Atul Dixit, CEO of Prudential Finance, at the forefront of Vietnam Retail Banking Forum 2018 The events, which were held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 28-29 with great success, provided a platform for expert-led sessions on knowledge economic trends shaping the region as well as technological developments that are geared to take the financial services industry to the next level. The Vietnam Cyber Security Forum 2018 was organised by the Authority of Civil Cryptography Management and Cryptography Product Evaluation (the Vietnamese government’s Cypher Committee), the Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team, the Authority of Cyber Security and Information Security (Ministry of Public Security), and the International Data Group (IDG Vietnam). Now in its 10th year, the Vietnam Retail Banking Forum 2018 – organised by the Vietnam Banks Association and IDG Vietnam – is one of the leading influential retail banking events in the country. Senior executives and officials … [Read more...] about Prudential Finance at the forefront of innovation
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Rouhani reshuffles economic team, says U.S. isolated against Iran
Rouhani reshuffles economic team, says U.S. isolated against Iran The Saigon Times Daily Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS DUBAI (REUTERS) - Iran’s parliament approved a government economic reshuffle on Saturday, days before new U.S. sanctions on Tehran’s oil exports take effect, after President Hassan Rouhani said Washington was isolated among its allies in its confrontation with Iran. “It does not happen often that the U.S. makes a decision and its traditional allies abandon it,” Rouhani told parliament before the vote to approve the new appointments. Academic Farhad Dejpasand, widely seen as a technocrat, received a vote of confidence by a wide margin as the new minister of economics and finance. The reshuffle, approved in a parliamentary session carried live on state … [Read more...] about Rouhani reshuffles economic team, says U.S. isolated against Iran
New ForbesBooks release narrates a Vietnamese David vs Goliath story
The book is the first work by a Vietnamese author released by U.S.-based publishing house ForbesBooks. Titled “Competing with Giants,” the book tells the story of Tan Hiep Phat (THP), a Vietnamese firm established during the difficult times that followed the Vietnam War, and its experience in competing with multinational giants. The book is also a research work on the business environment in Vietnam as it transited to a market economy in the late 1980s. One of the highlights of the book is how THP rejected Coca Cola’s offer to buy a majority of its shares for $2.5 billion. THP went on to increase its shares in the soft drink industry by focusing on bottled herbal tea and directly competed with foreign behemoths like Coca Cola, Suntory PepsiCo and URC. Tran Uyen Phuong, co-author of the book, was well placed to get inside information as the daughter of THP chairman Tran Qui Thanh. She said she was inspired to write the book by theencouragement she received from her … [Read more...] about New ForbesBooks release narrates a Vietnamese David vs Goliath story
U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing bias vs Israel, alarming critics
U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing bias vs Israel, alarming criticsThe Saigon Times Daily U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivers remarks to the press together with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, announcing the U.S.'s withdrawal from the U.N's Human Rights Council at the Department of State in Washington, U.S., June 19, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (REUTERS) - The United States withdrew from a “hypocritical and self-serving” United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday over what it called chronic bias against Israel and a lack of reform, a move activists warned would make advancing human rights globally even more difficult. Standing with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley slammed Russia, China, Cuba and Egypt for thwarting U.S. efforts to reform the council. She also criticized countries which shared U.S. values and encouraged … [Read more...] about U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing bias vs Israel, alarming critics
NA Standing Committee praises economic achievements, dismisses a deputy
The 24th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly (NA) opened in Hà Nội on Monday. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đức HÀ NỘI — The 24th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly (NA) opened in Hà Nội on Monday. The main topics of discussion were the Government’s updated report on socio-economic development, the State’s budget of 2017, and the implementation of the national socio-economic development plan in first months of 2018. According to the updated report, Việt Nam achieved gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.81 per cent last year, rather than 6.7 per cent as previously reported at the 4th plenary session of 14th NA in last October. Việt Nam’s average consumer price index (CPI) last year increased 3.53 per cent instead of about 4 per cent as reported earlier. Last year, the number of households … [Read more...] about NA Standing Committee praises economic achievements, dismisses a deputy