Hanoi has made marked socio-economic achievements since 1986 when Vietnam began to open up for economic integration. The capital city posted high economic growth rates, especially in the 2015-2020 period, contributing to raising the country's position in the context of international integration.
Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 1.42 percent in the first nine months of 2021 from the same period last year, marking a great success of the country in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and maintaining production and business amid the prolonged period of social distancing in many provinces and cities.
A 1.42 percent year-on-year growth in gross domestic product (GDP) was recorded in the first nine months of this year in the context of prolonged social distancing measures as part of COVID-19 prevention and control efforts affecting all areas of the Vietnamese economy. Experts said the result is a great success of the country amid the pandemic situation.
Sixty-seven years ago, the capital city of Hanoi was liberated from the French colonial rule on October 10. So this month has a special meaning to the Hanoians and is always a time for the city to look back at what it has done in the past and embrace the future.
