Trade agreement to boost exports of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) will help micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) further diversify exports and expand markets, as well as improve GDP growth in Việt Nam, experts said yesterday (June 13) at a seminar held in HCM City.

Music for Children a Ponder for Adult In the past children’s songs were simple, fun and easy to learn. And more importantly, they were about topics children understood. As well as providing entertainment, the main point was education.

Women find numbers rising in politics but not status Although the number of women in policies keeps rising, the percentage of women holding high positions in centre-level State agencies remains low.

Tightening credit for luxury home purchases might rock realty market: experts If credit policies for luxury home puchases were tightened, it could be a shock to the property market, experts warned.

Development of digital economy requires national strategy for network security

Việt Nam’s digital economy has progressed rapidly in recent years, but challenges in network security require the country to build a comprehensive national strategy to address network vulnerabilities.

S&P raises VN’s credit rating with a stable outlook Standard and Poors (S&P) Global Ratings’ recent upgrade of its long-term sovereign credit rating on Việt Nam, the first time since 2010, was expected to help the country to attract more foreign investments into the economy and expand exports.

Việt Nam’s renewable energy sector yet to realise its potential Despite having 3,000km of coast with up to 2,700 hours of sunlight a year, the development of the renewable energy industry in Việt Nam is yet to meet its potential.

Việt Nam’s sustainable development indicators launched

A set of 158 indicators to monitor and supervise Việt Nam’s national action plan for the 2030 agenda on sustainable development was launched by the General Statistics Office yesterday in Hà Nội.

It’s time to observe the unobserved economy

The unobserved economy is not a recent phenomenon, so not a new concept. Concern about the influence of unmeasured economic activities has been growing since the beginning of the 20th century.

PM meets with outstanding intellectuals, scientists

The Party and State value Vietnamese intellectuals and scientists, as well as their contributions to the nation’s development, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.