Someone has been calling Huy repeatedly over the past month, saying he owed money with high interest that will balloon to tens of millions of dong (VND10 million= $427.26) if it is not paid back quickly. When he denied ever using the service, the caller brought out a screenshot of an apparent contract with accurate personal information like ID card numbers, phone numbers and email addresses, even relevant information on Huy’s family members. "This is information I’ve shared with multiple services online when I signed up for various accounts, but I have never submitted them to any credit service," Huy said. He suspects that his information might have been stored by some companies and then stolen by someone else, who used them for credit services. Do Huong of Vinh Phuc province said she has onlybeen acquainted with the Internet and smartphones over the past five years. She rarely uses online services that require personal info, but does sign up for discount programs. "Whenever a … [Read more...] about Vietnam has major data leak problem, citizens suffer
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Ha Noi and Hoa Binh connect trade and consumption of agricultural products
The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the Ha Noi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference on ensuring food safety. — VNS Photo Many key products of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh have entered the system of supermarkets and large commercial centres in Ha Noi, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Vuong Dac Hung told a recent conference. The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the Ha Noi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference on ensuring food safety between the city and province in the northern mountainous province. The conference highlighted the results of the implementation of the programme which coordinates trade, promotes agricultural product consumption and State management in the agricultural sector between the capital city and Hoa Binh Province in the 2016-20 period and the … [Read more...] about Ha Noi and Hoa Binh connect trade and consumption of agricultural products
Shares decline slightly on the slump of banking, steel stocks
A worker at a steel mill of Hoa Phat Group (HPG). HPG lost 1.7 per cent on Friday. VNA/VNS Photo The market declined slightly on Friday, dragged down by the banking and steel industries pressured by strong selling force. On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index edged down 0.35 per cent to close at 1,269.18 points. The index closed Thursday at 1,273.66 points, down 0.13 per cent compared to the previous session. Market breadth was negative with 338 decliners and 124 gainers. Liquidity increased compared to Thursday with 607.6 million shares traded on the southern exchange, worth VND14.9 trillion (US$636.6 million). The VN30-Index echoed the VN-Index pattern. It lost 0.38 per cent to reach 1,294.93 points. In the basket, six stocks climbed, two stayed flat and 22 slid. Banking was leading the market's fall with most of the stocks in the basket declining, including Vietinbank (CTG), Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), Vibank (VIB) and Tien Phong Bank (TPB), all … [Read more...] about Shares decline slightly on the slump of banking, steel stocks
Unilever Vietnam receives two prestige awards
Recognition to sustainable development mission Unilever Vietnam believes that sustainability drives the superior performance. Therefore, since the first days in Vietnam from 1995 until now, the company has constantly integrated sustainable development into all business strategies and activities through protecting the environment, improving people’s health and living conditions. This makes Unilever Vietnam become one of the businesses recognized at the “Corporate Sustainability Awards” by Nhip Cau Dau Tu Magazine. The awards aim to honor businesses who proactively implement sustainable development strategies, commit to green growth and deliver corporate social responsibilities to the community. Unilever Vietnam receives the Corporate Sustainability Awards Unilever Vietnam pioneers in several environmental initiatives to tackle plastic waste and climate change issues. Unilever, cooperating with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, has built and led … [Read more...] about Unilever Vietnam receives two prestige awards
Training course opens to preserve traditional Xam singing
Xam singing is expected to be recognized as a national intangible heritage and inscribed on UNESCO’S Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. For the first time, an advanced training course in the art of Xam (a music genre performed by blind artists) has been held in Hanoi from August 18 to 21. Three little Xam singers of Ha Thi Cau Club from Ninh Binh Province perform at the class. Photos: Tra My The course brings together leading artists and music researchers associated with folk music and Xam singing such as People's Artist Xuan Hoach, People's Artist Thanh Ngoan, and People's Artist Thuy Ngan, artist Mai Tuyet Hoa, and researcher-musician Nguyen Quang Long, among others. Trainees are 40 artists of different ages from 20 Xam clubs and troupes from provinces and cities across the country. This special program is organized by the Thien Tam Foundation in collaboration with the Centre for Conservation and Promotion of Traditional … [Read more...] about Training course opens to preserve traditional Xam singing
Huge potential for cooperation between Vietnam and EU
Both sides shared the same view on development objectives and benefits of responding to traditional and non-traditional security challenges amid growing global uncertainties. The potential of Vietnam-Belgium relations in particular, and Vietnam-EU in general, remains enormous, thanks to the solid foundations of existing cooperation in various fields. Vietnam gives priority to its relations with the EU. Photo: AP Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh stressed the view at the meetings with European and Belgium leaders during his visit to the country from August 16-19. He stressed the main goal of bolstering the comprehensive Vietnam-EU relations and the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Belgium in the field of agriculture. According to Tuan Anh, both sides shared the same view on development objectives and the benefits of responding to traditional and non-traditional security challenges amid growing global … [Read more...] about Huge potential for cooperation between Vietnam and EU