25-09-2024 08:00
FPT IS Co., Ltd. and Metrodata Electronics, Indonesia’s leading IT company, signed a cooperation agreement on September 23 to establish a joint venture.
30-05-2024 18:24
Cybersecurity experts from OPSWAT, a pioneering enterprise in critical infrastructure protection, on May 30 shared insights on implementing advanced security technologies to safeguard information systems and critical infrastructure at the 6th Vietnam Security Summit 2024.
26-11-2018 10:00
The digital age has been creating big changes in the labour market and in each business. Researchers have forecast that many of today’s jobs may disappear within the next few years. However, new jobs requiring new skills are appearing. The question is, how can organisations meet the human capital demands of the present and the future?
05-09-2023 18:06
Businesses are still facing challenges in attracting high-qualified manpower for their technology innovations. Christanto Suryadarma, Southeast Asia Sales vice president at Zebra Technologies Asia Pacific, spoke with VIR’s Bich Thuy about optimising productivity and efficiency for the workforce.
18-05-2019 15:30
Organisations taking a business-driven cybersecurity approach to their digital initiatives achieve better outcomes and outperform their peers, according to PwC’s May 2019 Digital Trust Insights Survey.
14-11-2024 12:24
PwC Vietnam, in association with other territories in Asia-Pacific, including Macau, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia, successfully organised Hack A Day 2024 with the theme “Securing Identity” on November 11.
08-09-2022 14:00
With the international labour force shifting to younger demographics, demand for upskilling and professional empowerment is on the rise – but some employers are being slow to adapt.
23-05-2022 16:13
Do only those with excellent English proficiency, an advanced degree, and the will to work abroad have the opportunity to become global workers?
02-01-2022 17:16
Promoting human resource development (HRD), particularly skills for modern industry and innovation, was one area of significance highlighted in Vietnam’s Socioeconomic Development Strategy for the 2011-2020 period – and strengthening HRD remains a priority for the foreseeable future.
26-07-2011 09:28
Vietnam plans to increase the rate of trained workforce from 40 per cent in 2010 to 70 per cent in the next ten years in a bid to create more competitive advantages for the country in international integration process.
19-07-2011 08:48
US networking giant Cisco on Monday said it will eliminate 6,500 jobs, cutting its global workforce by nine per cent as part of a move to slash its annual operating costs.
22-07-2020 15:30
Thousands of young people in Vietnam are preparing to enter an extremely challenging labour market with job opportunities continuing to shrink.
01-05-2019 14:00
Vietnam is in a huge need of upskilling the local workforce to prepare them well for growing future demand among domestic private companies and foreign investors. Simon Matthews, country manager of ManpowerGroup Vietnam, Thailand, and the Middle East, provides analysis into the trend of labour recruitment in Vietnam, as well as possible impact of landmark free trade agreements on the local labour market ahead.
28-03-2011 09:43
A project to turn Vietnam into an information and communication technology powerhouse, launched by Vietnamese government, means the nation will need at least one million skilled IT workers by 2020.
12-09-2016 09:20
The 21st century workplace is experiencing swift changes due to globalisation and technology. As this phenomenon continues, Jaideep Iyengar, commercial HR lead for Asia and Australia-New Zealand at Monsanto Company, spoke with VIR’s Nam Phuong on new competencies required for modern employees.