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Sacombank has added a new hotline number, 1800 5858 88, to promptly reply to questions and resolve problems customers have, and provide instructions on procedures and information about products and services. — Photo courtesy of the bank Sacombank has set up a new hotline number 1800 5858 88 in addition to the two existing ones, 1900 5555 88 (for all customers) and 1800 5858 23 (for VIP customers), to improve service quality in the context of digital transformation and the customer experience. It is a free number. Sacombank has also improved and added more features to its hotline to provide customers with a better experience such as quickly looking up their credit card balance, payment account balance, payment account number, and more without having to speak to an operator, and evaluating service quality after each call. 1900 5555 88 will stop operating on May 1, 2023, and all customer calls will be transferred to the new hotline. With a professional and dedicated team of … [Read more...] about Sacombank adds new hotline to improve customer service

"I opened the other three accounts because registration is easy and more brokerages mean I get to receive more regular investment advice," the 30-year-old office worker explained. In the last two years brokerages have hugely simplified the account opening process, he said. When he opened his first account in 2020, he had to visit the brokerage, but this year he opened a new account online. People like Dung are partially the reason why the number of new stock accounts has been skyrocketing despite a decline in trading. Over 476,000 new accounts were registered in May, the highest ever monthly figure in the stock market’s two-decade history, according to the Vietnam Securities Depository. Around 1.4 million new accounts were opened in the first five months of this year, higher than the total number added between 2017 and 2020. There are now 5.65 million stock accounts, or one each for 5.7 percent of the population. But the average daily trading in May fell by 32 percent … [Read more...] about Rising stock account numbers despite plunging trade causes worry

Mobile police forces in Vietnam will be furnished with aircraft and ships, in addition to weapons and other equipment, according to a new law passed by the country’s legislature last week. The lawmaking National Assembly approved the Law on Mobile Police at its third session on June 16 with over 91 percent of the votes from 474 delegates present. The law, which has five chapters and 33 articles, will take effect from January 1, 2023 and replace the 2013 Ordinance on Mobile Police. As per the new legislation, mobile police will be equipped not only with weapons, explosives, supporting tools, and vehicles as well as professional technical equipment, but also aircraft and boats to carry out their functions, tasks, and powers. Accordingly, mobile force units will be allowed to use aircraft and boats designated for them to implement their law enforcement activities when necessary. The government will issue detailed instructions to implement this regulation, the law says. The … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s mobile police to be equipped with planes, boats: new law

Mumbai civic chief IS Chahal (L) receives Vice Chairwoman of the HCMC People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang (R). (Photo: SGGP) The visit was attended by Vice Chairman of the People’s Council of HCMC Nguyen Van Dung, representatives of the city’s department and Consul General of Vietnam to Mumbai Hoang Tung. Speaking at the meeting, Mumbai civic chief IS Chahal said that the Covid-19 pandemic has basically been controlled in the city where coronavirus fatality accounted for 0.8 percent of the total number of confirmed cases thanks to the effectiveness of epidemic prevention and control measures, creating a strong socio-economic recovery. At the working session between leaders of HCMC and India's Mumbai Vice Chairwoman of the HCMC People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang emphasized the traditional good relationships between Vietnam and India that were founded by two outstanding leaders of the two nations, President Ho Chi Minh and Prime Minister J. Nehru, beginning in the 1950s. … [Read more...] about HCMC, Mumbai enhance cooperation, open new direct flights

An additional 740 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Thursday, raising the national tally to over 10.74 million, according to the Ministry of Health. Illustrative photo According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 38 out of 63 localities in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (154), Bac Ninh (54), Nghe An (51), Yen Bai (40), and Danang (40). As of Thursday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.74 million. On June 23, an additional 5,087 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.62 million. On Thursday evening, no deaths related to Covid-19 were announced. Total fatalities stayed at 43,084, accounting for 0.4 per cent of total infections. By June 22, the country had injected more than 227 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including … [Read more...] about Additional 740 new Covid-19 infections confirmed on Thursday

