Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh made the statement in his article entitled ‘The hallmarks of foreign affairs in 35 years of đổi mới (reform): To accompany the nation, serve the Fatherland and serve the people'. … [Read more...] about Looking back at Vietnam’s external affairs over the past 35 years
Ironic four year strong
International integration through strong intellectual property rights protection
Nguyen Van Loi, former judge of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam Vietnam last month signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), marking a new era for numerous trading opportunities. The RCEP consists of 20 chapters with principles and areas including intellectual property (IP). Free trade agreements (FTAs) like the RCEP, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and EU-Vietnam FTA, offer prospects in numerous areas for Vietnam. … [Read more...] about International integration through strong intellectual property rights protection
Generali Vietnam’s “Song Nhu Y” awarded Marketing Campaign of the Year
The music videos were launched to coincide with special occasions, such as Lunar New Year, International Women’s Day, and Father’s Day The 2020 Lunar New Year and the Father’s Day music videos of the “Song Nhu Y” campaign also made it to the YouTube APAC leaderboard for “Top YouTube Ads People Watched in Asia-Pacific”. The campaign also earned Generali Vietnam the gold prize in the Brand Awareness category at the MMA Smarties Awards 2020, celebrating outstanding marketing achievements. … [Read more...] about Generali Vietnam’s “Song Nhu Y” awarded Marketing Campaign of the Year
Vietnam shows its ‘firm stuff’ after five years of difficulties
The world has been in an abnormal situation since the US-China trade war broke out, the UK decided to leave the EU, the US abandoned TPP, and the Covid-19 pandemic appeared, The ‘if’ did not happen. The indicators used to measure Vietnam’s economy were seriously hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The GDP growth rate in 2020 decreased by half compared with the year before, while the state budget collections were lower than planned. … [Read more...] about Vietnam shows its ‘firm stuff’ after five years of difficulties
Vietnamese firms thrive despite divestment of foreign shareholders
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The increase in Vietnam's stock market has helped foreign shareholders implement their disinvestment plans in Vietnamese enterprises. However, these activities will not have a significant effect on companies' internal systems. Foreign shareholders play important roles in supporting business activities and creating a good image for public listed companies. After achieving initial cooperative targets, some organisations plan to disinvest. Vietnamese companies witnessed the withdrawal of many foreign investors, but their businesses are still growing due to accumulative management skills during the cooperation period. Lucerne Enterprise Ltd and NS Advisory Inc Pte.Ltd of Nikko Indonesia sold millions of Licogi 16 (LCG) shares at the end of 2020. The Indonesian shareholders started to invest in LCG in 2014. The LCG shares price ended last Friday at 14,750 VND, up 96.4 percent year-on-year. The share price almost hit a … [Read more...] about Vietnamese firms thrive despite divestment of foreign shareholders
