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Transactions at Techcombank. The bank reached US$1 billion in pre-tax profit in 2021. — Photo vietnamplus.vn HÀ NỘI — Techcombank record a US$1 billion pre-tax profit in 2021 despite COVID-19, reinforcing the resilience and potential of its business models. Its total operating income (TOI) grew 35.4 per cent, while the sector-leading current account savings account (CASA) ratio reached 50.5 per cent. The bank’s focus on transformation and technology investments, to meet the needs of its fast-growing customer base, drove an impressive 81 per cent rise in the value of e-banking transactions. “Prudent risk management, cost optimisation, and investments in Digital, Data and Talent, position us well to capitalise on economic recovery. Importantly, we will continue standing by our customers, especially in tough times like the past two unprecedented years,” said Jens Lottner, Techcombank CEO. Its strong net interest income (NII) and net fee and commission income (NFI) growth drove … [Read more...] about Techcombank reaches US$1 billion pre-tax profit in 2021

VIVA LAND HAS ACQUIRED CAPITAL PLACE, THE AWARD-WINNING GRADE A OFFICE BUILDING IN HANOI Nestlé leads the best working places in Việt Nam Age of Learning and Galaxy Education Announce Partnership to Launch ABCmouse English in Vietnam Special Honda City prize announced by VNPAY wallet Masan Group – Top ASEAN consumer pick – according to Bank of America Ahead of Lunar New Year, representatives from AES Vietnam visited and presented Tet gifts to several poor households and students in the provinces of Quang Ninh and Binh Thuan. Pham Thuy Ha, representative of AES Mong Duong, gives Tet gifts to households in difficult circumstances in Quang Ninh This is an annual program by AES Vietnam, demonstrating the company’s care towards the poor and respect for the country’s customs. The gifts were presented with representatives from local authorities, beneficiary households, and AES Vietnam. In Quang Ninh Province, this is the seventh … [Read more...] about AES Vietnam presents Tet gifts to poor households and students

Fishermen at Quy Nhơn fishing port in Bình Định Province's Quy Nhơn City rush to load necessities for fishing trips in the last days of the lunar year. — VNA/VNS Photo Tường Quân BÌNH ĐỊNH — The weather is favourable with the sea smooth and gentle, and fishermen in the central coastal province of Bình Định are rushing to prepare for their last fishing trips of the lunar year. Many of them will celebrate Tết (Lunar New Year) on boats but they are still excited, hoping for nets full of fish. At Quy Nhơn fishing port, fishermen are busy loading their boats with rice, fresh water, vegetables, pork, chicken and duck, bánh chưng (square glutinous rice cake), soft drinks and confectionery to welcome Tết (Lunar New Year) at sea. The fishermen also bring new fishing gear and equipment, and fill up tanks with more ice to freeze fish on the ship. They are well prepared for going out to sea in Trường Sa (Spratlys) waters to catch tuna. Đỗ Văn Tùng, captain of a fishing boat BĐ96991 in … [Read more...] about Bình Định fishermen to celebrate Tết at sea

Soldiers of CSB2005 are ready for a long routine patrol mission over the Lunar New Year. —VNA/VNS Photos HÀ NỘI — While many people on the mainland are preparing to welcome a warm and happy Tết with their families, coast guard sailors are continuing their long routine patrol missions at sea. They are on duty to ensure COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control and protect the sovereignty of Việt Nam’s sea and islands during the traditional Lunar New Year holiday. In the early morning of January 23, at Đông Hải military port in Hải Phòng, a ship of the coast guard region 1 was ready to set sail to protect security and peace in the area of Bạch Long Vĩ islands. The sound of the engines resounded through the air as CSB 4036 prepared to set sail. Onboard, sailors made video calls to say goodbye to their families and loved ones before the ship left port. The farewell for a mission over the Tết holiday touched many hearts. Before leaving the mainland, officers and sailors completed … [Read more...] about Coast Guard forces on patrol over Tết

The Mỹ Phước - Tân Vạn expressway in Bình Dương is being widened and upgrade. — Photo laodong.vn HCM CITY – Bình Dương Province plans to complete a number of key transport infrastructure projects this year and start others to maintain its leading position in attracting foreign investment and act as a springboard for recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic ends. Nguyễn Anh Minh, the director of the province Department of Transport, said the development of transport infrastructure, especially linking other provinces and cities and seaports and airports, needed to be synchronised to promote economic development. Bình Dương prioritised resources for key traffic projects, he said. It was speeding up work to put the Bắc Tân Uyên - Phú Giáo - Đồng Phú Road into use this year. The 12.15km project costs over VNĐ965 billion (US$42 million) and connects Phú Giáo and Bắc Tân Uyên districts in Bình Dương with Đồng Phú District in Bình Phước Province. "The road is designed with six … [Read more...] about Bình Dương Province speeds up regional connectivity works

