The 2015 Writing Contest on Agriculture, Farmers and Rural Development was organised by Nhan Dan newspaper in co-ordination with the Vietnam Farmers' Association and the Fertilisers and Chemicals Petroleum Corporation. Speaking at the award ceremony, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper Le Quoc Khanh stated that since 2011 Nhan Dan has co-ordinated with its two partners to organise the contest, aimed at bringing the 10th Party Central Committee’s Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW on agriculture, farmers and rural areas into life. Under the theme ‘Agricultural restructuring towards higher added value and sustainable development’, the 2015 fifth competition held from April 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016 received hundreds of writings from journalists, collaborators, and readers from all provinces and cities across the country. The organising board selected and presented 111 articles in the printed Nhan Dan daily, of which 31 works were on the short list for the final … [Read more...] about Winners of writing contest on agriculture and rural development announced
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Vietnam Banking Awards 2015 Announced
The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) was named the 2015 Best Retail Bank; the Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank) was presented the 2015 Best Information Security Bank Award; the Vietnam International Bank (VIB) was presented the 2015 Most Innovative Products and Services Award for MyVIB application; the Saigon Commercial Joint Stock Company (SCB) won the 2015 Most Innovative Products and Services Award for its online tax-paying service and online export & import bailouts; and the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) was named the 2015 Best Online Bank. The Bank for Community Award 2015 was bestowed on the Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Maritime Bank), the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) and the Bac A Joint Stock Commercial Bank (BacA Bank). Besides the awards for banks, IDG conducted a survey into over 3,000 customers using personal financial services … [Read more...] about Vietnam Banking Awards 2015 Announced
Vietnam shares experience in agriculture and rural development at UN
Vietnam shares experience in agriculture and rural development at UN The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - President Truong Tan Sang shared Vietnam’s experience in developing agriculture and sustainable rural areas during a high-level event on the sidelines of the United Nations Summit in New York on September 26. In his speech at the event, co-held by the United Nations Development Programme, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Republic of Korea, President Sang called on developing countries to outline rural development strategies that take their limited resources and budget into account. With nearly 70% of its population living in rural areas, Vietnam has been implementing a national program on new rural development with 19 criteria boosting infrastructure and income. Sharing Vietnam’s relevant experience, Sang emphasized a strong political commitment, community involvement, personnel training, diversification and utilization of resources in an … [Read more...] about Vietnam shares experience in agriculture and rural development at UN
Eleven Vietnam banks win Citi’s approval for standard international payment
The Citi Financial Organisation announced on December 11th a list of 11 banks operating in Vietnam to be honored with its Straight Through Processing – STP 2014 Award. These banks won Citi’s approval for providing high-quality international payment services with a standard transaction rate of above 95%. They are Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank), Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank), Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank), Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank), Military Bank, Vietnam Prosperity Bank (VP Bank), Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), SaiGonThuong Tin Commercial Bank (Sacombank), Vietnam Export Import Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Eximbank) and Ho Chi Minh city-based Taipei Fubon Bank. This is the twelfth consecutive year Citi recognized and honored banks in Vietnam for their efforts and … [Read more...] about Eleven Vietnam banks win Citi’s approval for standard international payment
Bank launches writing competition on new rural development
The Bank Magazine, an organ of the banking sector of Vietnam, launched a writing competition themed "Join Hands to Upgrade Rural areas". All Vietnamese citizens and foreigners living in Vietnam can participate in the writing competition with the support of the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank). Entries must not exceed more than 2,000 words, and reports or pictures must reflect real life events and people in the current context of new rural areas. Entries can be sent direct by post to the Bank Magazine office at 137 Yen Phu Street, Tay Ho district, Hanoi or via email: [email protected], no later than 30 September 2012. The first prize winner will receive VND20 million. There will be two second prizes, five third prizes and many other encouragement prizes. … [Read more...] about Bank launches writing competition on new rural development