Notable achievements during Việt Nam’s 75 years This year marks 75 years since the Vietnamese people, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Việt Nam, stood up to successfully overthrow the 80-year colonial rule of the French.

Digital economy hoped to make up 20% of Việt Nam's GDP by 2025 Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has given the green light to a new digital programme to increase economic growth over the next five years.

Working group set to boost reforms

A special working group in charge of boosting reforms and improving the business climate would be set up this year, Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tiến Dũng said at a meeting on Thursday to discuss plans to simplify business procedures in 2020-25.

Top 10 economic events of Việt Nam in 2019 The year 2019 closed with remarkable achievements for Việt Nam's economy, building a steady foundation for sustainable development. The Vietnam News Agency has selected the top 10 outstanding economic events of the year.

TechDemo 2019 opens in Gia Lai The three-day conference aims at application promotion, technology transfer and innovation for businesses and organisations in the south central and central highlands region as well as the whole country.

Vocational schools should be restructured: official Lê Quân, Vice Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs talks to VietNamNet on his ministry’s efforts to raise job training quality

More foreign companies expand investment in Việt Nam Many foreign delegations have recently visited Việt Nam with the desire to invest or expand their investments in the country, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Further reforms are needed to boost competitiveness: experts Despite Việt Nam’s rise in the global competitiveness index, further reforms are needed to achieve economic targets set by the Government, speakers said at a meeting held yesterday in HCM City.

WEF: East Asia, Pacific the world’s most competitive regional economy Economies of East Asia and the Pacific as a region together outperformed other regions of the world with the highest media score – topped off by Singapore which elevated as the world’s most competitive economy, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s 2019 Report.

VinaCapital to open ETF100 fund this year Việt Nam is expected to attract more investors as its economy is developing at a stable rate, with GDP growth of 7 per cent.