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Violence against women in Vietnam remains very much hidden and more actions must be taken to change the situation. As many as 63% of Vietnamese married women have experienced one or more forms of physical, sexual, emotional and economic violence and controlling behaviors by their husbands in their lifetime, according to a newly-released study. As many as 63% of Vietnamese married women suffer at least one kind of violence in their lifetime It means that nearly two in three married women in Vietnam have suffered at least one kind of domestic violence, according to a study that is backed technically and financially by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). This is the second study conducted in Vietnam, making it the only country in the world so far making a study that specifically uses cross-culturally validated methodology developed by the World Health Organization. Managed by Vietnam’s Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) in collaboration with the General Statistics Office (GSO), this study enables a better understanding of what has changed since the first study in 2010, as well as what has not, and what needs to be in place for strengthening gender equality and ending gender-based violence in Vietnam. The 2019 study has three parts: a quantitative survey, conducted by GSO; a qualitative study by the Center for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population (CCIHP); and an economic costing of violence by international experts commissioned by UNFPA. Nearly 6,000 women aged 15 to 64 were interviewed, with the results showing that most of the violence against women in Vietnam is perpetrated by their husbands or partners. The study also shows that with the exception of sexual violence, the prevalence of different types of violence against women, perpetrated by husbands, was slightly lower in 2019 than in 2010, and positive change may be happening …

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The northern province of Quang Ninh has led the ranking of the Provincial Competitive Index (PCI) for a fourth consecutive year in 2020. The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the index in Hanoi this morning, April 15. The report was based on responses from around 12,300 enterprises, including nearly 10,700 domestic private firms from 63 provinces and cities and nearly 1,600 foreign-invested enterprises in 22 localities. The Provincial Competitive Index (PCI) 2021 report was announced in Hanoi on Thursday Quang Ninh achieved 75 points on a 100-point scale compared with its 73.4 points in the 2019 rankings. It was followed by Dong Thap, Long An, Binh Duong, Danang, Vinh Long, Haiphong, Ben Tre, Hanoi and Bac Ninh. According to chairman of the VCCI Vu Tien Loc, the PCI has increased the dynamism and creativity of provincial governments. Localities have made considerable improvements in administrative reform to facilitate the business and investment environment. However, the PCI report also indicated weaknesses. For instance, one of every surveyed four businesses said that state-owned enterprises were prioritised more than private firms. Meanwhile, 45% of interviewed firms admitted paying bribes for administrative procedures; 54% complained about harassment by state-owned management agencies. Meanwhile, up to 20% of surveyed businesses were not satisfied by the behaviour of employees from state-owned management agencies. Due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, business confidence of enterprises in Vietnam dropped in 2020. Only 41% of private firms and foreign-invested businesses said that they planned to expand their operation in the country over the next two years. …

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The rules of the game in the future will be "quick fish eats slow fish". Even “giants,” without timely performing digital transformation, may lose ground to “rookies” that are young and agile in the 4.0 technological revolution. "With the current working method, it is very difficult for our company to effectively control the performance of sales staff," said Jung In Jeong, sales director of Miwon Vietnam. When employees quit, they take a large number of customers with them, which greatly affects the company. Miwon has had to seek a Vo Quang Nhan, from R.E.P Biotechnology Co., Ltd., said that after two years of applying management technology, the company has had a significant change. The customer conversion rate has increased by 20%, while the problem-solving time is now only 1-2 hours. The number of points of sale doubles every day. Market staff realized that the new way of working helped them to better control their daily work and boost sales. Thanks to digital transformation, many businesses have overcome difficulties caused by Covid-19. Fabbi, a rookie in the technology inudstry, generated US$4 million in revenue in 2020 by taking advantage of the epidemic to provide digital transformation solutions to major partners in Japan. Digital trends Digital transformation is an inevitable trend. Similarly, MobiWork successfully developed the MobiWorks DMS distribution management solution, fully meeting the needs of monitoring, automation and sales activities. This is a solution to digitize the entire business process in the distribution system, helping businesses have a more intuitive and accurate view of the market, customers and their competitors. According to a survey by Vietnam Expo, despite the impact of the pandemic, the demand for trade is still increasing. Therefore, the fair Organizing Committee has implemented new forms of trade while calling on organizations and businesses to promote domestic trade and export. Chairman of the …

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