The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has further slashed its economic growth forecast for the Philippines for 2019 and 2020 to 5.7 percent and 6.2 percent, respectively, as the economy slowed down in the second quarter and external environment worsens.
Vietnam ranked 79th out of the 141 countries in law compliance cost index this year, referred to as B1 index, up 17 places from 2018, said the Ministry of Justice on October 16.
One in every three Vietnamese children under the age of five is either malnourished or overweight as a result of poor diets and a food system that is failing them, heard a ceremony in Hanoi on October 16 to release the UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2019 report.
News and World Report of the US has ranked Vietnam eighth among 29 best economies to invest in, and first among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the list.
Vietnam’s textile industry faces many difficulties with both export and production on the decrease due to effects of an intensified China-US trade war, said industry experts.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed that developing the collective economy must start from people’s demand, during a teleconference in Hanoi on October 14 reviewing the 15-year implementation of the resolution on renewing, developing and improving the efficiency of the collective economy and cooperatives.
Vietnam has been named one of the rising stars of global trade with the sixth position among the top 20 markets with the greatest potential for future trade growth, according to a recent report by Standard Chartered.
Vietnamese NA Permanent Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong had separate meetings on October 13 with officials of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Myanmar’s parliament on the sidelines of the 141st Assembly of the IPU (IPU-141) in Belgrade, Serbia.
The Government has proposed naming the State-owned Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) as the main investor for the first phase of Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai.
A meeting took place in Sam Son city, the north central province of Thanh Hoa, on October 13 to mark International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and release the World Disaster Report 2019.
The HCM City Development and Research Institute has proposed preserving 16 villas built before 1975 because of their historical and cultural importance.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc praised the important role of the Vietnamese business community in national development at a ceremony in Hanoi on October 13 to mark the 15th anniversary of Vietnam Entrepreneurs’ Day.
In the morning of October 12 – the sixth working day of the 12th Party Central Committee’s 11th plenary meeting – delegates heard a report on foreign affairs in the recent time.
Implementing the agenda of the whole tenure, the 12th Party Central Committee convened its 11th plenary meeting in Hanoi from October 7-12 to discuss and give opinions on draft reports to be submitted to the 13th National Party Congress.
The Ministry of Education and Training held a conference in central Da Nang city on October 12 to review the implementation of the national target programme on new-style rural area building in the field of education and training for 2010-2020.
Vietnamese entrepreneurs have played an important role in the country's socio-economic development and the process of global integration, according to President of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Vu Tien Loc.
The 38th session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will take place in Hanoi from October 14-17, the NA Office announced on October 11.
Delegates to the 11th session of the 12th Party Central Committee’s on October 11 had their fifth working day, discussing the draft report on the Party building work and the implementation of the Party Statute.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 11 affirmed that the Vietnamese Government always provides all possible support for investors, including those from the Republic of Korea and Samsung Vietnam, to expand operations in the country.
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