The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has set a goal to build at least 10 hectares of public parks across the metropolis in 2022, the Vietnam News Agency reported. The city will add at least 10 hectares of public parks and two hectares of green space, as well as plant and renovate 6,000 trees, this year, according to a plan recently issued by the municipal People’s Committee. Authorities in every district and Thu Duc City were tasked with making a list of land plots originally zoned for building public parks. If these land lots are currently leased for other purposes, the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment will suggest a road map to reclaim them to prepare for the park construction. The city administration also highlighted the addition of parks and green trees to housing development projects, as well as the expansion of land banks for public parks across the metropolis. District-level authorities will also be in charge of completing the database of … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City to add at least 10ha of public parks this year
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Vietnam to play more active role at U.N.: PM
At a meeting with U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed in New York on May 16 (local time), the PM stressed that the year 2022 is of great significance as it marks the 45th anniversary of Vietnam’s U.N. membership. Appreciating the U.N.’s valuable contributions and support to Vietnam over the past more than four decades, the PM asked Amina to convey his invitation to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other U.N. leaders to visit Vietnam this year to foster multi-faceted cooperation between the two sides. Chinh reiterated Vietnam’s strong commitments to multilateralism and a world order based on international law and the U.N. Charter, as well as the country’s support for the U.N.’s central role in the global administration system, saying it needs global, all-people, and comprehensive approaches to tackle common challenges like epidemics and climate change. Vietnam backs enhancing relations between the U.N., parliaments of its member countries and the … [Read more...] about Vietnam to play more active role at U.N.: PM
More safe houses against storms and floods built in Việt Nam
Nguyễn Thị Huyên (first, right) and UNDP Resident Representative in Việt Nam, Caitlin Wiesen (second, right) at last week's conference in Hà Nội. UNDP Photo HÀ NỘI - Nguyễn Thị Huyên, 65, now lives in a safe house thanks to a programme initiated by the Government, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Huyên, from Tuyết Điệm 1 Village in the central coastal province of Quảng Ngãi, suffers from sciatica and lives alone. Every day, she relied on neighbours to bring her food and daily necessities. She lived in difficult circumstances in an old shanty house that had its roof blown off during bad weather. She said: “Incidentally, I was advised by my nephew to apply for the safe house programme by the Government. So I registered and very quickly I received a reply. “I sent my thanks to the donors and local authorities who helped build me a stable and warm shelter two years ago.” Huyên's house was one of 4,100 built by the programme. “The … [Read more...] about More safe houses against storms and floods built in Việt Nam
Techcombank adopts Salesforce technology to drive digital transformation and customer engagement
The initial deployment of Salesforce Financial Services Cloud across Techcombank’s network of over 5,000 frontline staff, represents the first of its kind cloud CRM implementation in the Vietnamese banking industry. An early adopter and pioneer of new technologies, standards, and solutions, Techcombank is recognized as one of the most innovative and digitally-forward banks in Vietnam. Guided by its vision of “Change banking, change lives”, the Bank continues to lead the digital transformation of the financial industry, in order to launch innovative offerings to Vietnamese consumers at speed and scale. Before working with Salesforce, Techcombank was using an in-house customer relationship management (CRM) system. The Bank recognized that there was untapped potential to integrate data and lead generation processes, and leverage real-time insights to help Techcombank’s relationship managers deliver seamless, differentiated experiences to customers. By deploying Salesforce … [Read more...] about Techcombank adopts Salesforce technology to drive digital transformation and customer engagement
PM visits New York Stock Exchange, holds roundtable with CEOs of int’l firms
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (C) visits the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (Photo: VNA) In his meeting with NYSE leaders, the Vietnamese PM expressed his pleasure to visit the largest stock exchange in the world in terms of market capitalisation, and thanked them for the warm welcome and the privilege to ring the bell to end the trading session of May 16. PM Pham Minh Chinh meets with representatives of NYSE (Photo: VNA) PM Chinh stressed that Vietnam is cracking down on the violations of a few unscrupulous investors in the country’s stock markets to ensure its security, transparency, and sustainable development. He asked the NYSE to cooperate and share experience in developing an effective, sustainable stock market in Vietnam as well as realising the country’s ambition to successfully build a regional-level financial centre, foster the win-win partnership between the NYSE and Vietnamese agencies and companies, contributing to the development of the … [Read more...] about PM visits New York Stock Exchange, holds roundtable with CEOs of int’l firms
PM visits New York Stock Exchange, holds roundtable with CEOs of world leading firms
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a working session at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 16 (local time) as part of his trip to the US. In his meeting with NYSE leaders, the Vietnamese PM expressed his pleasure to visit the largest stock exchange in the world in terms of market capitalisation, and thanked them for the warm welcome and the privilege to ring the bell to end the trading session of May 16. PM Pham Minh Chinh meets with representatives of NYSE (Photo: VNA) PM Chinh stressed that Vietnam is cracking down on the violations of a few unscrupulous investors in the country’s stock markets to ensure its security, transparency, and sustainable development. He asked the NYSE to cooperate and share experience in developing an effective, sustainable stock market in Vietnam as well as realising the country’s ambition to successfully build a regional-level financial centre, foster the win-win partnership between the NYSE and Vietnamese … [Read more...] about PM visits New York Stock Exchange, holds roundtable with CEOs of world leading firms
Vietnamese lecturer seeks to help readers understand better about Uncle Ho
The book , entitled “President Ho Chi Minh, the Founder of Modern Vietnam – Thailand Relations”, is released in English, Vietnamese and Thai languages. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Dr. Truong Thi Hang, a lecturer at Lampang Rajabhat University in Thailand, devotes her time to helping readers from all over the world understand better about President Ho Chi Minh’s life, career and strong sentiments toward Thailand and its people. Hang is co-author of the book, entitled “President Ho Chi Minh, the Founder of Modern Vietnam – Thailand Relations,” which provides an insight into the late President’s journey to inspire patriotism among the Vietnamese community in Thailand. The book, which was published in May 2019, has been presented to libraries of 100 universities in Thailand to help lecturers and students have more documents in their study about President Ho Chi Minh. The life and career of President Ho Chi Minh were a great journey, not only because of his great … [Read more...] about Vietnamese lecturer seeks to help readers understand better about Uncle Ho