Much of Vietnam’s economic growth has come from the movement of people from traditional agriculture to the manufacturing and service industries, in addition to the increased mechanisation of the agriculture sector itself, the newswire wrote in an article published on March 2.

Vietnam has become an increasingly attractive place for businesses of all types.

Vietnam is one of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s largest labour markets with approximately 56 million people and a labour participation rate of 76 percent.

However, due to the developing nature of the workforce in the country, there exists some difficulty in finding highly skilled employees because only 12 percent of Vietnam’s workforce are considered highly skilled.

According to Vietnam Briefing, skills and talent shortages are particularly acute in industries such as technology and banking. Vietnam is currently lacking over 70,000 IT workers per year and the government is setting a target of creating a pool of 1.3 million IT workers by 2025.

The US-China trade war has aggravated the existing shortage of quality labour as more companies shift all or part of their manufacturing to Vietnam, particularly for engineers, managers, and software developers.

To solve the challenges within its labour force, the Vietnamese government has announced it will prioritise adapting its industries to a digital future and will improve the accessibility of on-the-job training programmes in these fields. The vocational education system is also working with the private sector to set up training programmes based on the demand of enterprises.

Vietnam’s business climate already encourages innovation and attracts foreign investment, so an enhanced learning ecosystem will allow the country to respond well to the latest technological disruptions, the newswire said.

Bac Giang is qualified to export lychee to Japan

(BGO) – On March 1, Chairman of Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC) Le Anh Duong received leaders and representatives of Japanese businesses, including Kawamoto, CEO of Kawamoto Group, Bui Huy Khuong, Import-Export Director of Ribeto Group and Hoang Manh Quynh, Manager of Kyodai Group in Vietnam to discuss about exporting lychee to Japan.

Bac Giang announces provincial planning for 2021-2030 with vision to 2050

(BGO) - On March 1, the People's Committee of Bac Giang province held a three-level teleconference to announce and implement the provincial planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

Provincial young doctors’ association assists to treat Covid-19 patient at home via Facebook

(BGO) – Acknowledging the overload of Zalo groups providing consultation and assistance to treat Covid-19 patients (F0) at home, the Young Doctors’ Association (YDA) in Bac Giang province expands the consultation network on other social networks to enhance the efficiency of operation and management of patients by applying e-medical record.

Bac Giang approves for Detail planning task to build 77 ha Ninh Son Logistics area

(BGO) – The People’s Committee in Bac Giang province has issued the Decision to approve for the Detail planning task to build Ninh Son Logistics area in Ninh Son commune, Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province with 1/500 ratio.

Vietnam’s public investment disbursement up 10.4% in first two months

Vietnam’s total public investment disbursement over the first two months of 2022 was estimated at 46.3 trillion (2 billion USD), up 10.4% over the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Source: NDO/VNA