VOV.VN - The World Bank (WB) and partners on September 29 launched a project aiming to reduce economic and health vulnerability of older persons in Vietnam, under a US$2.75-million grant, funded by the Government of Japan through the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF), administered by the WB.
Vietnam’s GDP is expected to expand by about 4.8% in 2021, and the economy could converge toward the pre-pandemic GDP growth rate of 6.5% to 7% from 2022 onward, the World Bank has forecast.
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national men’s football team are set to play a friendly match against Vietnam’s U22s on the afternoon of September 29 in preparation for upcoming fixtures in the final round of Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The World Bank has suggested the Vietnamese Government early devise back-up plans in case the COVID-19 pandemic could last one or two more years, and conduct vaccination in parallel with testing to control the pandemic and mitigate its economic loss.
VOV.VN - A Vietnamese Film Week will be held at the World Expo 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from December 30, 2021 to January 5, 2022, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national futsal team have jumped three notches to sixth in the Asian region’s latest rankings following their good performance at the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 taking place in Lithuania.
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national women’s football team will progress through to the final round of the 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup providing they secure a draw against hosts Tajikistan in the final match of Group B on September 29.
VOV.VN - Tran Hoang Ai Nhi, a top 10 finalist from Miss World Vietnam 2019, is set to represent the country as she competes in the upcoming Miss Intercontinental 2021 pageant which is set to take place in Egypt this October.
VOV.VN - Slowing COVID-19 vaccination rate, along with travel restrictions, inadequate economic response policies, and limited social support schemes, have significantly affected the national economy, said Jacques Morisset, chief economist of the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam.
The average duration for customs clearance for exports last year stood at 38.4 hours, a decline by 57.38 hours compared to 2019, according to a survey of an inter-sectoral working group.