The Hanoitimes – The US-Sino trade spat puts more pressure on the country and businesses to develop human resource. Vietnam’s demand for highly-skilled workers will continue growing steadily in the wake of increasing foreign investment inflow, causing a severe shortage of highly-qualified human resources in the time to come, expert have warned. FDI firms are in […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The government is able to fund roughly 30% of total capital required for low-cost housing projects amid growing demand for this segment. Demand for low-cost housing is forecast to surge from now through 2020 and the Vietnamese government is seeking private capital for this housing segment, reports from a recent conference showed. At […]
Read MoreBangkok Airways is pursuing further expansion in secondary Vietnamese markets with the launch of a direct route from Bangkok to Vietnam’s central coastal town of Cam Ranh. The airline began offering new flights last week with four flights a week — Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday — on a 144-seat Airbus A319 aircraft. The new service […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Core inflation in January picked up 0.3% month-on-month, resulting in an increase of 1.83% year-on-year. Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI), a gauge of inflation, saw an increase by 0.10% in January against the previous month, and up 2.56% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). Nine out of 11 commodity groups, which […]
Read MoreVietnam and Thailand have pledged to create favourable conditions for businesses of the two countries to increase investment and business cooperation as well as to facilitate agricultural import and export activities between the two countries. Vietnam and Thailand have agreed to implement measures to boost economic cooperation with the aim of reaching $20 billion in […]
Read MoreUS industrial and manufacturing giant General Electric Co (GE) is stepping up its investments in manufacturing technology and digital innovation with the first “Brilliant Factory” in the CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) economies. The New York-listed multinational is known for innovative creations in various sectors, including the electric light bulb, the first US jet […]
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