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How to Open a Trading Account in Vietnam: Technical Guide 2024
How to Open a Hotel in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2024
How to Open a Retail Store in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2024
How to Open a Supermarket in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2024
How to Export Clothing from Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2024
How to Import Clothing Materials to Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2024
How to Manufacture Clothing in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2024
How to Open a Data Centre in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2024
How to Start an Import Business in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2024
How to Export Food from Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2024
How to Import Food into Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2024
How to Start a Real Estate Business in Vietnam in 2024
How to Brew Beer in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2024
How to Make Video Games in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2024
How to Start an Export Business in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2024
How to Import Footwear Materials to Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2024
How to Export Footwear from Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2023
How to Manufacture Shoes in Vietnam: Ultimate Guide 2024
How to Set Up a Company in Vietnam: Technical Guide 2024
Residential Real Estate in Vietnam: Industry Overview 2024
Industrial Real Estate in Vietnam: Industry Overview 2024
Commercial Real Estate in Vietnam: Industry Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Automotive Industry: Industry Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Cement Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Cashew Nut Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Animal Feed Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Healthcare Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Fabric Manufacturing Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Wood Manufacturing Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Yarn Manufacturing Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam Garment Manufacturing: Industry Overview 2024
Vietnam Golf Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam Wine Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam Online Shopping: Industry Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Wind Power Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Coal Power Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Gas Power Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Solar Power Industry: Overview 2024
Vietnam’s Music Industry: Overview 2024
Category: Labour
Survey finds 2023 salary increase in Vietnam of 7.5 percent
Aon’s 2023 Salary Increase and Turnover Report has found that Vietnam has seen an actual salary increase of 7.5 percent this year, Human Resources Online is reporting. The report also found an expected increase in 2024 of 8 percent and says that tech sector wages in Vietnam are expected to
Vietnam tech workers laid off on low demand, lack of skills
Vietnam’s tech sector has been hit with a wave of layoffs on the back of reduced demand but also a lack of skills, VN Express is reporting. It’s quoting data from TopDev which found that almost 90 percent of companies were looking to recruit less than 50 programmers this year,
Skilled labour needed for high-tech manufacturing boom, still a ways away
‘Experts’ are calling for a comprehensive investment strategy to encourage university students to enrol in STEM subjects, Vietnam Plus is reporting. The percentage of students enrolled in STEM subjects in Vietnam in 2021 was 28.7 percent compared to 46 percent in Singapore, 50 percent in Malaysia, 35 percent in South
Barely a quarter of Vietnam’s workforce has a degree, formal qualifications
Just 14 million or 26.8 percent of Vietnam’s workforce have a degree or formal qualifications, Doanh Nhan Saigon is reporting. A further 33 million workers or 66.6 percent of the workforce are also employed in informal work–subsistence farming for example. This suggests that low-cost labour may be an option for
Vietnam’s low labor costs, economic resilience most important for foreign firms?
VN Express is carrying the outcomes of a HSBC survey that found low labor costs and economic resilience the two main reasons businesses considered Vietanm in their expansion plans. There is, however, no mention of tax incentives in either the article or HSBC’s original press release. Note: Tax incentives can
ManPower Group exec on Vietnam’s HR landscape
The Investor is carrying an interview with Simon Matthews, regional manager of workforce solutions company ManpowerGroup Vietnam (MPGV), Thailand, and the Middle East. He says: Vietnam needs to improve its English language proficiency; That 30 percent (120) of the 400 roles MPGV filed in the first six months of this
What Vientamese workers want in 2023: Decision Lab, The Sentry
Co-working space, The Sentry, and market research firm, Decision Lab, have released a report on what Vietnamese employees are looking for in their employers. For Gen X its learning opportunities for Gen Y is money which fits with broader observations of younger people have greater flexibility and older people have
Does Vietnam Have a Private Consumption Problem Too?
The 8th Session of Vietnam’s National Assembly: Key Takeaways
Rethinking Financing Vietnam’s Clean Energy Transition
Vietnam’s New Social Media ID Regulations: Breaking Down the ‘Why?’
How Well Prepared Is Vietnam for a Trump Presidency?
Temu in Vietnam: What’s Fair in Free Trade?
Media Relations in Vietnam: Lessons from VinFast
It’s Time to Talk About Vietnam’s Credit Growth Policy…
Vietnam’s Economy in Q3 Beyond GDP Growth: Unpacked
Paying For Vietnam’s High-Speed Rail: Unpacked
Should Vietnam Be Worried About Indonesia Joining the CPTPP?
Why More Foreign Films Aren’t Made in Vietnam
Can Vietnam Survive the Steel-Trade Wars?
A Brief History of Startups in Vietnam: Unpacked 2024
What’s Going On with Vietnam’s Car Market in 2024?
How African Swine Fever is Reshaping Vietnam’s Pork Market
Is a Sugar Tax Right for Vietnam?
PetroVietnam Power Corporation: Vietnam Stock Overview
Vingroup: Vietnam Stock Overview
SeABank: Vietnam Stock Overview
Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Bank: Vietnam Stock Overview
Vietnam International Bank: Vietnam Stock Overview
Saigon – Hanoi Commercial Bank: Vietnam Stock Overview
Vietnam National Petroleum Group: Vietnam Stock Overview
Tien Phong Commercial Bank: Vietnam Stock Overview
Vietnam Prosperity Commercial Bank: Vietnam Stock Overview
PetroVietnam Gas Corporation: Vietnam Stock Overview
VietinBank: Vietnam Stock Overview
Military Commercial Bank: Vietnam Stock Overview
HDBank: Vietnam Stock Overview
Vinhomes (real estate): Vietnam Stock Overview
BIDV (banking): Vietnam Stock Overview
Becamex IDC (real estate): Vietnam Stock Overview
Bao Viet Holdings (Insurance): Vietnam Stock Overview
Century Synthetic Fiber Corporation: Vietnam Stock Overview
Mobile World (retail): Vietnam Stock Overview
SSI Securities Corporation: Vietnam Stock Overview
data sets
Vietnam Car Sales Tracker: November Update [data]
Vietnam Exports Tracker: November Update [data set]
Vietnam Imports Tracker: November Update [data set]
Vietnam Tourist Arrivals Tracker: November Update [data set]
Vietnam FDI Tracker by Sector: November Update [data set]
Vietnam CPI Tracker: November Update [data set]
Vietnam Retail Sales Tracker: October Update [data set]
Doing Business in Vietnam: Events Directory 2024
Vietnam FDI Source Country Tracker: October Update [data set]