Bank customers have been warned of a new type of scam involving official-looking messages. — Photo vietnamplus.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Public Security has issued a warning over a new type of scam where apparent official bank messages are sent to customers to appropriate money. Unlike the use of unregistered SIM cards, the scammers have sent messages to customers under the names of bank brands, also known as SMS Brand Name. Through various sources, the scammers learn customers’ personal information and send them fake messages which include links to fraudulent bank websites. The messages say that the mobile phone accounts will be invalid if users do not update their details online or say that points can be exchanged for gifts. The messages link to websites where customers can sign up for the gifts. The websites include official-looking logos and designs. After clicking the links, customers are required to fill their name, password … [Read more...] about Bank customers warned of message scams
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Airlines to offer more flights on Hanoi – HCM City route
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific have reached a code-sharing agreement that aims to offer enhanced connectivity and seamless access for travelers on Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route. Photo for illustration: thethaovanhoa.vn There will be 34 one-way flights a day, with 30 minutes apart, starting from 5h45 to 21h30, on the route. The national flag carrier will offer flights at even hours (such as 6h00) and provide more alternate flights which are 15-30 minutes apart. The move aims to help passengers enjoy the most convenience in terms of personal timing and schedule, said Trinh Ngoc Thanh, Deputy Director of Vietnam Airlines. It will also reduce waiting time of passengers due to flexible flight schedule and higher frequency. Additionally, the new schedule of Vietnam Airlines will be beneficial for those who often go on business trips and return in the course of the day. Flights on wide-bodied planes such as Boeing 787, Boeing 777, … [Read more...] about Airlines to offer more flights on Hanoi – HCM City route
HCM City to host 2017 Rubber & Tyre Expo
The event will be held by the Vietnam Rubber Association (VRA), HCM City Rubber Plastic Manufacturers Association, and Minh Vi Exhibition & Advertisement Service Co., Ltd (VEAS). Speaking at a press conference to introduce the event in HCM City on December 20, VRA Vice Chairman cum Secretary General Vo Hoang An said the expo aims to support rubber businesses to seek cooperation and investment opportunities as well as expand export markets. The Rubber & Tyre VietNam 2017 is expected to welcome more than 80 businesses and around 2,000 visitors. On display are various rubber and tyre products, equipment and technologies. Thematic workshops will be held as part of the event. A highlight of next year’s expo is the establishment of the rubber sourcing fair between Vietnamese rubber and tyre manufacturers and foreign purchasers. The expo will take place in conjunction with the Paper Vietnam 2017 and Coatings Expo Vietnam 2017. In 2015, Vietnam … [Read more...] about HCM City to host 2017 Rubber & Tyre Expo
HCM City eyes agro-tourism
Foreign tourists on a cyclo tour in Chợ Lớn (China town) in HCM City’s District 5. — Photo Thu Hằng HCM CITY — HCM City welcomed 17 million visitors in the first six months of this year, including 4.3 million foreign visitors, up 10 percent year-on-year, according to the city’s Department of Tourism. It will encourage more farmer households in Cần Giờ and Củ Chi districts to develop eco-tourism and agro-tourism models, Hoa said. Many agro-tourism models attract thousands of visitors, including Green Noen in An Nhơn Tây Commune and Hải Thanh Koi Farm in Trung An Commune in Củ Chi District and Vàm Sát ecological tourist site in Cần Giờ District. Travel fair The 15th edition of ITE HCMC, the country's largest international travel event, is scheduled to take place from September 5-7 at the Saigon Exhibition Convention Centre. The annual event is a … [Read more...] about HCM City eyes agro-tourism
Property supply expected to increase in H2
Apartment buildings in Hà Nội. The selling prices of real estate products are expected to remain largely unchanged in the second half of the year. — Photo cafef.vn HÀ NỘI — The supply of real estate products is expected to surge in the second half of the year but a market bubble is unlikely to form, according to general secretary of the Việt Nam Association of Property Brokers Nguyễn Văn Đính. Selling prices are unlikely to change much as demand remains high. Đính told a meeting earlier this week that supply and the number of transactions in the property market in the first six months of the year were reduced from the first half of last year. Decreasing supply in the second quarter was due to tightened credit policies in the real estate market. “However, demand in the property market was high in the January-June period in the two big cities," he said. "The real estate prices therefore were … [Read more...] about Property supply expected to increase in H2