Economic growth and economic development

Berlin (VNA) - German newswire Deutsche Welle (DW) recently ran an article hailing Vietnam’s successes in combating the COVID-19 pandemic as well as economic development on the threshold of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). The article lauded Vietnam among few countries in the world that have been successful in preventing the outbreak, saying soon after the onset of the health emergency, authorities put in place strict measures to control the spread of the virus, which helped keep infection number under control throughout the year. According to the US-based Johns Hopkins University, the country has so far recorded 1,544 COVID-19 infections and 35 deaths. The Vietnamese Government’s successful handling of the health crisis has had a positive effect on the economy. Vietnam is one of the few countries that managed to post growth in 2020, expanding by 2.9 percent in a year while many economies worldwide recorded massive contractions. … [Read more...] about German media commends Vietnam’s COVID-19 prevention, economic development

Although foreign direct investment pledges in Vietnam has dropped by 25 percent last year to $28.5 billion due to travel restrictions and dampened investor sentiment, foreign companies still poured $6.4 billion into existing FDI projects, up 10.6 percent year-on-year. … [Read more...] about Vietnam to grow at 7.8 pct in 2021: Standard Chartered

According to a newspaper outlet of the ministry, the proposed location is Kim Son or Yen Khanh District, which are less than 35 kilometers away from the Tam Coc cave system, a tourist hotspot. … [Read more...] about Northern Ninh Binh province seeks its own airport

The congress is a major event where many important contents will be discussed, where the entire Party, the entire people and the entire political system, will review and evaluate what has been implemented in the last five-year term. From this theoretical and practical basis, the congress will focus on analysing, taking into account international and domestic relations, accumulated experiences, cultural values and national solidarity to propose solutions, orientations, and select qualified and qualified cadres to implement the Party's platform and issue resolutions of the congress. … [Read more...] about Science and technology one of the country’s major policies: official

He expressed his strong belief that the 13th National Party Congress will have rosy impacts on the country’s socio-economy in the coming time, adding Vietnam will realise its development goals of becoming an upper middle-income nation by 2030, and a high-income nation by 2045. The ambassador said the 13th National Party Congress has received special attention from all Party members, officials, soldiers and people in the country, as well as international friends. The CPV has paid due attention to promoting democracy, transparency and compliance with current regulations, with documents to be submitted to the congress being introduced to all Party members, officials, and people through various means of media, he stressed./. … [Read more...] about Lao ambassador hails leadership role of Communist Party of Vietnam