North korea wins world cup

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - For its almost 100 percent success rate in straight-through processing, the Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank has received the MT202 and MT103 STP awards for international payment services from J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. This is the third year in a row HDBank has won the MT202 award, and the second year it has received the MT103 award. Both are given by J.P Morgan Chase Bank, the US’s largest lender in terms of assets and the world’s largest US dollar clearing agent. HDBank’s STP rates exceed the benchmarks set by global credit institutions. According to JP Morgan Chase and other large institutions and agents providing clearing services in the greenback and euro, the STP rate for international electronic payment is currently 89–90 percent on average. With an exceptional STP rate of 99.94 percent for MT 202 and 99.68 percent for MT103, HDBank was one of the few Vietnamese banks to win the top prize. This underlines … [Read more...] about HDBank wins award for outstanding international payment service

This is the first time the Vietnam National University - Hanoi has entered the rankings. The public university, whose predecessor was the Dong Duong (Indochina) University, was created in 1993 by merging three universities in Hanoi.  … [Read more...] about Two Vietnamese universities win place in QS rankings

The information was released at an online meeting about approved important decisions related to the Asian football activities in 2021 under the chair of AFC President Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa yesterday afternoon.  Attending in the meeting were Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan, Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Permanent Vice President, a member of the AFC Standing Committee and Chairman of AFC Competitions Committee and members of the AFC Standing Committee.  All those expressed deep concern over the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on AFC Champions League, 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification.  … [Read more...] about AFC donates US$50,000 in cash to children in Central flood-hit provinces

She also toured a production centre for ST25 fragrant rice in My Xuan district. Developed by a group of Soc Trang-based agricultural engineers led by Ho Quang Cua, former deputy director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the variety won a prize for best rice in the world in 2019 and is now produced in many provinces in the delta, with Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, and Kien Giang joining Soc Trang. … [Read more...] about Top legislator visits Soc Trang

Soc Trang (VNA) - National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and her entourage were kept busy during a working trip to the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on November 26. The delegation visited the Tai Kim Anh seafood processing company at the An Nghiep industrial park, which is now employing 2,500 workers and exporting its products to 20 countries and territories worldwide, including those in Europe, Japan, the US, Canada, and the Republic of Korea. Its exports reeled in 78 million USD last year and are projected to hit 90 million USD this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The top legislator lauded the firm’s efforts to overcome pandemic-related difficulties, in particular ensuring workers keep their jobs. She expects it will expand production, diversify products, export to more markets, and generate more jobs. She also toured a production centre for ST25 fragrant rice in My Xuan district. Developed by a group of Soc Trang-based agricultural engineers led by Ho … [Read more...] about Top legislator visits Soc Trang province