By 2015, NFIS set targets to have at least 80 per cent of adults having bank accounts or accounts with other authorised organisations, at least 20 branches and transaction offices of commercial banks per 100,000 adults, at least 50 per cent of the total number of communes that have financial service points, at least 25 per cent to 30 per cent of adults depositing at savings credit institutions. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM’S BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 12
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Missing the forest for the trees: National English exam results reconsidered
There was the same reaction last year when the EF English Proficiency Index (EPI) rankings were announced. Vietnam had dropped to the upper echelon of "low" from "moderate," i.e., from 41st out of 88 countries in 2018 to 52nd out of 100 in 2019. The report noted cryptically that Vietnam "has some difficulties in keeping up with the worldwide increase in English proficiency." While the EF index is widely publicized as a barometer of nationwide English achievement, it is of limited value because it attempts to rank countries by the average level of English language skills among those adults who took the test, including EF students. … [Read more...] about Missing the forest for the trees: National English exam results reconsidered
Goalkeeper Filip Nguyen benched for Czech match, still eligible for Vietnam
He was added to the squad since all the players who took part in the match against Slovakia on September 5 and the head coach were quarantined and had to miss the match against Scotland after two support staff contracted Covid. … [Read more...] about Goalkeeper Filip Nguyen benched for Czech match, still eligible for Vietnam
Vietnam to rely on coal for decades to come
Construction of coal-fired power plants has only met 60 percent of target for the 2016-2020 period. Ten major coal-fired power projects with a total capacity of 7,000 MW were scheduled to operate in this period, but all of them will fail to meet the deadline this year, it says. … [Read more...] about Vietnam to rely on coal for decades to come
U.S. Department of State launches new YSEALI Academy at Fulbright University Vietnam
HCM CITY — The U.S. Department of State intends to provide $5 million to establish the YSEALI Academy at Fulbright University Vietnam in HCM City, to deliver capacity-building seminars to entry-to mid-level professionals aged 25-40 from across Southeast Asia around the themes of technology and innovation, public policy, and entrepreneurship. … [Read more...] about U.S. Department of State launches new YSEALI Academy at Fulbright University Vietnam
