VOV.VN - Vietnam’s digital economy has secured the fastest rate of growth in Southeast Asia this year, with its gross merchandise value (GMV) set to rise 28% annually from US$18 billion last year to US$23 billion this year, said Google, Temasek, and Bain&Company in a report released on October 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is an important pillar of India’s Act East policy and a key partner in India’s Indo-Pacific Vision, Indian President Droupadi Murmu told newly accredited Vietnamese ambassador Nguyen Thanh Hai at a reception in New Delhi on October 26.

The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) is striving to raise the number of people covered by health insurance to 91.05 million, or 92% of the national population, by the end of this year.

The Central Highland province of Lam Dong and Como city of Italy are enjoying similarities in terms of geography and silk production that can complement each other, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Tran Duc Quan has said.

Vietnam and India may complete the goal of US$15 billion in two-way trade this year despite impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic and geostrategic competition in the region and in the world, according to Vietnamese Trade Counsellor in India Bui Trung Thuong.

VOV.VN - The daily exchange rate for the US dollar against the local currency (VND) has dropped after the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) moved to withdraw cash through open market operation (OMO) and foreign currency selling channels for the seventh consecutive session.

VOV.VN - The Centre for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies under the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Far Eastern Studies held a conference on October 26 to discuss traditional Vietnamese culture and history.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam national team are scheduled to play Borussia Dortmund in a friendly match on November 30 and the match will be broadcast live globally, according to organisers.

The Vietnam-Japan joint venture Angimex- Kitoku has unveiled its plan to expand its area of pesticide-controlled Japanese rice production next year for export to the European market.

The People’s Council of central Thua Thien-Hue province held a meeting on October 26 to discuss and adopt important draft resolutions for socio-economic development, including a project on the Vietnam-Republic of Korea peace village in A Luoi district.