As the risk of the pandemic entering the country from outside remains very high, the steering committee urged the entire country to continue strictly maintaining preventive measures, including tightening control people’s movement across the border. … [Read more...] about Two new imported COVID-19 cases bring total to 1,546
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The international community supports Vietnam in the fight against HIV/AIDS
When WHO recommended the pre-exposure prophylaxis of HIV infection (PrEP) program back in July 2017, Vietnam was one of the first countries registered to apply this model, said Associate Professor Phan Thị Thu Hương, Deputy Head of Department of HIV/AIDS prevention and control. … [Read more...] about The international community supports Vietnam in the fight against HIV/AIDS
Visa supports online firms amid COVID-19 pandemic
According to a Visa report, online business may be a tough nut to crack for SMEs. Therefore, the company is able to support them through collaboration with popular e-commerce partners, including Shopee - the leading e-commerce platform in South East Asia and Taiwan; and NowFood, a pioneer in food delivery operating across Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Visa supports online firms amid COVID-19 pandemic
Vietnam supports democratic process in Somalia: Diplomat
New York (VNA) – Vietnam supports the democratic process in Somalia, particularly the upcoming elections, Minister Counsellor Nguyen Phuong Tra, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has said. At the informal dialogue with between the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and Somalian Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak on January 20, Tra expressed her hope that the Federal Government of Somalia, member states and political parties will make more efforts to reach political consensus on specific date to hold elections as well as seek solutions to existing challenges. Regarding the security situation in Somalia, Tra condemned the bomb explosion that killed at least six military personnel and government officials in Lower Shabelle on January 17, as well as other attacks on civilians, security and military forces, and establishments of the UN and the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). She took the occasion to reiterate support for Somali … [Read more...] about Vietnam supports democratic process in Somalia: Diplomat
Banks continue to lower interest rates further to support economic growth
Profits come from service diversification Looking at the profit results of the four State-owned commercial banks (Big 4), Vietcombank had a pre-tax profit of nearly VND23.1 trillion (approximately US$1 billion) - the highest level in the banking system, helping the lender to be in the list of 200 groups with the highest profit in the world. Vietcombank's credit growth in 2020 was higher than the general growth rate of the banking system, at 14 percent. This is also the highest credit growth ever of this lender and the highest in the banking industry. The pre-tax profit of Vietinbank also reached VND16.45 trillion, up 43.5 percent over the previous year due to good credit growth. The recent report of Agribank shows that not only did the business results continue to improve, Agribank's administrative costs in 2020 were also being cut by 10 percent, helping the bank's pre-tax profit to touch nearly VND12.87 trillion, VND369 billion, or approximately 3 percent, higher than the plan. It … [Read more...] about Banks continue to lower interest rates further to support economic growth