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Haiphong locks down hotel floor due to suspected Covid-19 case The Saigon Times The reception area of Roygent Park, where a suspected case of Covid-19 was discovered – PHOTO: TPO HCMC – The Haiphong Department of Health is working with other relevant agencies to place the fifth floor of the five-star hotel Roygent Parks in Haiphong City under lockdown after a 33-year-old Japanese man who stayed there tested positive for Covid-19. In addition to disinfecting the floor, which has 13 rooms, and the reception area of the hotel, the competent agencies quarantined six receptionists and employees pending the results of the second test. The man had worked at Kyocera Vietnam in an industrial park in Thuy Nguyen District and stayed at Roygent Parks on Vo Nguyen Giap Street, Le Chan District. He has been working in Vietnam since 2018. On October 4, he went to work at Kyocera Vietnam by a bus provided by the hotel with 13 others and a driver. He returned to the hotel in the … [Read more...] about Haiphong locks down hotel floor due to suspected Covid-19 case

Mobile phone subscribers at a service station in Hà Nội’s Xã Đàn Street.— VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Thousands of mobile phone subscribers are rushing to service providers across the country to update their personal information. Under the government’s Decree No. 49/NĐ-CP, issued on April 22, 2017, mobile connection can be blocked by service providers if customers fail to update their personal details before April 24. Under the decree, all mobile phone subscriptions activated before April 24, 2017, have to be registered with accurate information of owners, including name, identification/passport number and a profile picture. If they fail to register, the service provider will block incoming calls after 15 days and stop providing services in the next 15 days. The nearing of the deadline has caused a huge rush of customers to service providers overloading them, prompting the two giant telecommunications MobiFone and VinaPhone to … [Read more...] about Mobile phone subscribers rush to update personal information

Banks warn against online transaction fraud The Saigon Times Daily Customers are seen withdrawing money at an ATM in Hanoi. Local banks warn bank customers of possible online fraud during Tet - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Local banks have issued warnings against online transaction fraud to their customers, since such trickery practices as stealing banking passwords when customers withdraw money at ATMs or make online payments are substantially common during the Tet Holiday, Nguoi Lao Dong Online reported. Asia Commercial Bank, commonly known as ACB, has sent warning notices via email to their customers, asking them to secure their banking personal information against swindlers. According to the bank, customers should stay highly vigilant against entering one-time passwords and usernames to their bank accounts on fake banking websites. There are several fake websites that pretend to be banks’ official ones or international money transfer channels to trick bank customers to … [Read more...] about Banks warn against online transaction fraud

Drug trafficking suspect surrenders after hours-long standoff with police The Saigon Times Daily Nguyen Thanh Trung (C) is captured by police after locking himself into a car with gun and refusing to surrender – PHOTO: POLICE OF HA TINH PROVINCE HCMC - Police in Ha Tinh Province have broken up a transnational drug trafficking ring in the province’s Huong Son District after arresting Nguyen Thanh Trung, the last suspect who surrendered after an hours-long standoff with police yesterday. Trung, wielding a gun, stood his ground inside a locked car after being cornered late yesterday, the local media reported. Yesterday afternoon, police discovered that Trung, 34, residing in Son Tay Commune, Huong Son District, and two accomplices were en route from Duc Tho District to Huong Son in two pickup trucks on National Highway 8C. The police reportedly followed the trucks, prior to capturing the suspects. One suspect was arrested at around 15:00, while Trung and the remaining … [Read more...] about Drug trafficking suspect surrenders after hours-long standoff with police

Market to see further profit taking this week By Phuong Thao HCMC – Securities enterprises have predicted the market will drop further this week as profit taking is seen accelerating after recent strong gains. Last Friday, domestic stocks corrected from a four-day rally on strong selling pressure as investors attempted to lock in profits from the surging markets. Banks and property developers were among those hit by strong selloff, falling 0.2% and 0.6%, respectively. The VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange dropped 0.15% to close at 950.89 points. For the week, the index still jumped 4.7% for its best week in eight months. The market was dragged lower by modest losses in large-cap names such as lender VCB, property company VIC and its subsidiary VHM while fuel group GAS hit a two-month high to lead gainers. Profit-taking affected all 20 sectors on the stock market with nine sector indices ending on a negative note while others gained modestly. On the Hanoi Stock … [Read more...] about Market to see further profit taking this week

