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In the music video, AMEE plays a little sister calling her brother played by ZINO (a member of Monstar boyband) to come home. The story reflects the happy time of a family during the time of isolation such as baking dragonfruit bread, playing chess and practising the hand-washing dance. … [Read more...] about Music video calls people to stay home

VN banks to offer credit packages for customers affected by COVID-19 VietinBank and Agribank will provide credit packages worth 60 trillion VND ($2.5 million) and 100 trillion VND respectively to support customers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese enterprises look forward to urgent help

Applying for a transportation business license under Decree 10 will not cause any significant disruption to ride-hailing services or Grab’s operations. Grab is operating in passenger transportation with fewer than nine-seat vehicles through its GrabCar services using electronic contracts. Therefore, the vehicles are required to affix a contract car badge on the front windshield, the logo of the transport co-operative on the car door, and the GrabCar stamp inside the front windshield. Thus, GrabCar vehicles only need to affix badges and stamps to meet the new regulations. … [Read more...] about Vietnam formalises legal framework for Grab and other ride-hailing platforms

Elsewhere, Benchmark Brent crude oil futures rose above US$30 a barrel on Friday after soaring as much as 47 percent in the previous session, on expectations of a huge global supply cut deal to support prices.      … [Read more...] about SE Asia Stocks-Thailand posts best week since 2015 on oil surge; Singapore down

Jean-François van Boxmeer, chairman of the Executive Board and CEO, commented: "Obviously, the key focus for us is on running the company through the current unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, with our first priority being the health and well-being of our people. At the same time, we are preparing for the future with these appointments. I am very pleased with Dolf’s choice of Jacco van der Linden leading our Asia-Pacific region, and Soren Hagh leading our Europe region from June 1, 2020. Jacco and Soren have an outstanding track record delivering strong business results, and they both have great leadership, people, and commercial skills. We are confident that Jacco and Soren will be very valuable in our executive team, and in leading the business and respective teams in their regions." … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES APRIL 4