Dynamic Dialogues and Keynotes by 29 Medical Experts JOHOR BAHRU, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 1 December 2023 – The second edition of the All-Women Healthcare Symposium, hosted by Gleneagles Hospital Johor (GHJ) in collaboration with the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) and the Malaysia Menopause Society (MMS), recently concluded at …
Read More »Allocating 107,000 tonnes of sugar to 8 importing enterprises
A Thành Thành Công Biên Hòa JSC factory. — VNS File Photo HÀ NỘI One-hundred and seven thousand tonnes of sugar was assigned to eight traders at the 2023 sugar import tariff quota allocation session by auction method in Hà Nội on Tuesday. After an auction was conducted transparently and …
Read More »INDUK KUD and SCash Global Launch Pioneering Digital Project for Indonesian Farmers and Fishermen
Nationwide digital initiative empowers Indonesian farmers and fishermen JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach – 1 December 2023 – In the spirit of unity, growth and innovation, INDUK KUD and SCash Global launched a www.scashglobal.com/UFarm: a nationwide digital initiative designed to empower Indonesian farmers and fishermen. The partnership, which melds local …
Read More »Laptop prices drop further, but sales remain sluggish
Electronics retailers have cut laptop prices by millions of dong (VND1 million = $42.62) this year, but have been unable to spur sales as consumers remain wary of spending. The price of a MacBook Air M1 was cut by VND3 million since early January to VND17.9 million (US$758.5) in April. …
Read More »Central bank adjusts credit limits among banks due to uneven credit growth
A branch of PVcomBank in HCM City’s District 3. VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp HCM CITY — The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced it will adjust the growth targets among credit institutions as a result of uneven credit growth. In a report released on Wednesday, the SBV …
Read More »Agro-forestry-aquatic trade surplus up nearly 34% in 11 months
Agricultural and food products of Việt Nam on shelves in a store in Brussels. — VNA/VNS Photo Hương Giang HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s agro-forestry-aquatic sector saw a trade surplus of $10.55 billion in the January-November period, up 33.7 per cent year-on-year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) …
Read More »Capital city’s GRDP forecast to expand by 6.11% in 2023
A part of Hà Nội. The city has been accelerating urban planning and management. — VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng HÀ NỘI — The capital city’s economic growth is expected to reach 6.11 per cent by year-end, a positive performance amid the challenges faced by both global and domestic economies, according …
Read More »Gov’t to tighten oversight of banking, securities following recent scandals
The headquarters of Saigon Commercial Bank in HCM City’s District 1. Experts characterise the SCB scandal, the biggest scandal in the banking history, as a “typical” example of banking violations. — VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp. HCM City — The Government is taking steps to increase oversight of the banking …
Read More »Montgomery County ready to support Vietnamese businesses to invest in the US
A delegation from Montgomery County and the Vietnam-US Business Council paid a working visit to Dong Nai. VNA/VNS Photo Công Phong A delegation of 20 American business from Montgomery County in the US State of Maryland and the Vietnamese-American Business Council (VABC) has recently had a successful exchange session with …
Read More »Stock market slumps following two days of gains
A customer makes a transaction at a branch of SSI Securities Co (SSI). SSI lost 0.9 per cent yesterday. — Photo SSI HÀ NỘI — The stock market took a downward turn following two consecutive days of gains as banking shares experienced a slump and securities stocks faced a significant …
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