Singapore to import 1.2GW of low-carbon energy from Vietnam Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) on October 24 announced that it has given tentative approval for plans to import 1.2 gigawatts (GW) of primarily wind-generated electricity from Vietnam. 16:16 | 25/10/2023
Agoda announces Vietnam's new outstanding destinations Online travel platform Agoda on October 24 for the first time announced Vietnam’s New Horizons – a list of new emerging destinations in the country that few tourists have known. 09:52 | 25/10/2023
Vietnam's top female badminton player enters world's top 20 Vietnam's top female badminton player, Nguyen Thuy Linh, earned a historic milestone on October 24 by entering the top 20 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s world rankings for the first time. 09:35 | 25/10/2023
Vietnam to contribute more to UN, int’l organisations: official Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang met with visiting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) Tatiana Valovaya in Hanoi on October 19, pledging more contributions from Vietnam to the UN. 08:05 | 20/10/2023
Belt & Road Forum: Vietnam president suggests digital economy cooperation pillars President Vo Van Thuong suggested three pillars for cooperation in digital economy while addressing the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing, China, on Wednesday. 15:55 | 19/10/2023
IMF maintains forecast for Vietnam’s 2023 GDP growth at 4.7% Experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) maintained their forecast for Vietnam’s GDP growth at 4.7% in 2023 but expressed their optimism about the medium-term prospects, with GDP growth predicted to reach 5.8% in 2024 and 6.9% in 2025. 14:26 | 19/10/2023
Book on EU’s policies toward Vietnam published The Su That (Truth) National Political Publishing House has recently published a book on the European Union’s policies toward Vietnam co-edited by Dr. Tran Thanh Huyen, Dr. Dao Minh Hong and Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thai Yen Huong. 10:13 | 17/10/2023
Vietnam promotes products in Czech Republic The Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic has recently organised a programme to foster connectivity between Vietnamese and Czech businesses, and introduce Vietnamese products to local residents. 09:57 | 16/10/2023
EU firms' confidence in Vietnam increases again: EuroCham The European Chamber of Commerce Vietnam (EuroCham) announced on October 9 its Business Confidence Index (BCI) for the third quarter of 2023, showing that the BCI has regained its upward trajectory in the period, which offers a glimmer of hope for the Vietnamese business environment after a turbulent year. 10:23 | 10/10/2023
Vietnam potentially becomes global transit hub With the growth of e-commerce, Vietnam has become a destination for many manufacturing and logistics firms, which is coupled with a high demand for high-quality logistics real estate, said CEO of Cushman & Wakefield Trang Bui. 10:18 | 10/10/2023
