A workshop on transforming Vietnam’s digital economy in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 20, discussing ways to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in applying advanced technologies.
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.
E-commerce is growing rapidly and thus posing challenges to State management agencies, as heard at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 14 reviewing the five-year implementation of the government’s Decree No.52/2013/ND-CP on e-commerce.
The Vietnamese Government Office and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on September 14 signed a Record of Discussion for Project to Build Professional and Efficient State Operation for Improvement of Business Environment.
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.
It is the consistent policy of the Party and Government of Vietnam to create every favorable condition and environment for investors to develop in a sustainable and long-term basis in Vietnam, said Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and head of its Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh on September 13.
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.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue had a dialogue with executives of 40 global corporations and five domestic enterprises in the framework of the WEF ASEAN 2018 in Hanoi.
Vietnam’s e-commerce sector is growing at a rate of 35 percent a year and predicted to be worth 10 billion USD by 2020.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is willing to support Vietnam in building a digital economy based on science and technology, stated WEF President Borge Brende.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc gave an interview to The Straits Times of Singapore on Vietnam’s policy making and stance on protectionism, ASEAN’s urgent issues and solutions to digital economic development of Vietnam.
The WEF ASEAN 2018 officially opened with a plenary session in Hanoi on September 12. The event was co-chaired by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab.
Experts from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have suggested ways for ASEAN to get over the era of passive growth, lure more foreign direct investment, and develop human resources on the sidelines of the ongoing World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) 2018 in Hanoi.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted Google’s President of Asia-Pacific Operations Karim Temsamani on September 12 on the sidelines of the 2018 World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN).
The theme proposed by Vietnam for the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF-ASEAN) this year, “ASEAN 4.0: Entrepreneurship and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4),” is very relevant and timely, said Vice President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Stephen P. Groff.
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.
President of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Børge Brende has highlighted ASEAN’s recent technological achievements in an interview given to Vietnam News on the occasion of the WEF on ASEAN 2018 taking place in Hanoi on September 11-13.
A top executive of Plan International on Sep 12 praised the theme of the ongoing World Economic Forum on ASEAN, saying it resonates well with her organisation’s priority on young female entrepreneurs.
