Tags

Tran Dinh Thien

Viet Nam urged to develop night-time economy

Viet Nam urged to develop night-time economy

Viet Nam has missed some economic development opportunities and should not ignore the chance to grow the night-time economy, according to economist Tran Dinh Thien.
Trade war presents opportunity for VN

Trade war presents opportunity for VN

Vietnamese firms should see the trade war between US and China as an opportunity to become more competitive and eye long-term growth rather than just to make small profits in the short term, experts told a seminar in HCM City...
Enterprise must catch up with new economic era

Enterprise must catch up with new economic era

Enterprise in the new economic era of transforming from traditional to digital economy must choose sustainable development of significant breakthrough to reach outstanding level of business scale and effectiveness, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.
Nation must improve economic competitiveness: think-tank

Nation must improve economic competitiveness: think-tank

Việt Nam must continue to maintain stability, accelerate restructuring and improve the competitiveness of the economy in the face of ongoing global headwinds, members of a think-tank report.
Productivity soars for Viet Nam

Productivity soars for Viet Nam

Vietnamese workers have substantially improved their productivity levels in the last 15 years, according to ICAEW''s latest ‘Economic Insight: South East Asia'' event launched in Ha Noi last Friday.
Challenges lie ahead for VN economic growth

Challenges lie ahead for VN economic growth

Viet Nam has challenges to tackle if it wants to achieve economic targets and deeply integrate into the world''s economy in the context of new trade agreements.
VN has made big gains, but long way to go

VN has made big gains, but long way to go

Despite 30 years of renewal, positive changes in its economy, and at one time bearing the tag of "Asia''s Next Dragon", Viet Nam''s position in global rankings has not improved to any great extent.
GDP growth target set for next five years

GDP growth target set for next five years

Viet Nam expects to grow at 6.5-7 per cent for the next five years, according to a Government report tabled recently at the National Assembly on socio-economic development in 2015 and 2011-15 as well as the targets for the next five years.
Spring Economic Forum to discuss economic reforms

Spring Economic Forum to discuss economic reforms

The 2015 Spring Economic Forum will focus on continuing to push for improvements in Viet Nam''s business environment, as the country prepares for international integration.
Restructuring programme lags behind schedule at State firms

Restructuring programme lags behind schedule at State firms

The restructuring of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) has progressed slowly since it began in 2011, leaving significant tasks to complete by the end of 2015.
Economic experts discuss problems

Economic experts discuss problems

Viet Nam''s economy would face many difficulties in the future, economic experts said yesterday at the spring Economic Forum.
Has VN entered the middle-income trap? Economists cannot agree

Has VN entered the middle-income trap? Economists cannot agree

Becoming a middle-income country has brought enormous challenges for Viet Nam, including the danger of getting caught in the so-called middle-income trap.
VN sees trade surplus for second consecutive year

VN sees trade surplus for second consecutive year

The country is estimated to have a trade surplus for the second consecutive year in 2013, according to the General Statistics Office.