Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is exerting efforts to become one of the six centres of excellence in terms of labour productivity of the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) in 2020. Labour productivity is a decisive factor to increase the competitiveness of an economy and business. Improving labour productivity is essential to rapid and sustainable development. Over the past years, the productivity of Vietnam has been improved, but yet to match with the country’s potential and expectation. Therefore, Vietnam has taken a lot of measures synchronously and effectively to raise its labour productivity such as increasing national governance capacity and competitiveness, improving the business environment, boosting the shifting of labour structure from agriculture to industry and services, reforming the financial and banking sector, promoting start-ups, and attracting more foreign investment. The Ministry of Science and Technology is studying and building a master plan on the … [Read more...] about Vietnam strives to become APO’s centre of excellence
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THACO ships first Kia Grand Carnival cars to Thailand
Hanoi (VNA) - Truong Hai Auto Corporation, or THACO, has exported 40 Kia Grand Carnival cars to Thailand. The vehicles, which have 2.2L diesel engines, were manufactured at the THACO Kia Plant in the THACO Chu Lai Industry Park in Quang Nam province. This is THACO’s first shipment to the market, the first step in its goal to exporting more than 1,600 vehicles for 50 million USD this year. Yontrakit Kia Motor Co., Ltd, headquartered in Bangkok, an authorised importer and distributor of Kia passenger vehicles in Thailand, is the importer. The cars were loaded on the ship at Cat Lai port in HCM City. Kia Grand Carnival (known as Kia Sedona in the Vietnamese market), has unique and sophisticated design, modern features, comfort, and a spacious interior with 11 seats, and right hand drive to meet Thai traffic laws. In addition, with its outstanding performance and exciting driving experience, Kia Grand Carnival can well serve the needs of Thai customers. Many components used in … [Read more...] about THACO ships first Kia Grand Carnival cars to Thailand
