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Illustration. (Photo: doanhnghiephoinhap.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Foreign investors net purchased 14.8 million stocks, worth some 80 billion VND (3,42 million USD) during the week from August 8 – 12, showing that the Vietnamese securities market remained attractive to them. The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) has risen for the fifth week straight on the back of oil, steel and electricity securities , after hitting a bottom of around 1,140 points in early July. It ended the week at 1,262.33 points, 9.59 points higher than the previous week, gradually approaching the next resistance zone of 1260–1285 points. On the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX), the HNX-Index picked up 3.52 points to settle at 303.42 points on August 12. UPCoM-Index also inched up 1.52 points to 92.84 points./. VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam stock market remains attractive to foreign investors

The system will offer all 403 level-3 and level-4 public services online as well as 25 essential public services listed in Project 06. This means all 1,733 administrative procedures will be offered online for the local authorities of all districts and Thu Duc City to easily answer the requests of citizens. Right now, only the marriage registration cannot be done online, but others like birth registration, death registration will be performed online at level 3. Vice Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc stated that the launch of this system can both fulfill the city’s political goal according to Project 06 and accelerate the establishment of a digital government in HCMC via administrative reform. One matter that has attracted much concern from the public is the use of chip-based citizen ID cards to register for medical examination and treatment under health insurance. As related systems are not fully synchronized, most ID cards contain no health insurance information, … [Read more...] about HCMC accelerating digital government establishment

_Forming a digital Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development _Establishing the digital agriculture _Creating digital rural areas with digital farmers. This process has lately been initiated successfully in the fields of cultivation, husbandry, aquaculture, forestry. Thanks to the ability to accelerate the elimination of ineffective traditional single farming models, the process is expected to promote the connection between 9 million farmer households with food processing enterprises as well as 100 million consumers nationwide, and further billions of international consumers. Using digital transformation, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development wants to foster the application of advanced digital technologies among farmers and businesses taking part in agricultural activities. It should begin with modernizing cultivation methods to increase the values for all stakeholders in the ecosystem by providing more nutritious food for users worldwide. The transparency of … [Read more...] about Vietnam striving to develop digital agriculture

Customers are experiencing digital services of a bank. (Photo: SGGP) Several banks are developing their digital version or their own banking ecosystem to satisfy diverse demands of their clients. For instance, Nam A Bank’s ecosystem is running its Robot OPBA to provide financial consultation and aid customers to complete necessary banking procedures without the employment of a bank teller. Its Open Banking app on smart devices with eKYC (Electronic Know Your Customer ) allows customers to carry out financial transactions without the need to visit a bank office. Its latest ecosystem - Onebank-ATM – helps customers conduct transactions whenever they want. Owning similar useful banking ecosystems are TPBank with its app called TPBank Mobile and TPBank Biz for individuals and businesses, respectively, or Vietcombank with its multi-function Digibank that allows customers to transfer money, pay bills, deposit money into an ETC account, book airline tickets or hotel rooms. Deputy … [Read more...] about Digital transformation in banking providing users with more convenience

An electrical fire broke out just before 9 a.m. (0700 GMT) during Mass as 5,000 people gathered at the Coptic Abu Sifin church in the Imbaba neighbourhood, the sources said. The fire blocked an entrance to the church, causing a stampede, they said, adding that most of those killed were children. "People were gathering on the third and fourth floor, and we saw smoke coming from the second floor. People rushed to go down the stairs and stared falling on top of each other," said Yasir Munir, a worshipper at the church. "Then we heard a bang and sparks and fire coming out of the window," he said, saying he and his daughter were on the ground floor and able to escape. Electrical fires of this kind are not a rare occurrence in Egypt; in late 2020, a fire at a hospital treating Covid-19 patients killed at least seven people and injured several others. Giza, Egypt's second-largest city, lies just across the Nile from Cairo. "I offer my sincere condolences to the families of the … [Read more...] about At least 41 killed in Egyptian church fire, security sources say

