Vietnam sees 54% increase in FDI capital in 10 months Vietnam has licensed 2,608 new FDI projects in the first 10 months of this year, up 66.1% over the same period last year, with a total registered capital of over 15.2 billion USD, a sharp rise of 54% over the corresponding period in 2023. 07:35 | 30/10/2023
Vietnam’s largest data center opens in Hanoi The Internet Data Center was officially launched by the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) at the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, known as IDC Hoa Lac, on October 25. 08:43 | 27/10/2023
Vietnam holds important position in Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: official The Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (MEDJCT) of Canada’s Ontario province and the Vietnam Trade Office in Canada on October 24 held a workshop to review the 5-year implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and to promote Canada’s trade and investment to Vietnam. 08:45 | 26/10/2023
Vietnam to host 27th ASEAN Federation of Cardiology Congress in November The 27th ASEAN Federation of Cardiology Congress (AFCC) 2023 will take place from November 2 to 5 at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi under the theme ‘Cardiovascular Intersection: Challenges and Opportunities’. 08:32 | 26/10/2023
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
