 
        VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy has shown signs of improvement and positive recovery, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said, while asking localities and ministries to devise effective solutions in all fields so as to maintain growth momentum ahead in the remaining months of the year.
 
        Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai and Colombian Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism Soraya Caro Vargas signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on trade, investment, and industrial cooperation, and co-chaired the first meeting of the Joint Economic Committee of the two countries on September 27 in Bogota.
 
        VOV.VN - Vietnamese economy remains resilient, and recovery is expected to pick up in the near term, driven by strong domestic consumption, which is supported by moderate inflation, an acceleration of public investment, and improved trade activities, said the Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s Country Director for Vietnam Shantanu Chakraborty.
 
        VOV.VN - The Vietnam socio-economic forum 2023 is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on September 19 in an effort to examine the driving forces for growth and sustainable development amid numerous difficulties and challenges ahead.
 
        VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and State President Vo Van Thuong sent a congratulatory message to General Secretary and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un on the 75th anniversary of the DPRK’s Day of the Foundation of the Republic (Sept. 9).
 
        VOV.VN - A recently released survey by S&P Global indicates that the Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 50.5 in August from the previous figure of 48.7 in July, thereby showing some signs of an economic recovery.
 
        Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 4.
 
        In response to a programme on 1 million initiatives to overcome difficulties and fight the COVID-19 pandemic launched by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), trade unions at all levels in Hanoi had registered 130,569 initiatives as of August 3, surpassing the target of 130,000 proposed by the city Confederation of Labour.
 
        VOV.VN - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a conference on August 15 to disseminate new legal documents as part of efforts to boost tourism recovery and development in an effective and sustainable fashion.
 
        Vietnam will likely see a decline in seafood exports for this year although market prospects are better than last year's end, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).