What does the future hold for ASEAN?
September 11, 2018 | 20:12
‘The Future of ASEAN – Time to Act’report focuses on the disruptions facing ASEAN and how governments and corporates can act to ensure future growth through new and innovative strategies across seven sectors – automotive, financial services, consumer goods, medical devices, refined fuels, telecommunications and transportation.
Shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution published in Vietnamese
By Thanh Tung
September 11, 2018 | 20:07
WEF on ASEAN released the Vietnamese version of the new book of founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab, entitled Shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Agriculture leaders call for ASEAN food system to embrace Industry 4.0
By Thanh Tung
September 11, 2018 | 20:05
Today, over 170 senior leaders and decision-makers in the agricultural industry gathered at the Grow Asia Forum 2018.
Changing the poor’s perceptions on finance
By Ha An
September 10, 2018 | 14:01
Policy credit programmes have helped change the financial perception among the poor on savings, self-raising funds, and accumulating for the future.
Cities must go cashless to go smart
September 10, 2018 | 12:09
Vietnam is driving its cities towards being smarter and going cashless with the aid of digital payments that will play a key role in the transformation of these cities, benefitting individuals, businesses, and the economy as a whole. Trang Nguyen reports.
WEF and Vietnam put ASEAN in focus
September 10, 2018 | 11:35
The World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2018 (WEF ASEAN 2018), which will take place in Hanoi this week, will be the biggest event in Vietnam’s external activities this year.
Taxing e-business proves problematic
By Song Van
September 07, 2018 | 15:00
Collecting taxes from Facebook and Google as well as individuals earning money from these platforms remains difficult for the Vietnamese government. Even the Law on Cybersecurity coming into effect in early 2019 may only partly handle the issue.
Sustainable urbanisation a vital goal
September 07, 2018 | 14:00
Today, more than half of the world lives in cities and urban developments, which is projected to grow to 68 per cent by 2025. In Vietnam alone, the urban population grows at an average rate of nearly 3 per cent per year – the fastest in the Southeast Asia
Pharma companies report major declines in profits
By Tung Anh
September 07, 2018 | 09:00
Despite positive forecasts, the business performance of Vietnam’s largest drug-makers went downhill in the first half of 2018, heralding challenges ahead.
IT engineers in bad need
September 06, 2018 | 13:48
Vietnamese IT engineers have enormous opportunities due to the growing thirst for skilled IT workforce both in Vietnam and overseas, particularly in Japan.
UK seeks bilateral FTA with Vietnam in light of Brexit
By Khoi Nguyen
September 06, 2018 | 08:34
The UK’s upcoming withdrawal from the EU has triggered a need for the former to seek a potential free trade agreement with Vietnam, which is expected to help expand bilateral trade and investment ties.
Agribusiness will bloom with EVFTA’s tariff cuts
By Thanh Dat
September 06, 2018 | 08:29
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, with its extensive tariff cuts for agri-food products, is prompting foreign companies to enter the Southeast Asian market seeking investment and business opportunities in these products.
Vietnam hosts International Real Estate Conference for the first time
September 05, 2018 | 18:00
The International Real Estate Conference (IREC) 2018 expects to welcome more than 300 international representatives and nearly 1,000 domestic participants.
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