By Nguyen Dat
May 05, 2024 | 13:48
Nearly 40 years since opening the doors to the wider world, Vietnam’s development has witnessed great strides with major contributions from foreign investment, which is now leaning into new priorities such as semiconductor manufacturing and AI.
By Rizwan Khan
May 05, 2024 | 13:43
Ho Chi Minh City is a vibrant metropolis in Vietnam. Rizwan Khan, managing partner at Acclime, explains how its rich history, dynamic economy, and diverse culture can offer the city the potential to become a global-scale megacity.
Vietnam’s economy faced significant challenges last year, with growth slowing to 5.1 per cent due to export contraction. Following a 6.7 per cent rebound in the last quarter of 2023, the economy decelerated to 5.7 per cent in the first quarter of this year.
By Dr. Vinh Quang Dang
May 05, 2024 | 11:00
Vietnam has experienced one of the fastest growth episodes over the past 30 years. Sustaining it will require strong productivity increases. Productivity growth can be achieved by the entry and growth of innovative startups. Vietnam’s startups, however, face major obstacles such as limited contributions from the research sector, talent acquisition difficulties, and fragmented support policies.
By Khoi Nguyen
May 04, 2024 | 23:56
Vietnam and other ASEAN member states have been advised to create a more favourable environment with a shared digitalised bloc to woo more funding amid global investment flows changing.
By Patrick Lenain
May 04, 2024 | 23:49
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) gives member countries easier access to one another’s markets at preferential tariffs, even tariff-free trade for most items.
By Bich Thuy
May 04, 2024 | 23:30
With the latest incarnation of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative in a New Era, bilateral investment ties are expected to enter a new period of stronger development. Takeo Nakajima, chief representative of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in Hanoi, talked to VIR’s Bich Thuy about future prospects.
By Luu Huong
May 04, 2024 | 23:23
Several Vietnamese corporations are actively pursuing acquisitions abroad, enhancing their global footprint and capabilities through strategic investments in foreign companies.
Vietnam is aiming to become an industrialised country by 2045. Consultant Long Pham and Vietnam country director Andreas Stoffers from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom explain why this extreme ambition requires comprehensive activities across the economy and society.
By Bich Thuy
May 04, 2024 | 22:58
Mergers and acquisitions in the logistics industry are yet to thrive this year, as economic headwinds continue to prevent major movements.