Archive for October 4th, 2018
13.7 million M’sians do not have any social security protection
Deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azisah Wan Ismail revealed that 13.7 million Malaysians were not covered by any form of social security protection policies. She said [...]
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Malaysians sceptical of using technology for financial transactions
Malaysia’s financial technology ecosystem has grown tremendously over the past two years, but Malaysians continue to be sceptical over the use of technology to conduct [...]
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Canada revokes Burma leader’s honorary citizenship
Canada’s Parliament formally stripped Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary Canadian citizenship on Tuesday for complicity in the atrocities committed against [...]
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Aung San Suu Kyi becomes first person stripped of honorary Canadian citizenship
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi became the first person to be stripped of honorary Canadian citizenship on Tuesday over her refusal to call out atrocities by her [...]
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Local mechanical engineering sector remains underdeveloped
Vietnam’s mechanical engineering sector is still underdeveloped as domestic enterprises have mainly assembled and imported mechanical products from other countries, [...]
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HCM City sets up team to assess antiflooding project
HCM City will set up a team to thoroughly inspect a VND10 trillion antiflooding project to mediate the disagreement between the investor Trung Nam Group and a joint venture [...]
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Tourism products in Mekong Delta lack diversity
The Mekong Delta region has enough natural resources for developing tourism products in general and agritourism in particular. However, its tourism products are lacking in [...]
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HK investors inject more capital into Vietnam
Investors from Hong Kong (China) are increasing their capital in Vietnam to grasp opportunities brought by trade and investment agreements inked between the two sides. [...]
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Grab officially launches food delivery service in Hanoi
Ride-hailing service company Grab on October 1 organised a press conference to announce the official launch of its food delivery service, called GrabFood, in Hanoi after over [...]
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Local SMEs see technology as top enabler for business growth
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam have prioritised technology for investment to ensure business growth, according to the Asean SME Transformation Study [...]
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FrieslandCampina gets ‘green’ award
FrieslandCampina Vietnam was honoured with the Green Enterprise award by the Binh Duong Province Department of Natural Resources and Environment late last week. It was the [...]
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Japan-invested refinery risks cancellation as Vietnam partner pulls out
Oversupply concerns, slow increase in gasoline demand, and financial constraints seem to be factors behind the Vietnamese partner`s withdrawal. Japanese giant JXTG Nippon Oil [...]
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Beckham kicks-off new Vietnamese car range
Football legend David Beckham has kicked-off Vietnam’s entry into the global automobile market. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star was guest of honour, [...]
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PM gives in-principle approval to groundwater protection project
Prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has given approval in principle for the second phase of a project to improve groundwater protection in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta provinces [...]
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Vietnam Frontier Summit 2018 to open in Hanoi
The Vietnam Frontier Summit 2018, a one-day conference, will take place in Hanoi on October 6 with theme ‘Fostering innovation with frontier technologies’. The [...]
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