A new PwC global survey shows that the majority of workers want to learn new skills to improve their employability in the digital era. But what can companies do to help? Dinh Thi Quynh Van, general director of PwC Vietnam, offers some suggestions.

Direct-to-consumer sales, particularly subscriptions, could be the next phase of online shopping in Vietnam as the model sees a wave of investment from major companies worldwide.

With its vast potential of e-commerce development thanks to surging IT and wide smartphone coverage, Vietnam is trying to build its own digital economy fuelled by a hallmark strategy on Industry 4.0 that is expected to help the country improve its competitiveness, attract more high-quality investment, and ensure sustainable growth.

Domestic enterprises are embracing robotics and advanced technologies in their production lines to boost smart manufacturing activities, but there is a long road ahead for those wishing to keep up with the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 

Panasonic Life Solutions Vietnam, a member of Panasonic Vietnam Group, has organised the ground-breaking ceremony for the new factory in Binh Duong province.

Vietnam is second after the United States on the list countries where South Korean people and enterprises have spent a total of $440.11 million on buying real estate in 2018, drawing in $56.1 million.

Van Phong 1 coal-fired power plant developed by Van Phong Power Co., Ltd., a Vietnamese company invested by Sumitomo Corporation, is expected to start operation in 2023 with the generation capacity of 1,320MW.

The growth and openness of the economy have made Vietnam an attractive retail market for both domestic and foreign retailers.

The inability to approach traditional companies and not trusting investors are the two biggest weak points of local startups, as shared by leading technology experts at the Vietnam Frontier Summit 2019 themed Intelligence in Motion recently.

The world's largest zipper manufacturer, YKK Corporation started operations at its second plant in Vietnam, located in Dong Van III industrial zone in the northern province of Ha Nam, to boost production in order to meet the increasing demand for zippers, according to newswire nna.jp.