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BUSINESS NEWS 6/5

Corporate bond issuance up 220% in Q1

 

National Innovation Centre incentives entice entrepreneurs

In the context of Industry 4.0, Vietnam is trying its best to promote a digital economy, with an initiative to promote a national innovation centre.

Vietnamese woman in N. Korea murder case arrives home

A Vietnamese suspect in the murder of the holder of a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) passport with the name of Kim Chol arrived home on May 3 after two years in prison in Malaysia.

 

52 fishermen rescued off Da Bac Island

A fishing boat with 52 crew members from central Quang Nam Province was rescued yesterday morning 10 miles off of Đá Bắc Island, part of Viet Nam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago, after the ship went adrift on April 30.

 

VN banks take steps to fight card fraud

Local banks are taking precautionary measures to cope with card fraud, such as asking cardholders to change their passwords and locking automated teller machines (ATMs) after 10 p.m. during public holidays.

 

Religious people in Vietnam: Accompanying the nation

Vietnam’s policies and guidelines have been adopted to ensure the exercise of the right of every citizen to practice their beliefs while making contributions to national building and defense.

 

Mobile World and FPT find new directions for growth

As the local demand for smartphones reaches the saturation point, technology retailers Mobile World and FPT Shop have been steadily changing business orientations, working to expand into other segments.

 

PM approves project applying IT in law dissemination and education in VN

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the “Enhancing the application of IT in law dissemination and education in the 2019-2021 period” project.

 

Hanoi launches U=U campaign to control HIV/AIDS cases

The Undetectable=Untransmittable or K=K (Khong phat hien=Khong lay truyen) campaign was launched in Hanoi on May 3 with a training course on communications work for the campaign.

 

“Where is justice?” Vietnam asks US chemical firms to take responsibility

US chemical firms, including Monsanto should be responsible for Vietnamese Agent Orange victims.

BUSINESS NEWS 4/5

Private sector has big role in HCM City’s economic development

 

Second thought for rice dominant farming

While the Vietnamese society is still dreaming of turning the country into the world’s top rice exporter, rice farmers are the first to wake up, as they realize that the more rice they produce, the less profit they earn.

 

Plan to close underground market in HCMC canceled

The plan to shut down Sense Market, an underground shopping center located at September 23 Park in District 1 of HCMC, has been canceled, the market’s investor Saigon Co.op has announced.

 

VN banks face anger over lack of dividend payment

Despite earning decent profits, some commercial banks have opted not to pay any dividends, prompting frustration among shareholders at recent annual general meetings, reported Thanh Nien newspaper.

 

Pupil stabbed dead in Thanh Hoa school attack

A pupil was killed while four others injured when a man broke into a primary school in Thanh Hoa Province and stabbed the children on Friday morning.

 

Market volatility delays share-issuance plans

As the Vietnamese stock market has been volatile in recent months, many listed firms have given up on plans to issue shares to raise charter capital.

 

Off-road car race Mui Dinh Challenge 2019 in pictures

The Mui Dinh Challenge 2019 recently took place in the southern province of Ninh Thuan. The off-road car race took place as part of the Grape and Wine Festival 2019.

Park Hang-seo’s home adorned with Vietnamese football murals

Painters have decorated the walls of Vietnam manager Park Hang-seo’s house in the Republic of Korea (RoK) with an array of beautiful mural paintings. 

Drug addict suspected of killing three family members in HCMC

Police in HCM City has detained a man who was suspected of killing his three family members while under the influence of drugs.

 

TikTok, Facebook vie for bigger market shares in Vietnam

Facebook and TikTok are trying to get a bigger piece of the pie in Vietnam following YouTube’s overwhelming market share of video ads.