Power drawn from renewable energy is expected to soar in the future, although the country’s capacity to integrate this source of energy into the national power grid is still limited, possibly causing throttling on the network, heard attendants at a seminar held in Hà Nội last week.

With the rapid development of various technologies in the era of the fourth industrial revolution, it is increasingly challenging for employers to find talent with the right competencies.

Established in 2007, the Hà Nội Business Incubator (HBI) has helped 30 start-ups and created 1,000 jobs.

The Vietnamese Government has affirmed the major economic role played by the foreign direct investment (FDI) sector over the past three decades, stressing its continuing importance for the country.

Three decades since the country began its process of economic renewal, foreign direct investment (FDI) has become one of the key sectors in Viet Nam’s economic structure and made great contributions to the country’s socio-economic development.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn talks to the Vietnam News Agency about the significance of the 2018 WEF ASEAN to the country’s multilateral diplomacy strategy.

In the year-to-date FDI in real estate has been worth US$5.9 billion, the highest level in a long time and second in terms of sectors this year with almost a fourth of total investment, the Foreign Investment Department said in a recent report.

A new World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) report finds that ASEAN’s biggest banks are increasingly aware of the impact their businesses have on the environment and society, but are slow to act on the huge potential they hold in addressing climate change and financing sustainable food, energy and infrastructure systems in the region.

 Banks are putting non-performing loans (NPLs) and collateral of default borrowers on auction in a move to speed up the resolution of bad debts.