HCMC Named world’s 2nd most dynamic city Technology and innovation propel the economic hub and Hanoi into the top 10 of fastest changing cities around the world. Vietnam is one of the most dynamic countries in the world with Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi both named in the top 10 cities that have successfully […]
Vietnam’s ‘Silicon Valley’ sparks startup boom Recent Vietnamese graduate looking for an English-language teacher? There’s an app for that. Or hunting the best bowl of pho in your Hanoi neighborhood? There’s now an app for that, too. A decade ago such technology would likely have been developed in California’s Silicon Valley. But today those apps […]
Vietnam boosts cooperation with Western Australian Vietnam’s Consulate General in Perth and the West Australian Vietnam Business Council (WAVBC) on July 13 held a workshop to promote multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and the Western Australian State, especially in the field of business. Consul General Phung The Long said Vietnam is the 16th trade partner, the […]
Vietnam could be major AI market: experts Vietnam CEO Summit 2017 attracted the participation of more than 400 Vietnamese businesses from the country’s 500 biggest firms (VNR500), top 500 fastest developing firms (FAST 500), Best Prospect 500 and Top 1,000 biggest tax payers. Ha Noi — Although Viet Nam is a relative late comer to […]
HCMC supports startups Ho Chi Minh City has established a number of support and consultancy centers to help startups as part of its startup support program. The establishment of more than 20,000 enterprises in the first half of this year has proved the effectiveness of this program. There are several co-working spaces in Ho Chi […]
Survey reflects optimistic business outlook for Q4 Việt Nam’s enterprises feel positive about the business climate for the fourth quarter, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The office reported that 52.6 percent of enterprises in the domestic processing and manufacturing sector, participating in its survey on business […]
GDP growth rate strongly increases in third quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate has been up quarter by quarter this year and reached 7.46 percent in the third quarter, a strong increase compared to 5.15 percent the first and 6.28 percent in the second quarter. That was announced at a meeting presided over by […]
World Bank Group announces new strategy in Vietnam The World Bank Group on September 22 announced the Vietnam Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for 2017- 2022 at a workshop in Dong Thap province in the presence of World Bank Country Director for Vietnam Ousmane Dione and representatives from 13 Mekong Delta provinces. Representatives said the CPF […]
Regional links key for south Viet Nam trade Promoting regional linkage from production to distribution is essential to turn the country’s southern part into a trade hub. Efforts have been made to establish regional linkage in recent years but there were bottlenecks to be removed to create breakthroughs, especially in developing a supply chain and […]
