Vietnam has climbed four places on World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2022 in the past year, from 87th to 83rd place out of 146 countries, with a score of 0.705/1.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) keeps this year’s growth forecast for Vietnam at 6.5% in 2022 and 6.7% in 2023 as released in the April 2022 Asian Development Outlook (ADO).

Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Park Noh-wan has expressed his wish to further contribute to the close cooperation between Vietnam’s northern province of Lang Son and Korean localities.

VOV.VN - The three pillars in the nation’s education transformation moving forward will include the transformation of the governance system, environmental transformation, and digital technology, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

VOV.VN - A representative of Coca-Cola Vietnam confirmed the firm has yet to change its ownership following news that Swire Pacific plans to acquire the packaging and distribution operations of Coca-Cola in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Secretary of the Party Committee of Da Nang Nguyen Van Quang on July 20 had a meeting with newly-appointed Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Raya Ratnam who expressed hope that the central city and Singapore will continue to promote strong partnership in all fields.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue expected that the relationship between the National Assemblies of Vietnam and Laos would become a role model for parliamentary cooperation.

A webinar on measures to optimise the exploitation of solid waste potential in Vietnam in order to turn waste into resources, has been held by the Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition, bringing together experts, and representatives from environment organisations and development partners.

VOV.VN - A Press Award in “Mitigating Marine Plastic Debris” was launched in Vietnam on July 20 to raise public awareness about ocean plastic pollution and the need to prevent it.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City welcomed the start of the International Exhibition on Electrical Technology and Equipment (Vietnam ETE 2022) and the Exhibition on Products, Technologies of Energy Saving and Green Power (Enertec Expo 2022) on July 20.