30-01-2019 09:14
Vietnam will be required to comply with strict commitments to remove state ownership in enterprises, as laid out in the new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. Will the country be able to keep this promise? Thanh Dat reports.
17-01-2019 08:00
With the Vietnamese economy producing an 11-year record in growth with 7.08 per cent last year, high-profile international organisations are seeing the country as a big highlight in Asia, with strong prospects to growth further in 2019. Thanh Dat reports.
09-01-2019 09:00
Since the ASEAN Economic Community was established three years ago on December 31, 2015, businesses in Vietnam have been boosting exports to regional markets by taking advantage of the import tariff cuts in the bloc. Thanh Dat reports.
31-12-2018 09:27
With the economy reaching an 11-year high and growth quality significantly improved in 2018, the Vietnamese government expects the same growth to be achieved in the following 12 months. What will be the key factors in hitting this goal? Thanh Dat reports.
12-12-2018 14:07
With the need for boosting sustainable development reforms amid Industry 4.0 becoming imperative, Vietnam is scratching its head over how to create a sturdy community of domestic companies. One of the keys will be to facilitate them in joining forces with foreign partners to create a spillover effect for the economy. Thanh Dat reports.
07-12-2018 14:34
In order to boost sustainable economic growth, create new jobs, and attract more high-quality investment, Vietnam is mulling over the creation of a hallmark strategy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution with specific targets and action plans.
29-11-2018 08:00
Despite Vietnam’s large trade deficit with South Korea, concerns are being allayed with the latter boosting investment and exports for production and re-export in the former, to take advantage of tax cuts under a regional trade pact.
22-11-2018 14:00
As consumers tend to choose products by companies that show high responsibility for sustainable development, many companies in Vietnam are strengthening their competitiveness by applying the country’s corporate sustainability index.
29-10-2018 09:59
The sixth session of the 14th National Assembly last Tuesday elected Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong as Vietnam’s new State President for the 2016-2021 tenure, with a warm welcome from many nations.
18-10-2018 14:00
As Vietnam strives to ensure sufficient energy sources, it has been urged by the international community to enable private investors to engage more in the country’s energy industry.
18-10-2018 09:39
As Vietnam and the United Kingdom witness increasing bilateral trade and investment relations, Gareth Ward, newly-appointed Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Vietnam, talked with VIR’s Thanh Dat about his expectations for an increase in British investments in Vietnam with the rise of Industry 4.0.
08-10-2018 13:47
In order to celebrate its 24th anniversary of establishment, locally-owned BAC A BANK has launched an attractive promotional programme that will offer a raft of attractive gifts until mid-December.
27-09-2018 16:48
Vietnam has been accelerating the equitisation of its state-owned enterprises in order to seek more investment capital and raise their competitiveness. But how effective has this effort been so far? Thanh Dat reports.
20-09-2018 10:25
Many Vietnamese young people’s great passion for business and novel, feasible ideas, which are attracting interest from foreign investors, are contributing to turning Vietnam into an incubator for high-potential startups. But is this enough for the country to develop its own Silicon Valley? Thanh Dat reports.
06-09-2018 08:29
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, with its extensive tariff cuts for agri-food products, is prompting foreign companies to enter the Southeast Asian market seeking investment and business opportunities in these products.