Việt Nam hands over EABC Chairmanship to RoK Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vũ Tiến Lộc, as Chairman of the East Asia Business Council (EABC) in 2020, recently handed over the EABC Chair to Hak-hee Jo, Executive Managing Director of the Korea International Trade Association.

Việt Nam makes proposals for building 2021-2022 CLMV Action Plan

The 20th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam Senior Economic Officials’ Meeting (CLMV SEOM) was held on Monday via video conference, during which Việt Nam suggested countries select projects suitable to the “new normal” in each country when compiling the CLMV Action Plan for 2021-2022.

Vietnamese, Australian PMs hold phone talks

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison had a telephone talk on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of shared concern.

Experts predict positive outlook for Việt Nam’s tourism post-COVID

Given Việt Nam’s successful control of COVID-19, experts in tourism and hospitality have predicted a positive outlook for Việt Nam’s tourism post-COVID crisis.

VN eyes strong recovery from pandemic this year Việt Nam's economy is likely to experience a strong bounce back in 2021 with GDP growing at 6.9 per cent in the best-case scenario in which the country must be able to secure significant FDI investment boosts coupled with a strong recovery of the global economy, according to a forecast by the Vietnam Institute of Economics (VIE). 

Việt Nam  GDP to grow by 8 per cent: Oxford Economics

Southeast Asia’s economic growth will rebound to 6.2 per cent in 2021 with Việt Nam achieving 8 per cent growth, according to the latest economic outlook report from Oxford Economics commissioned by chartered accountancy body ICAEW.

Việt Nam expects to hit its GDP goal in 2021 with stable economic development Việt Nam's gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated to increase 2.91 per cent in 2020 due to the Government's economic management experience over the past years, a safe and healthy macroeconomic environment and stable politics. In 2021, the economic growth is expected to reach the target of 6 per cent set by the National Assembly, although the world economy is forecasted to continue the slowing trend due to challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. The General Director of General Statistics Office Nguyễn Thị Hương spoke to the Vietnam News Agency reporter about this issue.

Shares start new year on a positive note

Vietnamese started the first session of this year on a positive note, with the three major indexes notching solid yearly gains despite an economy ravaged by the COVID-19 as investors looked to a post-pandemic world.

Việt Nam’s resilience helps it overcome a tough year and reset for new year

However, despite challenges, Việt Nam is seen a bright spot in a bleak picture of the world economy. The country is one of the 10 economies with the highest GDP growth in 2020.

Retail property market saw many changes in 2020 due to pandemic: Savills The COVID-19 pandemic caused retail revenue to drop sharply in 2020, impacting the domestic retail property market, according to Savills Việt Nam.