Ignoring protests, banks insist on raising service fees
Ignoring protests, banks insist on raising service feesVietNamNet Bridge - The number of e-banking service users had reached 81 percent by the end of 2017, according to IDG. The service fee frame was set by the watchdog agency in 2013 and commercial banks have the right to set service fees themselves, provided that the fees are not higher than ceiling levels. Explaining their decisions, banks said the adjustment of service fees will be associated with new services with higher quality. Banks’ clients said the explanations are ‘unconvincing’ and voiced strong protests against the decisions. An official of the State Bank said the service fee frame was set by the watchdog agency in 2013 and commercial banks have the right to set service fees themselves, provided that the fees are not higher than ceiling levels.
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May 23, 2018 05:03 UTC
Concert to feature Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite
Concert to feature Stravinsky’s Firebird SuiteThe Firebird Suite, an orchestral work for the ballet The Firebird by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, will be performed in Ho Chi Minh City on May 27. The ballet premiered in Paris in 1910 by the Ballet Russes, and has been performed by famous ballet companies around the world. Apart from the original score for the ballet, Stravinsky arranged three shorter suites for concert performances which date from 1911, 1919 and 1945. The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will perform the 1919 suite, which is the most well-known and played. French composer and conductor Fabien Tehericsen, a professor of music composition at University of Poitiers and the University of Orsay, Paris, will lead the concert at the HCM City Opera House.
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May 23, 2018 05:03 UTC
HCM City calls for investment in waterway, seaport projects
HCM City calls for investment in waterway, seaport projectsHo Chi Minh City is calling for investment in waterway and seaport projects. Ho Chi Minh City is calling for investment in waterway and seaport projects (Illustrative image: VNA)According to the municipal Department of Transport, the city plans to organise a seminar on investment in waterway and seaport projects in June. At the Transport Department’s press conference on May 22, the department’s representative also informed participants of the progress of several transport projects. The first phase of the new eastern bus station project will be put into operation this year, while its second phase will be complete by 2025. For the new western bus station project, ground clearance compensation is being conducted.-VNA
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May 23, 2018 04:41 UTC
Int’l Children Festival 2018 to highlight green planet
Int’l Children Festival 2018 to highlight green planetThe third International Children Festival VTV 2018 will take place in Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa, from May 29 to June 3. A press conference to announce the International Children Festival VTV 2018 (Source: http://en.nhandan.org.vn)The festival is an annual event organised by the Vietnam Television on the occasion of International Children's Day on June 1 to strengthen solidarity among nations in the region through the exchange activities of children. Themed “For a green planet”, this year's festival features seven international teams from Russia, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Japan, China, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, along with the host Vietnam. During the five days of the festival, children will participate in activities such as a “Green Earth” art gala, visits to an aquarium, a safari park and a water park and group activities. First held in 2016 under the name of ASEAN Children Festival, the festival was upgraded to ASEAN+ Children Festival in 2017 as the event attracted the participation of children from China and the RoK, together with their ASEAN peers.-VNA
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May 23, 2018 04:41 UTC
HCM City prioritises luring FDI in urban development
HCM City prioritises luring FDI in urban developmentHCM City is giving the priority to luring new-generation foreign direct invest (FDI) in the fields of high technology and urban development, along with FDI attraction in the four main industries and two traditional sectors. The city is exerting efforts to call for investment in 190 projects, focusing on the development of smart and innovative urban areas. Innovative urban areas which are calling for investment include District 2, District 9 and Thu Duc district. Ho Chi Minh City expects the success of these areas will pave the way for the development of smart urban areas. Most of foreign investors have shown their appreciation of and back for the city’s urban development efforts.
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May 23, 2018 04:41 UTC
Toyota camp helps young talents nurture football dreams
Toyota camp helps young talents nurture football dreamsYoung football talents in Vietnam will have a chance to pursue their dream when the Toyota Junior Football Clinic & Camp 2018 returns this June. Thirty selected children will take part in a training programme at Ton Duc Thang University in HCM City from July 10 to 16. After this course, the 18 best players will compete at the Toyota International Junior Cup slated for September 13 – 20 in Japan. Former renowned footballers Le Huynh Duc and Phan Thanh Binh will be the head and deputy head coaches of the camp. Three training camps in HCM City coached 90 football talents, 54 of whom were chosen for football tours in Japan.
