workforce readiness for a green transformation in manufacturing

Workforce readiness for a green transformation in manufacturing

With more consumers expecting businesses to do the right thing for people, communities, and the planet, as well as increasing regulations and laws to advance sustainability, companies need to do the same. Being a top pick for companies looking to relocate or set up their production centres, Vietnam can expect demand for green talent in the manufacturing sector to grow rapidly as companies increasingly include sustainability goals in their business strategy.
bolstering public trust in authorities to alleviate covid 19 fears

Bolstering public trust in authorities to alleviate COVID-19 fears

As COVID-19 presents wide-ranging issues from health to the economy, public policy needs to alleviate growing public panic to minimise damage – which requires cultivating unshakeable public trust in the authorities.
free tours for international media during dprk us hanoi summit

Free tours for international media during DPRK-US Hanoi Summit

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) have appointed Saigontourist and Hanoitourist travel companies to operate free tours for international journalists and reporters covering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea-US Hanoi Summit.
grab commits to long term investment in vietnam

Grab commits to long-term investment in Vietnam

Grab co-founder Tan Hooi Ling affirmed that the ride-hailing firm would continue to invest in Vietnam and contribute to the country’s innovation process.
chubb life vietnam donates supplies and equipment to four central regions schools

Chubb Life Vietnam donates supplies and equipment to four central region’s schools

Chubb Life Insurance Vietnam Company Limited (Chubb Life Vietnam) today announced the company’s continued support of four primary schools in Central Vietnam, which were sponsored and built with funds donated by the company from 2011 to 2014.
manulife vietnam records 69pc growth in 2015 insurance sales

Manulife Vietnam records 69pc growth in 2015 insurance sales

Manulife Vietnam, one of the Vietnam’s Top 3 insurers, reported annualised premium equivalent (APE) insurance sales of VND1.68 trillion ($75.3 million) in 2015, up 69 per cent from the year before.
300 million samsung rd centre licensed

$300 million Samsung R&D centre licensed

On March 30, the Hanoi People’s Committee granted the investment certificate for Samsung Electronics Vietnam (SEV)’s $300 million research and development (R&D) centre to be built in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai district.
hanoi remains off putting to investors

Hanoi remains off-putting to investors

Hanoi’s plan to attract $200 million in the total investment capital this year to the city’s industrial zones has proved quite challenging as only 30 per cent of the target has been reached as of now. 
turning an eco smart dream into reality

Turning an eco- smart dream into reality

Fujisawa SST’s inauguration has proven smart and sustainable living is not a pipe dream.
lg to woo customers with top range goods

LG to woo customers with top range goods

South Korean giant LG Electronics has stirred up the Asian home appliance market with its latest smart products.
mobile brands look to get moving

Mobile brands look to get moving

The fate of some Vietnamese mobile phone brands is in the stars.
oil to get liquidity machine moving

Oil to get liquidity machine moving

A strong hand is getting to grips with the banking system’s liquidity problems.
banks pushed into a corner to toe the line

Banks pushed into a corner to toe the line

New commercial bank short-term deposit rate limitations will force banks to roll with the punches. Recently, with the 14 per cent interest rate cap for deposits, commercial banks are finding ways to avoid cash withdrawal and attract deposits by straightening the mobilisation rate curve to 14 per cent for all maturities.
wise words articulate fresh growth mantra

Wise words articulate fresh growth mantra

International donors are offering words of wisdom to Vietnam’s authorities to ensure the country’s further economic growth and address post-global financial crisis challenges.

State budget hurt by project delays

Slow work on a number of government-funded projects has placed enormous strain on the state budget, said a senior official at last week’s National Conference on Investment Supervision and Evaluation in Hanoi.