Economic growth across Southeast Asia will slow to 4.5 per cent in 2019 and remain unchanged in 2020, amidst high risks of a re-escalation in trade tensions.

 Vietnam’s economy is coping with a slew of woeful challenges this year as fresh problems have arisen, said a Ministry of Planning and Investment report sent to the May 4-5 cabinet meeting in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Inflation and interest rates in Vietnam are still high in comparison with many countries, after a long period of macroeconomic instability, a report by the Central Economic Committee said.

In its latest report about the macro economy, the National Finance Supervision Council highlighted the heat in the interbank market, where the trading value reached the highest peak so far this year.

There are about 93 million children under age 14 with disabilities in the world, including 1.2 million in Vietnam. Many children are affected directly from the consequences of war, such as Agent Orange and explosives.

VietNamNet Bridge – Online data storage services have been booming as businesses have realized that the services allow them to cut down expenses.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam lacks the medium size businesses which can act as the bridge connecting enterprises and join the global supply chain.

The multi-billion dollar projects were praised as the prideful achievements of local authorities in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction. However, the projects have turned out to be the “pain in the neck.”

VietNamNet Bridge – On the morning of April 4, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a press conference reporting its operations in the first quarter of 2013, with shocking numbers.