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Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN. (Photo: VNA) In a meeting on August 9 with Robert McCooey, Senior Vice President of Nasdaq's Listing Services unit, who leads business development for new listings in Latin America and Asia-Pacific, the Vietnamese diplomat said Vietnam wants to attract big firms from the US to invest in the above-mentioned areas, especially those that can contribute to implementing Vietnam's commitments at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). The Delegation of Vietnam to the UN is ready to cooperate with Nasdaq in the organisation of meetings and seminars to this purpose, especially on the occasion of working visits of Vietnam’s high-ranking delegations to New York, he affirmed. McCooey said that Vietnam's investment environment has a clear competitive advantage in the region thanks to its flexible response policy to the Covid-19 pandemic, and stable legal system. He welcomed the suggestion … [Read more...] about Vietnam looks to draw reputable US investors: Ambassador

An event held in Soc Trang province on July 13 to implement the programme helping the poor build houses. (Photo: VNA) Soc Trang (VNA) – Soc Trang province, home to the largest population of ethnic minority people in the Mekong Delta, has been working hard over the past years to reduce poverty in the communities. The local household poverty rate, measured by using multidimensional criteria, has been brought down to 6.64% from 36.7% in 1992, when Soc Trang was re-established. The rate in ethnic minority communities stands at 2.85% at present, down 3 - 4% annually. All the communes with many ethnic minorities have secondary schools, healthcare stations, and concrete roads reaching their centres. Besides, 100% of communes, wards, and towns in the province have gained access to the national power grid and met the national healthcare criteria. Up to 99.6% of rural residents are now using hygienic water. Lam Van Man, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, said building on … [Read more...] about Soc Trang invests efforts in poverty reduction among ethnic minority groups

Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc The Ministry made the statement at the 14th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on August 10. Referring to gambling crimes, online gambling and betting organizations have been complicated and unpredictable, deputy Pham Van Hoa from the Mekong Delta Province of Dong Thap wondered why the police force has handled many cases, but this situation has not improved. According to deputy Pham Van Hoa, it is time to allow the implementation of Decree 06/2017/ND-CP on the business of betting on horse racing, greyhound racing, and international football for stricter management as localities can collect tax from such businesses and limit online betting. This Decree has been studied for many years before it was promulgated and took effect in 2017 but has not been implemented so far. He asked why Vietnam has piloted allowing casinos to operate, but not allowed betting. Minister of Public Security To Lam said that the view of the Ministry … [Read more...] about No issuance of permits to hold races because no projects completed yet

The artist’s “Huong Thoi Gian” (Perfume of Time) collection is on display at the “An & Huy” exhibition that opened on August 6-12 in Ho Chi Minh City. “Thi” (Diospyros decandra fruit) is part of the “Huong Thoi Gian” art collection. Oil paintings portray enigmatic beauty of Vietnamese women Nét đẹp thiếu nữ ba miền qua tranh sơn dầu The exhibition “An & Huy” features the works of artist couple Dang Thi Thu An and Nguyen Duc Huy. Video: VnExpress/Mai Nhat Thu An, an artist born in Hue, has painted Vietnamese women for the past 15 years, inspired from a young age by the dignity and grace of female students in the former imperial capital as they attended school wearing the ao dai . Her works has since gone beyond central Vietnam to women across the country, she says. She also insists that despite being invariably dressed in the nation’s traditional … [Read more...] about Oil paintings portray enigmatic beauty of Vietnamese women

With the theme A World Beyond Cash – Accelerating, Innovating, Connecting you to Priceless Possibilities , the forum has helped sketch the big picture of the current payment landscape, drawing the ways how Mastercard and its key partners join hands to increase the capability of payment and better serve the population in Vietnam. Vietnam is now among the fastest-growing economies in Asia-Pacific, experiencing the fourth payment revolution and showing great growth potential, thanks to a young population with a digital mindset. Despite the negative impacts brought by the pandemic, the Asian Development Bank forecasts that the country’s GDP will reach 6.5 per cent in 2022, increasing 2.5 times from 2021’s figure and reflecting the most impressive economic recovery across Southeast Asia. In 2021, apart from maintaining a positive GDP figure, Vietnam recorded a 13 per cent increase in credit growth and a 9 per cent increase in foreign investments, alongside the $21 billion valued … [Read more...] about Mastercard celebrated its Customer Forum 2022 for Vietnamese partners