Southeast asian nations

Hanoi (VNA) – On the occasion of the ongoing 13th National Party Congress, several experts have made assessments and forecasts on the forthcoming development path of Vietnam. Gregory B.Poling, a senior fellow for Southeast Asia and director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), said that the 13th congress will review economic and diplomatic policies over the past decade and put forward adjustments for the next five years. The general target continues to turn Vietnam into a high-income country in 2045, he stated, adding that Vietnam saw an average growth rate of 6 percent in the past five years and its economy grew by 2.9 percent last year, despite serious impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to him, the Vietnamese Government achieved a stunning success as it could control the pandemic and reduce its economic impacts. Meanwhile, expert Le Hong Hiep from Singapore’s Institute of Southeast Asian … [Read more...] about Experts forecast Vietnam’s development path

Last week a unit of Foxconn known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, a key supplier of Apple, was granted an investment license to develop a $270 million factory to produce laptops and tablets. Located in the northern province of Bac Ninh, the factory will be developed by Fukang Technology with an annual output of 8 million units. … [Read more...] about Apple speeds up output shift of iPhones and iPads in Vietnam

In case natural disasters happened, rescue forces would be able to reach mountainous communes in Hướng Hoá and Vĩnh Linh provinces including Hướng Lập, Hướng Việt, Hướng Sơn, Hướng Phùng and Hướng Linh communes. … [Read more...] about Quảng Trị aims to improve major transport infrastructure