In its April 2024 Asian Development Outlook (ADO) report, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has maintained its earlier forecast for Vietnam’s economic growth this year, despite ongoing uncertainties from the external environment. Vietnam’s economy is expected to achieve a growth rate of 6.0% in 2024 and 6.2% in 2025.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has set a goal of the total pepper cultivation area nationwide standing at 80,000 - 100,000 ha by 2030, with a production target of 180,000 - 230,000 tonnes.

Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 2 left for Abyei on August 8 to carry out the peacekeeping mission of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei. Members of the unit are fully prepared to conduct their assigned duties and responsibilities.

Da Nang topped the country’s Digital Transformation Index (DTI) rankings in 2022, according to the DTI 2022 Report released by the Ministry of Information and Communications on July 13. This is the third consecutive year the central city has led the way in digital transformation.

President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk Yeol paid a state visit to Vietnam from June 22-24 at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong.

Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala is paying an official visit to Vietnam from April 20 to 22 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh. The trip is the first to Asia by Prime Minister Fiala since he took office at the end of 2021 and the first by a head of the Czech Government to Vietnam in 15 years.

Reports from the General Statistics Office and the General Department of Vietnam Customs showed Vietnam is making good economic recovery despite formidable challenges still ahead.

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea have enjoyed robust relations since they established their diplomatic ties on December 22, 1992.

Participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations means realising the Party’s guidelines on the protection of the Fatherland soon and from afar by peaceful means. It is also an expression of the humanity of the Vietnam People’s Army and Vietnamese peoples’ love of peace.

Vietnam has moved up four places to rank 79th in the United Nations-sponsored World Happiness Report 2021.

Resolution 1185/NQ-UBTVQH14 by the National Assembly’s Standing Committee dated January 11, 2021 adopted the expected number, structure and composition of the 15th National Assembly deputies.

While leading Vietnam’s revolution, the Communist Party of Vietnam has upheld several honourable traditions.

Vietnam reported 1,391 Covid-19 cases from January 23 to December 11, 2020, according to the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

RCEP is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s biggest free trade pact to date, covering a market of 2.2 billion people with a combined size of 26.2 trillion USD or 30 percent of the world’s GDP.

According to the State of Global Air 2020 Report by the Health Effects Institute and Institue for Health Metrics and Evaluation, total number of people breathing indoor polluted air resulted from the use of solid fuels for cooking in Vietnam has decreased by nine million people in 2010-2019 period.

The consumer price index inched up 0.09 percent in October against the previous month, and 2.47 percent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.