In 2021, many organisations are still optimistic about Việt Nam’s GDP growth. Recently, the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s National Center for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast (NCIF) released its outlook for the country’s economy with the growth of 6.17 per cent in 2021 in a base-line scenario. GDP growth may even reach 6.72 per cent in the best-case scenario. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam’s economic growth can even surpass expectations in 2021: expert
Chinas premier expects 6 9 gdp growth for 2017
Singapore, China boost implementation of Smart City Initiative
Singapore (VNA) – Singapore and China’s Shenzhen city on June 17 inked eight memoranda of understanding (MOU) in support of their Smart City Initiative (SCI) that was agreed upon last year. With the aim of connecting business ecosystems and strengthening links between Singapore and China's tech capital, SCI will allow both sides’ businesses and people to tap into the opportunities available in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area and Southeast Asia. As part of the initiative, a new Asian small-and medium-sized enterprise (SME) hub will be put into operation by July 2020, which is expected to connect about 4 million Chinese businesses with 50 Singaporean SMEs selling protective equipment and office supplies./. … [Read more...] about Singapore, China boost implementation of Smart City Initiative
Two resolutions for reform
Economic growth slowed down, at the lowest level in many years. Business and production declined. Many businesses faced difficulties, and even had to close or stop operating. The employment and income of workers was greatly affected. Ensuring major economic balances was difficult. The financial-banking system, and the work of ensuring social security and welfare faced many risks and challenges." … [Read more...] about Two resolutions for reform
Economists chant private sector mantra as Party Congress deliberates
"However, Vietnam's infrastructure network still has many shortcomings. It is not synchronous and uniform among regions, and it has not created the desired level of connectivity. In places most urbanized, infrastructure is most congested, while localities with little development have little infrastructure, or investment has not been efficient," she added. This bottleneck needs to be removed if Vietnam is to integrate globally. … [Read more...] about Economists chant private sector mantra as Party Congress deliberates
13th National Party Congress receives wide coverage on international media
At the same time, Malaysia’s The Star newspaper quoted Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s opening speech, highlighting that the congress is taking place in the context of a mixture of opportunities and challenges, along with many new strategic issues such as climate changes, natural disasters, pandemic and impacts of advanced science and technology on socio-economic life in the country and the world. … [Read more...] about 13th National Party Congress receives wide coverage on international media