asean youth survey skills over salary

ASEAN youth survey: skills over salary

Young people in the ASEAN face a relentless challenge to upgrade their skills as technology disrupts job markets, according to a research released recently by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Sea.
apple to build data centre in vietnam

Apple to build data centre in Vietnam

On the side-lines of the World Economic Forum Davos 2019 (WEF Davos 2019) in Switzerland, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met Tim Cook, Apple CEO, to congratulate on Apple’s success in Vietnam and encourage its plan to build a data centre in Vietnam.
pm phuc invites tech titans to invest

PM Phuc invites tech titans to invest

At the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Switzerland last week, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed that Vietnam, which is building a digital economy, continues rolling out the red carpet to welcome foreign investors, particularly in high-tech industries. Hao Tung reports.
pm meets foreign leaders on sidelines of wef

PM meets foreign leaders on sidelines of WEF

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc had bilateral meetings with Swiss President Ueli Maurer, Dutch PM Mark Rutte and Czech PM Andrej Babis on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on January 25 (local time).
pm questioned about economic outlook growth momentum by wef president

PM questioned about economic outlook, growth momentum by WEF President

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc answered questions raised by President of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Borge Brende at the "Vietnam and the World" dialogue held on the sidelines of the forum’s ongoing annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday.
prime minister meets with foreign leaders in davos

Prime Minister meets with foreign leaders in Davos

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had bilateral meetings with many foreign leaders and business executives on January 24 (local time) on the sidelines of the annual conference of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2019 in Davos.
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Vietnam to improve investment climate, take advantage of Industry 4.0: PM

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Vietnam would take advantage of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to push ahead with reforming the country’s investment and business climate, bolstering investment co-operation between the domestic and foreign sectors, and paying more attention to human resources in 2019.
coca cola pepsi tout plastic recycling in rare joint appearance

Coca-Cola, Pepsi tout plastic recycling in rare joint appearance

The bosses of Coca-Cola and Pepsi promised on Thursday (Jan 24) that "huge progress" would be made by 2030 to reduce plastic waste, which contaminates humans, wildlife, and oceans.
prime minister meets leaders of multinational groups in davos

Prime Minister meets leaders of multinational groups in Davos

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received leaders from many world leading multinational corporations on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2019 in Davos on January 23 (local time).
china europe follow brazils bolsonaro onto davos stage

China, Europe follow Brazil's Bolsonaro onto Davos stage

DAVOS, Switzerland: China and Europe take centre stage at Davos on Wednesday (Jan 23), a day after Brazil's hard-right President Jair Bolsonaro promised reform and respect for the environment to the world's business elite.
has davos made the world better

Has Davos made the world better?

Klaus Schwab, who founded the World Economic Forum (WEF), has said his childhood during World War II inspired him to build an organisation that would make the world a better place.
climate risks data theft top fears for davos

Climate risks, data theft top fears for Davos

LONDON: The risks of catastrophic weather and flooding from climate change are exercising business leaders heading into next week's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, the organisation said on Wednesday (Jan 16).
french president macron will not attend davos forum this year

French President Macron will not attend Davos forum this year

French President Emmanuel Macron will not attend this year's world economic forum in Davos, an official at the president's office said on Friday (Jan 11), citing a busy schedule including debates launched in response to the "Yellow Vests" protests.
vietnam receives higher score in global competitiveness index

Vietnam receives higher score in global competitiveness index

Vietnam received 58.1 points in the latest Global Competitiveness Report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF), a slight increase of 0.2 points from its 2017 score.
competitiveness continues to climb

Competitiveness continues to climb

With efforts to boost economic reforms and grab opportunities afforded by Industry 4.0 ­continuing apace, Vietnam ­is rising ever higher in the World Economic Forum’s rankings.