25/04/2025 08:20 AM
Buffer or Bottleneck? Employment Exposure to Generative AI and the Digital Divide in Latin America
Empirical evidence on the potential impacts of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is mostly focused on high-income countries. In contrast, little is known about the role of this technology on the future economic pathways of developing economies. This paper contributes to fill this gap by estimating the exposure of the Latin American labour market to GenAI.
24/04/2025 04:23 PM
Total registered foreign investment into Vietnam up by 34.7% in Q1
As of March 31, 2025, total registered foreign investment into Vietnam, including new registrations, capital adjustments, and capital contributions/share purchases, reached 10.98 billion USD, marking a 34.7% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
05/08/2023 02:29 PM
AIPA and Vietnam’s contributions
In the 28 years since Vietnam joined the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organisation (AIPO), the predecessor of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) (September 1995 - 2023), the National Assembly has proposed many initiatives and actively contributed to improving the efficiency of regional inter-parliamentary cooperation.
16/05/2023 10:25 AM
Five items with export value of over USD 10 billion
In the first six months of this year, five commodities posting export value of more than USD 10 billion, making up 57.8 percent of Vietnam’s export turnover.
31/07/2023 08:30 AM
Some new policies take effect in August
Several new policies have come into effect this month. The policies include increasing pension and social insurance benefits; increasing driving test fees; people are allowed to register their vehicles at temporary places of residence; and extending e-visa validity to no more than 90 days.
10/06/2023 09:50 AM
Policy Basics: Top Ten Facts about Social Security
Social Security provides a foundation of income on which workers can build to plan for their retirement. It also provides valuable social insurance protection to workers who become disabled and to families whose breadwinner dies.
15/06/2023 05:15 PM
Quarterly Update: Vietnam Social Security Releases Information on Social, Health, and Unemployment Insurance for Q2/2023
On the afternoon of June 5th, 2023, Vietnam Social Security (VSS) organized a conference to provide regular information on social, health, and unemployment insurance for Q2/2023. The conference was chaired by the VSS’ Director General, Nguyen The Manh.
11/04/2023 09:51 AM
[Infographic] Vietnam plays active role in Mekong River Commission
Vietnam has played an active role in the Mekong River Commission (MRC) since the mechanism’s inception, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s attendance at the fourth MRC Summit in the Lao capital Vientiane on April 5 will continue to express the country’s respect for the commission.
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