– TheCentral Public Security Party Committee (CPSPC) held a conference in Hanoi onDecember 20 to review task performance in 2023 and outline orientations andduties for next year.
The event saw the presence of Party GeneralSecretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Vo Van Thuong, and Prime MinisterPham Minh Chinh, who are also Politburo members and members of the CPSPCStanding Board. It was chaired by Gen. To Lam – Politburo member, Secretary ofthe CPSPC, and Minister of Public Security. Read full story
– World leading scientists have contributed ideas andsolutions on climate change response and greenhouse gas reduction towardsnet-zero emissions in Vietnam in 2050, during the ongoing 2023 VinFutureSci-Tech Week in Hanoi.
Prof. Daniel Kammen, member of the VinFuture PrizeCouncil and the first Environment and Climate Partnership for the Americas(ECPA) Fellow, and John Kerry, the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climateheld that green transition is not just about completely replacing fossil fuelswith new renewable energy sources, but also about land resource unlocking forthe stability and sustainability of Vietnam's biodiversity. Read full story
- Public investment, domestic consumption, andexport recovery will be the three main growth drivers of Vietnam's economy in2024, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Country Director for Vietnam ShantanuChakraborty has told the Vietnam News Agency.
The official said that the ADB maintains its GDP growth rate for next year at6%, with an expectation that there will be a certain recovery in the externalenvironment, and domestic growth drivers will regain momentum from 2023. Read full story
– The year 2023 has witnessed important progress in therelationship between Vietnam and the US, with strong and comprehensivedevelopment of bilateral ties across all fields, stated Vietnamese Ambassadorto the US Nguyen Quoc Dung.
The most outstanding progress with an inclusivesignificance is the elevation of bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategicpartnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development, the diplomattold Vietnam News Agency (VNA) correspondents in Washington D.C, stressing thatthe upgrading has created a new momentum and an open corridor for the promotionof cooperation between the two countries in the future. Read full story
– Vietnam, together with China and some other Asiancountries, is among the 20 countries with the fastest economic growth over thelast 10 years, according to Yahoo Finance.
In its recent article, the market news websitesourced data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), considering the growthin real GDP for all countries over the last 10 years to average the real GDPgrowth rates. Read full story
– Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of 26 billion USD in 2023,nearly tripling the figure last year and the highest on record, Deputy Ministerof Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang said at a teleconference held in Hanoi onDecember 20.
According to a report from the Ministry ofIndustry and Trade, despite formidable challenges in trade activities posed bypoor economic growth and weak demand in large export markets such as the US,the EU, Japan and ASEAN, Vietnam capitalised on the recovery of its major andtraditional markets to promote export. Read full story
- Domestic gold prices kept skyrocketing on December 20morning to pass the historic high, reaching 75.4 million VND (nearly 3,100 USD)per tael (1.2 ounces).
At 9:13 am in Hanoi, Doji Group listed each taelof SJC gold at 74.4 – 75.4 million VND (buying – selling),adding 550,000 VND for buying and 500,000 VND for the selling side from a daybefore. Read full story./.
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