06-10-2020 09:12
Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) has reported tremendous growth in lending to needy people, including women and households, reflecting the benefits of policy credit.
27-08-2020 14:00
As the local environment begins to suffer from an increase in plastic use stemming from new over-reliance on food delivery applications during the pandemic, service operators are thus far slow to react with any response to the dilemma.
13-08-2020 15:00
The popularisation of fake and smuggled goods being offered in Vietnam has become a sizable concern, with delivery firms and even social media giants like Facebook being accused of aiding the act.
27-07-2020 16:30
The global health crisis is accelerating global trends in supply chain shifts, offering Vietnam possible development advantages on a silver platter. Vietnam Citi country officer Natasha Ansell shared her view with VIR’s Phu Canh on Vietnam’s economic outlook and its current position as a potential manufacturing hub in the region.
08-07-2020 08:00
In the face of long-lasting drought, saline intrusion, and prolonged COVID-19 implications, the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) has been closely following the guidance and resolutions of the prime minister and the central bank, and posted laudable achievements across the board.
19-06-2020 15:00
ASEAN member states are aiming to enhance supply chain resilience, improving connectivity and the free flow of goods by minimising trade restrictiveness, particularly non-tariff measures. Doan Thi Thanh Ha and Salvador Buban from the Economic Research Institute for the ASEAN and East Asia, delve into this issue.
02-04-2020 10:19
As the number of COVID-19 cases increases, many are opting for cashless payments to avoid direct contact and potential hygiene issues arising with banknotes which may help the spread of the COVID-19. This boosts the appeal of digital payments, particularly mobile money – a service in which the mobile phone is used to access financial services – to those who have not considered this form of transaction.
17-03-2020 11:40
This March marks Vietnam Bank for Social Policies’ (VBSP) 17th year of development in the role of the government’s sole authorised agency to offer policy credit to the poor.
09-03-2020 14:46
Achievements in realising the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies’s (VBSP) policy credit programmes have made significant contributions to poverty alleviation through improving gender equality in Vietnam.
24-02-2020 17:07
The outbreak of the COVID-19 has caused some irrational fear and misconceptions concerning the magnitude and severity of the public health emergency. As of February 23, 2020, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has infected a total of 78,771 people and caused 2,462 deaths across 31 countries and territories, which makes a fatality rate of 3.1 per cent. The fact that there is no official cure for the virus, and that it has proven to be highly contagious, has added to the widespread panic in Asia, including Vietnam. The virus has led us to significant price hikes in consumer goods, notably face masks.
20-12-2019 14:00
As air pollution in big cities passes far beyond acceptable limits, the interest in electric vehicles is rising. However, the lack of an adequate charging infrastructure looks to be a major roadblock on the journey towards a clean vehicle transition. Ha Anh reports.
26-11-2019 12:59
The name An Binh brings to mind happiness and family values, both core values ABBank has been nurturing in the Vietnamese society throughout its 26-plus years of development.
04-09-2019 14:39
Qatar unveiled the logo for the 2022 World Cup which will be hosted by the Gulf emirate by displaying it in public spaces in Doha and cities around the world on Tuesday (Sep 3).
27-08-2019 14:51
With a high sense of responsibility towards social development, particularly to needy people and other social policy beneficiaries, Vietnam Bank for Social Policies is committed to harmonising distribution resources for the effective implementation of policy credit programmes in order to push up development in the northern province of Hai Duong.
23-06-2019 20:59
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had separate meetings with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the sidelines of the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok on June 22.