17-02-2015 11:02
Singaporean real estate and investment firm Rowsley Co. Ltd. has reached a deal to own a 50 percent stake in a Vietnamese company developing a complex worth over half a billion U.S. dollars in Myanmar, according to The Straits Times.
07-02-2015 09:50
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has submitted to the government a plan to set aside VND50 trillion (US$2.3 billion) to support the commercial condo segment by enabling local banks to offer local homebuyers long-term lending at preferential rates, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Tran Nam has told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.
10-03-2015 10:02
Leading Vietnamese realty firm Vingroup has opened another Vinmart supermarket in downtown Ho Chi Minh City and will inaugurate 10 Vinmart+ convenient stores at the same time in the same city on Tuesday, newswire Vietnamplus reported on Monday.
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.
07-12-2022 09:00
Founder and CEO of edvin.ai Prithvi Puttaraju – a global serial tech entrepreneur – explains how he and his team are building a robust online tutoring ecosystem to turn edvin into a household name in Vietnam.
13-10-2021 08:00
While businesses are facing an uphill struggle this year, a lot of opportunities related to digital transformation are now available for them to aim higher. Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister of Information and Communications, writes about the potential ahead.
10-10-2018 15:53
In line with the government’s latest instructions, foreign investors in Vietnam will soon see a long-anticipated complete and consistent legal framework, as well as concrete and transparent incentives, paving the way for a possible new wave of foreign investment. Bich Thuy reports.
29-01-2017 14:00
Innovations have come to be commonplace, measured in every phone upgrade. But what will happen when truly disruptive technologies make their way to the market, and change how we work and live? Vo Quang Hue, managing director at Bosch Vietnam, explains how the fourth industrial revolution is set to change everything.
11-01-2023 15:42
Vietnam is being urged to demonstrate that economic development will not depend on the use of fossil fuels like coal.
01-07-2022 14:33
The world is facing three interlinked planetary crises: a climate emergency, environmental pollution, and biodiversity. Caitlin Wiesen, resident representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam, explains why each issue needs to be resolved if humanity is to have a viable future on this planet.
05-04-2021 10:27
Vietnam’s new leadership for the 2021-2025 tenure will make a full debut soon, after the election of the National Assembly leadership last week, promising to drive the country forward strongly with digital solutions boosted to reach ambitious goals.
09-03-2021 13:58
Making up to 50.2 per cent of the population and 47.3 per cent of the workforce in Vietnam, women are gradually asserting their role in all areas of life. This became increasingly evident when Vietnam became one of the first countries to successfully control the pandemic, an achievement which received important contributions from heroines in the fields of medicine, diplomacy, research, and economics.
10-03-2021 10:53
As Vietnam is emerging as a bright spot on the global economic map, an Adecco report highlighted that many jobs still fetch high salaries in the COVID-19 era.
30-12-2020 08:00
The pandemic has accelerated trends in high-tech startups, digital transformation, and innovation, with demands for a digital economy and innovation ecosystem deemed more essential than ever.
17-12-2020 10:00
While Vietnam has so far succeeded in battling the pandemic, realising sustainable development with everyone on board is a much more difficult task as the threat of environmental changes seems less tangible and requires the participation of all stakeholders in the country.