The United States, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United Kingdom launched an informal group aimed at boosting economic and diplomatic ties with Pacific island nations, the White House said on Friday. The Biden administration has vowed to commit more resources to the Indo-Pacific as China seeks to boost economic, military and police links with Pacific island nations hungry for foreign investment. The group, dubbed Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP), will seek to support Pacific regionalism and strengthen economic ties between the Pacific islands and the rest of the world. "We are united in our shared determination to support a region that benefits the peoples of the Pacific. We are also united in how we realize this vision -- according to principles of Pacific regionalism, sovereignty, transparency, accountability, and most of all, led and guided by the Pacific Islands," the White House said. White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Thursday he expects … [Read more...] about U.S., Japan, Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom form Pacific group

Artworks of talented Ho Chi Minh City-based artist is on display at Manzi Art Space in Hanoi. “The dreamer: heterotopia, tabula rasa, noble silence” is a solo exhibition by Ly Hoang Ly as part of her ongoing project 0395A.ĐC. Ashes (2013)- an artwork of Ly Hoang Ly made from a hybrid of cow bone ash & remnants, iron and ceramic.  Photo: The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre Over ten years ago, Ly Hoang Ly officially commenced her project “0395A.ĐC”. Now the year 2022 marks the second time she presents it in Vietnam. According to Bill Nguyen, the curator of the exhibition, spanning over a decade of Ly’s career, “0395A.ĐC” is a multilayered living body of work consisting of text, painting, sculpture, photography, artistic book, video art, installation art, performance art, architecture and public art. From a seed of an idea to an ever-evolving project now, “0395A.ĐC” continues to grow alongside the artist’s ongoing inquiry into the notions of home, … [Read more...] about Ly Hoang Ly solo exhibition adds to artistic vitality in Hanoi

A worker receives a booster shot of a COVID-19 vaccine in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam registered 657 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, with zero deaths recorded. All of the infections were domestic, with a total of 512 new transmissions detected in the community. New cases were detected in Hà Nội (169), Bắc Ninh (53), Phú Thọ (45), Yên Bái (43), Lào Cai (34), HCM City (27), Quảng Ninh (22), Quảng Bình (21), Nghệ An (21), Hải Phòng (18), Vĩnh Phúc (17), Đà Nẵng (15), Hòa Bình (15), Hà Nam (14), Thái Nguyên (13), Ninh Bình (12), Cao Bằng (12), Thái Bình (12), Hưng Yên (11), Thanh Hóa (9), Quảng Trị (9), Tuyên Quang (9), Nam Định (8), Hải Dương (7), Lâm Đồng (7), Điện Biên (6), Sơn La (5), Lai Châu (5), Khánh Hòa (5), Tây Ninh (3), Vĩnh Long (3), Bình Định (2), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (2), Bình Phước (1), Lạng Sơn (1) and Đồng Tháp (1). The latest update brings the national caseload to 10,742,891 to date. The total number of COVID-19 fatalities in … [Read more...] about 657 new COVID-19 infections reported on Saturday

About 231.5 million shots of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country to date. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam recorded 777 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with no deaths. The latest update brings Việt Nam’s total COVID-19 infections to 10,745,631 so far. There are currently 49 COVID patients in serious condition in hospital. The total number of COVID fatalities in the country remains at 43,087, accounting for 0.4 per cent of all transmissions. A further 9,387 patients were given the all-clear, taking the total number of recoveries to 9,675,359. About 231.5 million shots of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across the country so far, of which over 7.8 million were for children aged 5 to 11 years old. Starting today, the Ministry of Health will no longer announce a detailed location breakdown of new daily COVID cases, instead only reporting the total number of infections, deaths and recoveries nationwide.— VNS … [Read more...] about 777 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on Wednesday

Bac Giang's Public Administration Service Center (Photo: bacgiang.gov.vn) Bac Giang (VNA) – The northern province of Bac Giang is planning to focus on accelerating digital transformation and building an e-administration, a digital economy and a digital society, according to the provincial People’s Committee. The move aims to benefit both people and businesses, improve the effectiveness of local governance and boost socio-economic recovery. Priority will be given to healthcare, education, the environment and natural resources, industry and investment attraction, agriculture, transport and logistics, tourism, media, and the judiciary. The province plans to transform its traditional postal service into a digital era that is a critical part of infrastructure for the digital economy to push for an e-administration and a digital society. It will digitally transition telecommunications infrastructure with the aim of expanding 5G service coverage to all residential areas by … [Read more...] about Bac Giang accelerates digital transformation