By Thanh Thanh
February 20, 2026 | 09:27
Vietnam and Japan are deepening their relationship in developing personnel to support the former’s burgeoning semiconductor industry. Prof. Usagawa Tsuyoshi, of the Vietnam-Japan University under the Vietnam National University in Hanoi, spoke with VIR’s Thanh Thanh about the evolving partnership and what Vietnam must do to cultivate a world-class semiconductor workforce.
By Thanh Tung
February 19, 2026 | 19:56
Vietnam is targeting to build on its recent economic growth performance. Nguyen Ba Hung, principal economist at the Asian Development Bank in Vietnam, spoke VIR’s Thanh Tung about the economy’s key drivers and the new growth model.
By Jens Matthias Arnold
February 19, 2026 | 19:36
Four decades ago, Vietnam ranked among the world’s poorest countries. The economic reforms of 1986 transformed Vietnam from a virtually closed, centrally planned agrarian economy to a major exporter and destination for foreign direct investment, laying the foundations for three decades of rapid, export-led growth.