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Online Friday 2019 is expected to see total order value of more than VND2.5 trillion (US$107.4 million). -- Photo onlinefriday.vn Viet Nam’s top e-commerce shopping event, Online Friday 2019, will for the first time help businesses sell goods through e-voucher systems enhancing shopping experiences for customers. Themed “Super sales – Genuine goods”, the event will take place on December 6. Customers may buy vouchers prior to the sale day and then use them to buy products online on the event day. This will give consumers time to search information and pre-order products, said Dang Hoang Hai, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s E-Commerce and Digital Economy Department. The event organiser would help with e-vouchers, whether they are for online or offline shops, Hai said in a press conference introducing the event on Tuesday. This is the sixth consecutive year the event has been organised and it has become Viet Nam’s biggest online shopping … [Read more...] about Online Friday 2019 supports sales through e-voucher

Conceptual similarities with foreign artworks were discovered by fellow artists A Vietnamese creative artist who rose to prominence with his multiple art projects on life in Ho Chi Minh City has been slammed for plagiarizing artworks by foreign artists. Nguyen Manh Khoi, better known as Maxk Nguyen, is a prominent creative artist and art director in Vietnam. Maxk came to public attention in February, when his typographic project inspired by Vietnamese street food went viral on social media. In the photos, world celebrities were seen alongside the stylized Vietnamese words “Vit Lot, Vit Dua, Cut Lon,” which stand for duck balut, smelly duck egg and quail balut. Maxk was also credited as the co-creator of the “Sai Gon Sau Vai” (Saigon Behind Shoulders) and “Sai Gon Ba Met Vuong” (Saigon in Three Square Meters) projects, which depict Ho Chi Minh City residents from all walks of life going on with their daily activities, and offer … [Read more...] about ​​Creative artist behind popular Saigon projects called out for plagiarism

Infrastructure Lawmakers still disagree over investor selection for Long Thanh airport By Ngoc Lan Tuesday,  Nov 12, 2019,19:38 (GMT+7) Lawmakers still disagree over investor selection for Long Thanh airportBy Ngoc Lan Deputy Hoang Van Cuong, vice principal of the Hanoi-based National Economics University – PHOTO: VGP HANOI – The Government suggested the State-owned Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) serve as the principal investor of the Long Thanh International Airport project in the southern province of Dong Nai, but many National Assembly deputies have objected to the investor selection. Legislators offered feedback on a number of criteria in the feasibility report of the big-ticket project at a session during the ongoing sitting of the lawmaking body today, November 12. Deputy Hoang Van Cuong, vice principal of the Hanoi-based National Economics University, suggested ACV may execute the project ahead … [Read more...] about Lawmakers still disagree over investor selection for Long Thanh airport

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Media OutReach - 12 November 2019 - The Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development today announces the launch of the 2019 Taipei International TV Market & Forum at the Taipei Marriot Hotel. Peng Chun-heng, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Culture and other distinguished guests are here to start the event. Peng Chun-heng, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Culture; Hsu Yi-chun, Director General of Bureau of Audiovisual and Music lndustry Development, Ministry of Culture; Ting Hsiao-ching, Chairperson of Taiwan Creative Content Agency, join hands to kick off the event, which showcases the best of Taiwan's TV products and spurs international cooperation and sales, and the event will run through November 14. In remarks made at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister Peng said that the Taipei International TV Market & Forum is an excellent place to take stock of the industry, share experiences and technologies, develop international cooperation, … [Read more...] about The Launch of 2019 Taipei International TV Market & Forum increases the international viability of Taiwan’s original content

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 6 March 2019 -Validus Capital (Validus), Singapore's leading SME financing platform, has successfully raised US$15.2 million (S$20.5 million) in an oversubscribed Series B funding round. Validus Co-founders (from left) Vikas Nahata, Ajit Raikar, Nikhilesh GoelInvestment in Validus' Series B round was led by FMO, Netherlands' public-private development bank. FMO has over 300 investments in banking and financial services institutions (BFSIs). Its investment in Validus marked FMO's first fintech investment in Southeast Asia, a region which saw over US$5.7 billionin fintech investments in 2017 according to KPMG. Participating investors also include Taiwan's Cathay Financial Holdings, Singapore's Openspace Ventures (previously NSI Ventures), Temasek investment arm Vertex Ventures, Thailand's AddVentures by SCG and Vietnam's VinaCapital Ventures. Founded in 2015 in Singapore, Validus brings together accredited individual and institutional lenders and … [Read more...] about P2P Lending Platform Validus Capital Raises Over S$20 Million to Boost SME Growth in Southeast Asia