Sustainable development has become an urgent and essential element in global economic activity, as well as a challenge in the context of international economic integration. In 2016, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), primarily orchestrated by the Office for Business Sustainable Development (SD4B) and the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD), has carried out practical and effective sustainability activities for businesses.

In October 2017, NKX with ID@5 Netherlands organizes LEAN Green-belt International Certification Training Course, trained by 02 LEAN experts from NL.

Accessing discerning markets is the main issue facing the Vietnamese tea sector although this product has a lot of opportunities abroad.

With strengthened access to credit and improvement in tax reforms, Việt Nam moved up 14 places to rank 68 among 190 countries in the 15th edition of the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 report, themed “Reforming to Create Jobs.”

The development of creative tourism can help diversify tourist products attracting medium and high income tourists.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) estimates that Vietnam has to remit $2 billion abroad to import foreign drugs but could retain more money in-country if it could attract FDI (foreign direct investment) into the pharmaceutical industry.

Vietnam has recorded upbeat growth despite disadvantages brought about by the withdrawal of the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, according a recent article published on the East Asia Forum.

Foreign investors at state-owned firms are looking to increase their holdings via M&A deals to solidify their footholds in Vietnam.

Many cashew nut processing plants have halted operations due to a lack of materials, the Vietnam Cashew Nut Association (Vinacas) told a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on June 15 to review the sector’s performance in the first half of 2018.

International investors are setting their eyes on South East Asia, believing that Vietnam is an ideal destination.

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In celebration of the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange’s 15 year anniversary, the city will host a special investor conference covering investment opportunities and challenges in Vietnam’s securities market.

Da Nang City authorities have signed a contract to be a team sponsor and official South East Asia host port of the 2015-2016 Clipper Round the World Yacht race.

After years of delays, it looks like plans for Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant are slowly moving forward.

Pham Thanh Binh, a representative from USAID Governance for Inclusive Growth (USAID GIG) talks to Viet Nam Economic Times about adjustments made to import and export laws.

The country’s total retail sales and services revenue reached US$110 billion, rising 9.8% over the same period last year, or 9.1%, if inflation is excluded.

China has lost its competitive edge as a low-cost manufacturing hub with producers of everything from handbags to clothing to basic electronic components relocating to Vietnam economists at Savills said recently in a research report.

Vietnam has seen a boom in exports and imports with its strong economic growth, but due to weak logistics it has been losing a considerable portion of its wealth.

With nearly half of their exports going to the 11 other countries that are set to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership with Vietnam, seafood businesses have become the latest supporters of the controversial and secretive free trade agreement.

Capital from the private sector is expected to further increase in the coming years thanks to Public – Private Partnerships (PPP), according to independent market observers.

Consumer confidence in Vietnam saw an increase in the third quarter, keeping it among the 10 most optimistic markets globally, a new survey found.

E-commerce has developed vigorously in Viet Nam in recent years and has helped Vietnamese companies improve their businesses.

The airport in Ba Ria-Vung Tau will serve domestic flights with a designed capacity of 100,000 passengers a year.

A labor relations system based on freedom of association and the recognition of the collective bargaining right is a common feature of modern market economies as it helps create a better balance of power between workers and employers, according to the ILO.

Vietnam’s GDP growth is likely to reach 6.5 percent this year as the country’s economy has weathered the recent turbulence in the external environment fairly well, said the World Bank (WB)’s latest report released on December 2.

Multi-billion USD refinery projects are being implemented very slowly while the operating Dung Quat oil refinery project has constantly asked the Vietnamese government for support and incentives.

After months of discussion and foot-dragging, the Vietnamese government has finally approved a plan to extend the validity of temporary visas for Americans from three months to one year.

The number of Internet users in Vietnam has reached 52 percent of its population, according to the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA).

Businesses in Vietnam now tend to spend big money on media campaigns to polish their images, something they would not do in the past.

In the photo, the fields are awash with bright yellow flowers, adding a pop of color to the countryside. An elderly man ambles by, guiding his bike full of bamboo fishing baskets, staring directly into the lense.