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May 23, 2018 04:30 UTC
Three major airports need $5b for upgrades
Three major airports need $5b for upgradesVietNamNet Bridge – More than VND116 trillion (US$5 billion) is needed to build Long Thanh Airport and upgrade Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat airports for the 2018-21 period, with a vision to 2025, according to the State-owned Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) investment plan. The upgrade looks to enable the airport to serve 30 million passengers across all terminals by 2020 and 60 million by 2030. Terminal T3 is planned to be constructed to serve 10 million passengers per year, along with an expansion of parking areas, runways and assisting equipment. The construction project includes building one runway, one passenger terminal and other supporting facilities to serve 25 million passengers and 1.2 million tonnes of cargo per year. According to the report, the ministry agreed to allow ACV to mobilise over VND1.9 trillion ($82.6 million) and VND2.3 trillion ($100 million) to invest in Tan Son Nhat and Noi Bai airports, respectively.
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May 23, 2018 04:18 UTC
Japan concerned about China’s activities on East Sea
Japan concerned about China’s activities on East SeaJapanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera has voiced deep concern about reports that Chinese bombers had landed for the first time at an airport on the East Sea. Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori OnoderaJapanese broadcaster NHK on May 22 quoted Onodera as saying that China had increased large-scale reclamation activities on the East Sea along with the construction of military facilities and bases and other activities. The minister said those moves of China aimed at unilaterally changing the status quo and creating a fait accompli. Earlier, Chinese air force announced that some strategic bombers of the country landed at an airport in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago in the East Sea on May 18. Spokesperson of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang also said China’s acts have adversely affected negotiations on the Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) between the ASEAN and China, fueled tensions and caused instability in the region, and hampered efforts to maintain peace, stability and cooperation in the East Sea.
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May 23, 2018 04:18 UTC
Leading female goalkeeper bids goodbye to national team
Leading female goalkeeper bids goodbye to national teamVietNamNet Bridge – Goalkeeper Dang Thi Kieu Trinh of the Viet Nam national woman’s team has quit after 14 years of association. Goalkeeper Dang Thi Kieu Trinh of the national woman’s team has quit after 14 years of association. After finishing the first leg of the National Championship in June, I will join the coach training course organised by the Asian Football Federation and Vietnamese Football Federation in Da Nang City,” she added. In April, Trinh was awarded the Labour Order, third class, for her significant contribution to women’s and national football. The 33-year-old from southern Dong Thap Province has participated in the Southeast Asian Games five times, in three of which her team won gold medals (2005, 2009 and 2017).
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May 23, 2018 04:18 UTC
Vietnam condemns violence, abuses targeting civilians
Vietnam condemns violence, abuses targeting civiliansVietnam strongly condemns and opposes all acts of violence or abuses committed against civilians and excessive use of lethal weapons to strike civilian facilities, including schools, hospitals, residential and public areas. The Ambassador affirmed that each country has the primary responsibility to protect its own civilians and to deal with violence against civilians within its jurisdiction. “Prevention of conflict and peaceful resolution of dispute are the best ways to protect civilians,” she stated. He confirmed the UN gives the priority to conflict prevention and peaceful resolution and consider it the most effective way to protect civilians. He recommended governments of member states to build strategies, a code of conduct and action plans to protect civilians during conflicts.
