Vietnam has been seeing a new wave of technology firms and co-working operators, creating new opportunities for the real estate industry.

Local and foreign investors are racing to register solar power projects in Vietnam to reap the benefits of the feed-in-tariff of 9.35 US cents, with solar rooftop considered a key driver to create a more stable power supply in the near future and put Vietnam on a greener path.

Business has a prime role to play in building an ASEAN that works for all Asians, says the Oxfam Report “The Future of Business: Shaping inclusive growth in Southeast Asia,” published as the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN meeting is held in Hanoi on September 11-13.

The youth of the ASEAN are highly optimistic about the impacts of technology on their job prospects and incomes, according to a survey from the World Economic Forum.

Babeth Ngoc Han Lefur, country director of Oxfam in Vietnam, offers an insight into how far Vietnam has gone in promoting equality between men and women.

As instant noodle sales bounce back in Vietnam, major food makers continue to employ different strategies to diversify income and capture new growth

The rapid increase in the number of startups operating in the financial services industry, along with a corresponding increase in investment in this sector, has attracted significant attention from industry observers and the media.

Although Vietnamese bank stocks appear to have a bright future, foreign investors may find it difficult to join the parade due to a lack of progress on foreign ownership and corporate governance.

As the consumer demand increases, retailers are leveraging the private label market as a critical strategy to differentiate their brands in what is considered an inevitable sub-trend in the spread of modern retailing across the country, despite private labels thus far only occupying a small proportion of the Vietnamese retail market.

Mergers and acquisitions transactions in the Vietnamese packaging industry continues strongly, with local companies becoming potential targets for foreign investors.