Annan calls for collective action at summit (15-09-2005) Vice President Truong My Hoa (second from left) poses with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other ASEAN leaders at the second ASEAN-UN summit on the sidelines of the UN’s 60th founding anniversary . — VNA/VNS Photo Nhan Sang United Nations — The 2005 World Summit, expected to be the largest gathering ever of international leaders, opened at United Nations Headquarters in New York yesterday with a warning from Secretary-General Kofi Annan that "millions of lives and the hopes of billions" rest on fulfilling the pledges contained in the meeting’s outcome document. Listing the proposals, ranging from a condemnation of terrorism in all its forms to the responsibility to protect populations from genocide to fighting poverty, hunger and disease, to the establishment of a Peace building Commission and a strengthened Human Rights Commission, Annan also regretted the omission of clauses dealing with … [Read more...] about Annan calls for collective action at summit

Stocks recover despite continued profit taking By Phuong Thao HCMC – Investors seeking to lock in profits remained active on the HCMC stock market today, February 27, but the stock index managed to regain strength thanks to some blue chips advancing. The VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange gained 3.21 points, or 0.33%, versus the day earlier to close at 990.27, as advancers slightly outnumbered decliners by 163 to 142. Stock trade was almost the same as on the previous day with around 258.9 million shares worth VND5.1 trillion changing hands. Many bank stocks edged lower, triggered by the increased selloff in the afternoon phase. VCB fell 1.75% at VND61,900 per share. EIB was the only gainer as it added nearly 2.3% at VND17,900 and BID and MBB closed at their reference prices. MBB was the most actively traded stock in the banking sector with 11.7 million shares traded. CTG was next with five million shares transacted, down 0.9% at VND21,150. For the Vingroup (VIC) … [Read more...] about Stocks recover despite continued profit taking

VN-Index drops despite strong cash flows By Phuong Thao HCMC – Improved cash flows sent the VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange up to an intraday high of around 1,000 points today, March 6, but the index failed to hold on to this level at the close as investors locked in profits from some big-cap stocks. With 159 stocks advancing and 148 others declining, the main index ended the session down 1.54 points, or 0.15%, at 992.45. Trading volume and value on the southern market jumped 26% and 17.8% compared to Monday to 297.4 million shares and VND5.9 trillion, respectively, with block deals contributing more than VND1.4 trillion to the overall value. Notably, foreign investors transacted over 13.6 million shares of logistics enterprise GMD with a combined value of VND397.6 billion. Overall, they net bought VND46.6 billion of shares on the southern bourse, compared to their net share sales of VND150 billion on Monday. Stocks of the Vingroup (VIC) family were behind the index … [Read more...] about VN-Index drops despite strong cash flows

Chinese grandmaster wins HDBank int’l chess tournament Wang Hao (R) competes with his countryman Wen Yang Chinese grandmaster Wang Hao, with an Elo rating of 2,718, has won the men’s prize in the 2019 HDBank International Chess Tournament with 7.5 points after nine matches. Wang, born in 1989, came third in the Under-10 division of the World Youth Chess Championships in Spain, won the gold medal with his national team in the U-16 Chess Olympiad in India in 2004 and the 2016 HDBank International Chess Tournament. This is the fourth consecutive time he has participated in the HDBank International Chess Tournament. In the first game, he played Miciano John Marvin, a master from the Philippines with an Elo rating of 2,317. Although Wang is seen as a better player, he had to share points with his opponent. Wang’s unexpected start signaled the attraction of this year’s tournament. Wang later won four consecutive games over Vietnam’s masters Duong The Anh, Nguyen Van … [Read more...] about Chinese grandmaster wins HDBank int’l chess tournament

Brokerages: Stocks seen sliding this week By Phuong Thao HCMC – Securities firms have predicted that stocks will face a short-term correction in the next few days as many large caps came under selling pressure last week. The VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange slid 0.43% last Friday after a three-day rise as investors continued seeking short-term profits. However, the index jumped 1.8% in four out of five weeks. Steel maker HPG was the top contributor to the day’s losses as it plunged to its floor price in heavy trading after its 2019 business plan was released. The firm looks to a 22% drop in after-tax profit compared to last year. Lender VCB and consumer goods producer MSN also weighed on the index. YEG, a media and entertainment company, fell to its floor price for a tenth consecutive day, ending the week down 30% after having edged 30% lower in the previous week. According to Thanh Cong Securities, after a three-day rally, investors took caution as large-cap stocks … [Read more...] about Brokerages: Stocks seen sliding this week