Since Singapore's establishment, the government has recognised that its greatest asset is people. This understanding has led to long-term strategies aimed at strengthening workforce capabilities through a well-structured education system that spans primary and secondary school, college, and university.
The investment includes training programmes for businesses and creators, anti-fraud campaigns, and a new data hosting service to enhance local cloud capabilities.
Data from the commission’s Vietnam Productivity Institute revealed that while productivity growth slowed during 2020-2023 due to COVID-19 impacts and global political instability, Vietnam maintained an impressive average productivity growth rate of 5.6% annually from 2016 to 2023. This placed Vietnam among the leading nations in Asia for productivity growth, outpacing regional peers such as Singapore (3.3%), Malaysia (2.6%), Thailand (2.6%), the Republic of Korea (3.8%), and Japan (0.2%).
With enhanced investment and Government’s support, the semiconductor industry has a pivotal role to play in the growth of Vietnam’s industrial real estate, according to a Savills Vietnam expert.
The Lao Government on January 11 bestowed various prestigious rewards on individuals and collectives in the northern province of Hoa Binh for their contributions to the construction of a high school in Huameuang district, Houaphanh province.
GDP growth, public investment, power supply, innovation, and human resources training were among the issues highlighted by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh while addressing legislators on November 12, part of the ongoing 8th session of the 15th National Assembly (NA).
Vietnam’s semiconductor industry is expected to thrive in the coming time on the back of its favourable environment and various incentives, according to insiders.
An event entitled "Study in Thailand Business Matching & Expo" was held by the Thai Trade Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on September 13, aiming at fostering cooperation between the two nations in human resources training for socio-economic sectors.
Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung paid a working trip to the Republic of Korea (RoK) in early August, aiming at bolstering cooperation between the two countries in the areas of digital transformation and AI.
A working delegation from the Ministry of Justice led by Deputy Minister Mai Luong Khoi paid a working trip to Germany recently in the framework of Vietnam – Germany legal and judicial cooperation under the joint statement signed in 2008.
A delegation of the northern province of Lai Chau held talks with their peers from Laos’s Phongsaly and Oudomxay provinces in Lai Chau city on March 14.
The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) handed over the E-office project to the State Audit Organisation of Laos on March 4, helping the Lao side modernise its operations.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium on February 21 held an event named “Meet Vietnam” in Brussels, aiming to seek measures to promote the Vietnam-Belgium cooperation in the coming time.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang called on press agencies to promote solidarity and strong bond for mutual development while attending a New-Year press conference in Hanoi on February 20.
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong on November 29 received Governor of Fukuoka prefecture Hattori Seitaro and leaders of Nagasaki, Miyazaki, Saga and Kagoshima prefectures of Japan, as part of his ongoing official visit to the East Asian country.
Preferential policies such as scholarships, tuition exemptions, and credit support are necessary to attract talented students and train lecturers for the semiconductor sector amid a shortage of human resources, said Associate Prof. Nguyen Thu Thuy of the Ministry of Education and Training.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted separate receptions in New York on September 21 for leaders of several US corporations as part of his trip to attend the high-level week of the UN General Assembly’s 78th session.
Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 6 for Singapore’s Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng, during which he stressed the need for the two countries to strengthen cooperation and share experience in vocational training and in enhancing the digital capability of the workforce.
The Thai Nguyen University of Education in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on October 26 received the Lao State’s Order of Friendship for its contribution to cooperation in human resources training for the country.
To promote job recruitment opportunities in Japan for Vietnamese students in central Vietnam, the central city-based Dong A University and Japanese partners have inked a series of agreements in human resources education, practical courses and internship programmes in nursing, tourism, automobiles and business management in 2021-25.
