Digitalisation

The ASEAN Economic Community initiatives will help ASEAN investors fully tap on the potential of the bloc’s 600 million-strong market and enable companies in the region to access raw materials, production inputs, services, labour, and capital wherever they choose to set up their business operations. This means companies can save on production costs without necessarily leaving high potential market areas within the region. … [Read more...] about Welcoming further FDI

Digital Onboarding – a solution that enables existing clients to open new and incremental accounts completely digitally – is now live in 10 markets in the region. In the first quarter of the year, over 1,000 accounts were opened digitally. A significant proportion of new and incremental accounts are now opened using the Digital Onboarding solution. … [Read more...] about Citi Vietnam named Best Corporate Digital Bank 2020 by Global Finance

Jakarta (VNA) – Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Igor Driesmans has appreciated Vietnam’s efforts in hosting the 53rd ASEAN Ministers' Meeting and related meetings amid unprecedented challenges. “Vietnam has successfully managed to host a series of important ministerial meetings this year amid unprecedented challenges,” Ambassador Driesmans said in an interview recently granted to Vietnam News Agency correspondents following the closing of the ministerial meetings. The technical and logistical aspects of this undertaking are impressive, taking into account the fact that the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) membership spans four continents and multiple time zones, he said. The 27th ARF and the ASEAN-EU Post-Ministerial Conference took place at a time when Europe, Southeast Asia, and the entire global community are facing the COVID-19 pandemic. The fact that both meetings were successfully held – albeit … [Read more...] about EU Ambassador to ASEAN appreciates Vietnam’s efforts to host AMM 53, related meetings

The website also hosted its '910 Customer Day' on September 10 and announced the launch of the '100 Great Vietnamese Exporters' project, a long-term initiative to showcase role-model sellers. … [Read more...] about Alibaba rolls out initiatives to support Vietnamese SMEs

The ability to deliver multisensory experiences over future networks will make it easier than ever before to transfer skills over the internet. It will ultimately lead to the emergence of the internet of senses, which combines visual, audio, 3D touch, and other technologies to allow human beings to have remote sensory experiences. … [Read more...] about The global tech trends of the future