The signing ceremony between The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Accounting and Auditing Supervisory Department. — VNS Photo HCM CITY — The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Finance’s Accounting and Auditing Supervisory Department to improve the quality of human resources and accelerate the development of accounting and auditing to facilitate Việt Nam’s international integration. The institute and the ministry’s accounting and auditing supervisory department will work hand in hand. They will consider mapping out a training programme for certification of International financial reporting standards in Việt Nam. They will periodically organise seminars and conferences to exchange accounting and auditing knowledge, carry out research and share experiences, technical resources and the best practices in accounting and auditing . Deputy Minister of Finance Tạ Anh …
Vietnam’s Covid-19 count exceeds 90,000
Vietnam’s Covid-19 count exceeds 90,000 The Saigon Times A woman has her health checked before being vaccinated against Covid-19. Vietnam’s Covid-19 count has exceeded 90,000 - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The Ministry of Health this evening, July 24, reported 3,977 new Covid-19 cases, including 27 imported cases and 3,950 domestic infections in 27 localities, sending the country’s Covid-19 caseload to 90,934. Of the new cases, 355 cases were found in the community. HCMC continued accounting for the most of the new cases, at 3,326, followed by its neighbors of Binh Duong, Dong Nai and Ba Ria-Vung Tau with 262, 99 and 63 cases, respectively. Besides, 46 other cases were found in Dong Thap, 31 in Binh Thuan, 24 in Daklak, 23 in Can Tho and 12 in Binh Dinh. Eighteen other localities reported fewer than 10 cases each. With the new infections, HCMC recorded 5,396 cases today, while Long An had 1,892 cases, including 1,288 cases detected from July 14 to 22 and updated to the …
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Mekong-Ganga Cooperation shows India’s extended assistance to regional countries
The cooperation between India and five Mekong countries Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam is aimed to shore up cooperation in the areas of tourism, culture, education, and transport. India has committed to financing the Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) for other Mekong countries namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam at the 11th Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Mekong-Ganga Cooperation includes six countries. File photo The projects help bring about tangible results that contribute to improving people’s livelihoods across the sub-region, reported at the video conference on July 21 co-chaired by Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister for External Affairs of India and Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia. Foreign Ministers of the Lower Mekong countries welcomed India’s assistance to the region under the QIPs since its inception in 2015. …
Large-scale disinfection program launched in Ho Chi Minh City
During the week-long program, around 2,000 chemical troops from Brigade 87 of the Chemical Corps and Chemical Battalion 38 under Military Region 7 will disinfect COVID-19-hit localities in an area of more than 300 hectares. This is part of the armed forces’ efforts to prevent the spread of the virus in the city, especially in lock-down areas, quarantine zones, hospitals, markets and residential areas. Apart from spraying disinfectants, participating troops will promote information dissemination to raise local people’s trust in higher levels’ COVID-19 prevention and control guidelines and policies. Speaking at the event, Deputy Commanding General of Ho Chi Minh City Military Command Major General Le Ngoc Hai asked relevant units to cooperate and create favorable conditions for chemical troops to fulfill their missions. Reportedly, over the past time, the command has recommended the city’s leadership to issue various pandemic prevention and control measures. Since the outbreak of …
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Digital transformation and the future of Vietnamese enterprises
Digital transformation has a failure rate of 70% but without digital transformation, failure is 100%. Performing digital transformation has probably been the most difficult decision for Mr. Nguyen Doan Thang, 77, and CEO of Rang Dong, a large joint stock company. Thang said if Rang Dong maintains the old model, its annual growth rate will be about 5-10% per year. Only with digital transformation can the company obtain a two-digit growth rate. In fact, Rang Dong has recorded a high growth rate thanks to digital transformation, with over 40% in the first quarter of 2021. Overcoming fear Duy Khanh …
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