Viet Nam


ADB Hackathon Seeks Pitches for Digital Solutions to Spur Travel
ADB launches hackathon to find digital solutions to revive tourism in Southeast Asia.

Tags: ASEAN, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, Tourism, COVID-19, Health, Transportation

ASEAN Signs World’s Biggest Trade Pact with 5 Other Partners
The deal covers a market of 2.2 billion people with a combined size of $26.2 trillion.

Tags: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, Trade and industry, Economy

ASEAN Leaders Commit to Use Digital Tools to Spur Tourism
Technology should be used to enhance the sector’s competitiveness, facilitate growth, and develop sustainable tourism.

Tags: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, ASEAN, COVID-19, Health, Tourism

Targeted Measures for Small Businesses Are Critical to Economic Recovery
Helping MSMEs should top Southeast Asian countries’ policy agenda as they try to restart their economies.

Tags: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, ASEAN, MSMEs, SMEs, COVID-19, Private sector development

Southeast Asia’s Internet Economy to Grow in 2020 despite COVID-19, Says New Report
Region on track to hit $310 billion in gross merchandise value by 2025.

Tags: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, ASEAN, Information and communications technology, Health, Education

ADB Approves $2.5 Million Grant to Support Viet Nam's Disaster Response
Funding to help those affected by recent floods in the central region.

Tags: Viet Nam, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management

Greater Mekong Forum Looks to Accelerate Development of Economic Corridors
Member countries hope to strengthen the subregion’s economic corridors to spur investment, jobs, and incomes.

Tags: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, Lao PDR, ASEAN, Regional cooperation and integration, COVID-19, Health, Trade and industry

The Potential for Foreign Investment in a Domestic Credit Rating Agency in Viet Nam
This paper evaluates the Viet Nam bond market from a global credit rating agency’s perspective and examines the potential of an international rating agency’s entry to the Vietnamese market through a technical service agreement.

Tags: Viet Nam, Finance, GFH Publications

Examining COVID-19 Impact on ASEAN+3 Countries (ADBI Conference)
The forum will also look at the role of digitalization to stabilize the regional economy.

Tags: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, COVID-19, Economy, Sustainable Development Goals, Health

ASEAN Enhances Health Cooperation with New Initiatives
The new initiatives include creating an ASEAN Center for Public Health Emergencies and Emerging Diseases.

Tags: ASEAN, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, COVID-19, Health

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