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CSR Saigon Times honors businesses with outstanding practices in CSR By Minh Tuan Thursday,  Dec 12, 2019,19:00 (GMT+7) Saigon Times honors businesses with outstanding practices in CSRBy Minh Tuan The Saigon Times Group’s Editor-in-Chief Tran Minh Hung speaks at the event - PHOTOS: TOAN LE HCMC – The Saigon Times Group held a ceremony in HCMC this morning, December 12, to honor businesses with relentless efforts to support the community through their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. Over 100 guests, including businesspeople, and representatives of foreign consulates general and chambers of commerce, and Saigon Times Group staff attended the Saigon Times CSR 2019 Merit Ceremony at the Caravelle Hotel in District 1. The event successfully wrapped up the group’s four months of accompanying businesses by publishing articles on their outstanding practices in CSR in The Saigon Times … [Read more...] about Saigon Times honors businesses with outstanding practices in CSR

Nation Former HCMC vice chairman to face trial later this month The Saigon Times Daily Thursday,  Dec 12, 2019,15:15 (GMT+7) Former HCMC vice chairman to face trial later this monthThe Saigon Times Daily Nguyen Huu Tin, while serving as the vice chairman of HCMC between 2011 and 2016 in this file photo, could face a maximum of 20 years’ imprisonment for State property mismanagement – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Former HCMC vice chairman Nguyen Huu Tin will be brought to trial at the end of this month for his alleged involvement in the murky sale of a public plot of land, resulting in losses of over VND800 billion for the State. On Wednesday, the HCMC People’s Court made the decision in the case involving the illegal handover of a 2,300-square-meter public land lot at 15 Thi Sach Street in District 1, HCMC, to one of the companies owned by now-jailed business tycoon Phan Van Anh Vu, alias Vu Nhom. The … [Read more...] about Former HCMC vice chairman to face trial later this month

Financial Markets Domestic gold prices soar after Fed move The Saigon Times Daily Thursday,  Dec 12, 2019,18:09 (GMT+7) Domestic gold prices soar after Fed moveThe Saigon Times Daily Customers shop at a local jewelry store. The sharp rise in global gold prices drove up domestic prices of the yellow metal today, December 12 - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The sharp rise in global gold prices, triggered by the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to leave interest rates unchanged with no plans to reduce them anytime soon, drove up domestic prices of the yellow metal today, December 12, the local media reported. The Fed held interest rates steady on Wednesday and signaled that it is not planning to change anytime soon. In northern Vietnam, Saigon Jewelry Company (SJC) quoted its gold price at VND41.27 million per tael for buying and VND41.52 million per tael for selling, up VND70,000 per tael for buying and VND80,000 for selling … [Read more...] about Domestic gold prices soar after Fed move

Nation Ethnic minority children disproportionately undernourished: report By Thanh Thom Thursday,  Dec 12, 2019,14:23 (GMT+7) Ethnic minority children disproportionately undernourished: reportBy Thanh Thom Ethnic minority children receive gifts. One in three children of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam suffer from stunting, while one in five are underweight – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Undernutrition is particularly widespread among ethnic minority children in Vietnam, with stunting rates among the highest in the world, according to a new report launched on Tuesday by the World Bank and Vietnam’s National Institute of Nutrition. The report, titled “Persistent Malnutrition in Ethnic Minority Communities of Vietnam: Issues and Options or Policy and Interventions,” finds that one in three children of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam suffer from stunting, while one in five are underweight. To address … [Read more...] about Ethnic minority children disproportionately undernourished: report

Nation WB, UNICEF call for concrete action on child undernutrition in Vietnam By Thanh Thom Friday,  Sep 13, 2019,10:24 (GMT+7) WB, UNICEF call for concrete action on child undernutrition in VietnamBy Thanh Thom A healthcare worker checks the health and nutritional status of ethnic minority children. The WB and UNICEF have called for concrete action in addressing child undernutrition in Vietnam – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The World Bank (WB) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) yesterday reiterated their strong commitment to working with the Vietnamese Government to tackle child undernutrition, as some 21% of ethnic minority children are underweight. The WB noted in a statement that child undernutrition remains a significant development challenge in Vietnam, representing a staggering yet avoidable loss to the Southeast Asian nation’s human capital and economic growth potential. The worrying … [Read more...] about WB, UNICEF call for concrete action on child undernutrition in Vietnam