Blue chips were the main drag when all of the top 30 largest shares by market value and liquidity (VN30) plummeted, of which eight hit the floor price of a 7-per-cent drop. All of them were banks and financial companies including BIDV (BID), Vietinbank (CTG), Military Bank (MBB), VPBank (VPB), Sacombank (STB), Ho Chi Minh Development Bank (HDB), Saigon Securities Inc (SSI) and Hoang Huy Investment Financial Services (TCH). … [Read more...] about VN-Index suffers big loss, liquidity exceeds $1 bln
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Japanese expertise to accelerate e-government
The benefits would include improved analysis of big data, which can help determine the effectiveness of particular policies. Broader use of the system would let the government provide services more quickly, with cost savings. Measures will also be laid out to boost telemedicine and remote education, which are overseen by the health and education ministries, respectively. … [Read more...] about Japanese expertise to accelerate e-government
Singaporean scholar impressed by Vietnam’s successes
Singapore (VNA) – Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Vietnam has become one of the most impressive, optimistic and successful countries, a Singaporean scholar has said. In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s reporters in Singapore, Associate Prof. Bilveer Singh, deputy head of the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore, highlighted the country’s outstanding political stability. Vietnam has been among the countries in the world with the most successful economic growth over the past five years, which remained positive (nearly 3.0 percent) in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, he added. The economic growth has reflected the CPV’s sound policies as well as the balance between domestic and external trade, while demonstrating that domestic economic bases, whether agriculture and industry, have borne fruits. Singh also commended the country’s achievements in external affairs … [Read more...] about Singaporean scholar impressed by Vietnam’s successes