It’s time to grow social impact businesses in Việt Nam

To achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the private sector is vital for Việt Nam.

Sheraton Hong Kong Tung Chung Hotel Opens in Picturesque Lantau Island Sheraton Hong Kong Tung Chung Hotel Opens in Picturesque Lantau Island

ASEAN young entrepreneurs urged to promote co-operation The vision of ASEAN young entrepreneurs should be beyond their national borders, for co-operation and prosperity. They should not stop co-operating to reach regional and international customers.

Young activists plant trees to prevent floods, landslides Young people from the border district of Mường Lát in Thanh Hóa Province have been planting protective forests to limit the increasing risk of landslides.

Why water and sanitation systems are vital for VN’s economy

Water and sanitation are critically important to the health and survival of Vietnamese communities. But, do decision-makers adequately prioritise and invest in the sector? The answer, in far too many parts of the world, is a resounding no. As an international community, we are too often blind to the huge cost of failing to serve so many people with the most basic but crucial of services.

When social responsibility becomes business acumen

SmartNet receives “Vietnam Outstanding Fintech Award 2020" SmartNet Company Limited (Co., Ltd), the owner of SmartPay E-Wallet, received the "Vietnam Outstanding Fintech Award 2020" on November 26, along with Moca and Momo e-wallets.

Salaries set to rise in 2021, but employers in the Philippines signal increased caution, says Mercer survey Salaries set to rise in 2021, but employers in the Philippines signal increased caution, says Mercer survey

Sacombank, 1st in Việt Nam to deploy Tap to Phone and NFC technologies Sacombank has partnered with Visa, the global leader in payments technology, to deploy the ‘Tap to Phone’ technology that enables merchants to use their mobile phones or tablets as a point of sale device for contactless payments without the need for additional devices or peripherals for the first time in Việt Nam.

Mitsubishi Materials invests $90 million for 10 per cent stake in Masan High-Tech Materials Masan High-Tech Materials Corporation (MHT), a subsidiary of Masan Group, on November 27 announced it has wrapped up a strategic alliance in the tungsten industry with Japan’s Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (MMC) with an objective to develop a leading, high-tech tungsten materials platform.