UOB and digital securities exchange ADDX have concluded the digitisation and digital custody of the inaugural sustainability-linked bond recently launched by Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp). This initiative comes amid a rise in the use of digital securities to enhance the efficiency of bonds and other fixed income instruments. UOB was appointed as a joint lead manager for the S$675-million sustainability-linked bond issued by Sembcorp, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sembcorp Financial Services (SFS). The bank also partnered with ADDX to custodise and manage a S$50-million portion of the bond. Digital bonds make use of technologies such as blockchain and smart contracts to…
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Vietnam confirmed 3,513 new Covid-19 cases Sunday, taking the total number of infections in the current wave to 835,037, and marking the lowest daily tally in 86 days. Local authorities Ca Mau have killed 16 dogs, one cat after owners, who traveled to Ca Mau province from Long An detected with Covid-19. Among 3,513 new local Covid cases recorded in the country, the epicenter HCMC recorded 1,067 cases, while its neighbors Binh Duong recorded 782 cases and Dong Nai 662 cases. 113 deaths were reported on Sunday, taking the total number of coronavirus deaths in the ongoing wave to 20,555,…
There is a joke that the social distancing turned everyone into a Master Chef. It’s partly right because you have to cook for yourself instead of enjoying food outside. Ngô Minh recommends some restaurants that can inspire you at home, Italian style. The positive side of social distancing was that you might try something you haven’t tried before, and cooking is a good example. I know someone who spent days staying at home to try to learn baking. Even if you fail many times, every experience is precious. Sometimes the process of learning, experiencing and discovering your talent is…
As of October 8, some 1,970 children nationwide had lost their parents to Covid-19, the data showed. In the country’s biggest epicentre of Ho Chi Minh City, as many as 1,517 youngsters have lost their mothers, fathers, or both due to Covid-19 according to a report released in mid-September by the Department of Education and Training. The Children Protection Fund of Vietnam has co-operated with 27 localities nationwide to give financial support of USD 315,652 to 1,427 children orphaned by the Covid-19. Each child is given USD 217. Some 14,330 children who are infected with Covid-19 have also received a…
Upon their arrival in Hanoi, flight passengers from Da Nang City and Ho Chi Minh City will enter paid quarantine for seven days before self-isolating for another 7 days at home, Hanoi leaders announced prior to the resumption of domestic flights to the local Noi Bai Airport on Sunday. The direction was stated by Hanoi leaders in an official document sent to the Ministry of Transport on Saturday, local media reported. ###: Vietnam considers to reopen some destinations to vaccinated foreign visitors from low risk countries next month As per the document, Hanoi agrees to restart commercial flights on Hanoi-Ho Chi…
Công Thành A local farmer collects coffee cherries at a farm in Gia Lai Province. The Central Highlands province has been promoting sustainable high quality coffee. Photo courtesy of Gia Lai newspaper Covering an area of 97,000 hectares at an average height of 700m above sea level, Gia Lai coffee is a high quality centre of the Việt Nam coffee map and global value chain, bringing the ‘Gia Lai taste and flavour’ to the world’s coffee connoisseurs. At least 50 businesses specialize in processing coffee in the Central Highlands region, contributing 50 per cent to the provincial…
Ancient and modern human civilizations have both benefited from and been impeded by the technological innovations, inventions, and engineering applications used within societies to perform specific tasks. For societies to thrive and evolve, technological innovations have become necessary, while at the same time the culture, ideals, and aspirations of human societies have shaped how those civilizations have created, benefited from, and been impeded by, technology. As technological systems are invented by humans and reflect the very essence of a population’s needs and culture, human societies/civilizations and their technology have become inseparable from one another. The cyclical nature of society and…
Vietnam health ministry reported a further 4,513 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, a decrease of 261 compared with the day before. The total caseload since the beginning of the pandemic now stands at 836,134. Among the new cases recorded on Saturday, there was an imported case, the remaining 4,512 infections were all domestic. A total of 2,173 cases were detected in the community. ###: Grab launched GrabCar Protect in HCMC from Oct 7 According to the Ministry of Health, HCMC recorded the most with 1,662, followed by Binh Duong with 820 and Dong Nai with 575. Just one new infection was…
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà affirmed that Việt Nam chooses the sustainable and active approach to development in the direction of a green and circular economy while addressing the fourth Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific yesterday. The Vietnamese official said that the forum, along with the 5th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) and other events such as the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) and the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on…
The agriculture sector’s export value grew by 17.7 per cent year on year, to $35.5 billion in the first nine months of this year. — Photo congthuong.vn HÀ NỘI — The agriculture sector gained a trade surplus of US$3.3 billion in the first nine months of this year, a miracle in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected almost every other part of the economy. During the first nine months of 2021, the total trade value of agricultural, forestry and fishery products was estimated at $67.7 billion, up 27.9 per cent over the same period last year, Deputy Minister…