Expected years of schooling index

On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, on which the VN-Index is based, 156 stocks gained and 154 lost. Liquidity of order-matched transactions plunged to VND2.78 trillion ($120.13 million), making Friday the quietest trading session of the past month. The VN30-Index, which represents Vietnam’s 30 biggest market cap stocks, rose 0.13 percent this session, with 16 gaining and 9 losing. On the VN30, four stocks rose at least 2 percent. HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group led gains in blue chips with an increase of 3.2 percent, followed by CTD of construction giant Coteccons, which rose 2.7 percent, and DPM of state-owned Petrovietnam Fertilizer & Chemicals Corporation, up 2.3 percent. ROS of real estate developer FLC Faros gained 1 percent, followed by CTG of state-owned lending giant Vietinbank which added 1 percent. In the session, MSN of Masan Group also added 0.8 percent, its first positive trade after the stock plunged 10.4 percent over three consecutive periods following the … [Read more...] about VN-Index nudges upwards in quiet session

The country ranked 84th out of 128 economies in the World Giving Index released last week by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), an international organization that "promotes giving to transform lives and communities across the world." The CAF surveyed more than 1.3 million people in 128 countries and territories around the world over a decade between 2009 and 2018. The survey asked people if they had helped a stranger or someone they didn't know who needed help, donated money to charity, or volunteered their time to an organization. They collated answers to these questions to formulate the World Giving Index.     Vietnam scored an overall 26 percent, far behind its Southeast Asian neighbors such as Myanmar (2nd), Indonesia (10th), Thailand (21st), Malaysia (30th), the Philippines (33rd) and Singapore (46th). In Southeast Asia, Vietnam was only above its neighbor Cambodia (102nd). The report revealed that 42 percent of Vietnamese people are ready to help strangers while only … [Read more...] about Vietnam ranks low on World Giving Index

Instead of suing the culprits, denouncing abusers to agencies, or seeking support from the community, victims of school physical abuse tend to conceal the cases and keep everything secret. Many student abuse cases have been reported in recent months. However, experts believe that the reported cases are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’, while many other cases have never been brought to light, and the abusers have not been punished. Secondary school students  A high school teacher in Hanoi commented that parents hide information and are uncooperative with the police. A niece of a teacher was the victim of a lewd act by a neighbor when she was 9 years old. The father of the girl vowed to denounce the neighbor of committing lewd act. However, he later gave up the intention after his wife warned that the girl would not have a bright future and she may be ‘left on the shelf’ because men will refuse abused girls. “Parents are afraid of their reputation, … [Read more...] about Many school physical abuse cases never brought to light

The carrier’s deputy chairman Dang Tat Thang said at a press conference Tuesday that it was operating 20 aircraft with over 100 trips a day, but an airline typically needs to operate at least 25-30 jets. "We hope that by having 30 aircraft in the first quarter next year we will record profits. By expanding our fleet to 30, we can stabilize operations and launch more routes." The airline had recorded cumulative losses of VND329 billion ($14.2 million) at the end of April, three months after its first flight, according to the Ministry of Finance. Bamboo Airways chairman Trinh Van Quyet explained the losses at a shareholders’ meeting in June, saying the airline had to pay salaries for a team big enough to operate 30 aircraft, while the fleet was just 10 then. Quyet also expects profit from its direct U.S. flights. The airline is set to receive its first wide-body Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner this month, which will be used for direct flights to the U.S. in late 2020 or … [Read more...] about Bamboo Airways expects profits to take off in 2020

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the nation’s January-November trade surplus rose 19.7 percent year-on-year, the highest growth recorded since 2012. In this period, the export of 32 items were worth over $1 billion each, and five topped $10 billion each. Phones and phone parts led exports at $48.7 billion, up 5.4 percent year-on-year, followed by electronics at $32.4 billion, up 19.4 percent. Textile exports rose 7.8 percent to $29.9 billion despite reduced orders from major markets.  However the trade surplus in November plunged steeply to just $100 million from the $1.86 billion recorded in October, the ministry said. It also said the surplus is set to fall further as imports typically rise towards the end of the year and before Tet, Vietnam’s Lunar New Year festival, which falls in January next year. Another reason for the falling surplus is the fact that Samsung, the largest foreign investor in Vietnam, will import more electronics … [Read more...] about Trade surplus growth hits 7-year high