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The visits were made at the invitations of the State Committee for Military Industry of Belarus and the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of Russia. Senior Lieutenant General Be Xuan Truong During their stays in Belarus and Russia, the Vietnamese delegation had talks with leaders of the two host agencies to review outcomes of their military and technical cooperation over the past time and map out cooperation directions for the following years. Particularly, the Vietnamese delegates attended the opening ceremony and took part in sideline activities of the International Exhibition of Arms and Military Machinery 2019 (MILEX-2019) in Minsk, Belarus, and toured several defense industry facilities in Kazan, Russia. The successful visits to Belarus and Russia by General Truong and other Vietnamese senior officers have contributed to expanding their bilateral defense cooperation in accordance with the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership and the … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Belarus and Russia to strengthen their partnership

The pair of breeding cattle, worth VND 12 million each, were handed over to Tro Thi Hoi's family in Ka To village and Bo Bo Loc's family in Suoi Me village. The cost of the offered cattle came from the constituting units’ production funds. The pair of breeding cattle handed over to needy families Over the past years, the units under the emulation group of the provincial armed forces have always paid attention to needy families in the locality to help them develop household economy and reduce poverty. Particularly, they offer breeding cattle to needy local people every year, which is part of their efforts to implement the provincial armed forces’ movement themed “Army joining hands to build new-style rural areas.” * A delegation of the Vietnam People's Army Newspaper, representatives of Vingroup, the Joint-Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), and Military Hospital 103 on July 13 inaugurated and handed over a … [Read more...] about Breeding cattle handed over to needy families

According to the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MBBank), the bank was on course to exceed its profit target. Domestic banks are in a position to complete their 2019 profit targets if they finish the year on a high. Thanks to high profits in the first three quarters of the year, many banks are close to reaching their yearly targets, while others are positive that the busy fourth quarter will be enough to get them over the finish line. According to the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MBBank), the bank was on course to exceed its profit target. MBBank closed the first ten months of 2019 with pre-tax profit of more than VND8 trillion (US$347.82 million), completing 96 per cent of its annual target approved by shareholders in April. The Commercial Joint Stock Bank for Industry and Trade of Vietnam (VietinBank) is also confident of completing its profit goal of VND20 trillion. After recording its highest profit ever in the first three quarters of 2019 thanks to growing revenue … [Read more...] about Banks confident of meeting 2019 profit targets

CSR Local firms urged to engage more in CSR activities By Staff writers Thursday,  Dec 12, 2019,20:27 (GMT+7) Local firms urged to engage more in CSR activitiesBy Staff writers Panelists are seen at the “Spreading the spirit of CSR among businesses” seminar, held by the Saigon Times Group in HCMC on December 12 – PHOTO: SGT HCMC – Local firms should have a better understanding of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and should become more involved in it, as doing social events not only supports local communities, but also helps them grow more sustainable, according to panelists at the merit ceremony of the Saigon Times CSR 2019 program. The editorial board of the Saigon Times Group held a CSR seminar as part of the “Saigon Times CSR 2019” Merit Ceremony at the Caravelle Hotel in District 1, HCMC, today, December 12. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Dung, chairwoman of Phu Nhuan Jewelry (PNJ), noted … [Read more...] about Local firms urged to engage more in CSR activities

Nguyen Tan Phuoc, 41, a former sub-lieutenant with the Traffic Police Department in the southern province of Dong Nai, was found guilty of "murder" and "illegal use of military weapons." According to the indictment, Phuoc’s girlfriend opposed a relationship between Bui Viet Hai and her 19-year-old daughter, but had been unable to make them break up. On January 6 last year, after Phuoc’s girlfriend asked him to bring her daughter home, he decided to take matters into his own hands. He took a gun from the office and went to Hai's place to find his girlfriend’s daughter. After Hai told Phuoc that he didn’t know where she was staying, Hai pulled out the gun and shot him. Hai was rushed to a local hospital but died later. In 2010, Phuoc had worked as a driver for retired provincial police chief Nguyen Van Khanh and was given the gun to protect his superior. Phuoc was then transferred to the Traffic Police Department in 2012 but he didn’t hand over the gun to … [Read more...] about Former cop gets 18 years in prison for shooting civilian to death