Under unforgiving conditions, the outdoor workers - the backbone of urban economies - endure the harshest impacts of climate change while remaining overlooked by social safety nets. Their resilience and struggles highlight the urgent need for better protection in the face of rising temperatures and precarious livelihoods.
European business leaders remain cautious, but see signs of improvement in Vietnam's economy, according to the latest Business Climate Index (BCI) report released by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) and produced by Decision Lab.
“For VinFast, the vision was a better future—so the cars we design and create are just part of that bigger vision,” said VinFast’s Global CEO Le Thi Thu Thuy.
Many labor-intensive manufacturers in Vietnam are looking to improve their internal working regulations (IWR) in a lean approach with a view to reducing waste while maintaining or even increasing values.
TheLEADER talks with Alma Resort’s general manager Herbert Laubichler-Pichler, an Austrian national who has 14 years' experience in Vietnam, to better understand the changes in the post Covid-19 tourism industry.
Investment-linked insurance has rather been a fresh concept introduced to local investors merely in the past 10 years or so. To better understand how the product works for its policyholders, CEO Generali Vietnam Tina Nguyen now gives an insight into the investment and protection features of Vita - Live Prosperously and the insurer’s collaboration with local two funds to help optimise the investment returns for customers.
The residential sector is at the apex of Ho Chi Minh City’s growth, driven by a need for better housing, a growing middle class and an increasing number of overseas buyers.
While domestic think tanks in Vietnam show optimism on the local economic growth and forecast a better performance than the government’s target, international organisations are more cautious with lower projections.
Hotel pipeline in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City is expected to accelerate in the next three years, helping ease supply shortage amid rising demand from international tourists, according to CBRE.
The Vietnam Association of Corporate Directors (VACD) has successfully organised the third annual general meeting to celebrate its 12-year establishment and elect board members for the upcoming 2019-2023 term.
If inequality was not increasing, Vietnam’s poverty reduction record would be even better, according to the leading international non-governmental organization Oxfam.
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