Despite the complexity of the fourth COVID-19 wave, Vietnam’s GDP growth is forecast to exceed 6.5% this year on the back of surging industrial production and global economic recovery, according to Assoc. Prof. and PhD Dinh Trong Thinh, a senior economist from the Academy of Finance.

Online advertising, as the first choice of firms and brands amid the pandemic, is thriving in Vietnam and could reach the milestone of US$1 billion in revenue this year.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on June 14 presented 2,000 COVID-19 test kits worth VND600 million (US$26,000) to Nepal to aid the country’s COVID-19 fight.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM Hanoi 2021) will run between July 29 and August 1 following its postponement due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The Vietnam Young Initiatives forum was held virtually on June 12, with Vietnamese students across Europe taking part.

The Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) said as many as 157 wild animals were saved thanks to notice from residents via its hotline in May.

The Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) has urged Canada to secure its economic interests with Vietnam as a key tenet of Canada’s evolving Indo-Pacific strategy, according to an article on Business in Vancouver weekly newspaper.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 12 sent a congratulatory letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of Russia Day.

Russia always attaches importance to its relations with Vietnam which is one of its traditional and priority partners in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko affirmed in his article “Bright prospects for the Russia – Vietnam cooperative relationship” on the occasio

VOV.VN - A photo contest running with the theme of “Vietnam through the lens of foreign photographers” has been launched by the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.