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Top five localities with the largest economies in 2024

Top five localities with the largest economies in 2024

The top five localities with the largest gross regional domestic product (GRDP) in Việt Nam for 2024 are HCM City, Hà Nội, Bình Dương, Đồng Nai and Hải Phòng. 
Việt Nam offers up to 50 per cent of initial investment costs for semiconductor and AI investors

Việt Nam offers up to 50 per cent of initial investment costs for semiconductor and AI investors

The Government has announced new financial incentives for businesses engaging in semiconductor and AI research and development (R&D) projects.
Growing demand for Chinese-speaking talent amid increased investment from China

Growing demand for Chinese-speaking talent amid increased investment from China

Việt Nam''s labour market is experiencing a rising demand for Chinese-speaking professionals, according to a recent report by Navigos Search, the country’s premier executive search firm.
Labour market needs top talent to embrace new trends

Labour market needs top talent to embrace new trends

Việt Nam''s labour market has undergone significant transformation due to technological advancements, the COVID-19 pandemic, and economic shifts, necessitating adaptation from both employees and recruiters to new trends.
Reduced working hours must go hand-in-hand with improved productivity

Reduced working hours must go hand-in-hand with improved productivity

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), the sole representative of Vietnamese worker''s interests and unified trade organisation in the country, for the second time this year, has called on the government to reduce the weekly working hours for private...
Improving labour productivity remains a key focus in VNs development

Improving labour productivity remains a key focus in VN's development

Việt Nam strives to be among the top three countries in Southeast Asia in terms of labour productivity growth.
Enterprises urged to meet labour standards to expand international reach

Enterprises urged to meet labour standards to expand international reach

Besides the compliance pressure, the requirement about sustainable development was pushing enterprises to increase competitiveness to have the opportunity to participate in the global supply chains.
Labour productivity needs committee to accelerate change: former GSO director

Labour productivity needs committee to accelerate change: former GSO director

To better understand the situation and solutions to increase labour productivity, Vietnam News Agency spoke with the former general director of GSO, Dr Nguyen Bich Lam.
60 per cent of Japanese firms plan expansion in VN, highest in Southeast Asia

60 per cent of Japanese firms plan expansion in VN, highest in Southeast Asia

The matter for Viet Nam in the competition with other countries is not only labour cost but also labour productivity.
Viet Nam wrestles with labour productivity issue when heading to innovation-based development

Viet Nam wrestles with labour productivity issue when heading to innovation-based development

Rasing labour productivity is key to Việt Nam''s sustainable development strategy by 2030.
Efforts to help labour-intensive industries retain employees

Efforts to help labour-intensive industries retain employees

The entire global market is facing difficulties due to decreasing demands induced by a recession, according to Le Tien Truong, chairman of Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex).
PM calls for measures to keep labour market stable

PM calls for measures to keep labour market stable

Five hundred and twenty-eight firms have been hard hit by falling orders. The weakening demand has put 637,000 workers on the line, of which 53,000 have lost their jobs.
Businesses struggle to keep workers as exports slow

Businesses struggle to keep workers as exports slow

Businesses have been struggling to maintain and support their workers as the Lunar New Year approaches.
Boosting labour productivity key to economic development

Boosting labour productivity key to economic development

Viet Nam placed great importance on improving its labour productivity, said policymakers and economists during a conference in Ha Noi yesterday.
Workers in eight provinces and cities get loans at preferential rates

Workers in eight provinces and cities get loans at preferential rates

After signing an agreement with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour to provide a VND10 trillion (US$403.1 million) loan package to workers at industrial parks around the country, HDBank subsidiary HD SAISON Finance Company Limited has quickly deployed the funds...