Private sector may not reach targets, says MPI report Việt Nam is unlikely to reach its target of one million enterprises with efficient operation by 2020, according to a draft report recently issued by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

Investors see agricultural processing sector as ripe for plucking BUSINESS BEAT

VN Prime Minister congratulates New Zealand Labour Party over election win Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on October 17 sent a congratulatory message to his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern over the victory of the New Zealand Labour Party and PM Ardern herself in the general election held on the same day.

Should Trade Union fees be cut below 2 per cent? Lê Đình Quảng, deputy director of the Public Relations Department at the Việt Nam Trade Union Federation, talks to VnEconomy about the fees union members should pay.

Viettel hopes to become leading digital telecom firm Viettel Telecom hopes to transform into a digital telecom enterprise with the leading customer service and experience in Việt Nam.

HCM City reaches vocational training targets Vocational training programmes in HCM City have narrowed the gap between employers' expectations and employees' qualifications thanks to cooperation between vocational schools and businesses.

Science and technology keys to long-term economic growth Việt Nam must maintain its growth momentum in the next two decades in order to escape the middle-income trap by 2045 - a key objective set by the government's development vision for 2030 - and the only way to do so to invest in the development of science and technology, said economists and policymakers. 

Central city boosts manpower supply for Japan Japanese professor Yasuhiro Yamada has been appointed the representative of the Da Nang-based Đông Á College in Tokyo, Japan to boost education co-operation between central Việt Nam and Japan.

Deputy PM hosts Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh hosted a reception on Friday for Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjártó who is paying a two-day official visit to Việt Nam on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.

PM urges HCM City to aim high, become smart city, int’l financial hub in SE Asia

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged HCM City to devise a long-term plan to turn the city into a smart city over the next five years and an international financial hub in Southeast Asia in the future.