11-06-2019 08:00
With great efforts already being made to develop its own circular economy, Vietnam may have to create a stronger community of circular businesses with the correct policies, with experiences from the likes of Finland proving this fact. Thanh Thu reports from Finland.
29-05-2019 10:11
Vietnam’s rapid economic growth has resulted in environmental challenges which have prompted the country to develop a circular economy with less pollution, and reuse and recycling of products based on international experience. Thanh Thu reports.
15-05-2019 13:09
With its potential in the healthcare sector, Vietnam boasts a large outlook for developing public-private partnership in this lucrative arena, with Germany’s Siemens Healthineers just one of the groups seeking to increase its presence in the country.
13-05-2019 08:58
While celebrating the 16th United Nations Day of Vesak this week, Vietnam welcomes many leaders and officials from many nations, especially Nepalese Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli, whose official visit could usher in a new chapter for Vietnamese-Nepalese bilateral economic and trade ties.
29-04-2019 13:45
Vietnam and China have further solidified their win-win comprehensive strategic co-operative partnership, with the former wishing to attract high-quality investment projects from the latter.
25-04-2019 09:54
Vietnam’s initiative to build a circular economy, aimed at tackling pollution and achieving more sustainable development by reusing and recycling defunct products, has attracted the participation of several foreign businesses. However, for this new economic model to gather more corporate participation, the government needs to create a market for trading secondary materials. Thanh Thu reports.
19-04-2019 20:00
As a much-anticipated charity sport activity organised every spring, the prestigious golf tournament Swing for the Kids 2019 is in its 13th consecutive year, bringing further opportunities and hope for the future for Vietnamese students.
04-04-2019 15:50
Vietnam and Germany are doubling down on their strategic bilateral relationship, with a focus on investment and training ties to serve as a key propellant for the Southeast Asian nation to develop its hi-tech sectors.
21-03-2019 17:25
The launch of the fresh Decree No.15/2019/ND-CP outlining the implementation of the Law on Vocational Education is expected to ease procedural difficulties for foreign investors to open vocational training schools in the country, and to improve the quality of local labourers. Anh Thu reports
20-03-2019 16:32
Though the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement may be signed and take effect later than originally scheduled, European investment will continue to flow into Vietnam. What else can the country do in the meantime to attract more quality investment from the EU? Thanh Thu reports.
20-03-2019 09:00
With the impending signing of a number of new free trade deals set to keep the nation’s economic outlook bright throughout the year, Siemens Vietnam president and CEO Pham Thai Lai spoke with VIR’s Thanh Thu about his optimism, as well as the opportunities and challenges facing Vietnamese businesses.
27-02-2019 15:06
South Korea has been boosting its support for Vietnam to formulate its social housing policy currently being implemented effectively nationwide, bringing major benefits to local people.
25-02-2019 11:56
With a historic summit between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the US expected to be organised in Hanoi this week, Vietnam has proven its international role as an independent facilitator of these two nations’ dialogue, while welcoming their heads of states to deepen bilateral co-operation. Thanh Thu reports.
23-02-2019 16:00
While Netflix is eating into the business of the cinema industry across the world, three years after being launched, it has yet to find success in Vietnam. Anh Thu reports.
21-02-2019 10:00
Vietnam is to continue tweaking and improving on its strong co-operation with neighbouring Laos and Cambodia in the sectors of trade, investment, and energy.