Choices are clear to smooth path to German funding
By Thu Trang
May 22, 2024 | 17:14
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards are extremely important to German companies, both from commercial and compliance perspectives.
Experts urge promotion of digital transformation in logistics, e-commerce
By VNA
May 17, 2024 | 09:46
Applying technology in logistics and e-commerce will bring many benefits, thus optimising the efficiency of these two sectors, and contributing to reducing logistics costs for the entire economy, heard a workshop in Hanoi on May 16.
Steelmaking can become climate-neutral process
By Dr. Guido Hildner
May 15, 2024 | 14:52
Steel is one of the world’s most-used materials and a central part of the global economy.
Low-code: a powerful enabler for the digital transformation
By Ngoc Hoang
May 13, 2024 | 10:38
The low-code development platform is emerging as a powerful enabler for digital transformation. Nguyen Ngoc Hoang, director and digital innovation lead at KPMG in Vietnam, explains how it empowers business users to quickly create and adapt applications without the need for specialised programming knowledge and experience.
FTA quality improvement promotes exports: Experts
By VNA
May 10, 2024 | 09:19
Enhancing the quality of the 16 free trade agreements (FTA) that Vietnam has signed with partners will be a helpful measure to aid domestic firms in facilitating exports in the coming time, according to experts.
Apple’s deepening roots and flourishing partnerships
By Chi Trung
May 09, 2024 | 12:03
Apple’s recent visit to Vietnam by CEO Tim Cook signifies a significant commitment by the tech giant to the Southeast Asian nation. This commitment extends beyond mere words, as Apple has pledged to increase spending on local suppliers, highlighting Vietnam’s growing importance in the company’s global supply chain.
Raising labour productivity crucial for higher incomes
By Manh Bon
May 08, 2024 | 00:04
The government is making efforts to ensure sustainable employment and incomes. Pham Hoai Nam, head of the Population and Labour Statistics Department at the General Statistics Office, delved into the labour market’s current and future landscape with VIR’s Manh Bon.
The blueprint to unlocking Ho Chi Minh City’s potential
By Rizwan Khan
May 05, 2024 | 13:43
Ho Chi Minh City is a vibrant metropolis in Vietnam. Rizwan Khan, managing partner at Acclime, explains how its rich history, dynamic economy, and diverse culture can offer the city the potential to become a global-scale megacity.
Vietnam must recalibrate policy mix and pursue reforms
By Wanwisa May Vorranikulkij
May 05, 2024 | 11:00
Vietnam’s economy faced significant challenges last year, with growth slowing to 5.1 per cent due to export contraction. Following a 6.7 per cent rebound in the last quarter of 2023, the economy decelerated to 5.7 per cent in the first quarter of this year.
Innovative entrepreneurship for a high-income Vietnam
By Dr. Vinh Quang Dang
May 05, 2024 | 11:00
Vietnam has experienced one of the fastest growth episodes over the past 30 years. Sustaining it will require strong productivity increases. Productivity growth can be achieved by the entry and growth of innovative startups. Vietnam’s startups, however, face major obstacles such as limited contributions from the research sector, talent acquisition difficulties, and fragmented support policies.
CPTPP is diplomatic success – but can deliver more
By Patrick Lenain
May 04, 2024 | 23:49
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) gives member countries easier access to one another’s markets at preferential tariffs, even tariff-free trade for most items.
Strategic advances can build on Vietnam’s position in logistics
By Long Pham and Andreas Stoffers
May 04, 2024 | 23:07
Vietnam is aiming to become an industrialised country by 2045. Consultant Long Pham and Vietnam country director Andreas Stoffers from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom explain why this extreme ambition requires comprehensive activities across the economy and society.
Core principles of growth still apply
By Jonathan Pincus
April 30, 2024 | 11:21
Five decades of development progress and lessons for the future Vietnam has achieved much progress in economic growth over the past decades. Jonathan Pincus, senior international economist at the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam, analyses how the economy has grown and offers lessons for the future.
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