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Universities provide various attractive scholarship policies for students The Development Fund of the Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City has coordinated with sponsors to award 43 scholarships worth VND 1.7 billion to extremely difficult students in its member schools and faculties of the Vietnam National University - HCMC. 41 full scholarships each worth VND50 million will be given to first-year students, VND 30 million for a second-year student, VND 20 million for a third-year student, and VND 10 million for a final-year student in addition to two incentive scholarships each worth VND5 million. Scholarship recipients ought to meet the requirements that they are studying at member schools, branches and affiliated faculties, and those who are disabled, orphans, homeless, and those from families living on an income marginally the poverty line and near-poverty line with relatively good academic performance in the school year 2020-2021. According to Associate Professor … [Read more...] about Universities provide various attractive scholarship policies for students

The platform comprises the two websites geodata-stnmt.tphcm.gov.vn and esb-stnmt.tphcm.gov.vn to store a total 450 resource and environmental data files of the whole city, including information on subdivision, land area, zoning plans, land use purposes and land subsidence, Bui Hong Son, director of the information-technology center under the Department of Natural Resources and Environment announced Wednesday. "This platform is similar to Google Maps, and businesses and citizens can use data from it, like ride-hailing firms use Google’s remote sensing data for their services," he said. Son said before the platform was launched, anyone that needs to get access to such data had to send a report to the department to ask for permission and wait for approval. Now with this platform, people can access information online for free while state agencies will be provided with accounts to download files if required. Deputy Chairman of Binh Tan District Vu Chi Kien said in the past two … [Read more...] about HCMC launches online land data platform

Yerkin Tatishev, founder and chairman of Kusto Group During your visit to Vietnam, you identified and reconfirmed the potential of the Vietnamese market. Could you please share your investment strategy and plan for the coming years? Over the past 10 years, we have invested in different industries in Vietnam from cement to logistics and real estate. During that time, we also gained a lot of experience. The business results of the projects are different but in general, they are positive. Through this process, we have also built strong foundations for development in Vietnam such as a network of partners, friends, and a deep understanding of the local market. The Vietnamese government is stepping up investment in infrastructure such as roads, airports and many others, in which private companies are actively participating. Investment in infrastructure will create a positive growth engine for Vietnam. The nation's infrastructure system is changing very quickly and I firmly … [Read more...] about Kusto Group diversifies its business in Vietnam