10-year-old Luc Thi Tham in Ea Hu village feels happy because, for the first time, she can live in a new and spacious house which the Dak Lak provincial Child Protection Fund financed more than USD 2,100 to build. Tham’s father died when she was very small, forcing her mother to shoulder the responsibility for all family affairs. Shortly after, her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Day-to-day life has become a struggle, with household and medical expenses left to grants set aside for the poor, together with financial assistance from neighbors. Representatives of the Dak Lak provincial Child Protection Fund present scholarships to poor students. Photo: quybttedaklak.org.vn The dire conditions have made Tham and her family not dare to repair the dilapidated house. “I’m very happy to know that the provincial child sponsorship fund would finance my family to build a new house. Now, I won’t be afraid of rainwater leaking in any more or having … [Read more...] about Dak Lak Protection Fund inspires hope for disadvantaged children
RoK earns USD 680 million from farm exports to ASEAN in H1
This was the first time ASEAN had replaced Japan as the biggest importer of the RoK’s farm goods on a half-yearly basis. Photo: VNA Data from the Korea Rural Economic Institute showed that the RoK’s farm exports to Japan stood at USD 670 million in the first half. In the January-June period, the country’s overall exports of farm produce rose 8.5 percent on year to USD 3.5 billion. Meanwhile, its imports in the sector gained 9.5 percent on-year to USD 17.7 billion in the same period. The United States accounted for 27 percent of RoK imports of agricultural products, followed by ASEAN with 15.3 percent and China with 12.7 percent, according to the data. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about RoK earns USD 680 million from farm exports to ASEAN in H1
Hanoi hosts 17th meeting of ASEAN commission on women’s, children’s rights
It was the ACWC’s second meeting in the year, following the 16th meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia in March. It was held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and the ASEAN Secretariat as part of the third ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Women (AMMW) and related meetings in Hanoi from October 18 – 25. The meeting discussed the follow-up from the 16th meeting and reviewed the implementation of projects of the ACWC Work Plan 2016 – 2020. Delegates in a group photo A number of important projects have been completed, such as the ASEAN Forum on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Singapore in August, the 2018 ASEAN Conference on Juvenile Justice Reform in Thailand in May, and the release of the ASEAN Regional Guidelines on Violence against Women and Girls Data Collection and Use and the Regional Guidelines and Procedures to Address the Needs of Victims of Trafficking in Persons. The meeting also updated the implementation of the … [Read more...] about Hanoi hosts 17th meeting of ASEAN commission on women’s, children’s rights
National brand valued at USD 235 billion
This makes the country among the top 50 most valuable national brands in the world. The Vietnam national brand value has moved up two places from the 2017 ranking, to rank 43rd this year. In Southeast Asia, Vietnam’s brand value ranked sixth and USD 613 billion lower than the leading country in the region Indonesia. Photo: VOV Brand Finance gave the A+ rating to Vietnam’s national brand, which meant “strong”. Singapore and Switzerland maintained their positions as the strongest national brands with rating AAA+. According to London-based Brand Finance, due to the efforts of a national mark program called “Vietnam Value,” Vietnam’s processed food industry now contributes upwards of USD 17 billion of the country’s exports. The apparel industry makes up over USD 22 billion of exports. “These economic contributions are absolutely crucial for Vietnam’s overall growth and would not have been entirely possible … [Read more...] about National brand valued at USD 235 billion
Interesting stories help enterprises lure consumers
Interesting stories help enterprises lure consumersBy Tam An Nguyen Duc Nghia, board chairman and general director of An Cuong Wood Working Joint Stock Company, shares his experience at a workshop on brand promotion of small-sized enterprises, held on October 20 in HCMC - PHOTO: MINH TAM HCMC - Small-sized enterprises and startups despite their modest budget for promotion and marketing can still make use of interesting stories about themselves or their products to attract customers, and need to have clear directions, heard a workshop in HCMC on October 20. At the workshop on brand promotion for small-sized enterprises held by BizGroup of the Saigon Times Club’s 2030 Businessmen Club, Tran Minh Hung, editor-in-chief of the Saigon Times Group, said many small-sized enterprises often ignore building relationships with the media and do not want to appear in the media. However, news organizations’ mandates are to produce news, which is what enterprises need in order to … [Read more...] about Interesting stories help enterprises lure consumers