International credit rating agency Moody’s has recently adjusted the credit rating outlook of Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) from “stable” to “positive”.This adjustment reflects Moody’s assessment of the continuous improveme…
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) shared experience and agreed to push ahead with cooperation during talks in Hanoi on April 25.Expressing his delight at the development of the two countries’ special…
A number of leaders and officials of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee and the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission were awarded Orders of the Lao Party and State at a ceremony in Hanoi on April 25.At the event, Pr…
Domestic and international experts have acknowledged Hanoi’s activeness in implementing its initiatives and commitments as a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, particularly the engagement of the entire community in creative activities.The e…
Industry experts have said there is still much-untapped potential for developing One Commune-One Product (OCOP) items associated with tourism activities in the Mekong Delta region.They said the primary concern is to establish synchronised and coherent…
Vietnam remains a key life insurance market in Asia, the Insurance Association of Vietnam told a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on April 24.It reported that there were nearly 14 million life insurance contracts as of the end of 2022, a 5% increase from t…
We have been accustomed to working from home since the pandemic Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi’s) appeal for employees to extend their Eid al-Fitr leave days to break up traffic congestion during the Eid return flow is subject to r…
The Search And Rescue (SAR) team of the Mentawai Islands District, West Sumatra Province, managed to evacuate four foreign nationals and two Indonesian citizens after their ship encountered an engine failure in the Mentawai waters.”The ship lost its en…
Lao athletes are eying five gold medals at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) which will take place in Cambodia in May, according to Lao Deputy Prime Minister Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune.Speaking at a press conference on the delegation’s preparati…
The 20th China-ASEAN Expo and China’s Guangxi Export Fair are being held at Lao-ITECC, Vientiane between April 24 and 26.Chinese Ambassador to Laos Jiang Zai Dong, representatives from international organizations, public and private sector and entrepr…
Philippine Air Force (PAF) fighter pilots flying the FA-50PH light jet fighters and their American counterparts aboard Hawker Hunter transonic aircraft did a “Top Gun” by conducting tactical air intercept (TAI) sorties over Pampanga on April 20. “Pilo…
An alleged kidnapper and two other wanted persons were arrested in separate manhunt operations in Zamboanga Sibugay and in this city, officials said Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Neil Alinsañgan, Police Regional Office 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) director, said Abe…
