![Card image cap](/uploads/news/bn-01.jpg)
VIETNAM’S MANUFACTURERS STAND TO REALISE HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFECTIVE UTILISATION WITH COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS
Universal Robots (UR), Denmark-based collaborative robots (cobots) technology market leader, has advised Vietnam’s manufacturing industry leaders to implement cobots as an effective solution to address skills and labour shortage as well as achieve higher productivity.
![Card image cap](/uploads/news/Vietnam%20Tender.jpg)
VIETNAM TENDERS DAILY- MAY 20, 2021
1. Thickness measuring equipment supply
2. Online partial discharge monitoring system supply
3. Equipment and materials supply
4. Hydraulic compression tools supply
5. Materials and chemical supply-bid extend
----and more news
![Card image cap](/uploads/news/FDI.jpg)
FDI TOTALS 12.25 BLN USD IN FIRST FOUR MONTHS
Foreign direct investment reached 12.25 bln USD in the first four months of this year, according to the General Statistics Office.
![Card image cap](/uploads/news/calculator.jpg)
AGRO-FORESTRY-FISHERIES EXPORTS UP 24% IN FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 2021
The export value of agro-forestry-fisheries products in the first four months of 2021 stood at around 17.15 billion USD, a 24.2 percent increase year-on-year.
![Card image cap](/uploads/news/Eco4.jpg)
FOODSTUFF PRICES RISE, POSE INFLATION THREAT
Ðỗ Văn Khuôl, supply director of Saigon Food Company, said the cost of both domestically sourced and imported inputs have risen, including those of rice and seafood, whose output has fallen.
![Card image cap](/uploads/news/economic.jpg)
VIETNAM-ASEAN TRADE TURNOVER DURING 1995-2021 PERIOD
Vietnam-ASEAN trade turnover has increased rapid over the last 26 years (1995-2021), contributing to the development of Vietnam and other ASEAN member states.
![Card image cap](/uploads/news/Factory%203.jpg)
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION GREATLY BENEFICIAL TO BUSINESSES
Digital transformation and e-commerce will continue to thrive in 2021 and create a new catalyst for economic growth, according to experts. This is also an opportunity for Vietnamese companies to develop new business strategies.
![Card image cap](/uploads/news/Eco7%20%281%29.jpg)
STARTUPS ATTRACTING FUNDS WITH M&A
In the first three months of 2021, there were 16 deals involving Vietnamese startups compared to 20 deals in 2020 and 30 deals in 2019. Although the number of deals decreased, the total value of the deals (excluding undisclosed funding amounts) reached $150 million, up 34 per cent against last year’s period, according to the latest report by Nextrans Venture Capital Fund.