various industries seeing mass lay offs worldwide

Various industries seeing mass lay offs worldwide

Thousands of employees in the technology and real estate industries are being cut, as companies both large and small curtail ambitions and brace for tough times ahead.
domestic businesses face severe cash shortages

Domestic businesses face severe cash shortages

A lack of capital is making it difficult for businesses to maintain operations.
calls for investment in central highlands to strengthen socioeconomic development

Calls for investment in Central Highlands to strengthen socioeconomic development

High-tech agriculture is seen as the most attractive industry in the Central Highlands for local and foreign investors.
environment strong for ready money investors

Environment strong for ready-money investors

Despite a taxing geopolitical and economic situation this year, Nguyen Cong Ai, senior partner at KPMG in Vietnam, offered to VIR’s Nguyen Huong a positive assessment for mergers and acquisitions in Vietnam that could open new doors for investors that are ready to get moving, especially those from overseas.
digital transformation accompanying smes for viability and growth

Digital transformation accompanying SMEs for viability and growth

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), and Meta just organised the Forum on Accompanying SMEs with Digital Transformation.
vietnam celebrates first international day for biosphere reserves

Vietnam celebrates first International Day for Biosphere Reserves

The General Assembly of UNESCO chose November 3 as the International Day of Biosphere Reserves to promote nature conservation and sustainable development globally.
real estate market stays vibrant with lots of opportunities

Real estate market stays vibrant with lots of opportunities

High GDP growth and favourable factors are facilitating FDI inflows and the development of the property market in Vietnam. VIR's Nguyen Huong spoke to Mark Ridley, group CEO at Savills; Neil MacGregor, managing director at Savills Vietnam; and Chris Marriott, CEO for Southeast Asia at Savills, about the role of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria and logistics in the journey.
cpv food entering new frontiers

CPV Food entering new frontiers

Among very few companies to successfully take processed chicken to the Japanese market, C.P. Vietnam is opening up a promising land for the local poultry industry.
export of first shipment of cp vietnams processed chicken to japan

Export of first shipment of C.P. Vietnam's processed chicken to Japan

The first 33.6-tonne shipment of C.P. Vietnam's processed chicken was shipped to Japan on October 25.
wallonia brussels and vietnam strengthening development cooperation

Wallonia-Brussels and Vietnam strengthening development cooperation

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has just met Pierre-Yves Jeholet, Minister-President of the government of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels, who was visiting Vietnam to discuss cooperation.
kick off workshop on the development of vietnams voluntary national review 2023

Kick-off workshop on the development of Vietnam’s voluntary national review 2023

On October 19, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) held a kick-off workshop on the development of Vietnam’s Voluntary National Review (VNR) 2023.
oecd forum partnerships for resilient and sustainable supply chains

OECD Forum: partnerships for resilient and sustainable supply chains

Ministers have proposed further strengthening supply chains between OECD and Southeast Asia to be sustainable, equitable, and mutually beneficial, according to a recent forum.
stock market on upward trend for three consecutive sessions

Stock market on upward trend for three consecutive sessions

The VN-Index rose 11 points in the last session of the week, levelling up the index to 1,062 points (from 1,000 points) after three sessions only.
hanoi ho chi minh city among worlds busiest domestic air routes

Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City among world's busiest domestic air routes

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has just announced that the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route is listed in the world's four busiest domestic air routes.
conference examines factors in implementing net zero

Conference examines factors in implementing Net Zero

Businesses are both subject to the impacts of climate change, and also an important object directly involved in, turning challenges into opportunities and creating the resources to implement the goal of Net Zero, according to a recent conference on green government policy.