Mr. Rockhold has been living and working in Vietnam since 1992 and serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Chan May LNG JSC to implement climate change projects and help Vietnam meet its energy security needs.
While favourable base effects partly explained the surprisingly high growth, the level of exports nonetheless returned to the pre-Delta variant level. Among the most affected sectors, textiles have gradually recovered (up 25% y-o-y), but the footwear industry is still impacted (down 14% y-o-y).
The two countries would continue to bolster cooperation in a multilateral framework, especially in fully implementing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), set to take effect on January 1, 2022.
The portal aims to meet the growing needs of businesses in accessing official market data and searching for partners globally to enhance their competitiveness.
Fading protection in 2021. Vietnam’s ability to guard against external risks has been strong over the years, thanks to its shift to a current account surplus, as its trade surplus widened. However, the protection is fading in 2021.
Fitch’s ratings are driven by the institutional support from100% shareholder, Standard Chartered Bank, for Standard Chartered Vietnam given itsimportant role in the group's broader South-East Asia strategy.
I chatted with Vietnam-based founders and investors to find out the most common “thinking traps” that cost a company valuable time and money.
The pandemic exacerbated growing inequalities between skilled and unskilled workers, hurting low-skilled workers as well as middle-skilled workers, whose jobs face automation or being moved elsewhere.
From daily news coverage and COVID-19 updates to features on Vietnamese food and first-person essays, here are the stories our readers loved most this year.
Starting January 1, fully vaccinated travelers coming to Vietnam will be allowed to do a 3-day home quarantine, four days shorter than previously implemented.
In Ho Chi Minh City alone, street vendors and other sidewalk businesses generate a whopping 11 to 13% of the city’s overall GDP.
Published every year since 2014, Adecco’s Vietnam Salary Guide provides insights into growing demand for IT and outsourcing jobs as well as new roles created by the pandemic.