The event drew the presence of many famous speakers such as the CEO of the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) Chai Hock Lai and Co-founder and Technology Director of Akachain - FPT Software Tran Hoang Giang.

At the event.

According to reports from the programme, Vietnam and Singapore have made great strides in economic cooperation in recent years.

Singapore is currently the third largest foreign investor overall and the largest investor among the ASEAN Community in Vietnam with over 1,800 projects worth a total of US$43 billion.

Meanwhile, Vietnamese enterprises are also seeking cooperation opportunities in Singapore. Vietnam’s FDI investment to Singapore reached over US$500 million in 2020.

Speaking at the event, the CEO of SFA emphasised the great affect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on trade activities around the world, including ASEAN.

He also noted that young entrepreneurs should turn risk into opportunity, particularly moving trade activities online.

At the event, the speakers also analysed and provided a lot of information on issues that young people are interested in todaysuch as blockchain technology, the integration of financial technology in general education programmes and e-commerce.

Competitiveness assessment helps improve investment and business environment in Bac Giang

(BGO) -  The People's Committee of Bac Giang province has just approved the project "Building and implementing the department and district competitiveness index (DDCI) of Bac Giang province in 2020-2025". This is a breakthrough to further improve the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) in the coming time. Around this issue, Bac Giang Newspaper reporters had an interview with Nguyen Cuong, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

Information from leading enterprises needed for business forecast: seminar

It is essential to build a website to collect information about Vietnam’s 1,000 leading enterprises to make timely assessments on enterprises' production and operations, experts have said.

Businesses increase investment despite Covid-19 rebound

The number of newly-established enterprises in August still managed to increase by 1.5% month-on-month, with registered capital up by 20.7%, despite the recurrence of Covid-19 in late July.

European enterprises more optimistic about doing business in Vietnam

The latest Business Climate Index (BCI) survey released by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) showed that the index rose slightly from 33.6 percentage points in May to 34.4 percentage points in the second quarter of 2020, reflecting the more optimistic sentiment among European enterprises on the recovery of the Vietnamese market.

PM attends Standard Chartered-ASEAN Business Forum 2020

As ASEAN Chair 2020, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended and delivered a speech at the Standard Chartered-ASEAN Business Forum 2020 themed “Unlocking the region’s potential”, which was televised on international medial channels.

Source: NDO