Vietnam is working to improve its fertility rate as the country is facing the risks of an aging population as well as losing its “golden population” phase that affect the socio-economic development.

The average fertility rate per woman of childbearing age in Ho Chi Minh City has decreased to 1.32 from last year’s 1.42, the HCM City Department of Health said on July 8.

Vietnam’s tourism has experienced strong developments over the past years, affirming its new position on the global tourism map with high-class products and top-rated attractions.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has revised two scenarios for Vietnamese economic growth this year after recording a high growth rate of 6.42% during the first half of the year, with high hopes of securing a 7% rate by the end of the year.

VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese dishes, including chả giò (fried spring rolls) and chạo tôm (sugar cane shrimp), have been listed among the 100 best rated snacks in the world, according to international food website TasteAtlas.

The international aviation market has fully recovered and slightly surpassed pre-COVID-19 levels, Director-General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) Dinh Viet Thang said at the Ministry of Transport’s mid-year conference on July 3.

VOV.VN - Laophattananews, a publication of the Lao Journalists Association, recently published an article highlighting its positive impression of the growth rate of the Vietnamese tourism industry.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has shortened terms and kept the interest rate of its bills unchanged to increase the attractiveness of the bill channel, which will help raise the interbank interest rates and reduce pressure on the USD/VND exchange rate.

VOV.VN - Vietnam detected as many as 30,265 dengue infections in the past six months of the year, including three fatalities, down more than 30% in infection numbers and six fatalities fewer than the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Health.

Despite low interest rates, bank deposits have reached a new historic peak of VND16 quadrillion (US$628.5 billion) as of the end of March, according to the latest data from the central bank.