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Earth Overshoot Day is a concept that marks the date when humanity has used all the biological resources that the Earth regenerates during the entire year. This year, Earth Overshoot Day fell on July 28, which means on this day, we had used all of the world’s natural resources budget for 2022. Tim Evans, CEO of HSBC Vietnam The date is coming earlier and earlier each year. In 1970, we overshot this threshold two days before the year’s end. This year, we overshot the threshold by 156 days. The truth is we consume a lot and waste a lot. Think about the resources you consumed in the past week: the clothes you bought, the food you ate, the distance you travelled. Think about everything you threw away: single-use plastic items like bags, bottles, coffee cups, straws, boxes, and more. Along with this, the extraction, processing, and manufacture of goods for society account for a staggering 62 per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions. Excess emissions are released … [Read more...] about From waste to wealth: circular economic prospects

The General Statistics Office (GSO) last week reported that after growing 5.03 per cent in Q1 2022, the Vietnamese economy bounced back to 7.72 per cent in Q2, and 13.67 per cent in Q3. Vietnam impressing with GDP growth - illustration photo In the first nine months of this year, it grew 8.83 per cent against the 1.42 per cent in the same period last year and only 2.12 per cent in that of 2020, representing the biggest 5-month increase in a decade. The agro-forestry-fishery expanded 2.99 per cent on-year, while the rates of the industry and construction sector and the service sector were 9.44 and 10.57 per cent, respectively. “The 9-month economic situation has flourished in almost all sectors. The economy’s production and business activities in Q3 have strongly grown on-year,” said GSO general director Nguyen Thi Huong. “Many sectors have bounced back strongly, especially industrial production, making it more favourable for the economy to reach the desired growth … [Read more...] about Vietnam impressing with GDP growth

Illustrative image (Photo:  jakartaglobe.id) Jakarta (VNA) – A cross-border payment system between the five ASEAN countries of Thailand , Singapore , Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia will be fully connected next year, according to Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo. Perry said on October 5 that Indonesia has linked the payment system with Thailand and will soon link it with Malaysia and Singapore. But he did not provide details about the deal with the Philippines . In late August, BI and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) agreed to cooperate on QR code payments between the two countries to encourage payment connectivity in ASEAN. This initiative marked an important milestone in strengthening financial collaboration between the two nations./. VNA … [Read more...] about Five ASEAN countries to connect to payment system in 2023

There is a lot of room for Vietnam and India to develop trade cooperation, and the most important thing is enhancing connectivity , especially infrastructure connectivity, via both land and maritime corridors. (Illustrative image. Photo: VNA) Hanoi Oct. 6 (VNA) - Vietnam and India should further strengthen connectivity to record more robust growth in bilateral trade, which is expected to hit 15 billion USD this year and surpass the record the two countries set in 2021, Indian analysts have said. Data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs shows that two-way trade between Vietnam and India surged to over 13 billion USD in 2021 from about 200 million USD in 2000. This has been a significant outcome, especially given major disruptions to supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is yet to match potential, however, Indian analysts believe. “There is a lot of room for Vietnam and India to develop trade cooperation, and the most important thing is enhancing … [Read more...] about Strengthening connectivity key to boosting Vietnam-India trade: Analysts ​

Manufacturing has been identified as the growth engine of Vietnam’s economy, but the added value from the industry dropped sharply after the pandemic. While in 2019, the added value increased by 8.86 per cent compared to 2018, it only increased by 3.36 per cent in 2020 and 4.82 per cent in 2021, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Vietnam’s supporting industries seeking incentives - illustration photo Tran Thi Thu Trang, director of Hanel Import-Export JSC, found the current processes tough, especially when it comes to being one step ahead to capture customer needs and orders. “If you miss a beat, you are going to be 1-2 years behind in joining the global supply chain,” Trang said. “The enterprise’s capital has been poured into investment in machinery and equipment and needs support to invest in modern technology to make products more competitive. But currently, the state does not offer specific incentives for enterprises to invest in smart equipment … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s supporting industries seeking incentives

Vietnam is experiencing a shortage of domestic employees in mid and high-level management positions, so is looking overseas to recruit, according to a new report. Lenders look further afield for recruitment- illustration photo The Navigos Group report on the recruitment demand for mid- and senior-level personnel in Vietnam in the second quarter of 2022 said that there is a lack of Vietnamese candidates for jobs that require deep expertise. The report takes the banking industry as a prime example, looking at the ongoing demand for digital banking and risk management. The recruitment market in this field is increasingly heating up with a series of joint-stock commercial banks, especially the big four of Agribank, BIDV, VietinBank, and Vietcombank, continuously recruiting in extremely high numbers. The first half of 2022 saw a 20 per cent increase in job postings compared to the same period in 2021. The banking industry in recent years has been undergoing a digital … [Read more...] about Lenders look further afield for recruitment