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Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam at the event (Photo: VNA)   Tokyo (VNA) – The Association of Vietnamese Intellectuals in Japan (AVIJ) was established during a congress in Tokyo, Japan, on November 14. Its executive board for the 2019 – 2021 tenure was elected with nine members, including Dr. Le Duc Anh and post graduate Pham Van Long from the University of Tokyo as Chairman and Secretary General, respectively. The board agreed on the action plan for the near future, including focusing on successfully holding the Vietnam Intellectual Forum in Japan 2019 themed “Make in Vietnam: Opportunities and Challenges”. Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam said the congress will connect Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan together to create a collective power. He also pledged all possible support for AVJI to contribute to Vietnam’s socio-economic development as well as Vietnam – Japan friendship. AVIJ … [Read more...] about Association of Vietnamese Intellectuals in Japan formed

The new economic models of transportation, lodging services, fintech, energy, and digital entertainment are expected to drive the sharing economy in Vietnam if regulatory sandboxes become more readily available.  VIR’s roundtable on deploying sandboxes in Vietnam’s sharing economy was joined by experts and businesses Fintech, considered a fairly new economic model, is facilitating the sharing economy which has been developing in Singapore and other regional countries in recent time. In Vietnam, fintech is beginning to take root, but without a lack of regulatory sandboxes for fintech advancement in the country. Validus Capital, a Singapore-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending ­platform for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and accredited investors, last week launched financial support services for SMEs in Vietnam, marking its official expansion to the country. However, Validus may suffer from challenges in related policies, though its plan is … [Read more...] about Appeals for sturdy sandbox direction

Vietnam and the U.S. also voiced their concerns over North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs and tests in their joint statement Hanoi and Washington have agreed over a free and open East Vietnam Sea for the international community, looking forward to a plan that a U.S. aircraft carrier will visit Vietnam for the first time next year. U.S. President Donald Trump paid a state visit to Vietnam on Saturday and Sunday. At the end of this visit, the two sides issued a joint statement, in which they emphasized the importance of free and open access to the East Vietnam Sea, as well as “freedom of navigation and over-flight” in the maritime area. China now claims most of the East Vietnam Sea without providing any legal ground. Beijing even militarizes some reclaimed geographical features it seized from Vietnam in the past. Vietnamese State President Tran Dai Quang and U.S. President Trump “underscored their commitment to deepen defense cooperation … [Read more...] about ​Hanoi, Washington underline open access to East Vietnam Sea; expect aircraft carrier visit

Workers at Hau River Food Company in the southern province of Can Tho load rice for export. The total rice export volume and value in the first ten months of this year reached 5.56 million tonnes and US$2.43 billion. — VNA/VNS Photo Dinh Hue Vietnamese rice producers and exporters needed to focus on quality and supplying products that were in demand, rather than simply looking at quantity, according to the Agricultural Products Processing and Development Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Development (MARD). The total rice export volume and value in the first ten months of this year reached 5.56 million tonnes and US$2.43 billion, respectively. The figures represented a rise of 6.1 per cent in volume and a drop of 9.1 per cent in value compared to the same period in 2018. Viet Nam’s five per cent broken rice is now fetching $350 per tonne, the highest level in the past two months, but still lower than that of India ($365-370 per tonne) and Thailand ($395-400 … [Read more...] about Rice quality key to exports

  VEAM trucks being manufactured. Recent arrests of former VEAM leaders have shocked the company's investors and threatened its HoSE-listing plan in the near future. - Photo vietnamnet.vn HÀ NỘI – The recent arrest of former directors at the Vietnam Engine and Agricultural Machinery Corporation (VEAM) has derailed the company’s future business plan. VEAM is trading more than 1.3 billion shares on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) with code VEA. The company planned to switch its listing to the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange in 2019. The plan was approved at the firm’s annual shareholder meeting on June 30. Since its UPCoM debut on July 2, 2018, VEAM shares gained 152 per cent to a peak of VNĐ64,500 (US$2.77) per share on July 26. Since then, the firm’s shares have been declining. The shares ended August 19 at VNĐ49,300 per share, down 23.5 per cent from the previous peak. The fall of VEAM shares has shown no signs of … [Read more...] about Officials arrested, auto firm may not be listed in 2019