21-12-2020 09:49
Manchester United bolstered their Premier League title aspirations by demolishing Leeds 6-2 in the first league meeting between the sides for 16 years on Sunday.
17-12-2020 15:20
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has extended the credit growth limits for the second time this year to some commercial banks, of which the highest level is up to 30 percent.
17-12-2020 08:00
In the last few years, the eastern metropolitan area of Hanoi remains one of the most attractive areas for real estate investment opportunities. Its rapid change and development has created a new look for the capital. Masteri Waterfront – with its location at the heart of eastern Hanoi – is getting more attention from investors and is expected to bring the market to the next level.
16-12-2020 14:32
A Chinese pharmaceutical company said Wednesday it had agreed to buy at least 100 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine from German company BioNTech, subject to Beijing approving its use.
14-12-2020 09:00
A proud recipient of the Top 3 Sustainable Companies 2020 for the manufacturing sector, Nestlé Vietnam is already looking beyond regular sustainability to not only offset but regenerate the world’s resources. Binu Jacob, managing director of Nestlé Vietnam, shared with Tom Nguyen the company’s goals for the decade ahead.
12-12-2020 08:00
Military Bank (MB) has become a leading bank in Vietnam to successfully execute the complete life cycle of two blockchain-enabled import letters of credit (LCs) over the CONTOUR network.
11-12-2020 19:38
Vietnam and the UK should sign a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) as soon as possible to further boost two-way trade, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said when hosting UK Secretary of State for International Trade Elizabeth Truss in Hanoi on December 11.
09-12-2020 14:00
Today, at WebexOne, Cisco announced a wave of Webex innovation to help organisations collaborate seamlessly and transform their employee and customer experiences. Taking place today and tomorrow, WebexOne is Cisco’s premier digital collaboration conference that brings together thought leaders, customers and partners to discuss the future of work.
07-12-2020 08:00
In the first 11 months of 2020, the country boasted nearly 124,300 newly-established enterprises, albeit a number 1.9 per cent lower compared to the same period last year. This is the first time the figure in that timeframe has decreased in the last five years. In order to adapt to the pandemic, firms have quickly found new directions and implemented many solutions to maintain production and business activities in a difficult time. Approximately two-thirds of enterprises have applied at least one such solution to adapt to a new normal.
05-12-2020 10:57
What began as a virus jumping species as a result of the pressure we are putting on nature through deforestation, intensive agriculture, climate change, and so on, rapidly became a human health crisis and then a global economic crisis. This has been especially devastating for the poor and the vulnerable. It has laid bare existing inequalities and become a reinforcing feedback loop for others.
04-12-2020 09:32
Flash floods have claimed at least nine lives in southern Thailand and affected half a million people, local authorities said on December 3.
03-12-2020 17:47
In addition to improvements of regional banks in integrating environmental and social considerations into their financing activities, banks in the region still have large gaps that leave their portfolios vulnerable to risks arising from climate change and natural loss.
28-11-2020 13:23
The problems arising during site clearance and the COVID-19 lockdown have slowed down the implementation of the 500kV Doc Soi-Pleiku 2 transmission line project.
26-11-2020 13:47
As the United States and Vietnam celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations, the partnership between the two is arguably at its strongest level, with growing trade and investment ties. Mary Tarnowka, executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang, shared with VIR’s Thanh Van her insight about US investment into Vietnam, especially in the context of a new administration being set to enter the White House.
21-11-2020 08:00
Interest rates have reached their lowest levels in five years. The US Federal Reserve, responding to what is likely to be the deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression, dialled back its benchmark rates to the 0-0.25 per cent range in March, down from the 1.50-1.75 per cent range at the start of the year. The move was one of many aggressive fiscal and monetary measures designed to inject the lifeblood of liquidity to help nurse the US economy back to recovery.