Shrimp crackers are produced and dried under the sun in Cà Mau Province. – VNA/VNS Photo Minh Hưng CÀ MAU – Households and others in Cà Mau Province who make OCOP items under the national one commune - one product programme are busy at work ahead of Tết (Lunar New Year) on February 1. The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province has 66 OCOP products rated three and four stars under the programme, which assigns one to five stars for items based on their marketing capacity, quality, unique features, export potential, and other criteria. They include shrimp cracker, dried banana, dried fish, dried shrimp, fish sauce, honey, fermented mangrove crab, and bulrush pickles, all of which are in great demand during Tết. Its shrimp cracker is well known nation-wide. In the country’s largest shrimp producing province, the crackers are made mostly in communes in Năm Căn and Ngọc Hiển districts. Vĩnh Hoà Phát Co. Ltd in Năm Căn’s Hàng Vịnh Commune is expected to produce around 13 tonnes for … [Read more...] about Cà Mau one commune – one product makers enter busy Tết season

HDBank staff introduce services to a customer. Three foreign investment firms  have invested US$165 million in convertible Tier 2 bonds issued by HDBank. — Photo courtesy of the bank HÀ NỘI — IFC, LeapFrog Investments and DEG-Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft have invested US$165 million in convertible Tier 2 bonds issued by Hồ Chí Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank) to help increase lending to retail and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including women-owned or -led ones. As Việt Nam accelerates economic recovery amid COVID-19, SMEs, which account for 98 per cent of all businesses in Việt Nam, need more working capital urgently to sustain operations and recovery from COVID-19. IFC and its Asset Management Company (AMC), LeapFrog Investments, and DEG-the German Development Finance Institution have respectively subscribed $95 million, $60 million, and $10 million to the US dollar-denominated five-year-plus-on-day convertible Tier 2 … [Read more...] about HDBank gets investment to help accelerate economic recovery, expand lending to SMEs

HÀ NỘI —  Fourteen photos have been selected from thousands of entries to win awards at a photo contest featuring the plastic and environment in Việt Nam. The photo contest, themed ‘Story of Plastic Waste’, was organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Although the winners were previously announced, due to COVID the awards ceremony only took place in Hà Nội on Monday. The main prizes were awarded to the three best works; " Vấn nạn rác thải nhựa ” (Plastic Waste Problem) by Nguyễn Đoàn Kết, " Vị giám đốc trẻ mê nhặt rác” ở Đà Nẵng: 10 năm dọn vệ sinh không công dưới đáy biển " (The young director who loves to pick up trash in Đà Nẵng: 10 years of unpaid cleaning in the seabed) by Nguyễn Giang Nam and “ Tái chế nhựa ” (Plastic Recycling) by Trần Văn Túy. A photo from the prize-winning photo series "The young director who loves to pick up trash in Đà Nẵng" by Nguyễn Giang Nam. — Photo courtesy of the photographer The photo contest received 8,434 … [Read more...] about 14 photos win awards at the ‘Story of Plastic Waste’ contest

A school re-opening drill at Giảng Võ Secondary School in Hà Nội's Ba Đình District on January 22. As part of the drill, a student with a high body temperature is instructed to the school's isolation area for further health monitoring. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng HÀ NỘI — Parents in Hà Nội are applauding a decision by the municipal People’s Committee to reopen schools for grades 7 to 12 from February 8. Students have been studying online for more than eight months due to the pandemic. Bùi Tiến Dũng, a father in Long Biên District, said that the city had taken cautious steps in reopening schools. “Caution was necessary when students were not fully vaccinated against the COVID-19. However, it’s different now,” he said. “After the Tết holidays is the right time for children to go back to school,” he said, adding that adults have returned to work and can go to public places, so children should too. “Children also need to adapt and live safely with the pandemic," Dũng said. … [Read more...] about Hà Nội parents applaud school reopening decision

The Vietnamese team train for the match with Australia in the qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup today. Photo VFF Football MELBOURNE — Despite being clear underdogs, Việt Nam coach Park Hang-seo believes his team will show grit and determination when they face Australia later today in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. The Socceroos may well be clear favourites to collect all three points at the Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne this afternoon, but coach Park feels earning their first points of the campaign is not beyond the realms of possibility. He feels Australia are far from the finished article, and has studied hard along with his technical team to work out the cracks in their armour. "Việt Nam have lost all six matches and have no points,” coach Park told a press conference yesterday. “Australia are in third place and they really want to win at home. But actually, we also really need points and try to do our best to get points. "Now it's not easy to find the … [Read more...] about Việt Nam ready to give their all for first points