Update: March, 10/2021 - 08:36 | Two traders looks at stock prices in front of a big screen. HNX carried out measures to solve congestion on HoSE. VNA photo HÀ NỘI The Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) is testing a new power board on its system to address the frequent overload issues on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE). HNX just informed its member securities firms about the trial of creating a new power board for HoSE’s stocks. This is one of many solutions considered by government agencies to solve overload problems that have occurred more often recently, affecting investors’ sentiment.
According to the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) 16 finance companies are licensed to provide consumer lending with their total charter capital worth more than VNĐ22 trillion (US$948 million) as of the end of 2020.
A nurse prepares COVID-19 vaccine to administer to frontline doctors at Thanh Nhàn Hospital in Hà Nội on Tuesday. VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI Việt Nam will receive 5,657,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in March and April, all made by AstraZeneca, according to the National Expanded Immunisation Programme. Of the amount, 4,177,000 doses will be supplied by COVAX Facility via the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), with 1,373,800 arriving on March 25 and another 2,803,200 in April. Meanwhile, 1.48 million doses bought by the Health Ministry via Việt Nam Vaccine SJC (VNVC) will also be delivered in April, as part of the 30 million order for the entire 2021.
Update: March, 10/2021 - 11:22 | People march on a street in Kassala city of Sudan. Photo: dabangasudan.org HÀ NỘI Vietnamese Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý spoke at a UN Security Council videoconference on Tuesday where he called on Sudan to augment efforts to protect civilians and address the root causes of violence among communities. The event, which looked into the situation in Sudan and activities of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the country (UNITAMS), was attended by Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support Atul Khare, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sudan Volker Perthes, and representative from Insight Strategy Partners Kholood Khair.