Mùa sim chín trên cao nguyên Kon Plông

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Từ giữa tháng tám, tiếng cười giòn tan bắt đầu lan tỏa từ những dãy đồi chập chùng ngan ngát gió thơm về tận thôn làng của đồng bào các dân tộc Xê đăng, Mơ Nâm, Ka Dong, Hre phía Đông Bắc Tây Nguyên. Những gùi sim tím rười rượi không chỉ ngọt môi sơn nữ, mà còn khiến bếp lửa mỗi nhà thêm ấm áp, tươi vui.  

Y Trông lên đồi sau nhà hái sim

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Tiền ảo Bitcoin: Khung pháp lý hiện tại và tương lai

English: Bitcoin: Current And Future Legal Framework

Bitcoin đã được tạo ra sau cuộc khủng hoảng tài chính toàn cầu năm 2008, hoạt động ngoài sự kiểm soát của chính phủ, ngân hàng và các tổ chức tài chính. Các loại tiền ảo và tiền kỹ thuật số khác, còn gọi là tiền điện tử (cryptocurrencies), xuất hiện ngay sau đó. Bởi vì Bitcoin tương đối mới mẻ, các quy định của chính phủ còn rất ít. Tuy nhiên, người dùng có thể hy vọng chính phủ sẽ tăng cường giám sát trong những năm tới.

Bitcoin được phát hành vào năm 2009, bởi một lập trình viên được biết đến với tên gọi Satoshi Nakamoto, như một sự phản ứng cá nhân đối với khủng hoảng tài chính. Nakamoto muốn một loại tiền tệ mà chính phủ và ngân hàng không thể dễ dàng thao túng. Bitcoin được định nghĩa bằng mã code và không có hình dạng hoặc giá trị nội tại. Nó bị phân quyền hoàn toàn và có thể được trao đổi ẩn danh mà không phải chịu bất kỳ khoản phí dịch vụ tài chính nào. Những điểm đặc biệt như vậy đã khiến Bitcoin trở nên hấp dẫn với các hoạt động tội phạm và trở thành một thách thức với các nhà lãnh đạo, cơ quan thực thi và các cơ quan thuế. Tiếp tục đọc “Tiền ảo Bitcoin: Khung pháp lý hiện tại và tương lai”

Logistics: Out to the world

Last update 15:07 | 10/09/2017

Despite being in its early stages of development, Vietnam’s logistics sector remains on the radar of foreign investors thanks to the country’s skilled workforce, relatively low costs, and rapid e-commerce development. 

Samsung signed an agreement to cooperate with the Minh Phuong Logistics Corporation, one of Vietnam’s leading logistics companies, in July, according to South Korean media, and this was not the first time it has announced an investment in Vietnam’s logistic market.

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Samsung said in a statement that it had closed a deal with Minh Phuong to establish a joint enterprise. This is the fourth time Samsung SDS has launched a joint enterprise in order to establish itself in an overseas market, and is the second time in Vietnam. Tiếp tục đọc “Logistics: Out to the world”

Quảng Ninh to get new port, industrial complex

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Update: September, 08/2017 – 14:00

An overview map of Deep C Industrial Zone. — VNS Photo

HCM CITY – Tiền Phong Industrial Zone JSC and Russia’s Seaport of Azov on Friday agreed to transform 100 hectares in Quảng Ninh Province into a hub for industrial manufacturing and port operations.

The memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed by Tiền Phong Industrial Zone JSC, in which Deep C consortium (Rent A Port) is a majority shareholder, and the Russian giant in port development and operations, agrees to start work on the Việt Nam-Russia Industrial Complex soon, provided the Vietnamese Government offers its support in speeding up the process. Tiếp tục đọc “Quảng Ninh to get new port, industrial complex”

OceanBank – ngân hàng sân sau của PetroVietnam

Hải Lý Thứ Năm,  7/9/2017, 07:40 (GMT+7)

Tổng số tiền thời điểm cao nhất mà tập đoàn Dầu khí gửi ở OceanBank lên tới 25.000 tỉ đồng. Ảnh: Đào Loan

(TBKTSG) – Có những số liệu và tầm quan trọng của chúng mà dư luận chỉ có thể biết được qua những ngày xét xử phiên tòa vụ án Ngân hàng TMCP Đại Dương (OceanBank). Theo ông Hà Văn Thắm, nguyên Chủ tịch hội đồng quản trị OceanBank, khai tại tòa có thời điểm tập đoàn Dầu khí (PetroVietnam) đã gửi ở ngân hàng này tổng cộng đến 20.000 tỉ đồng, chiếm khoảng 50% tổng vốn huy động của OceanBank. Còn ông Ninh Văn Quỳnh, nguyên kế toán trưởng PetroVietnam lúc bấy giờ và là Phó tổng giám đốc PetroVietnam sau này, vừa bị Cơ quan Cảnh sát điều tra Bộ Công an tống đạt quyết định khởi tố và bắt tạm giam ngày 31-8-2017, trả lời tòa tổng số tiền thời điểm cao nhất mà tập đoàn Dầu khí gửi ở OceanBank lên tới 25.000 tỉ đồng. Tiếp tục đọc “OceanBank – ngân hàng sân sau của PetroVietnam”

12 multi-trillion VND projects reap little profit for state

Last update 07:30 | 02/07/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – Of 12 projects, six projects were implemented under EPC contracts (engineering, procurement and construction), and most of the contracts were signed with Chinese contractors.

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The Ministry of Industry & Trade (MOIT) and relevant ministries have released 120 documents on the settlement of problems in 12 huge unprofitable projects. However, the effects remain unclear.

Bui Quang Binh from Da Nang University commented that releasing legal documents was only one step in implementing state management. In order to bring the instructions into implementation, there must be other control and supervision mechanisms. Tiếp tục đọc “12 multi-trillion VND projects reap little profit for state”

Tens of trillions of dong of state capital nearly lost in equitization

Last update 08:00 | 03/09/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – More than 96 percent of SOEs slated for equitization have been equitized, but only 8 percent of the state’s capital has been transferred to the private sector. vietnam economy, business news, vn news, vietnamnet bridge, english news, Vietnam news, news Vietnam, vietnamnet news, vn news, Vietnam net news, Vietnam latest news, Vietnam breaking news, SOE, equitization, MOF
According to Tran Dinh Thien, the number of SOEs has decreased significantly over the last 15 years of restructuring, from 6,000 in 2001 to 700 in 2016.

The equitization has led to a significant decrease in the number of business fields in which the State invests. In 2001, SOEs were operating in 60 business fields, but the figure has dropped to 19. This has given more ‘space’ and opportunities to the private sector to make investments. Tiếp tục đọc “Tens of trillions of dong of state capital nearly lost in equitization”

Vietnam’s Vingroup starts construction on $1-1.5 billion first phase car factory

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The company expects to produce 100,000-200,000 vehicles per year in the first phase

By Reuters

September 03,2017, 08:51 GMT+7

Vietnam's Vingroup starts construction on $1-1.5 billion first phase car factory
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the launch of Vingroup’s car factory in Hai Phong City, September 2, 2017. Photo: Tuoi Tre
Vietnam’s leading property developer Vingroup [VIC.HM] said on Saturday it launched construction of a car factory in a project worth US$1-1.5 billion in the first phase.

The project is part of Vingroup’s expansion plan into the heavy industry of Vietnam, its vice chairman was quoted as saying in a statement, following similar moves in other major sectors such as retail and health care. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam’s Vingroup starts construction on $1-1.5 billion first phase car factory”

Revenue from bauxite projects far lower than expected

Last update 12:00 | 31/08/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – As warned by experts, the revenue from Nhan Co and Tan Rai bauxite projects has been disappointing.vietnam economy, business news, vn news, vietnamnet bridge, english news, Vietnam news, news Vietnam, vietnamnet news, vn news, Vietnam net news, Vietnam latest news, Vietnam breaking news, Nhan Co, Tan Rai, bauxite

Dau Tu cited Dak Nong provincial authorities as reporting that the Nhan Co alumina plant was expected to pay VND437.761 billion in tax every year from 2016 when the plant began operation.

