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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 January 2024 – Today, IX Asia Indexes announced the 2nd Half 2023 Review of the IX Digital Asset Industry Classification System (“DAICS®“), aiming to provide the professionals worldwide with a transparent and standardized classification scheme to determine sector and exposure of …

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 January 2024 – From now to 14 February 2024, both non-travellers and travellers alike can begin their festive shopping early on iShopChangi, the ultimate one-stop destination for all Lunar New Year essentials. Toast to the Year of the Dragon in style with an …

A Vietjet plane. — Photo courtesy of Vietjet HÀ NỘI — Vietjet has opened a direct route between Hà Nội and Điện Biên, shortening travel time between the two localities and expanding trade and tourism opportunities between the Northwest region and the capital city. The new route will start on …

Exports of processed vegetables and fruits topped US$1.1 billion for the first time by the end of November 2023, up 19% year-on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. Processed products accounted for 21% of Vietnam’s vegetable and fruit exports in the period and are well-liked in the U.S., …

Vietnam’s GDP is on a firm recovery track and growth can reach 6% this year, according to lender HSBC. The country ended last year with a 5.1% growth, but in the last quarter alone the economy expanded 6.7%, showing a glimmer of hope for better growth prospects going forward, the …

My American friends are astonished that some Vietnamese receive handouts from their parents to buy a house, while youth in the West have to fend for themselves. In Vietnam, people often calculate ratio of house prices to income to determine the number of years needed to afford a house and …

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 January 2024 – As part of the pipeline of initiatives to increase accessibility of the Singapore Chartered Accountant Qualification (SCAQ), the examination fees for the SCAQ programme will be lowered from June 2024. The SCAQ programme is the national Chartered Accountant qualification programme …

A fishing trawler built by the Ha Long Shipbuilding Company, a subsidiary of SBIC, in 2018. — Photo SBIC HÀ NỘI — A process has begun to allow the Việt Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) to declare bankruptcy, according to Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyễn Xuân Sang. The Ministry of …

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 12 January 2024 – Today, IX Asia Indexes announced the 2023 4th quarter review of ixCrypto Index Series and second-half yearly review of the IX Digital Asset Industry Series. The constituent change for ixCrypto Index Series will be effective on 19 January, 2024 …

Saigon Jewelry Company gold bar price gained 0.26% to VND75.45 million ($3,037.85) per tael Friday morning, highest since Jan. 3. Gold ring price rose 0.24% to VND63.25 million per tael. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces. Globally gold prices rose, supported by a softer dollar and escalating Middle …