Vietnam sent 116,675 workers, including 41,636 females, to foreign countries and territories in the first 10 months of this year, exceeding the yearly plan by 6.07 percent.
Vietnamese automobile firms can gain a competitive edge over their rivals in ASEAN if the domestic supporting industry uses more locally-produced parts, heard a conference recently held in Hanoi by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).
The country’s shift towards a globalised economy will be driven by the strength of its workforce, according to company Michael Page Vietnam specialising in search for professionals at middle management to leadership levels.
Export revenue in October topped 20.8 billion USD, a drop of 1.5 percent from the previous month, but increasing 2.3 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
A Vietnam trade promotion office, the second of its kind in China, was inaugurated in Hangzhou city in the eastern province of Zhejiang on November 5.
Vietnam has always and will continue to consider foreign-invested enterprises as part of its economy, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue told head of SME Business Switzerland at Credit Suisse Andreas Gerber during a reception in Hanoi on November 5.
Ha Nam province will create favourable conditions to attract more Japanese businesses to invest in local projects, said Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Truong Quoc Huy.
Mekong Delta localities have called for investments from Japanese firms in 63 projects in various fields, including 12 in hi-tech agriculture during a Japan-Mekong Business Cooperation Forum in Can Tho city.
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung met with representatives from 30 French enterprises in various sectors in the capital city on November 3 to discuss potential cooperation between the two sides.
Vietnam’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) climbed from a 10-month low of 51.5 in September to 53.9 in October, pointing to the strongest improvement in the health of the country’s manufacturing industry since July, IHS Market’s Nikkei reports released on November 1 showed.
Many firms in Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture want to invest in Ha Nam for its favorable business climate, and investment incentives designed exclusively for Hyogo, said governor Toshizo Ido.
Foreign investors cannot take their eyes off the Vietnamese real estate market, one of the most dynamic emerging markets globally, according to an article by regional managing director, Southeast Asia, CBRE Vikram Kohli on www.bussinesstimes.com.sg.
The recently concluded METALEX Vietnam received more than 18,840 manufacturing businesspeople who came to source new technologies and seek business opportunities.
The Vietnamese Government has always paid due attention to and promoted cooperation between Vietnamese localities and Japanese counterparts, including Hyogo prefecture, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Experts have judged that the national export goal and trade deficit rate next year set by the Government was feasible.
Vietnam’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) scored growth of 10.4 percent in the first ten months of 2018, compared to the growth of 9.6 percent in the same period last year.
French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe’s official visit to Vietnam from November 2-4 is expected to help bolster the bilateral strategic partnership.
Technologies, equipment, products, and services used in the textile and garment industry will be displayed at the Vietnam International Textile and Garment Industry Exhibition and the Vietnam International Textile and Apparel Accessories Exhibition to be held in HCM City from November 21 to 24.
