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Dropping seven places since 2019, Viet Nam comes in at #25 while Thailand, Philippines and Indone sia are amongst the top 20 economies globally offering the most supportive entrepreneurial conditions for women.— Infographic by Mastercard Women across the world have been disproportionally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic – a staggering 87 per cent of women business owners say they have been adversely affected, according to Mastercard’s report of the Women Entrepreneurs Index 2020. Overrepresentation in sectors hardest hit by the economic downturn (such as tourism, retail and F&B), the pronounced digital gender gap in an increasingly virtual world, and the mounting pressures of childcare responsibilities are only a few factors that have left women particularly vulnerable, particularly in economies such as Viet Nam, South Korea and Thailand. MIWE 2020’s top performing economy is a prime example of gender-specific support mechanisms having swift and significant results. For the … [Read more...] about COVID-19 crisis could set-back a generation of women in business

So far during the competition, the beauty has taken part in the national costume, talent, and swimsuit segments. The 19-year-old girl stands at 1.71 metres tall with measurement of 82-62-95. As a model, she is confident of putting in a strong performance on stage. Tuong San selects a pink outfit featuring cherry petals that is suitable for meeting the criteria of the organisers. The results of each of the pageant’s sub-contests to decide the Top 15 will be announced during the grand final on November 12. During another of the competition’s activities, Tuong San shines gracefully as she appears in a video for Glam Shot of Miss International 2019. The Hanoi-born girl possesses a charming, young, dynamic, and modern beauty. She is expected to achieve plenty of success in this year’s pageant. Tuong San wears a Japanese costume as she takes part in one of the contest’s social activities. … [Read more...] about Tuong San takes part in busy schedule in Miss International 2019

Streets in Vinh Long (Source: baovinhlong.com.vn) Vinh Long (VNA) - The Vinh Long Provincial People’s Committee in the Mekong Delta has issued a plan to implement the national action programme on sustainable production and consumption for 2021-2030. By 2030, 90 percent of industrial parks in the province are set to apply clean and environmentally-friendly technologies. All supermarkets and shopping centres are to use eco-packaging instead of single-use plastics, and the use of slowly-degrading packaging at wet markets will be cut by 80 percent. The province also hopes to have 100 percent of its enterprises joining production and distribution chains for safe farm produce and it also targets the widespread use of QR codes for product origin tracing. Local business invests in machinery to increase productivity and product quality (Photo: VNA) Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Liet said local authorities will assist businesses in … [Read more...] about Vinh Long presses ahead with sustainable production, consumption

The Udon Thani official made the remark during a working session with Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh on the occasion of the latter’s working visit to the province from February 23 to 28. Sayam Sirimongkorn spoke highly of the Vietnamese community in Thailand as a whole and in Udon Thani in particular, who, he said, have always showed a great sense of solidarity, complied with the law and made significant contributions to the locality. Ambassador Phan Chi Thanh thanked the provincial authorities for offering valuable support to the Vietnamese community, voicing his hopes that the Udon Thani leaders will continue to create favourable conditions for the Vietnamese community and help them in terms of policies and law, as well as supporting the work of local Vietnamese associations. Highlighting the province’s advantages for boosting cooperation with Vietnam, the ambassador suggested the two sides strengthen the discussion of cooperation opportunities, including … [Read more...] about Thailand’s Udon Thani Province wishes to take lead in cooperation with Vietnam

An overview of the Aqua City project developed by Novaland in the southern province of Dong Nai. Novaland is among companies w hose capitalisation is valued at billions of dollars on the market (Photo: novaland.com.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Vietnam’s stock market reached approximately 87.68 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as of the end of 2020, the highest rate reported so far. The other two high rates recorded were in August 2018 at 84.57 percent and March 2018 at 83.08 percent. Including the government bond market and corporate bond market , the value of Vietnam’s entire stock market by the end of 2020 exceeded 110.64 percent of GDP, this is also the highest rate ever recorded. New cash flow continuously pouring into the market since the second half of 2020 has boosted liquidity. December 2020 and January 2021 were two months witnessing record matching value, of more than 250 trillion VND (10.8 billion USD) and more than 300 trillion VND on … [Read more...] about Stock market size reaches 88 percent of GDP