Chicilon Media reached 33,200 advertising screens, more than 40 million key consumers, affirming its leading position in the elevator media market in 2023. The above achievements were shared by Chicilon Media representatives at the year-end party “It’s Fortune Time” on Jan. 23 in HCMC and Jan. 24 in Hanoi. The …
Read More »Dollar to strengthen against dong in Q1: HSBC
The dollar is expected to gain against the dong in the first quarter of 2024, according to experts at financial services company HSBC Vietnam. Since the beginning of the month, the listed price of USD at commercial banks has increased by VND130-170. The USD index, which measures the strength of …
Read More »Vietcombank continues to achieve record profits
State-owned lender Vietcombank reported record pre-tax profits of VND41.2 trillion (US$1.68 billion) for 2023. Its previous highest was VND37.4 trillion a year earlier. It made the bank the most profitable in the industry by a margin of tens of trillions of dong. But its net interest income barely grew and …
Read More »Gold prices jump to five-week peak
Saigon Jewelry Company gold bar price surged to a five-week high of VND78.25 million ($3,206.64) per tael Thursday morning. Gold ring price went up 0.23% to VND64.35 million per tael. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces. Prices of the precious metal have risen non-stop this week and are …
Read More »Billionaire Sultan Ibrahim of Malaysia holds $5.7B in family assets
Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, who was crowned king of Malaysia on Wednesday, is among the richest in the country with family assets estimated at $5.7 billion. Sultan Ibrahim, 65, is known for his Ferrari collection and Instagram activities. He manages business and investment while performing his duties as the overseer of …
Read More »You.en, a cross-border e-commerce site that conveys the appeal of Japanese products through short videos, is launched.
You.en, a brand new cross-border e-commerce site that utilizes short video content TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 February 2024 – Today, February 1, 2024, Fun Japan Communications Inc. announced “You.en”, a cross-border e-commerce site targeting Asian working women, due to launch on February 8, 2024. Utilizing our …
Read More »Triastek’s 3D Printed Gastric Retention Product T22 Receives FDA Clearance of IND Application
Triastek‘s 3D printed gastric retention product T22 received IND clearance from the FDA, becoming the world‘s first 3D printed gastric retention product. Currently, Triastek has four 3D printed products, T19, T20, T21, and T22, that have obtained IND clearance from the FDA, ranking Triastek first in the global 3D printed …
Read More »Vietnamese, Swedish state audit agencies beef up collaboration
Deputy Auditor General Bui Quoc Dung (L) and Deputy Auditor General of the Swedish NAO Claudia Gardberg Morner. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI – A delegation of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) led by Deputy Auditor General Bùi Quốc Dũng visited the Swedish National Audit Office (NAO) on January 29-30 after …
Read More »My uncle loses out on $12,200 for refusing to sell his yellow apricot tree
My uncle refused to sell his yellow apricot tree for VND300 million (US$12,282), only for it to die a few months later. “My uncle lives in the countryside with a spacious house and garden. His family’s income comes from selling rice and fruits grown in his extensive garden. During his …
Read More »Metalloinvest produces 60 millionth tonne of HBI, low-carbon material for green steel
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 February 2024 – Metalloinvest’s Lebedinsky GOK has produced its 60 millionth tonne of hot briquetted iron (HBI), a low-carbon iron ore feedstock that can help greatly reduce emissions by making steel in electric furnaces. Having begun producing HBI 25 years ago, Lebedinsky …
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