Although the socio-economic situation in the second quarter of 2023 had some positive signs, GDP growth in the first 6 months did not meet expectations due to many difficulties and challenges. Macro management in the last months of this year has also struggled with great pressure in maintaining economic growth and ensuring social security. General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong has granted Nhan Dan Newspaper an interview to discuss this issue.

In the National Development Plan for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2045, the Party and State place high expectations on the fundamental role of science, technology and innovation, considering this a “Breakthrough Strategy” and the “main motivation” to create breakthroughs in productivity, quality, efficiency and economy's competitiveness.

Cutting down business condition number is one of the key solutions that the Government has worked out to improve the business environment and national competitiveness in 2023, stated Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment (MPI) Tran Huy Dong at a conference in Hanoi on July 6.

The agriculture sector remains determined to fulfill its set targets, focusing efforts on boosting exports and implementing three major programmes – the resolution on agriculture, farmers and rural areas, the strategy for sustainable rural development, and agricultural restructuring in the second half of the year, heard a press conference on July 3 in Hanoi.