Vietnam’s success in curbing the coronavirus so far, while its Southeast Asia neighbours struggle, is helping the country power ahead in economic growth and attracting major funds, and foreign investors, said foreign experts on the Gulf Today newswire on January 7.

Reductions in business conditions and related administrative procedures have helped save about 18 million workdays, or VND6.3 trillion (US$273.4 million), each year, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung said.

Despite being the lowest in the past three decades, Vietnam’s 2.91% growth recorded this year is still a success of the nation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic that is ravaging the whole world, according to foreign media.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed the Government’s determination to elevate GDP growth by 0.5% ahead in 2021 during his opening remarks at a Government Conference held virtually with localities on December 28 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is expected to achieve a GDP growth rate of 2.8% this year, a significant figure among new emerging economies despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, revealed Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung.

VOV.VN - A portal of Free Trade Agreements (FTAP) made its debut in Hanoi on December 23 in an effort to help local businesses and people gain greater insights into the benefits brought about by the FTAs that Vietnam has signed with its partners.

The annual Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) 2020 opened in Hanoi on Dec. 22 with the theme “Challenges and opportunities in the new normal”.

VOV.VN - Looking ahead, Vietnam’s prospects appear positive as the economy is projected to grow by about 6.8% in 2021 and, thereafter, stabilize at around 6.5%, according to the latest World Bank’s economic update for Vietnam “Taking Stock” released on December 21.

VOV.VN - The Mekong Connect 2020 forum got underway on Dec. 21 in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap in order to discuss ways in which to introduce local products into the global value chain.

VOV.VN - Overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City remain stable despite the COVID-19 epidemic, with the overall amount anticipated to reach approximately US$5.5 billion this year.