Việt Nam won in the match with Cambodia, booking itself a spot in Tuesday's final against Indonesia.—VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam's U22s cruised into the final of the men's football at the Southeast Asian Games on Saturday after crushing Cambodia 4-0 at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, the Philippines. The comfortable win booked Việt Nam's spot in Tuesday's final against Indonesia, who earlier in the day defeated Myanmar 4-2 after extra time. Coach Park Hang-seo made two changes from the team that started the 2-2 group stage draw with Thailand on Thursday, with Hà Đức Chinh Chinh and Nguyễn Đức Chiến coming into the team. Việt Nam took some time to settle into the game against their underdog opponents, but managed to open the scoring 19 minutes in. After a good run from Chinh down the right, he crossed and Linh rose to head home powerfully. Six minutes … [Read more...] about Việt Nam cruise into SEA Games men’s football final
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Swimmers, taekwondo artists bring home golds
Swimmer Nguyễn Ánh Viên in the women's 400m freestyle. Photo dantri.vn HÀ NỘI — Swimming and taekwondo athletes brought two gold medals each for Việt Nam on the seventh day of the 30th Southest Asian Games on Saturday in the Philippines. Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên won both the women's 400m freestyle and 100m backstroke events, defending her titles comfortably. The 23-year-old clocked 4min 13.20sec in the 400m freestyle. Gan Ching Hwee of Singapore and Natthanan Junkrajang from Thailand were second and third, respectively. In the latter race, Viên finished with a time of 1:02.97. Chloe Kennedy Anne Isleta and Jasmine Alkhaldi, both of the hosts, were the runners-up. Viên who is expected to win eight titles in this Games will take part in the 400m individual medley today. She is the defending champion. Meanwhile, taekwondo martial artists took two golds in poomsae (performance) … [Read more...] about Swimmers, taekwondo artists bring home golds
Banking sector works on funding for farmers
A women harvests avocado in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong. — VNA/VNS Photo The banking sector needs solutions to provide more funding for agriculture and rural areas to ensure sustainable development, according to experts. The statement was made at the workshop ‘Pro-poor Rural and Agriculture Finance Best Practices: Experiences of Viet Nam’ held by the Viet Nam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP), the Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association and the International Fund for Agriculture Development in Ha Noi on Wednesday. The Party, the Government and the banking sector have always paid special attention to finance for farming areas in Viet Nam, Dao Minh Tu, deputy governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) told the workshop. In addition, the Government and the SBV have directed preferential credit programmes for agriculture and countryside areas in domestic credit institutions, he said. Since 2006, credit programmes of the banking sector for … [Read more...] about Banking sector works on funding for farmers
HDBank wins 2 major awards
HDBank has won the awards for Best Cash Management Service and Best Trade Finance Bank in Viet Nam from prestigious financial magazine Asiamoney.— Photo HDBank HDBank has won the awards for Best Cash Management Service and Best Trade Finance Bank in Viet Nam from prestigious financial magazine Asiamoney. Since 2012 the bank has been winning the award, underlining its superiority in cash management and trade finance. In the cash management services category, HDBank won the prizes for Best Cash Service Bank in Viet Nam and Best Bank for Technology in Cash Management. In trade finance, HDBank won the award for Best Trade Finance Service and is the market leader in this sector in Viet Nam. Its cash management activities have been highly rated since it offers a full suite of services meeting corporate customers demands related to management of their cash flows at all levels. In addition to cash management services, HDBank has also designed a variety of trade finance products to … [Read more...] about HDBank wins 2 major awards
HDBank chosen to support ODA projects
HDBank will disburse $250 million provided by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank for two projects. — Photo courtesy of HDBank HDBank has been chosen as the bank to disburse World Bank and Asian Development Bank loans worth a total of US$250 million to two projects. The two are the Viet Nam Energy Efficiency for Industrial Enterprises (VEEIE) and the Basic Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth (BIIG 2) in four provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri. The State Bank of Viet Nam has assigned the lender to support technical components of the VEEIE project using $100 million provided by the World Bank’s International Development Association. The ADB has provided almost US$150 million for the BIIG 2 project repayable over 20 years. With its prestige and financial strength, the bank has won authorities’ trust and been involved with many projects funded by multilateral agencies. As of the end of last year it had supported six ODA-funded projects worth … [Read more...] about HDBank chosen to support ODA projects