The year 2022 has passed with many difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the world economic recession. However, last year, Vietnam's economy recovered impressively with GDP growth of 8.02%, the highest growth rate in the period from 2011 to 2022, far exceeding the target of 6-6.5% set by the National Assembly and the Government.
Vietnam is a friend, a reliable partner of all countries and a responsible member of the international community. Its stature has generated new potential toward rapid and sustainable development in the coming years.
Vietnam has become a reliable friend and partner as well as a responsible member of the international community over the years. Its immense fortune has created a solid foundation to achieve its goal of rapid and sustainable development in the future.
Vietnam was one of the 14 countries elected by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023-2025 term on October 11, 2022. This is the fruit of tireless efforts made by the nation’s Party and State in taking care of its people and protecting human rights.
Fifty years ago, in late December 1972, the army and people of Vietnam defeated B52 bombers, the pride of the US Air Force, to win the resounding “Hanoi - Dien Bien Phu in the Air” victory in the skies above Hanoi, Hai Phong, and other localities in the North.
The southern province of Binh Duong is leveraging its industrial parks to lure foreign direct investment (FDI) and develop trades and services, building a diverse economic ecosystem that facilitates the formation of a green and smart economy.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, in his visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) in February this year, remarked that the relations between Vietnam and the ROK are currently at its best.
Vietnam and India should further strengthen connectivity to record more robust growth in bilateral trade, which is expected to hit 15 billion USD this year and surpass the record the two countries set in 2021, Indian analysts have said.
Cooperation in science-technology has become an increasingly important pillar in the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and India, especially during post-pandemic recovery, according to Indian analysts.
Vietnam and Brunei are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their bilateral diplomatic relations this year (February 29). Over the past three decades, their friendship and all-round cooperation have seen strong and substantial developments.
Vietnam and Brunei have made new strides in their relationship since the establishment of a comprehensive partnership on the occasion of the State visit to Vietnam by the Sultan of Brunei in March 2019.
The Master Plan for the Mekong Delta region designed for 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, is focused on infrastructure development, especially for transport, energy, clean water supply, irrigation, and social infrastructure in the region, which includes Can Tho city and 12 provinces.
Labour, employment and social cooperation between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) since the two countries established diplomatic relations 30 years ago have contributed to producing economic benefits to both peoples and enterprises of the two countries, according to Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan.