A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday to announce the Global Reputation Awards – Asia and the Top 500 largest Vietnamese Enterprises in 2011. The Global Reputation Awards – Asia aim to honor countries and businesses which have the most prestigious image in the international media. The honor is also to recommend every nation and enterprise to improve themselves to have a better image in the international media. Vietnam has been highly appraised in two fields and presented with Best Media Reputation on Diplomacy and the Most Positive Media Coverage for its efforts last year. At the meeting, 500 largest Vietnamese enterprises or the VNR 500 ranking were also honored. Last year’s Vietnam Top 500 Largest Enterprises by the Revenue Ranking Board involving companies from all economic sectors was based on the minimum turnover of more than 72 million USD and nearly 29 million USD for private economic sector. … [Read more...] about Vietnam – the Most Positive Media Coverage in 2011
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Measures required to raise health insurance coverage for the elderly
The Hanoitimes - Speaking at a conference of the Vietnam National Committee on Ageing in Hanoi on March 15, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam required relevant ministries and agencies to implement measures to raise health and social insurance coverage for the elderly to the country’s average. Thu Minh … [Read more...] about Measures required to raise health insurance coverage for the elderly
Vietnam Airlines signs $6 billion 2015-16 insurance coverage contract
National carrier Vietnam Airlines Co Ltd (VNA) said it has signed a contract to insure its aircraft and those of two subsidiaries for the next two years for $6 billion (3.9 billion pounds). PVI Holdings led the 2015-16 insurance contract, joined by Vietnam National Aviation Insurance Co and Baoviet Holdings, VNA and PVI said in a statement late last week. The contract provides global coverage for the fleets of Vietnam Airlines and subsidiaries Jetstar Pacific Airlines and Vietnam Air Services, the parties said in the statement without disclosing terms. The coverage compared with the $4 billion for 2014, the parties said without elaborating on reasons for the difference. Vietnam Airlines, valued at $1.5 billion, raised 1.09 trillion dong (33 million pounds) by selling a 3.47 percent stake last month in an initial public offering (IPO) which attracted few foreign investors. The IPO was part of an economy-stimulating plan of "equitization", a term the government uses for the privatization … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines signs $6 billion 2015-16 insurance coverage contract
VNA pledges more news coverage on on Vietnam – Lao’s cooperation programs
Vietnam News Agency had pledged more news coverage to raise public awareness on Vietnam – Lao’s economic cooperation and environmental protection program. It will include a series of event in the central city of Vinh and Laotian capital city of Vientiane. Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh has praised the news sponsorship as a practical response to the bilateral friendship year between Vietnam and Laos. He said this is a good opportunity for businesses and people from both countries to strengthen cooperation in environmental protection for sustainable development. … [Read more...] about VNA pledges more news coverage on on Vietnam – Lao’s cooperation programs
Execution of U.S. journalist reveals the changing business of war coverage
A chilling video showing the execution of journalist James Foley by Islamist militants marks the second time an American reporter has been beheaded by captors overseas, echoing the murder of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl in Pakistan in 2002. While Pearl worked for one of the largest news organizations in the world, Foley was on assignment for GlobalPost, an online news startup with about 28 full-time staffers that is trying to survive as a small, independent outlet. The contrast underscores the changes that have been buffeting the news business, which in recent years has seen big staff reductions and fewer journalistic resources devoted to international coverage, including wars. At least 20 U.S. newspapers that once maintained bureaus abroad, including The Baltimore Sun, Los Angeles Times and The Boston Globe, have closed bureaus and scaled back foreign coverage, according to Pew Research Center. On the evening newscasts at the major U.S. networks ABC, NBC and CBS, … [Read more...] about Execution of U.S. journalist reveals the changing business of war coverage