Đà Nẵng sees negative economic growth for first time in over 20 years Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the central city of Đà Nẵng saw its GRDP for the first half of the year contract by 3.61 per cent from the same period in 2019, the first time since the city became a centrally-run locality in 1997.

VN strives to boost health insurance coverage Phạm Lương Sơn, deputy director of Việt Nam Social Security, spoke with Nhân Dân (People) newspaper prior to national health insurance day (July 1) about plans to increase health insurance coverage to 95 per cent of the population by 2025

VN aims to keep inflation under 4 per cent while maintaining growth The PM insisted on the importance of keeping inflation under 4 per cent, an objective set by the National Assembly.

Administrative reforms would help unlock EVFTA's potential: EuroCham Administrative procedure reform is the key to unlocking the full potential of the Europe-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), said participants at a conference on Tuesday.

Chairman’s Statement of 36th ASEAN Summit

The following is the full text of the Chairman’s Statement of the 36th ASEAN Summit, which was held on June 26 in the form of video conference.

ASEAN works to empower women

Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will hold a special session within the framework of the 36th ASEAN Summit on Friday to discuss women’s empowerment in the digital age for the first time.

World Bank, Australia to help Việt Nam mitigate impacts of COVID-19 and facilitate economic recovery The Government of Việt Nam has been effective in containing the COVID-19 pandemic with a limited number of cases and no registered deaths.

PM praises the army for efforts to fight COVID-19

Addressing a political-military conference in Hà Nội yesterday, PM Phúc said the army has teamed up with the police and other forces to swiftly respond to any arising issues in the prevention and control of the pandemic as well as the protection of national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Allowing foreigners to buy tourism property developments needs careful consideration: experts The Ministry of Construction’s proposal to allow foreigners to buy tourism property developments in Việt Nam needs careful consideration, experts have said.

Developing industrial infrastructure critical to catching FDI flow Việt Nam needed to focus on developing the infrastructure system of industrial zones (IZs) to draw clean and quality foreign direct investment (FDI) in the context of the global production shift, heard a conference on Friday in Hà Nội.