09-06-2022 19:42
With its young population that promises a vibrant economy, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will continue to be a supportive and attractive investment destination in the long term, UOB Asset Management Malaysia Chief Executive Officer Lim Suet Ling has said.
13-04-2022 16:52
The visit to Vietnam by Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly is a signal that Canada attaches importance to the bilateral relationship with the Southeast Asian country, said Luis Silva, an expert on Government relations of Canada.
30-09-2020 15:12
Le Quynh Trang, chairperson of Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW), has recently been appointed chair of the Council of the ASEAN Fashion Designers (CAFD). Trang was interviewed recently by Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Sai Gon) newspaper and shared her thoughts about the Vietnamese fashion industry.
10-08-2020 15:32
Vietnam has seen a digital wave in the finance-banking industry, with many lenders investing significantly in digitisation, experts have said.
29-02-2020 10:23
As Vietnam is estimated to need an average of 210 billion USD for infrastructure per year through 2030 to meet its development targets, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) expert suggested the country should adopt new approaches to get the huge capital.
13-06-2011 08:00
The world is entering an era of a cyber arms race where ever-more sophisticated versions of malware are the weapons of choice of actors often impossible to trace, a top IT expert told NATO Friday.
20-12-2019 10:53
The private sector in Vietnam should receive support to become a pillar of the local economy, said Nguyen Thi Nga, chairwoman of BRG Group.
20-08-2019 17:13
Blockchain technology can be used in many different fields of modern economics, especially banking activities, banking expert Can Van Luc has said.
15-06-2019 07:25
Got It, an on-demand expert platform and artificial intelligence (AI) innovator, has launched Querychat for cloud data warehouses starting with Google BigQuery, making it the first on-demand Expert Service Cloud for analytics.
23-06-2017 22:29
After the Federal Reserve (Fed) raised the USD interest rate, the domestic exchange rate did not significantly fluctuate. However, when talking with VIR’s Thuy Lien, economist Dr Can Van Luc said that there may be some pressure on the USD exchange rate at the end of 2017.
06-01-2016 10:11
A Dutch forensics expert who worked on the MH17 air disaster demanded a ministerial apology on Tuesday, saying a police probe has cleared him of any wrong-doing in showing medical students photos of the dead.
21-10-2015 18:00
The Vietnamese economy is steadily recovering, but growth remains below the country’s real potential. Keeping a flexible monetary policy will help the economy grow sustainably. Eugenia Fabon Victorino, economist of ANZ in the ASEAN and Pacific, shares her views with VIR.
24-12-2014 16:56
On January 1, 2015 the cap on advertising and promotion costs will be lifted. Deputy Minister of Finance Do Hoang Anh Tuan shines further light on this long-awaited decision.
09-09-2014 09:51
Member of the Vietnam Logistics Association Executive Committee and board member of leading port and logistics operator Gemadept Corporation, Vu Ninh provided VIR with an action plan on how to transform the Cai Mep-Thi Vai port complex into a world class venue in the not too distant future.
28-06-2014 11:00
Tran Duy Dong, deputy director of Economic Zone Management Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, talked with VIR’s Ha Nguyen about the development potential of industrial parks (IPs) and economic zones (EZs) in the central coastal region.