The government may want to consider a new fiscal stimulus that would include a more generous assistance package for COVID-19 affected people and businesses, stated the World Bank.

Vietnamese abroad sent home US$17.2 billion worth of remittances in 2020, making the country the third-largest remittance recipient in the East Asia and Pacific region, said the Migration and Development Brief released by the WB and the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development.

Vietnam’s mean annual temperature has increased by 0.5-0.7 degrees Celsius since 1960, with the rate of increase most rapid in the southern region and the Central Highlands, according to the Climate Risk Country Profile: Vietnam.

The World Bank (WB) has signed an agreement with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to provide a non-refundable aid worth AUD740,000 (US$563,000) through the the Australia-World Bank Group Strategic Partnership’s second phase to help Vietnam conduct a nationwide survey serving its gender policy making.

Vice Director of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Department of Water Resources Management, Nguyen Thi Thu Linh, has called for practical action to sustainably protect and tap into water resources.

The rapid suppression of the new COVID-19 outbreak in late January 2021 has helped maintain Vietnam’s positive outlook for economic recovery this year, the World Bank (WB) has said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc talked about a new strategic viewpoint involving eight “Gs” on the development of the Mekong Delta while chairing a conference in Can Tho city on March 13.

Micro- and small-sized enterprises and those in business for less than three years were the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report on the pandemic’s impact on businesses in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy looks set to grow by 6.5% annually over the next decade as the Government is making every effort to diversify its export markets whilst undertaking projects aimed at improving infrastructure, according to predictions made by Fitch Solutions.

Vietnam needs to increase the proportion of wind power, especially offshore wind power, in the total power capacity targeted in the National Power Development Plan for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2045 (Power Development Plan VIII), so as to attract more foreign investors in the field, according to businesses and experts.