Mobile app service provider

HCMC residents can now search for information on housing projects before making a purchase, through a mobile app called SXD247, developed by the Department of Construction and FPT Information System Company (FPT IS). An individual uses the SXD247 app on a smartphone. The HCMC Construction Department has launched a housing app called SXD247 - PHOTO: VGP Besides this, the app will regularly be updated with the latest information on property projects managed by the municipal department. It only takes SXD247 users a few seconds to find information on housing projects, including the projects’ square footage, investment scale and images as well as investor information, legal status and construction progress. Apart from this, with the app, users can check other useful information related to the status of applications, licenses, certificates and administrative procedures. As such, SXD247, which users can download from the App Store or Google Play, helps residents and firms … [Read more...] about HCM City construction department launches housing app

Vietnam has made good progress in human development, with an average annual Human Development Index (HDI) growth of 1.36 per cent during the 1990-2018 period. A group of ethnic minority women in the mountainous district A Luoi in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue receive training on making brocade products commercially, as part of a programme by Vietnam Rural Industries Research and Development Institute and USAID aiming to promote sustainable development in the area. VNA/VNS Photo Ho Cau This places Vietnam among the group of countries with the highest HDI growth rates in the world. This is one of the key finding of the 2019 Human Development Report, released on Monday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) entitled “Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: Inequalities in human development in the 21st Century.” Addressing the report launch in Hanoi, UNDP Resident Representative Caitlin Wiesen said the 2019 Human Development Report disclosed … [Read more...] about Vietnam makes progress in human development: experts

Nguyen Tuan Anh, CEO of Grab Financial Group Vietnam, talks about strategies to help start-ups expand their markets at a recent event in HCM City (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Overcoming human resources problems, understanding local cultures and finding reliable partners are needed for Vietnamese start-ups to “go global,” the CEO of Grab Financial Group Vietnam Nguyen Tuan Anh has said. Speaking at a recent boot camp, a start-up training programme organised by VnExpress.net, Anh said reaching out to the world was not optional but imperative for a start-up to succeed. “You may not go global right away, but you must have a vision to do it in the next five to 10 years. “Vietnamese start-ups must conquer the global playground to increase the value, revenue and profit.” Anh was one of the first employees of the giant ride-hailing service when it entered the Vietnamese market in 2014 on the heels of its success in four other Southeast Asian countries, … [Read more...] about Start-ups must ‘go global’, says Grab’s Vietnam chief

Strong partnership to prevent non-communicable diseases threats at an early stageBIM LAND and HYATT make Agreement at Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit 2019Utopia – a Revolutionary App for Secure Instant Messaging and Crypto PaymentsThe Long-Term Ownership Sea-facing Apartment Establishes New StandardTHE MARQ – TIMELESS ELEGANCE Ho Chi Minh city  — Three years after officially launching in Vietnam, GoBear closes a record year in which it delivered 260% YOY revenue growth, to become the leading financial supermarket in Vietnam.  GoBear Vietnam recorded 260% YOY revenue growth, becoming the leading financial supermarket in Vietnam. The Singapore-based online comparison platform achieved record growth in 2019 in terms of revenue, transactions, and new users. GoBear helps users search, match and transact more than 1,800 personal finance products including Credit Cards, Personal Loans, Travel Insurance, Education Endownment Insurance, Critical Illness … [Read more...] about GoBear Vietnam Closes a Record Year of Strong Growth

At the workshop (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Experience  in applying International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) from Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), the US, Malaysia and China was shared at a workshop in Hanoi on May 28. Jointly organised by the Ministry of Finance and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the event also aimed to collect comments on the draft project on application of IFRS in Vietnam, thus rolling out orientation for the process in the country. Vu Duc Chinh, Director of the Accounting and Auditing Policies Department (AAPD) under the Ministry of Finance, said in the strategy until 2020, Vietnam’s accounting and auditing sector will approach international practices. Over the past 10 years, Vietnam issued 26 accounting standards, but they have exposed many shortcomings, requiring the Ministry of Finance to build a new standard system, he said.   However, the application of IFRS should be suitable to Vietnam’s … [Read more...] about Workshop discusses application of int’l financial reporting standards