VOV.VN - Bjorn Andersson, regional director of Asia and the Pacific of UNFPA, applauded Vietnamese efforts on October 4 in addressing the preference for sons and gender-biased sex selection over the last 15 years.

VOV.VN - Molex, the world’s leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, has unveiled its ambitions to expand its existing manufacturing plant in Hanoi, covering on a total production area of up to 16,000 square metres.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has suggested that the IMF make it a priority to support Vietnam as a developing country, particularly one that has experienced many years of war, with its economy currently being in transition and still facing numerous challenges.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception for visiting First Vice President of the Thai Senate General Singsuk Singpai and a delegation of the Senate Standing Committee on the Independent Organs under the Constitution of Thailand in Hanoi on September 28.

VOV.VN - The World Bank (WB) has raised its GDP growth forecast for Vietnam this year to 7.2% from 5.3% in April, while the overall rate of the East Asia and Pacific region is projected at 3.2%.

Vietnam is one of the premier partners in the Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme. India’s development cooperation and capacity building efforts with Vietnam are also in line with the important place that Vietnam occupies in India’s Act East Policy and Indo Pacific Vision.

Liechtenstein wishes to promote cooperation with the Asia-Pacific region, especially Vietnam, to promote the potential and strengths of each country, Hereditary Prince Alois of the Principality of Liechtenstein told Vietnamese Ambassador Phung The Long.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defense Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien joined with Dr. Ely Ratner, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, to co-chair the Vietnam-US Defence Policy Dialogue on September 12 in Hanoi.

The global hotel and resort sector is recovering well from the COVID-19 pandemic with improvements on occupancy and room rates, and Vietnam is no exception, said Mauro Gasparotti, director of Savills Hotels Asia Pacific.

VOV.VN - The 77th National Day of Vietnam (September 2) was celebrated by the Vietnamese Embassy in Canada on August 26, with the participation of Canadian government and parliament officials, representatives from diplomatic corps, social organisations, and businesses, and Vietnamese expatriates.