Swiss firm staBOO Holdings AG to invest $122 mln bamboo item factory in Vietnam

Swiss firm staBOO Holdings AG to invest $122 mln bamboo item factory in Vietnam

staBOO Holdings AG, under Swiss firm BARD AG, and Vietnamese partner Sao Thai Duong Investment JSC signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on building a VND3 trillion ($122.2 million) factory in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

World Economic Forum to launch Vietnam Center of Industry 4.0 in HCMC

World Economic Forum to launch Vietnam Center of Industry 4.0 in HCMC

The World Economic Forum (WEF) and Ho Chi Minh City authorities will establish a Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Vietnam (C4IR Vietnam) in June 2024.

Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

World Economic Forum to accompany HCMC on greening journey

World Economic Forum to accompany HCMC on greening journey

Jeremy Jurgens, CEO and director of the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution of the World Economic Forum (WEF), said that the organization is willing to collaborate with HCMC to take a decisive step forward on the greening journey.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

HCMC partners with international peer to advance Industry 4.0

HCMC partners with international peer to advance Industry 4.0

Ho Chi Minh City and the World Economic Forum (WEF) will cooperate to set up an Industry 4.0 center in Vietnam’s southern hub, the two sides said Friday.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam PM to visit China from June 25-28 

Vietnam PM to visit China from June 25-28 

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos Forum, in Tianjin, while on an official visit to China from June 25-28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam moves up four places on 2022 Global Gender Gap Index

Vietnam moves up four places on 2022 Global Gender Gap Index

Vietnam has climbed four places on World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2022, from 87th to 83rd place out of 146 countries, with a score of 0.705/1.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7