The year 2023 was not only about finance for the international broker Octa. Here’s how it helped make a difference through a series of CSR initiatives around the world. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 January 2024 – In 2023, Octa significantly enhanced its corporate social responsibility …
Read More »Speeding up public investment: a focus to promote economic growth this year
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Thursday attended the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s conference to review 2023 performance and set tasks for 2024. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Speeding up public investment is a focus of the Ministry of Planning and Investment to promote socio-economic growth …
Read More »Trans-Vietnam luxury train proposed
Vietnam’s leading tour operator Vietravel has proposed launching a luxury train across Vietnam, complete with 5-star entertainment and cuisine services, to boost the recovery of local tourism with more diversification. Nguyen Quoc Ky, chairman of Vietravel, said the five-star train service would be managed in conjunction with the Vietnam Railways …
Read More »Vietnamese beef pho recognized among top 20 soups worldwide
Vietnamese beef pho has been recognized by the news channel CNN among the top 20 soups globally in its 2024 list of best soups. The criteria for selection focus on the dish’s global historical and cultural significance, acknowledging its dual role as both nourishment and medicine throughout history. Diners can …
Read More »Industry Leaders Collaborate to Develop Integrated Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Sequestration and Lower Carbon Hydrogen Value Chains
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 January 2024 – Chevron Singapore Pte Ltd, Keppel, Pan-United Corporation, Surbana Jurong, Air Liquide Singapore, Osaka Gas Singapore, and Pavilion Energy (together Parties) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on lower carbon opportunities to support Singapore’s aspiration of achieving net-zero …
Read More »Market rebounds as investor appetite returns, securities stocks shine
An office of FPT Securities Joint Stock Company (FTS). FTS rose 1.5 per cent on Thursday. — Photo FTS HÀ NỘI — Thursday’s trading session concluded on a positive note, primarily driven by the strong performance of financial and securities stocks. On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the …
Read More »Backbase enters into an agreement with Danske Bank to enhance its digital customer experience
The Backbase Engagement Banking Platform will enable Danske Bank to provide its customers with the best digital customer experience and the latest innovative solution AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 January 2024 – Backbase, the global leader in Engagement Banking, has made an agreement with Danske Bank, a …
Read More »Indonesian billionaire’s net worth plunge among world’s steepest
Indonesian billionaire Prajogo Pangestu, the founder of a major petrochemical company, has experienced one of the most significant net worth declines among global billionaires this year. As chairman of Barito Renewables Energy, Indonesia’s leading petrochemical firm, Pangestu’s fortune has decreased by 16.9% since the year’s start, landing at $25.8 billion …
Read More »Foreigners surprised Vietnamese parents’ help their children buy houses
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 …
Read More »HCMC high-end apartment segment in utter slump despite falling prices
The high-end apartment segment in HCMC had an absorption rate of just 2.3% last quarter despite a 12% drop in prices, according to new reports. With no new supply in the last quarter, only 39 of the 1693 new units remaining from the first three quarters were sold for a …
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