VOV.VN - Vietnam’s real economic growth is expected to slow to 4.7% this year before recovering to 5.5 % in 2024 and 6.0 % in 2025, according to Vietnam’s Macro and Poverty Outlook released by the World Bank on October 2.

VOV.VN - Globally-renowned magazine Forbes of the United States has named Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO-recognised World Heritage site in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, on the list of the 24 best destinations for travel in 2024.

VOV.VN - Philippe Troussier, head coach of the Vietnamese national men’s football team, has officially announced a 33-player squad for upcoming friendly matches against China and the Republic of Korea (RoK) in October.

VOV.VN - Phuong Nhi, the Vietnamese representative at Miss International 2023, is anticipated to be named as the second runner-up in a pre-arrival pick for the upcoming beauty pageant, according to predictions made by beauty website Sash Factor of the Philippines.

Vietnam has received US$41.2 million, equivalent to 80% of the total funding, from the World Bank for 10.3 million tonnes of CO2 as a result of its efforts to reduce carbon emissions in deforestation and forest degradation until 2025, according to Director of the Forestry Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Tran Quang Bao.

VOV.VN - It came as no surprise that Vietnam lost 7-0 to powerhouses Japan in the last Group D match of women’s football at the ongoing 19th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Hangzhou, China, on September 28.

The 2023 Word Customs Organisation (WCO) Technology Conference and Exhibition - the biggest annual international event of the WCO - will take place in Hanoi from October 10-12.

VOV.VN - About 75 people in Vietnam die of rabies each year, despite progress being made over the past decade, said Vu Cao Cuong, deputy director of the Hanoi Department of Health, at a meeting held in Hanoi on September 28 to mark World Rabies Day 2023.

VOV.VN - A total of six Vietnamese universities have been named in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024 which was released on September 27.

VOV.VN - The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC is among the investors vying to buy up to 20% stake in grocer Bach Hoa Xanh of Vietnamese retail giant Mobile World Investment in a deal that could value the grocery chain at up to US$1.7 billion, reported Reuters.