Vietnam’s legislative leader said on September 19 that it is a great honour for Vietnam to host the 14th Assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) for the first time, adding that the event marks a milestone in the history of the State Audit of Vietnam.
Vietnam needs to improve the quality of its technical and vocational education and training to meet the requirements of digitisation and industry 4.0, a conference heard in HCM City on September 18.
An international workshop to promote cooperation in ensuring fairness in Vietnam’s energy shift towards more eco-friendly power was held by the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA), the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Vietnam Office, and the Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID) in Hanoi on September 18.
The challenges and opportunities of ASEAN social security institutions in the Industry 4.0, as well as the free flow of labour are both high on the agenda for the ongoing 35th ASEAN Social Security Association (ASSA) Board Meeting in Nha Trang city, in the central province of Khanh Hoa.
RoK Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha met ASEAN chief Lim Jock Hoi in Seoul on September 17 to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation with ASEAN members in implementing the country’s New Southern Policy.
Three years after a groundbreaking decree opened public companies to foreign ownership, less than 4 percent of eligible firms have removed their foreign ownership ceiling.
The international manufacturing sector is moving to Vietnam and more FDI is flowing into the country, showing growing confidence among investors in the market.
A delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence has voiced its support for the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s ties with ASEAN, both bilaterally and multilaterally, affirming that this relationship will bring peace, stability and development to both sides.
The World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF) 2018, themed “ASEAN 4.0: Entrepreneurship and the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, wrapped up on September 13 after three working days with nearly 60 discussions.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on September 13 received representatives from Mitsubishi, Deloitte, Hanwha Energy, McKinsey, and HSBC in the framework of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN in Hanoi.
Governments of the ASEAN member states should design suitable policies to control risks and seize opportunities related to the return of their expatriates, said speakers at a discussion within the framework of the 2018 World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) in Hanoi on September 13.
People of Myanmar, especially the young, need to change so as to seize arising opportunities, Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has said.
Vietnam is one of the really special cases worldwide that will be able to take full advantage of all new opportunities in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), as told by a senior financial expert.
Participants at a session of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) expected great changes in the future of jobs in ASEAN but are confident that many development opportunities are within the reach of regional countries.
Chilean Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero has affirmed that Chile pays particular attention to participating in the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) as it is a leading mechanism in supporting the application of technology and creating benefit for citizens.
On September 12, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Klaus Schwab, who is in Hanoi to co-chair the WEF on ASEAN 2018.
Vietnamese Acting Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung has said that Vietnam, as an emerging economy, would be able to take advantage of the fourth industrial revolution, even though the country missed the first three.
The World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) 2018 officially opened with a plenary session in Hanoi on September 12 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab.
