blue dragon receives citi foundation funding to support homeless children

Blue Dragon receives Citi Foundation funding to support homeless children

Blue Dragon Children's Foundation, a community organisation operating in Vietnam, has been named in the list of the 2024 Global Innovation Challenge’s recipients by the Citi Foundation.
citi foundation announces recipients of inaugural global innovation challenge

Citi Foundation announces recipients of Inaugural Global Innovation Challenge

Fifty organisations have been granted a total of $25 million to pilot or expand catalytic solutions to improve food security globally, according to the Citi Foundation.
third youth colab summit highlights resilience amid covid 19 pandemic

Third Youth Co:Lab Summit highlights resilience amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Asia-Pacific’s largest youth-led social entrepreneurship movement, co-led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Citi Foundation, culminated in the third Youth Co:Lab Regional Summit early this month.
citi foundation supports local innovation and startups

Citi Foundation supports local innovation and startups

Vietnam has seen huge growth in startups in recent years, with 3,000 registered startups in 2017.   
undp and citi foundation drive youth social entrepreneurship movement

UNDP and Citi Foundation drive Youth Social Entrepreneurship Movement

Youth Co:Lab, a project co-led by the UNDP and Citi Foundation, is the largest youth-led social entrepreneurship movement in the region driving the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
citi vietnam launches new citi simplicity credit card

Citi Vietnam launches new Citi Simplicity+ credit card

Citi Vietnam today introduced Citi Simplicity+, the first credit card in the market to provide 10 per cent interest back for on-time payments and no late payment fees. As a special introduction, Citi Simplicity+ comes with a 0 per cent annual interest percentage rate for the first three months.
asset magazine lauds citi and citi vietnam as the banks to go

Asset Magazine lauds Citi and Citi Vietnam as the banks to go

Leading industry publication Asset Magazine announced the 2016 winners of its annual poll. Accordingly, Citi Vietnam was the Best Corporate and Institutional Bank in 2016, and Citi was the Best Bank in the Asia-Pacific, as well as the Best Corporate and Institutional Bank and the Best Digital Bank in Asia.
citi vietnam unveils citi premiermiles visa signature

Citi Vietnam unveils Citi PremierMiles Visa Signature

Citi Vietnam announced today that it has launched its first Visa Signature credit card – Citi PremierMiles exclusively targeted at the affluent traveler segment.
foundation there for chip success

Foundation there for chip success

Vietnam can become a reliable partner and an important link in the global semiconductor value chain. Vu Quoc Huy, director general of the National Innovation Centre (NIC), told VIR’s Hara Nguyen about Vietnam’s advantages and preparation for a coming breakthrough.
tech advances to become foundation of competition

Tech advances to become foundation of competition

In the context of today’s issues and Industry 4.0 rolling out globally, low investment in technological innovation and human resources development is undermining the competitiveness of Vietnam’s economy and businesses.
tech led foundation crucial in e commerce

Tech-led foundation crucial in e-commerce

Vietnam’s e-commerce development is a bright spot for Industry 4.0 with a high growth rate of 20-30 per cent. Dang Hoang Hai, director of the Vietnam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, told VIR’s Nguyen Thu about the ambitions contained in the national plan on e-commerce development in Vietnam for the next few years.
building the foundation for socio economic mobility

Building the foundation for socio-economic mobility

Children in the southern province of Kien Giang’s Kien Binh commune can rejoice as one of Vietnam’s largest cement makers decided to sponsor the construction of a new school, thereby giving them and their families life-changing access to education.
the heritage and foundation to innovate for vietnam

The heritage and foundation to innovate for Vietnam

How can a 111-year-old company keep up with the rapid pace of innovation and provide groundbreaking solutions that meet the evolving needs of its customers, agents and partners? Nga Tran, head of Distribution at Liberty Insurance Vietnam, a subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Insurance, spoke to Linh Le about why businesses need a reliable insurance partner to help safeguard the things that matter most to them.
laying foundation for tourism rebound post pandemic

Laying foundation for tourism rebound post-pandemic

The Mekong delta province of Dong Thap is working aggressively on rebound plans post-pandemic.
foundation set by airport master plan

Foundation set by airport master plan

Vietnam is working on a master plan to broaden the development of its airport network by 2030, with a vision towards 2050. As the draft attracts controversial opinions, Vaibhav Saxena and Nguyen Hoang Anh Linh from Vietnam International Law Firm write about international lessons to increase efficiency and investment attraction.