However, according to the Dak Nong provincial taxation agency, the total tax estimated to be collected from the plant in 2017 is just VND107.39 billion, or VND330 billion lower than expected. Tiếp tục đọc “Revenue from bauxite projects far lower than expected”

Cries for help from industry cause headaches for ministries

Last update 16:00 | 31/08/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – Ministries have been increasingly hearing calls for help from many industries.

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In late July 2017, the Ministry of Planning & Investment (MPI) proposed reducing an export tariff to rescue the cement industry. The domestic supply is 20 percent higher than demand, while the domestically made product is more expensive than Chinese, Thai and Japanese cement.

The ministry believed that it would be better to slash the export tariff to below 5 percent to pave the way for cement manufacturers to export their products and ease the pressure on domestic supply. Tiếp tục đọc “Cries for help from industry cause headaches for ministries”

New entrants heat up Vietnamese beauty market

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Last update 17:00 | 28/08/2017

An increasing number of new players are entering the Vietnamese beauty market as local consumers are becoming more conscious of beauty treatment and products.

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Nguyen Van Minh, vice chairman of the Vietnam Essential Oils, Aromatherapy and Cosmetics Association, is confident that the market will maintain its bullish trajectory in the coming years.

In 2017, around 200 foreign beauty brands have entered Vietnam, especially Thai and Korean companies. Tiếp tục đọc “New entrants heat up Vietnamese beauty market”

Vietnam trying to wean itself off preferential ODA loans

Last update 12:00 | 27/08/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam now has to think of attracting private capital for development projects as preferential ODA loans will now have higher interest rates. 

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From 2018, Vietnam will no longer receive preferential ODA loans from WB, ADB and other financial institutions in developed countries at preferential loans of 2-3 percent. The interest rates will be 5-6 percent, not including the service fee. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam trying to wean itself off preferential ODA loans”

Is Bitcoin legal in the US? Countries Where Bitcoin Is Legal & Illegal

The digital currency known as bitcoin was created in 2009 by a person called Satoshi Nakamoto, but whose true identity has never been established. It is legal to use bitcoin in the United States, and payments are subject to the same taxes and reporting requirements as any other currency. Tiếp tục đọc “Is Bitcoin legal in the US? Countries Where Bitcoin Is Legal & Illegal”

Bitcoin: Current And Future Legal Framework

Bitcoin was created in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis to operate outside of central governments, banks, and financial institutions. Other digital and virtual currencies, also called cryptocurrencies, appeared soon afterwards. Because Bitcoin is so new, government regulations are still minimal. However, users can expect greater government oversight in the coming years. Tiếp tục đọc “Bitcoin: Current And Future Legal Framework”

Vietnam economic future uncertain as it still relies on FDI: experts

Last update 08:00 | 25/08/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s economic growth is still heavily dependent on foreign invested enterprises (FIEs), especially conglomerates. vietnam economy, business news, vn news, vietnamnet bridge, english news, Vietnam news, news Vietnam, vietnamnet news, vn news, Vietnam net news, Vietnam latest news, Vietnam breaking news, FDI, FIA, MPI

According to a report from the General Statistics Office (GSO), in July, Vietnam exported $17.5 billion, a decrease of 1.7 percent compared with the month before. Of this amount, Vietnamese enterprises exported $4.9 billion, and FIEs $12.6 billion.

Compared with exports of the same period last year, Vietnam’s export turnover increased by 17.9 percent, including 13.1 percent from Vietnamese enterprises and 19.9 percent from FIEs. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam economic future uncertain as it still relies on FDI: experts”