Vietnam’s activities within the framework of the 50th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will help the country mobilise international support for its candidacy for the council’s membership for the 2023-2025 term, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet has said.

VOV.VN - International media outlets have made an in-depth analysis of Vietnam’s strong economic recovery in the first half of the year, noting the local economy is gradually securing pre-COVID pandemic growth.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference in Hanoi on July 4 to examine national socio-economic gains in the past six months and look for solutions in the second half of the year.

Ho Chi Minh City’s economy has seen a steady revival and is on course to return to pre-COVID levels, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai said on June 29.

Vietnamese Consul General to Vladivostok Nguyen Dang Hien made a working trip to the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) from June 21-25 aiming to promote cooperation between Vietnam and this republic of Russia. ​

A Ho Chi Minh City programme to link banks and businesses has seen around VND93 trillion (US$3.97 billion) disbursed so far this year to help revive the economy which was battered for two years by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The economic recovery across the South-East Asian region has been uneven and must now contend with rising external headwinds from outside the region.

"Investment strategy in the context of the new normal and fostering reform and innovation” will be the main topic of a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on June 17.

Vietnam’s credit growth as of June 9 expanded by 17.09% against the same period last year, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Dao Minh Tu said on June 15.

The Youth Startup Forum 2022 will be held in October with the participation of about 500 delegates who are young people, students and young businessmen with creative startup projects, representatives of government agencies, universities.