Two traders at the trading floor of DSC Securities Co in Ha Noi. Investors can consider selectively disbursing and accumulating stocks with growth prospects in the third quarter of 2022. — VNA/VNS Photo Vietnamese shares are forecast to continue their upward trend this week as profit-taking pressure is cooling down significantly. On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, the VN-Index rose 0.82 per cent to close Friday at 1,262.33 points. An average of 99.2 million shares was traded on the southern exchange during each session last week, worth VND1.9 trillion (US$81.2 million). Since setting a bottom of around 1,140 points at the beginning of July 2022, last week was the 5th week of the VN-Index's continued upward recovery and this index has surpassed the threshold of 1,260 points, said Sai Gon-Ha Noi Securities JSC (SHS). According to analysts, foreign investors continued to be net buyers, especially on HOSE, where foreign investors had the 4th consecutive week of net buying, … [Read more...] about Shares to keep upward trend this week: brokers

Wild orchid plants are transplanted on a tree in the courtyard of Dak Lak Provincial Museum. (Photo: SGGP) The Vietnam Association for the Conservation of Wild Orchids, the Institute of Biotechnology and Environment under Tay Nguyen University, Orchid Lovers 47, Dak Lak Urban and Environment Joint Stock Company, and Dak Lak Orchid Association, in collaboration with Dak Lak Provincial Museum, organized the program ‘Bringing wild orchids back to nature’ on August 14. Accordingly, tens of thousands of wild orchids have been sent there by orchid lovers across the country to be grafted onto the trees in the courtyard of Dak Lak Provincial Museum and Bao Dai Summer Palace. Thousands of wild orchid plants are sent to Dak Lak Province by wild orchid lovers across the country. (Photo: SGGP) The courtyard of Dak Lak Provincial Museum and Bao Dai Summer Palace has an area of more than 6 hectares, considered a biodiversity area in the center of Buon Ma Thuot City with many rare … [Read more...] about Thousands of wild orchid plants brought back to nature

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Minh Ngan underpinned the importance of the national marine spatial master plan, saying its objectives are to properly delineate and zone off sea spaces for different sectors based on the incorporation of planning of sea-based industries; and to orient the use of sea spaces and address overlaps and conflicts in exploiting marine spaces. Drafting the master plan is a challenging and complex task, given that it has never been done before in Vietnam, Ngan noted, adding that utilizing existing data and information, it will zone off the marine spaces based on natural ecosystems to provide a connecting space for socio-economic development, enhance land-to-sea connectivity and protect national security-defence and international cooperation. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has sent the draft plan to a number of Party Central Committee's commissions, ministries and authorities of 28 coastal cities and … [Read more...] about Vietnam to have national marine spatial plan by 2030

Police in the northern province of Ha Nam said Sunday that a suspect has been summoned in the case, but provided no further information as they were still "verifying the incident." At around 11:15 p.m. Saturday, the National Children's Hospital in Hanoi received a young patient transferred from a Ha Nam hospital with respiratory failure, hypothermia and injuries in the head, face and neck. Doctors said the boy had suffered from physical injuries, hemorrhage and inflammation on the head, face, neck and tongue, making it difficult for him to eat. The boy's health has stabilized since. "The patient's family said he was found trapped inside a carton box kept in a freezer. At the time he was found, the boy was delirious," a doctor said. Ngo Minh Toan, chairman of the Nhan Chinh Commune People's Committee, said the incident happened Saturday afternoon in Thuong Vi Village. The suspect is someone who’d came to the area and rented a house in Nhan Chinh Commune to sell iced tea, he … [Read more...] about 3-year-old boy found trapped inside neighbor’s freezer

Authorities in Lai Chau and Son La Provinces, northern Vietnam are seeking the prime minister's approval for the construction of airports there. In a document sent to PM Pham Minh Chinh, the Lai Chau People’s Committee mentioned its plan to build Lai Chau Airport, which is designed to cover 167 hectares and have the capacity of 500,000 passengers per year, in Tan Uyen Town during the 2022-30 period. The administration stressed that the project plays an important role in promoting the province's socio-economic development as well as contributes to ensuring national defense and security in border areas. The province has carried out necessary land use planning and site clearance to attract the interest of investors in the project. Some investors are mulling over implementing the project under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. PPP involves a contract between a public sector authority and a private party, in which the private party provides a public service or project … [Read more...] about Northern Vietnamese provinces seek approval for construction of airports