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Two thirds of Vietnamese have bank accounts: central bank

Two thirds of Vietnamese have bank accounts: central bank

The number of people having bank accounts has doubled since 2017 to 68 percent, according to the State Bank of Vietnam. It signaled a milestone in achieving a cashless society, and was close to the 70-percent rate in many countries in the neighborhood, Le Anh Dung, vice head of the …

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Saigon Co.op names new chairman

Saigon Co.op names new chairman

Supermarket chain Saigon Co.op announced the appointment of Vu Anh Khoa as its chairman for the period between 2019 and 2024 Friday. Khoa, 39, joined the company in 2021 as its secretary of party committee. Prior to that, he was the deputy secretary of HCMC’s District 10 party committee. “I …

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Not enough: minimum wage increase cannot meet real needs

An increase in minimum wage will not by itself help workers, many of whom cannot survive without borrowing money and even pawning personal documents like ID cards. This grim assessment was made by experts at a Thursday conference on minimum wage in Hanoi. Vu Minh Tien, head of the Institute …

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