2018 marks ten years since the downturn in Vietnam’s real estate market and nearly five years of recovery. As with a decade ago, FDI inflows are concentrated in the high-end residential segment, according to the latest report from JLL.

A robot called DX2 was introduced to more than 30 Vietnamese enterprises a few months ago at the “Future of Manufacturing - Infusing Digital Technologies into Factories” gathering in Ho Chi Minh City, where it showcased its distinctive functions, especially talking and interacting with people.

Online education is gaining traction in Vietnam and continued growth into the future seems almost certain.

Along with the development of mobile infrastructure, businesses have invested more in business on the new platform, from upgrading mobile-friendly websites to developing apps.

Tourism has joined information technology as an attractive sector in which to start a business by many young people in Asia in general and Vietnam in particular. 

Vietnam boasts a number of successful young female CEOs in both large companies and smaller concerns.

Six years after announcing it was leaving Vietnam and then unsuccessfully tried to sell all the assets and facilities at its Ho Chi Minh City-based solar equipment manufacturing project, First Solar last year suddenly declared it planned to return to the country and the city. 

Consumer confidence down slightly in Q3 2017 but Vietnam remains seventh most-optimistic country in the world.  

Dat Tham Beach on Con Dao Island has been listed as one of the top ten eco-friendly beaches in Southeast Asia by the UK’s The Independent newspaper.

As technology takes over in effectively supporting organizational operations, more and more businesses are deciding to apply digital tools and approaches to drive human resource (HR) innovations that support business transformation and outcomes.