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MoMo now serves nearly 10 million users on its e-wallet platform The company’s performance has been underpinned by the rapid uptake of mobile payments as the country’s digitally-savvy population embraced the convenience of making cashless transactions on their mobile devices, both online and offline. “Last year was a transformational period for MoMo,” said Pham Thanh Duc, the CEO of MoMo. “The company posted its largest ever transaction volume and number of active users and we have significantly extended our lead as the platform of choice in the Vietnamese digital payments market.” The company has just announced that MoMo now serves nearly 10 million users on its e-wallet platform and is the country’s most downloaded e-wallet app in 2018. The volume of transactions processed on MoMo’s platform has grown by more than three times over the course of the year. The introduction of new innovative payment features, exclusive merchants and … [Read more...] about MoMo announces record-breaking growth in 2018

Members of the Vietnamese team at the 50th International Physics Olympiad in Israel. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Education and Training) The gold medalists are Tran Xuan Tung, a student at Hanoi-Amsterdam High School, Nguyen Xuan Ung from University of Science’s High School for Gifted Students under Vietnam National University, Hanoi and Nguyen Khanh Linh from Thanh Hoa province's Lam Son High School. The silver medal winners are Le Viet Hoang from Bien Hoa High School for Gifted Students in Ha Nam province and Trinh Duy Hieu from Bac Giang High School for Gifted Students in the northern province of Bac Giang. All the medal winners are 12th graders. The IPhO is an annual competition in physics for high school students which involves individual theoretical and experimental contests. The 50th IPhO was organised and supported by the Ministry of Education of Israel and the School of Physics and Astronomy at Tel Aviv … [Read more...] about Vietnam wins three golds at 50th International Physics Olympiad

The Vietnamese team of six high school students won three gold medals, two silvers and a bronze at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in Cape Town, South Africa from July 3 to 13. The news was announced on Saturday by the exam department under the Ministry of Education and Training. Three gold medalists include Tran Hong Quan from Thai Binh High School in northern Thai Binh Province, Pham Tuan Huy from the special high school math training class of the Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, and Nguyen The Hoan from the special high school math training class of the Vietnam National University - Hanoi. Vuong Nguyen Thuy Dung from Le Quy Don High School in central Da Nang City and Ho Quoc Dang Hung from the special high school math training class of the Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City grabbed two silver medals. The bronze medal went to Nguyen Huy Tung from Tran Phu High School in northern Hai Phong City. This is the second gold medal Huy has … [Read more...] about Vietnam wins 3 gold medals at int’l math Olympiad

  Swimmer Nguyễn Ánh Viên in the women's 400m freestyle. Photo dantri.vn HÀ NỘI — Swimming and taekwondo athletes brought two gold medals each for Việt Nam on the seventh day of the 30th Southest Asian Games on Saturday in the Philippines. Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên won both the women's 400m freestyle and 100m backstroke events, defending her titles comfortably. The 23-year-old clocked 4min 13.20sec in the 400m freestyle. Gan Ching Hwee of Singapore and Natthanan Junkrajang from Thailand were second and third, respectively. In the latter race, Viên finished with a time of 1:02.97. Chloe Kennedy Anne Isleta and Jasmine Alkhaldi, both of the hosts, were the runners-up. Viên who is expected to win eight titles in this Games will take part in the 400m individual medley today. She is the defending champion. Meanwhile, taekwondo martial artists took two golds in poomsae (performance) … [Read more...] about Swimmers, taekwondo artists bring home golds

Techcombank is due to submit a proposal for eight members of the banks Board of Directors (BoD) and three members of its supervisory board (SB) for the 2019-24 period.— Photo techcombank Changes in senior personnel, listing on the securities market, raising capital and the settlement of bad debts are expected to be the top priorities of banks at their upcoming annual general meetings (AGM) this month. At the AGMs this year, many banks are expected to make major changes in the selection of their top personnel for the upcoming term from 2019 to 2024. Techcombank is due to submit a proposal for eight members of the banks Board of Directors (BoD) and three members of its supervisory board (SB) for the 2019-24 period. Military Bank will also consult its shareholders about a plan to elect the BoD and the SB with the intention of having five members in the BoD and three members of the SB. SCB will also hold a general meeting this month, where it will change the BoD and SB for the next … [Read more...] about Banks to prioritise senior staff, capital increases at this year’s AGMs