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Regarding variety of payment methods, only 27 per cent of all transactions are made via non-cash methods such as credit cards or mobile wallets. However, an increasing percentage of customers are showing a preference for these methods. Those who prefer to pay with a credit card is 51 per cent, up from 42 per cent in 2018, those who prefer a mobile app is 19 per cent, up from 11 per cent in 2018, and those who use membership points is 16 per cent, up from 10 per cent in 2018. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 11

Experts said that SEEA is a framework that integrates economic and environmental data to provide a more comprehensive and multi-purpose view of the interrelationships between the economy and the environment, and the stocks and changes in stocks of environmental assets. SEEA provides criteria to build physical data on the environment, and link it with the monetary data in the System of National Account (SNA). … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 13

At the meeting, foreign investors discussed with the PM the potential of key sectors in Việt Nam, including liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, and voiced their wish to co-operate with Việt Nam in this sector with support from the Government, thus contributing to the country’s economic development.  … [Read more...] about Việt Nam creates optimal conditions for foreign investors: PM Phúc

It would be wrong to describe this as the best fish and chips I’ve ever had, but it’s the best I’ve had in Hà Nội. In fact I’ll go one better, it’s the best fish and chips I’ve had outside of the UK, and there’s no better accolade I can give. … [Read more...] about There’s no taste like home

This year's theme is based on Target (d) of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030: 'Substantially reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption services, among them health and education facilities, including through developing their resilience by 2030', with the message of “Build to Last”, which is very suitable for Vietnam in the current period, he said. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 13

Thảo also takes seriously her corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, with her desire to contribute to charities and make a better community. She has organised, for example, a series of praying ceremonies and has built historical monuments that follow the motto “when you drink water, think of its source”, to pay tribute to the people who have sacrificed their lives for the homeland during wartime.— VNS … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s first female billionaire inspires younger generations to reach for the stars