Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution set to launch in Vietnam

Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution set to launch in Vietnam

The World Economic Forum has announced that it will join forces with Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to create a Fourth Industrial Revolution centre.
PM meets Vietnamese community in China

PM meets Vietnamese community in China

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met representatives of Vietnam’s representative offices and the Vietnamese community in China on June 25 afternoon, within the framework of his official visit to China and his attendance at the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
World Economic Forum convenes global business for COVID Action Platform

World Economic Forum convenes global business for COVID Action Platform

The World Economic Forum and the WHO have launched the COVID Action Platform to mitigate the risk and impacts of COVID-19 worldwide.
Vietnam’s law compliance cost index up 17 places

Vietnam’s law compliance cost index up 17 places

Vietnam ranked 79th out of the 141 countries in law compliance cost index this year, referred to as B1 index, up 17 places from 2018, said the Ministry of Justice on October 16.
Vietnam jumps four places in WEF tourism competitiveness ranking

Vietnam jumps four places in WEF tourism competitiveness ranking

Vietnam ranks 63rd among 140 countries and territories in the recently released Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) 2019, jumping four places compared to the latest 2017 ranking.
PM Phuc invites tech titans to invest

PM Phuc invites tech titans to invest

At the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Switzerland last week, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed that Vietnam, which is building a digital economy, continues rolling out the red carpet to welcome foreign investors, particularly in high-tech industries. Hao Tung reports.
PM questioned about economic outlook, growth momentum by WEF President

PM questioned about economic outlook, growth momentum by WEF President

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc answered questions raised by President of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Borge Brende at the "Vietnam and the World" dialogue held on the sidelines of the forum’s ongoing annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday.
Prime Minister meets with foreign leaders in Davos

Prime Minister meets with foreign leaders in Davos

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had bilateral meetings with many foreign leaders and business executives on January 24 (local time) on the sidelines of the annual conference of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2019 in Davos.
Vietnam to improve investment climate, take advantage of Industry 4.0: PM

Vietnam to improve investment climate, take advantage of Industry 4.0: PM

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Vietnam would take advantage of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to push ahead with reforming the country’s investment and business climate, bolstering investment co-operation between the domestic and foreign sectors, and paying more attention to human resources in 2019.
Coca-Cola, Pepsi tout plastic recycling in rare joint appearance

Coca-Cola, Pepsi tout plastic recycling in rare joint appearance

The bosses of Coca-Cola and Pepsi promised on Thursday (Jan 24) that "huge progress" would be made by 2030 to reduce plastic waste, which contaminates humans, wildlife, and oceans.
Prime Minister meets leaders of multinational groups in Davos

Prime Minister meets leaders of multinational groups in Davos

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received leaders from many world leading multinational corporations on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2019 in Davos on January 23 (local time).
China, Europe follow Brazil's Bolsonaro onto Davos stage

China, Europe follow Brazil's Bolsonaro onto Davos stage

DAVOS, Switzerland: China and Europe take centre stage at Davos on Wednesday (Jan 23), a day after Brazil's hard-right President Jair Bolsonaro promised reform and respect for the environment to the world's business elite.
Has Davos made the world better?

Has Davos made the world better?

Klaus Schwab, who founded the World Economic Forum (WEF), has said his childhood during World War II inspired him to build an organisation that would make the world a better place.
Vietnam receives higher score in global competitiveness index

Vietnam receives higher score in global competitiveness index

Vietnam received 58.1 points in the latest Global Competitiveness Report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF), a slight increase of 0.2 points from its 2017 score.
Competitiveness continues to climb

Competitiveness continues to climb

With efforts to boost economic reforms and grab opportunities afforded by Industry 4.0 ­continuing apace, Vietnam ­is rising ever higher in the World Economic Forum’s rankings.
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