Award winners announced at the Vietnam M&A Forum 2018 held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 8 Since the inception of Vietnam M&A Forum in 2009, the annual awards has grown into one of the most prestigious platforms to celebrate excellence in deal making and the performance of industry advisors in an effort to encourage more M&A deals with even higher values. For the first time in its 10-year history, Vietnam M&A Forum 2018 announced the top ten M&A deals of the decade from the list of the 100 largest M&A deals, the top ten firms with the best M&A strategy, as well as the best advisors of the decade. Le Trong Minh, editor-in-chief of Vietnam Investment Review and head of the Organising Board, said that M&A has become a powerful tool to lead capital flows from low-efficiency sectors to more profitable fields during the past 10 years. Between 2009 and 2018, the total deal value reached $48.8 billion, with thousands of transactions. In 2017 alone, the value … [Read more...] about Vietnam M&A Forum 2018 award winners for 2017 2018 and the decade
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VIR awards winners of ‘A new benchmark for living space’ poll
The ceremony to honour the 20 living spaces and a round-table with the developers will take place tomorrow at the headquarters of Vietnam Investment Review. These 20 projects were voted by VIR readers in the “A new benchmark for living space” campaign on the website tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn and baodautu.vn from December 5, 2017 to January 5, 2018. After one month, there are 496,466 votes, which is the highest figure ever recorded since the campaign was started in 2015. “A new benchmark for living space” was voted on the basis of numerous criteria, including design style, utility system, environment-friendliness, resident relations, legal standards, and transparency in communications. Tomorrow, on March 28, the awards ceremony of the top 20 living spaces will be held at the VIR headquarters, 47 Quan Thanh Street, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi. This is the first time that many projects received more than 100,000 votes, and the first ranking belongs to Vinhomes Riverside … [Read more...] about VIR awards winners of ‘A new benchmark for living space’ poll
Devotion Award winners announced
The singer’s win follows the huge success of her recently-released album, Tam 9, which sold over 12,000 copies. The album was ranked 10th on Billboard’s World Albums chart in the third week of January based on sales data compiled by Nielsen Music, according to Billboard.com.“Tam 9 was a special thing for me, and these awards have been a supplement to it,” said the 37-year-old singer, expressing her sincere thanks to the support of her audience “who have held special affection for me.” The prestigious Devotion Music Awards ceremony is held annually by Vietnam News Agency's The Thao Van Hoa (Sport & Culture) daily. The four-member indie pop band Ngot (Sweet) band also won two awards, New Artist of the Year and Song of the Year with their tune Em Dao Nay (You Recently). “This would have seemed unbelievable to our band just several months ago,” said the representative of the Hanoi-based band. “Our awards today will serve as … [Read more...] about Devotion Award winners announced
2017 Fair Play Award winners announced
Nguyen Van Toan of Hoang Anh Gia Lai (centre) seen in the match against Thanh Hoa in the 12th round of the V.League 2017. (Source: zadn.vn ) Toan, who topped the list with 469 points, took the honour due to his impressive behaviour during a match between Hoang Anh Gia Lai and FLC Thanh Hoa in the 12th round on April 8th, 2017. He tried to persuade his teammates and managers to continue the game while they wanted to give up to object to the referee’s decision, which, they said, brought a negative result for Hoang Anh Gia Lai. In that match, Hoang Anh Gia Lai lost 2-3. Apart from the trophy, Toan received VND40 million (USD1,800). Coach Mai Duc Chung, who coached both the national women’s and men’s team, took the second prize while national women’s team player Tran Thi Thuy Trang, who played football to save her mother suffering from cancer, came third. Chung gained 414 points while Trang obtained 368 points. The organising board also gave the fourth and fifth … [Read more...] about 2017 Fair Play Award winners announced
2017 Fair Play Award winner announced
Toan, who topped the list with 469 points, took the honour due to his impressive behaviour during a match between Hoang Anh Gia Lai and FLC Thanh Hoa in the 12th round of matches on April 8, 2017. He tried to persuade his teammates and manager to continue the game while they wanted to leave the field in objection to a decision by the referee, which, they said, caused a negative result for Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Apart from the trophy, Toan also received VND 40 million (US$ 1,800). Coach Mai Duc Chung, who coached both the national women’s and men’s teams, took second prize, while national women’s team player Tran Thi Thuy Trang, who played football to save her mother who is suffering from cancer, came third. Chung gained 414 points while Trang obtained 368 points. The organising board also gave the fourth and fifth placed prizes to Futsal Thai Son Nam team with 315 points, and Nguyen Minh Phuong, coach of the Long An Club, with 276 points, respectively. Speaking at the … [Read more...] about 2017 Fair Play Award winner announced