VOV.VN - The World Bank (WB), in its East Asia and Pacific Economic Update on April 5, has lowered Vietnam’s GDP growth rate for this year to 5.3% from its 5.5% projection in January.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Thai Nguyen welcomed the leading 64 contestants of Miss World Vietnam 2022 as they gear up for the final round of the pageant.

The Indian men’s national football team hopes to hold a friendly match with the Vietnamese team in late May, according to the All India Football Federation (AIFF).

Con Dao Island, off the coast of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, is set to become a world-class site for marine, cultural, historic and spiritual tourism, according to a revised plan for Con Dao development by 2045 newly approved by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh.

Le Huu Toan has become the first Vietnamese boxer named in the world top 10 of the World Boxing Association (WBA).

A solo exhibition “The gioi lon trong mat tre tho” (Big World, Little Eyes) by Vietnamese young painter Xeo Chu is underway in London from March 29 – April 4 in the framework of the Vietnam Days in the UK 2022.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national men’s football team have jumped two notches to finish 96th in the world, the world’s football governing body FIFA said in its latest rankings on March 31.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese footballer Nguyen Thanh Binh recently won the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s vote on the future star for match day 10 of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

VOV.VN - A senior official of the World Bank has reaffirmed the institution’s commitment to supporting Vietnam in realising its goals of becoming a high-income economy by 2045 and reaching net zero emissions by 2050, reported fibre2fashion.com.

VOV.VN - Petrol prices tumbled more than VND1,000/litre on April 1 after environmental protection tax rates were axed by VND2,000/litre, which were in effect the same day.