Vietnam’s economy

Joint efforts underway for stock market improvements

March 04, 2024 | 08:00

Contributions at a conference on stock market development last week have been aimed at building a solid foundation for it to enhance its role as a capital channel for Vietnam’s economy.

Soft and smart management of fresh legislation

February 09, 2024 | 22:39

Vietnam’s economy has weathered difficulties to reach a positive growth rate in 2023 and is making good preparations for 2024. Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue talked with VIR’s An Nguyen about the outlook for the rest of this year.

Vietnam’s economy remains a bright spot in 2023

January 15, 2024 | 16:30

The trend towards economic recovery continued in Vietnam, with each successive month revealing further improvements over the previous month and each subsequent quarter surpassing the prior quarter.

The state of play for Vietnam’s economy into 2024

January 03, 2024 | 09:37

The Vietnamese economy is set in 2024 to grow at a higher rate than in 2023. Andrea Coppola, lead economist for the World Bank in Vietnam, spoke with VIR’s Nguyen Dat about the country’s economic performance last year and prospects for the future.

A strategy fit for success to ensure 2024 targets are met

January 03, 2024 | 09:30

Shantanu Chakraborty, Vietnam country director for the Asian Development Bank, talked with VIR’s Thanh Tung about how the economy has performed and key impetuses for the next 12 months.

Achievable economic goals still in sight for Vietnam

October 24, 2023 | 09:31

Vietnam’s economy grew 4.24 per cent in the first nine months of the year. Shantanu Chakraborty, country director for Vietnam of the Asian Development Bank, spoke with VIR’s Thanh Dat about how growth can be improved.

Vietnam's economy likely to boom in H2: expert

March 03, 2023 | 17:06

Vietnam’s economy is likely to strongly recover in the second quarter of 2023, said Tim Leelahaphan, Economist for Thailand and Vietnam at Standard Chartered.

Review of Vietnam’s economy 2022: Global & local headwinds have just begun

January 27, 2023 | 11:13

While an array of measures have been taken by the Vietnamese government, the local economy is still predicted to suffer disturbances over the coming year.

Vietnam’s economy steadfast amid the headwinds

January 23, 2023 | 22:39

The government and people of Vietnam well deserve their achievement of the highest economic growth record in more than a decade. Despite global economic concerns, inflationary pressure, currency depreciation and other current challenges, Vietnam’s economy grew at 8.02 per cent in 2022, according to the General Statistics Office. That was higher than the government’s initial target of 6-6.5 per cent, and Vietnam remains one of the fastest-growing economies in the region.

Flexible diplomacy across all fronts

January 22, 2023 | 18:00

Vietnam’s economy has weathered difficulties to reach where it is today. Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu spoke with VIR’s Thanh Tung about how economic diplomacy has contributed to national development in 2022.

Expectations on the horizon

January 21, 2023 | 23:45

The world steps into 2023 brimmed with great expectations as well as concerns amid the challenging development path ahead. Economist Nguyen Tri Hieu scrutinised with VIR’s Dinh Thuy the major challenges Vietnam’s economy will face, particularly in the finance-banking sector.