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VIETNAM NEWS HIGHLIGHTS - JULY 2021

The fourth wave of COVID-19 in Vietnam is longer and much more serious than previous ones said Nguyễn Thanh Long - Vietnam's Health Minister. Many cities in Vietnam have imposed 15 days of social distancing measures under the strict Directive 16 of Vietnam's Prime Minister.

1. Vietnam Business Operations and the Coronavirus: Updates

Vietnam Briefing

This article will be updated as further developments in Vietnam become available.

2. IMF maintains Vietnam GDP forecast at 6.5% in 2021

Hanoi Times

Vietnam remains on track to be the fastest-growing economy in Southeast Asia.

3. Vietnam will be studying and trialing the use of digital currency

Vietnam Insider

The State Bank of Vietnam will be in charge of studying and trialing the use of virtual money from this year until 2023 as part of key objects in mastering core technologies, according to a government decision.

4. Vietnam signs contract of third PPP section of North-South Expressway

Vietnam Investment Review

The Ministry of Transport, DeoCa Group, and a consortium of investors on July 30 signed a build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract for the Cam Lam-Vinh Hao section of the Eastern Cluster of the North-South Expressway.

5. New parliament re-elects PM Pham Minh Chinh

VNExpress

Pham Minh Chinh has been re-elected Vietnam’s prime minister for the 2021-2026 term by the newly-formed legislative National Assembly (NA).

Pham Minh Chi sworn in as Vietnam's Prime Minister - Photo: VTV

6. Germany says to provide Vietnam with 113.5 million euros in ODA

The Saigon Times

HCMC - The German Government has pledged to provide Vietnam with a total of over 113.5 million euros in official development assistance (ODA), including 50 million euros in ODA loans and another 63.559 million euros in non-refundable aid for 14 technical assistance and investment projects in the country this year.

7. Vietnam named first time among world’s top 20 host economies for FDI

Hanoi Times

Vietnam for the first time was named 19th among the world’s top 20 host economies for foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020 with an inflow of $16 billion, an improvement of five places against last year’s ranking, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

8. Vietnam, EU review bilateral trade deal implementation

Vietnam Investment Review

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and European Commission Vice-President and EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis have co-chaired the first meeting of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA)'s Trade Committee.

9. Seaport double H1 profits despite pandemic

VNExpress

Seaports earned pre-tax profits of over VND1 trillion ($42.9 million) in the first half of the year, double that of the same period in 2020.

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Ho Chi Minh City plans to resume all economic activities after January 15, 2022, what should enterprises do to re-start their business?

By cafef.vn, HCMC plans to reopen all economic activities after January 15, 2022 in a three-phase roadmap through a so-called “Covid-19 card”. In addition, the City also offers many solutions to support enterprises recover their business and manufacturing after the Covid-19 pandemic.

What Does “Hybrid Work” Really Mean?

Use the right hybrid work tools The best way to support employees in a hybrid work model is to offer them the right tools. By understanding that each person works differently, hybrid managers have a better chance to avoid a toxic productivity environment and improve employees’ mental health when they work from home. For example, managers can run a survey asking for peoples’ preferred working-hours. Another challenge in hybrid work is decision-making. A project can go badly if employees working from home are not considered in the process. Having a transparent way to communicate across departments can improve team accountability. After all, the main goal is to help people to stay motivated and focused at work.

Another reason to want the corner office: It's good for your health

While most of us are sleeping, Keith Jones spends his nights driving a truck. The Charlotte, North Carolina, resident says he doesn't mind the overnights -- the dark and the quiet time help him think. But during the day when he's at his home office filing paperwork, he says has to work in front of the window. The daylight, he says, is essential.

Risk assessment – A precondition to control the risk of transmission of coronavirus in workplace

As an employer, you must protect people from harm. This includes doing a risk assessment to decide what reasonable steps you need to take to protect your workers and others from coronavirus (COVID-19).

9 tips for maintaining a healthy work-life balance

Maintaining a work/life balance is easy when you’re a sole trader, right? You typically work from home and you have no one else to answer to, so it should be easy to switch off. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. In fact, many home-based sole traders struggle to strike a healthy work/life balance because the lines are more blurred.

VIETNAM NEWS HIGHLIGHTS - OCTOBER 2021

The lifting of Covid-19 related restrictions has been carefully made in most cities in Vietnam to resume their economic growth from October 2021 onwards.

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