Vietnam, Japan urged to take lead in signing CPTPP

Vietnam, Japan urged to take lead in signing CPTPP

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked Vietnam and Japan, as strategic partners, to take the lead in promoting and signing the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP...
Party chief asks for stronger army

Party chief asks for stronger army

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has requested that the army maintain its core role in all-people defence and security
Northwestern region urged to boost its growth

Northwestern region urged to boost its growth

(VOVWORLD) - The northwestern region needs to promote agricultural restructuring associated with new rural development, said Nguyen Van Binh, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission
Vietnam braces for typhoon Tembin

Vietnam braces for typhoon Tembin

(VOVWORLD) - Typhoon Tembin is forecast to make landfall from Ba Ria Vung Tau to Ca Mau province on Monday evening. The tropical storm, the 16th to hit Vietnam this year,...
Vietnam up 12 slots in Global Innovation Index

Vietnam up 12 slots in Global Innovation Index

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam ranks 47th out of 127 economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2017, climbing 12 places this year, the Scientific and Technological Ministry reported on Wednesday
Vietnam to enhance external information work

Vietnam to enhance external information work

(VOVWORLD) - A conference to review Vietnam’s implementation of the external information strategy over the past 5 years and set out tasks until 2020 opened in Da Nang on Thursday
Vietnam’s macro-economy stable in 2017

Vietnam’s macro-economy stable in 2017

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s economy is expected to grow 6.7% in 2017, according to a new report by the World Bank. That far exceeds the projection of 6.3% the WB...