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Lê Hương “Keep travelling when you are young to enrich your experience, open your eyes and know more people… When you know a lot, don’t hesitate to share your helpful experiences… Then you will be soon considered a travel blogger, an influential person.” So goes the advice of Nguyễn Thị Thán Uy, 25, a popular travel blogger. She has been widely known through her quality reviews on travelling and cuisine and impressive photo collections among popular food and travel communities in HCM City and Đà Lạt, her hometown in the central province of Gia Lai. Besides working as a travel blogger, food reviewer, she has also reviewed cosmetics and clothes, and been active in marketing online services and PR. The woman has been an active travel blogger on social networks. Photo courtesy of Nguyễn Thị Thán Uy Graduating from HCM City Teachers’ Training College, Uy has discovered her favourite field is marketing, which she has studied since the second year in the college. “I especially …

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With the use of digital money increasing rapidly during the pandemic, the financial industry needs the most intelligent solutions to detect and counteract complex threats that never seem to stop. — Photo courtesy of Kaspersky HCM CITY — With the use of digital money increasing rapidly during the pandemic, it has become crucial for the financial sector to integrate security and improve their threat intelligence capabilities, according to cybersecurity experts. According to the State Bank of Vietnam, last year nearly 374 million transactions worth more than VNĐ22.4 quadrillion (US$974.5 billion) were made via the internet, up 8.3 per cent and 25.5 per cent from 2019. Besides, nearly 918.8 million transactions worth nearly VNĐ9.6 quadrillion were made via mobile phones, an increase of 123.9 per cent in volume and 125.4 per cent in value yea-on-year. Lockdowns due to the pandemic have caused digital payments to skyrocket. According to the 2020 Doing Business report released by …

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Visa offers customers inbound remittances receiving. — VNS Photo Digital payments services provider Visa has announced a tie-up with Vietnamese banks to offer debit card holders an easier way to receive inbound remittances. Through Visa Direct, they will receive the funds directly into their accounts in near real-time when using MoneyGram and Remitly services. “The partnership with MoneyGram, Remitly and our bank partners will provide a fast and reliable channel for Vietnamese people to receive remittances from their loved ones on the other side of the world,” Dang Tuyet Dung, country manager, Visa Vietnam and Laos, said. The funds received can be used as soon as they come to customers' account. The service allows customers to send and receive remittances through their Visa debit cards across the world. From now until 30 September this year, cardholders receiving a remittance to their Visa debit card will also receive a US$5 incentive statement credit. Viet Nam is one …

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UNESCO Chief Representative in Vietnam Michael Croft (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Since joining UNESCO in July 1976, Vietnam has continued to play a greater role, and has been a very active member of the Executive Board of different committees, said Michael Croft, UNESCO Chief Representative in Vietnam . “To give a general assessment of Vietnam towards the United Nations, the easiest thing to say is it's certainly very positive,” Croft said in an exclusive interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of 45 years of Vietnam joining the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ( UNESCO ). The country has also been active, particularly in the culture sector in terms of supporting some of the new resolutions and new conventions, especially the convention on promoting the diversity of the cultural expression , he added. Vietnam demonstrates to other member states how to leverage UNESCO’s designations, he said, adding “we have seen in terms of …

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Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen will represent Vietnam at Miss Universe 2021 to be held in Israel in December (Photo: vietnamplus.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen , who will represent Vietnam at Miss Universe 2021, is preparing for the contest to be held in Israel in December. Duyen said she has kept practising after winning the runner-up title at Vietnam Universe 2019, as she wants to be ready for the big event. Speaking to Radio the Voice of Vietnam online newspaper vov.vn, the Vietnamese candidate said she has worked on bodybuilding, speaking in English, and other skills. Miss Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen She hopes to beat the remarkable achievements of previous Vietnamese representatives such as top 5 at Miss Universe 2018 H'Hen Nie, and top 21 at Miss Universe 2020 Nguyen Tran Khanh Van. Originally from the southern city of Can Tho, Duyen was the first runner-up at Miss Universe Vietnam 2019 – the national competition which selects contestants to compete at the Miss …

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