Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu recorded an average GRDP growth rate of 5.94 per cent in the 2021-23 period, and led the country in GRDP per capita at $8,078 in 2023.

The year 2023 marks a remarkable improvement in US- Vietnam relations as the two countries officially upgraded their bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development on September 10.

The year 2023 marks a remarkable improvement in US- Vietnam relations as the two countries officially upgraded their bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development on September 10.

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported yesterday by the Vietnam News Agency.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on January 2 held a working session with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee of the southern province of Ba Ria–Vung Tau.

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam from January 6-7 at the invitation of Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh.

Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly Rosen Dimitrov Zhelyazkov will pay an official visit to Việt Nam from January 5 to 9.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on January 2 inspected the implementation of the component project No. 3 of the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway project in Phu My township, and the Southern Petrochemical Complex Project in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 2 sent a message of sympathy to his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio over huge losses in human lives and property caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Ishikawa prefecture and adjacent areas in central Japan on January 1.

The criminal department has issued decisions to prosecute the accused, issue arrest warrants for temporary detention, and conduct searches at his residence regarding the mentioned charges.

Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly Rosen Dimitrov Zhelyazkov will pay an official visit to Vietnam from January 5-9, the National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations announced on January 2.

The project is entirely funded by public investment, with a total capital of more than VNĐ17 trillion (US$699.3 million).

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

By 2030, the digital transformation network will be formed and operate effectively, closely linked and coordinated synchronously in implementing national digital transformation tasks and solutions.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 1 suggested considering the possibility of building a border economic zone in the northern border province of Cao Bang.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 1 suggested considering the possibility of building a border economic zone in the northern border province of Cao Bang.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 1 attended a ground-breaking ceremony of the first phase of a project to build an expressway connecting the two northwestern border provinces of Lang Son and Cao Bang.

Localities in the northern mountainous border province of Lao Cai and Hekou district in China’s Yunnan province will bolster collaboration in the areas of economy, trade, and industrial parks in the time to come, heard a working session held in Lao Cai city on December 31.

Vietnam’s economic achievements deserve to be lauded and receive applause from the international community, including Cuba, according to Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén.

The PM asked the ministry to drive the development of maritime economy, concentrating on meticulous planning to ensure land reserves for development, and review priority land bases earmarked for the planning of economic and industrial centres along the coastline.