Aff cup 2017

STRUGGLING: Hanoi FC's Tran Van Kien on the ball against Viettel in the V.League 1 on Sunday. Photo courtesy of VPF The V.League 1 champions have taken eight points from a possible 18 since the restart of local football after the coronavirus-induced suspension of play and worse still, in June they lost twice in a row at home at Hang Day Stadium, after having not lost at home in the league since 2017. … [Read more...] about Injury crisis hobbles Hanoi FC

Looking back to the 25-year journey, Ngoc said the two countries have overcome mountain of difficulties and obstacles to walk together toward the future thank to the vision and political determination of the previous generations of the sides’ leaders. The two sides elevated the bilateral ties to comprehensive partnership on the basis of respect for the United Nations Charter and each other’s political systems, independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. These principles have been reflected consistently across fields of cooperation between the two countries. Against the backdrop, the two sides have exchanged a number of high-level visits, adopted important joint statements and agreement, and formulated mechanisms and dialogues at bilateral and multilateral levels. The bilateral cooperation has reached a level that no one could imagine 25 years ago, with remarkable outcomes recorded not only in political-diplomatic but also economics, trade, investment, … [Read more...] about Vietnam, US enjoy remarkable cooperation achievements since normalization of ties, Ambassador says

Banking transactions and mobile payments are experiencing impressive growth in Vietnam when it comes to both the number of users and value of transactions, head of the SBV’s payment department Pham Tien Dung told a seminar on cashless society held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 12. In the first four months of the year, the number of domestic banking transactions grew 26.2% with value expanding 15.7%. As of the end of March, the number of banking accounts reached 103.1 million, up 22.4% from the end of 2017, Dung said. Notably, mobile payments increased sharply by 189 % in number and 166% in value from a year earlier, he added. He attributed the growth to the development of IT and telecommunications, thanks to which banks have created a variety of new user-friendly cashless payment services, such as mobile banking, Internet banking and bankcard payment. Vietnamese banks have quickly integrated latest technologies, including fingerprint authentication and facial recognition, … [Read more...] about Banking transactions, mobile payments grow sharply in Vietnam

The report went on to accuse the nation of suppressing freedom in terms of religious beliefs, persecuting followers of the Cao Dai religion, with a number of hostile organisations and individuals lacking goodwill as they fabricated information in an attempt to slander the nation on its religious freedoms. Indeed, the report is contrary to the positive developments that have been occurring in mutual relations with the United States in recent times and can be considered inconsistent with the principles defined in the joint statement issued in 2015 to set out the vision on Vietnam-US relations moving forward. … [Read more...] about Religious freedom in Vietnam requires objective insight and verified information

Vietnam’s economic growth in the 2011 – 2018 period are mainly based on the contribution of capital and labors. The mobilization of large capital has been instrumental for the country’s growth, but the efficiency is still questionable, due to the high incremental capital-output ratio (ICOR) - used as a measure of the inefficiency with which capital is used. The higher the ICOR, the lower the productivity of capital or the marginal efficiency of capital. … [Read more...] about Eight reasons behind gap in Vietnam’s productivity level and regional peers