investing in hr for future growth

Investing in HR for future growth

While joining the ASEAN Economic Community and the Trans-Pacific Partnership is expected to bring better opportunities for Vietnam including creating jobs and driving economic growth, it will also bring challenges in terms of increasing competition in business and human resource areas.
government bullish on economic growth plans

Government bullish on economic growth plans

Instead of adjusting the economic growth target for 2016, the government has highlighted some key measures to spur local production and inspire business confidence, thereby enhancing growth.
vietnam increasingly attractive to french investors

Vietnam increasingly attractive to French investors

Vietnam’s stable economic growth rate and improved business and investment environment over a long period has enticed French big corporations to invest or expand their projects in Vietnam.
asian stocks chase wall st down japan gdp beats forecasts

Asian stocks chase Wall St down, Japan GDP beats forecasts

Asian stock markets mostly fell on Wednesday (May 18) after a two-day rally and strong US data that fuelled talk of an interest rate rise, while Tokyo swung back and forth following a better-than-forecast economic growth reading.
obama merkel make case for disputed us eu trade deal

Obama, Merkel make case for disputed US-EU trade deal

US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a joint pitch on Sunday for deeper transatlantic trade in the face of mounting opposition, vowing to complete a vast US-EU trade pact that could spur much-needed economic growth.
pm acclaims mpi on first working visit

PM acclaims MPI on first working visit

The Vietnamese government is going to keep the previously set target of economic growth at 6.7 per cent in 2016.
second homes in phu quoc attract more investors

Second homes in Phu Quoc attract more investors

As the southern province of Kien Giang has chosen tourism as the driver of the local economic growth for Phu Quoc and a focus for investment in the coming period, many big developers have poured capital into the island, supplying to the market high quality resort real estate products.
a strong boost for economic growth in a poorest province

A strong boost for economic growth in a poorest province

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 17 highlighted several advantages of the central province of Quang Tri while attending the locality’s investment and tourism promotion conference on April 17.
putting lending restrictions on oda capital

Putting lending restrictions on ODA capital

Accelerating capital disbursement is vital to scoring higher economic growth. Increased investment, however, could drive up budget overspending and public debt as well as ring the bell for a possible return of inflation in the wake of less effective investment. Tran Hoang Ngan, a member of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee, highlights the need to apply a lending interest rate payment on official development assistance capital to bolster usage efficiency.
startup fever to restructure vietnamese growth model

Startup fever to restructure Vietnamese growth model

Vietnam needs to have five million companies, ten times the current number, for there to be a breakthrough in economic growth. In recent years, the country has seen a wave of emerging startups, with companies springing up like mushroom after rain, but there remains much to do to take advantage of this newfound strength. VIR's Khanh Tran reports.
economy set to grow 65 7 over five years

Economy set to grow 6.5-7% over five years

Hanoi - Việt Nam’s economic growth rate is expected to range from 6.5-7 per cent over the next five years, according to a report presented by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc at the 13th National Assembly’s session in Hà Nội yesterday.
resort sales follow realty resurgence

Resort sales follow realty resurgence

Supported by stable economic growth and the upturn of the market, Vietnam’s resort and hospitality segment is expected to see a surge in investment capital this year.
vietnam strives for 7 economic growth in 2016 pm

Vietnam strives for 7% economic growth in 2016: PM

Under the chair of PM Nguyen Tan Dung, the Government on February 29 in Ha Noi convened its monthly regular meeting to review the socio-economic performance in 2015 and in the first two months of 2016.
new bridge opened to traffic in ho chi minh city to ease congestion

New bridge opened to traffic in Ho Chi Minh City to ease congestion

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport on Saturday inaugurated the Rach Chiec Bridge on the city’s eastern belt in another bid to boost the hub’s socio-economic growth and ease traffic congestion.
national party congress keeps vietnam up to speed

National Party Congress keeps Vietnam up to speed

Vietnam’s 12th National Party Congress has ignited the country’s second stage of reform both in terms of political system and economic growth in a bid to prevent Vietnam from lagging behind regional and global peers.