Patriots chiefs highlights 2019

Many visitors have come to the 10th Thailand Smart Money to check out booths from leading financial institutions and insurance firms as well as asset management and credit card companies. The event features a variety of financial products and services, such as high-yield savings accounts, low-interest loans, promotions for credit cards, financial planning for property investment, consulting services for large corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and exporters, insurance products, long-term equity funds (LTFs) and retirement mutual funds (RMFs) for tax saving and services provided by the credit bureau. Other highlights include a personal debt management clinic and seminars on stock and gold investments. The event is on until this Sunday (Dec 15) at Central Plaza Ladprao, Bangkok. The Finance Minister, Uttama Savanayana, said giving investors and the general public access to capital and other financial products is one of the mechanisms to drive the economy. The … [Read more...] about Thailand Smart Money 2019

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recieves Thai Ambassador to Viet Nam Tanee Sangrat at the Government Office in Ha Noi on December 13, 2019. Photo: VGP The Government chief stressed the point at his reception for Thai Ambassador to Viet Nam Tanee Sangrat on December 13 in Ha Noi. He welcomed Thailand’s proposal to organize the 4th Viet Nam-Thailand Joint Cabinet meeting in the first quarter next year, underlining that it will lay foundation for the two countries to further elevate their strategic partnership to new height. Phuc called on the Thai side to open its market for Vietnamese products like fruits and milk and facilitate Viet Nam’s firms activities in the country while affirming that Viet Nam will create favorable conditions for Thai investors to operation in Viet Nam. He took the occasion to invite Thai King and Prime Minister to soon pay official visits to Viet Nam. For his side, Ambassador Tanee expressed his belief that Viet Nam will successfully undertake the … [Read more...] about VN looks to balance trade with Thailand

In what was called a celebration unlike any other, more than 200 of real estate sector’s best and brightest in the region were in attendance at the presentation ceremony hosted by Park Hyatt Bangkok. Most of almost 50 awards given out were taken by Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. The 2019 Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards were given to nearly 50 winners in various categories. The evening’s highlights included presentation of the very first People’s Choice Award for Project of the Year Southeast Asia. This went to Bangkok condominium BEATNIQ by Thai developer SC Asset. The night’s biggest honor, Developer of the Year 2019, had several big name contenders. It was won by Vietnam’s Novaland Group, one of two awards the group won on the night. Southeast Asia’s very first People’s Choice Award for Project of the Year went to Thai project BEATNIQ while Vietnam’s Novaland Group was the Developer of … [Read more...] about Vietnam makes its mark at Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards

When 14-year-old H.T.H brought home a cell phone from school, her family was puzzled. She said her IT teacher had given it to her so she could report class attendance to him. The family was unconvinced. They had been noticing some unusual behavior by H.T.H of late. They kept pushing the boarding school girl for the truth. Finally, the girl admitted that her teacher had been having sex with her. He gave her the phone so he could contact her and tell her where to meet privately at school. The girl was 12-weeks pregnant when the truth came out. The teacher, Nguyen Viet Anh was arrested in April after the family lodged a complaint. He has reportedly confessed to having sex with her on multiple occasions at their school since late 2017, when the girl was in 7th grade. Unfortunately, H.T.H is just one among hundreds, if not thousands of children suffering sexual abuse at the hands of teachers and other figures of authority. The country was shaken when at least 10 boys of a … [Read more...] about Sexual abuse of underage school kids a legal, cultural failure

A Vietnamese navy frigate visits Russia and takes part for the first time in the Russian Navy Day parade last July. (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – The Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) will further enhance cooperation with Russian armed forces on the basis of mutual trust and respect, Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh said in a recent article. The article was published in Russia’s Independence newspaper on December 13 on the occasion of the 75th founding anniversary of the VPA (December 22). The ambassador stressed that the anniversary offers a chance to look back at the effective cooperation between Vietnam and Russia, highlighting the spiritual and material support from the former Soviet Union and present-day Russia during Vietnam’s struggle for national independence, as well as the cause of national construction, reform and defence. He stated that national defence is one of the important areas of cooperation in the Vietnam-Russia … [Read more...] about Defence ties important to Vietnam-Russia partnership: ambassador