a drop of 51.2% year on year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said in its the latest report release on June 29.

The Ho Chi Minh City Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs held a hybrid conference on June 28 highlighting the role of OV communities in the “Vietnamese people prioritise Vietnamese goods” campaign.

VOV.VN - A football tournament held for Vietnamese expats in Russia kicked off in Moscow on June 20, drawing the participation of around 400 players living and working in Russia.

VOV.VN - A men’s futsal tournament was organised on June 18 by the Malaysia-Vietnam Friendship Association (MVFA) in the Malaysian state of Selangor, aiming to boost the building of a cohesive Overseas Vietnamese (OV) community.

VOV.VN - Young overseas Vietnamese aged 12 to 22 from across the world are set to take part in the 16th summer camp which is scheduled to take place from July 11 to July 15 in Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Thuan province.

UOB FinLab, an innovation accelerator powered by the Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB), announced its official launch in Vietnam on June 13.