Prime Minister requests 12 solutions to promote digital enterprises

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has signed a directive to promote the development of digital enterprises in Việt Nam with a target of developing 100,000 tech firms by 2030.

Positive thinking will help Việt Nam fly high Dr. Trần Du Lịch, a member of the Prime Minister’s economic advisory group, talks to the newspaper Tiền Phong (Vanguard) on the main hindrances preventing Việt Nam from gaining more economic achievements in the course of implementing the 10-year National Economic Strategy (2011-20)

Việt Nam and Japan agree to boost tourism co-operation Việt Nam has called for stronger investment from Japan, including in medium- and small-sized enterprises in tourism, education and trade as the country eyes growth in the ‘green’ industry.

Private sector must drive economy: academic

Associate Professor Đinh Trọng Thịnh talks to Công Thương (Industry & Trade) newspaper about the important role of the private sector in the national economy

Ministry told to take initiative in solving development conundrums

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc emphasised the important role of the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and asked it to take the initiative in solving development conundrums while addressing a conference in Hà Nội on Thursday.

30 Vietnamese companies sells goods on Amazon in 2019 Thirty Vietnamese enterprises have sold goods on Amazon, reported the Việt Nam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade).

Việt Nam's economy shines in 2019 but concerns exist for 2020

Analyst’s Pick: Việt Nam's economy has shone in 2019.  There are still concerns from the perspective of sustainable development, innovation promotion and the feelings of the market.

5G key for Việt Nam in Industry 4.0 As part of plans to catch up with developed economies, Việt Nam is looking to embrace Industry 4.0.

Tết bonuses in many provinces, cities to be higher than last year Workers in HCM City and many provinces will get 1-5 per cent higher Tết (Lunar New Year) bonuses than last year, according to labour authorities.

The rat race in e-commerce The closing of many online retail websites by both foreign and domestic companies has shown that despite having key advantages like market size of US$13 billion by 2020 and an annual growth rate of 30 per cent, Việt Nam’s e-commerce market remains highly competitive.