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An automation manufacturing competition for technology students was launched in Hanoi on August 9.

Over 400 corporate executives, economists, financial and technological experts at home and abroad gathered at the Vietnam CEO Summit 2019 which took place in Hanoi on August 8.

Vietnam’s industrial zones have been attracting attention from foreign investors thanks to its robust economic growth, abundant workforce, and the signing of various free trade deals which are expected to form a more favourable business climate, according to the latest report from Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc launched the national labour productivity movement during a conference held in Hanoi on August 7.

A conference welcoming Singaporean and Malaysian firms took place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 6.

Ethics and lifestyle education was among the issues Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) to focus on in the approaching new academic year, while addressing a meeting in Hanoi on August 6.

Over the past 10 years, US agencies have provided more than 3.5 billion USD to support countries in the Mekong region as part of the Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI).

A seminar was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 2 to discuss developing high-quality tourism workforce amid global integration.

Aging labour with equipped with poor skills is raising a hurdle in the way of the development of the Mekong Delta.

The 12th Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Ministerial Meeting took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 1, on the sidelines of the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-52).

The 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting issued a joint communiqué in Bangkok on July 31.

Bamboo Airways, a subsidiary of real estate developer FLC Group, began construction of an aviation training centre in the central province of Binh Dinh on July 28.

Research and development (R&D) is the cornerstone of innovation and the driving force of economic growth in the digital age, experts said at the ASEAN – China smart industry conference in Ho Chi Minh City on July 25.

Vietnam’s new budget carrier Bamboo Airways will launch construction of an aviation training institute at Nhon Hoi ecological tourism area in the south central province of Binh Dinh on July 28.

Permanent Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem has committed all possible support for Intel Products Vietnam (IPV) to do effective business for mutual growth.

Deputy Auditor General Vu Van Hoa has said the Vietnamese Government is working to add sustainable development into the country’s socio-economic development strategies and plans, and rally resources to achieve the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Urban technological progress raises the competitive advantage of urban firms over rural firms in product market competition, and can lead to a brain drain in rural areas, Oudom Hean of Ohio State University in the US said at a recent conference in Ho Chi Minh City.

Construction of Vietnamese-funded Dongkhamxang Academy of Economics and Finance began its third phase in the Lao capital Vientiane on July 19.

The workshop on “Innovative Skills for Inclusive Future of Work in the Digital Age” opened in Hanoi on July 18, gathering over 100 local and international speakers and delegates, including those from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc awarded third-class Independence Order to K Hospital, Vietnam’s leading cancer hospital, during a ceremony in Hanoi on July 18 celebrating its 50th anniversary.