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May 23, 2018 04:07 UTC
Hoa Lac Hi-tech park secures nearly $485mil. in investment
Hoa Lac Hi-tech park secures nearly $485mil. in investmentHoa Lac Hi-tech Park granted investment certificates to four projects worth nearly 11 trillion VND (484 million USD) combined in the first four months of this year, the park’s management board said on May 22. The software park at Hoa Lac Hi-tech ParkThe four projects will be carried out across 15.4 hectares. Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park, approved in 1998, is the first and the largest high-tech facility in Vietnam, spanning 1,586 hectares. Last year, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc inked a decree stipulating some preferential mechanisms and policies for Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park to extricate difficulties and attract investment.-VNA
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May 23, 2018 04:07 UTC
Vietnam-Australia ties grow strongly: Australian diplomat
Vietnam-Australia ties grow strongly: Australian diplomatThe Vietnam-Australia cooperation is witnessing an increasingly strong development and the enhancement of relations is one of the focuses of both sides, said Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Craig Chittick. Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Craig Chittick. He recalled that when the two countries began establishing their diplomatic relations in 1973, the Australian government immediately embarked on fostering the bilateral ties. The formation of the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIR) in Vietnam was the initial step in Australia-Vietnam cooperation. He emphasized that trade ties between Vietnam and Australia is also a highlight of the bilateral relations, with crucial milestones over the last decade.
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May 23, 2018 03:45 UTC
PVOIL announces shortlist of strategic investors
PVOIL announces shortlist of strategic investorsThe PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PVOIL), an subsidiary of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), has selected four investors who are qualified to become strategic shareholders of the firm, PVOIL General Director Cao Hoai Duong said at a meeting with its shareholders on May 22. The PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PVOIL) has selected four investors who are qualified to become strategic shareholders of the firm. One of the criteria is that strategic investors have to allow PVOIL to purchase products manufactured by Dung Quat and Nghi Son refineries for ten years. If approved, PVOIL will auction its shares to strategic investors on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange to assure publicity and transparency. Earlier, eight investors were enticed to PVOIL shares, including Sovico Holdings, Shell, Idemitsu, Kuwait Petroleum International, Puma, SK, PTT and Sacom Investment Fund.-VNA
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May 23, 2018 03:45 UTC
Nhan Dan newspaper table tennis tournament kicks off
Nhan Dan newspaper table tennis tournament kicks offVietNamNet Bridge – More than 100 athletes from 14 table tennis teams nationwide have been competing at the 36th Nhan Dan Newspaper National Table Tennis Tournament 2018 to win the Petro Vietnam-Ca Mau Fertiliser Cup, at the sport centre in Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. The 36th Nhan Dan Newspaper National Table Tennis Tournament 2018 gathers the leading athletes in the country, the best of whom will join the national table tennis team. The players have so far competed in various events including the men’s teams, women’s teams, men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed matches. The organisers will give seven sets of medals, each set includes a first, a second and two third prizes while the Nhan Dan newspaper and its partner, Ca Mau Fertiliser Petro JSC, will give two encouraging prizes to the best male and female players. Over the course of the tournament, the Viet Nam Table Tennis Federation will select the best athletes to join the national table tennis team, and prepare them for the ASIAD Table Tennis tournament 2018, to be held later this year in Indonesia.
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May 23, 2018 03:22 UTC
Police seize nearly 20kg of heroin in Thanh Hoa province
Police seize nearly 20kg of heroin in Thanh Hoa provincePolice from the north central province of Thanh Hoa arrested two people for trafficking 60 bricks of heroin weighing nearly 20kg on May 21. Bricks of heroinThe traffickers include Ha Ba Cho, born in 1993, from the central province of Nghe An, and Hoang Van Xuan, born in 1987, from the northern province of Thai Nguyen. The two traffickers confessed that they took the drugs from a stranger at the Vietnam-Laos border area to sell at home. Nearly 21,471 drug-trafficking cases were reported in 2017, up 14.5 percent from 2016, according to a report on collaboration between agencies including the Police General Department, the General Department of Vietnam Customs, Vietnam Border Guard High Command and Vietnam Coast Guard. Statistics from Vietnam Border Guard showed that the amount of synthetic drugs and marijuana seized last year through the border of Vietnam and Laos respectively increased seven times and twice compared with 2016.-VNA
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May 23, 2018 03:00 UTC