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CEO Tran Tuan Anh discusses at the Air Freight Logistics Vietnam Conference 2019 Why is Vietnam assessed to have many golden opportunities to become Air Logistics Hub in Southeast Asia? Despite a slump in the global market, Vietnam’s international air transport gained its impressive growth touching 11 per cent through the first seven months of this year. The domestic air transport market alone jumped 134 per cent in 2018 compared to 2017. In addition, the GDP growth of more than 7 per cent in 2018 has fuelled the demand on the consumption of goods and air transport. Vietnam has participated more in free trade agreements (FTA’s), particularly new-generation FTA’s like the CPTPP and the EVFTA, which contributes to boosting the country’s exports. Simultaneously, as a regional leading producer and exporter in textile and clothing, footwear, wooden furniture, electronics, seafood, and agricultural produce, Vietnam is well-positioned to attract leading suppliers … [Read more...] about Vietnam to host two Air Logistics Hubs of Southeast Asia stature

Coal would remain a major fuel source in Southeast Asia for years to come(Photo: The Nation) Bangkok (VNA) –  Several of the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have adopted clean-energy policies, and yet the use of coal continues to increase in the region. The energy multinational Wood Mackenzie said in a recent study that coal would remain a major fuel source in Southeast Asia for years to come, its use expected to peak only in 2027. The Indonesian government has set a target of generating 23 percent of its power from renewable sources but has achieved only 12 percent thus far due to widespread dependence on coal. Jacqualine Tao, a research associate at Wood Mackenzie, said the reality of rising power demand and affordability issues in the region means that coal’s capacity plateau will only be seen after 2030. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has stated that global demand for coal grew by 0.7 percent for the two years … [Read more...] about Coal remains main source of energy in Southeast Asia

Viet Nam News HCM CITY  –Visa Vietnam announced on Thursday that everyone including accountholders, third party providers and merchants would be empowered to play an active role in securing payments. It was one of four initiatives the company outlined in the “Future of Security” roadmap it launched.   Visa said the roadmap focuses on a number of key initiatives that would enable security to evolve at the same pace as the technologies changing the way of paying.  Đặng Tuyết Dung, Visa’s country manager for Việt Nam and Laos, said: “Securing the commerce eco-system is our highest priority and one we view as a shared responsibility between payment networks, consumers, banks, and the Government. “Technology has enabled new innovative ways to pay and be paid, but it has also brought unique risks. To stay ahead of fraud, we need to work together and give security the same attention and investment as we do the … [Read more...] about Visa launches payments security roadmap for VN

Ladies and gentlemen, At the outset, allow me to extend my warmest congratulations to His Majesty Emperor Naruhito, and express my belief that the Japanese people shall achieve even greater heights in national development during the new Reiwa period. May your country remain ever beautiful as your blooming spring under the shade of the cherry blossom. It is my great pleasure to address the 25th Future of Asia conference – a leading regional forum for policy dialogue – to discuss emerging trends, opportunities and challenges that our world is facing today, and share with you Viet Nam's efforts to contribute to the common cause of peace and prosperity. Allow me to make my contribution to our theme of “Seeking a new global order – overcoming the chaos”, as follows:  1. A new phase with its various uncertainties and challenges We are entering a phase of considerable political, social and economic uncertainty. The world is undergoing the most rapid and … [Read more...] about Deputy PM, FM Minh’s full remarks at 25th Int’l Conference on Future of Asia

Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam was voted as the second-best destination for expats to live and work in 2019, revealed the latest Expat Insider survey published by InterNations. The country moved up 12 steps in just one year from the 14th out of the 68 destinations last year, said InterNations, the world’s largest expat community with 3.6 million members, in the survey. Vietnam is only behind China’s Taiwan which secures the first place, and followed by Portugal. Expats are particularly happy with their career prospects (68 percent satisfied vs. 55 percent globally) and their jobs in general (74 percent satisfied vs. 64 percent globally) in Vietnam, the survey reported. Vietnam is not only the highest-ranking place when it comes to working abroad but it is also the best destination for personal finance (1st out of 64), it said. In fact, 81 percent of expats are happy with their financial situation (vs. 64 percent worldwide), and 75 percent … [Read more...] about Vietnam voted second-best destination for expats in 2019