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Participants at the scholarship ceremony in Ha Noi on Friday. Since its establishment, the AEON scholarship has supported 6,376 students from 37 universities and colleges across Japan, China, Thailand, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Cambodia and Myanmar. — VNS Photo Linh Anh The AEON 1% Club Foundation, a member of Japanese retail and financial services corporation AEON, granted 54 scholarships to Vietnamese university students at a ceremony in Ha Noi on Friday. Hiroshi Yokoo, Chairman of the AEON 1% Club Foundation, said the AEON Scholarship was an allowance-based scholarship for university students in various Asian countries and self-financed Asian students studying in Japan. The project, designed to “Support the Dreams of Asian Students”, was started in 2006 in the hope that recipients will play an active role in the future, connecting their home countries with Japan in their respective specialist fields. In addition to year-round financial support, the project offers … [Read more...] about AEON Corporation grants 54 scholarships to VN university students

Tran Thap Kieu Quan, CFA Head of Fixed Income, Eastspring Vietnam Eastspring has since built an unparalleled on-the-ground presence in 11 Asian markets as well as distribution offices in North America and Europe. Eastspring Vietnam, formerly known as Prudential Vietnam Fund Management Company, was established in 2005 and re-branded in 2011. Eastspring Vietnam applies a long-term value-oriented investment philosophy to its investment funds and portfolios for both institutional and retail clients who are domiciled both offshore and onshore in Vietnam, with total assets under management currently exceeding around VND100 trillion ($4.34 billion). Promising corporate debt market Vietnam’s domestic bond market has grown substantially since 2012. By 2018, its size had more than doubled, equalling 39 per cent of the country’s GDP. The corporate bond market has also expanded almost five-fold in this time, hitting $6.2 billion by 2018. This expansion has not only been driven by … [Read more...] about Invested in the future of corporate bond market

International financiers may have no room to join Long Thanh International Airport project, with the lack of a government loan guarantee creating a major obstacle for would-be investor Airports Corporation of Vietnam to ensure bankability. The National Assembly (NA) has issued a resolution on a feasibility study for the first phase of the Long Thanh International Airport project, in which the government will offer no loan guarantee and the selected investor will instead have to manage the fund itself. The move is seen as a blow for interested lenders, often requiring such a government guarantee for initiatives of this magnitude. Vietnam has recently been working with Sweden on the possibility of mobilising a $1 billion loan from the Scandinavian country in order to invest in Long Thanh International, along with air traffic management. Like other groups, the Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK) is concerned about the possible risk without a government loan guarantee. Per … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airports Corporation facing risks in airport venture

China's consumer-price index rose 3.8% in October from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday -- higher than a median forecast of 3.5% by economists polled by The Wall Street Journal, and far outpacing September's 3.0% reading. As it has all year, October's jump in consumer inflation was fueled by a rise in hog prices, the fastest on record, amid an outbreak of the deadly African swine fever. Soaring pork prices lifted overall food-price inflation to a more-than-11 year high, as consumer demand drove up prices for pork alternatives including eggs and other meat products. Even as the surge in food prices limits Chinese policy makers' stimulus options, prices of nonfood items and factory-gate prices continued to show signs of softness, pointing to weakening demand in the world's second-largest economy. Nonfood price inflation moderated further to 0.9% in October, from 1.0% in September. China's producer-price index dropped deeper into deflationary territory in … [Read more...] about China’s consumer inflation hits nearly 8-year high

The impressive plate featuring the word “Long” (Dragon) written 1,000 times in calligraphy created by Chu Dau Ceramic JSC, which was awarded a Guinness world record in September, was created from the love for the country as well as national sovereignty, the dream of a flourishing future, and the pride of being Vietnamese. More than 200 days with pottery The ceramic plate is a unique product from Chu Dau Ceramic JSC under the Hanoi Trade Corporation (Hapro), a member of BRG Group, and is a source of pride not only for the company but also for the Vietnamese ceramic industry. The world record is also a worthy honour for Chu Dau Ceramic’s artisans and potters, who love pottery as much as they love to breathe. The plate has a diameter of 1.2m with the two main colours of blue and yellow. Photo courtersy of BRG Group Almost a decade ago, Hapro received an order from the city of Ha Noi to produce a special product to mark the occasion celebrating the 1,000-year … [Read more...] about The untold story behind Chu Dau ceramic world record