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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently approved a plan to promote dissemination work on global integration events in 2017-2020.

The roles of culture and tourism in global integration were discussed at an international conference taking place in Tuy Hoa city, the central province of Phu Yen on February 18.

Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Tran Tuan Anh said the ministry planned to establish a trade defence department to safeguard the interests of businesses in the context of global integration.

The banking sector is committed to continuous improvements in customer service, applying advanced technology and enhancing its operational, financial and managerial competencies

The International Labour Organisation suggested Vietnam take measures to improve labour productivity, social dialogue and working condition to create impetuses for economic growth.

Social dialogue, labour productivity and working conditions are vital for Vietnam’s global integration, heard a workshop in Hanoi on October 24.

The fifth edition of an international seminar discussing the development of human resources in social sciences in Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia took place in the Lao capital Vientiane on October 19.

Authorities and experts are considering a master plan to comprehensively develop the logistics industry that fully utilises the city’s advantages and meet urgent and long-term requirements.

Market opening and mergers & acquisitions are a common trend in global integration.

Technology holds the key to banks’ development, especially with the country’s increasing global integration, a seminar heard in Ho Chi Minh City on May 17.

The General Statistics Office started conducting a survey on businesses on March to evaluate their preparedness for global integration and technology application, as well as build a database.

The PACE Institute of Management, a leading school for business leaders in Vietnam, has conducted a project to raise awareness of global integration for local enterprises.

Administrative reform across several State agencies has yet to provide instruments to help local businesses get off the ground, as heard during the Vietnam Business Forum opened in Hanoi on December 1

The Vietnam Business Forum is expected to provide a communications channel between the Government, domestic and international business communities to boost competitiveness amid global integration.

Laos’ readiness for integrating into the world economy was analysed at a scientific conference in Vientiane on November 28.

Despite 30 years of renewal, positive changes in its economy, and at one time bearing the tag of "Asia's Next Dragon", Vietnam’s position in global rankings has not improved to any great extent.

As the country is integrating deeper into the world market, a number of street vendors who come to pursue their dream in cities might lose their jobs, experts have warned.

What keeps Vietnamese firms from using trade defence instruments against foreign commodity flows was the subject of a survey released at a seminar in Hanoi on October 14.

Besides the government's important role in creating a favorable, transparent business climate, local companies should be more active and creative in preparing for more intensive global integration.

Applying advanced technology is a prerequisite for Vietnamese enterprises to ensure competitive capacity in the context of deep integration, which opens both benefits and setbacks for the country.