Topic: asia

By Dr. Nguyen Bich Lam, Former General Director of the General Statistics Office

Addressing the OECD Asia Roundtable on Corporate Governance in 2022, organized by the State Securities Commission in cooperation with the OECD on October 20 and 21 in Hanoi, Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi said, “Vietnam has made many advances in corporate governance, helping to increase capital raising via the stock market by nearly 30 per cent each year. However, stronger measures are still needed to improve corporate governance at Vietnamese enterprises.”

With more than 5,000 robots serving 600 customers in 14 countries and territories around the world, akaBot is a pioneering Vietnamese enterprise bringing RPA and hyperautomation solutions to major markets. The platform was one of three representatives from Asia on a list of the world’s leading Hyperautomation solution providers, according to recent reports from Research and Markets and Zion Market Research.

Quy Nhon city in south-central Binh Dinh province is receiving investment to become a leading tourist destination in Asia. It has been ranked by the US’s Hostelworld Group as one of the best tourist destinations and has won a series of awards, such as cleanest tourist city in Southeast Asia and top 7 safe places to visit post-pandemic by CNBC magazine.

According to a new report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asia and the Pacific's next tech start-up "unicorn" may come from Vietnam, when the foundation to build a solid ecosystem that can support these businesses is well underway.