Vietnamese-made Christmas cards a hit in US, Europe
Vietnamese companies have been busy producing and exporting Christmas cards to the U.S. and Europe ahead of the holiday season
Vietnamese man probed for stealing $26,000 in credit card theft
He stole the information from a customer during his time working at a restaurant
In Vietnam, customers face more risks in card payment, but banks remain unhelpful
While Vietnamese are encouraged to use bank cards more often for payment in an effort to boost non-cash settlements, banks appear to be standing aside from the risks the cardholders are facing, including in information security
Vietnam’s Hoi An old town taps into folk game, art to draw tourists
Over the past few years, UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town in central Vietnam has effectively tapped into “bai choi,” a folk game and form of art found in 11 provinces in the central region, for tourism purposes
Vietnam ‘pop king’ pioneers smart media card album production
A well-known Vietnamese pop singer has purportedly become the first artist in the world to launch his album in the form of a South Korean smart media card to better cope with rampant piracy, according to the Vietnamese company which has the exclusive right to the technology in Vietnam
MasterCard expects big growth from 'big data' insights
MasterCard, which handles payments for 2 billion cardholders and tens of millions of merchants, uses that information to generate real-time data on consumer trends
Two Chinese detained for faking int’l credit cards
Initial investigation showed that the ring has 5 members including two Chinese who made counterfeit bank cards and brought them to Vietnam, while 3 Vietnamese conducted fake transactions using those bank cards
Smartlink to be merged into Banknetvn
As the two biggest Vietnamese bank card alliances, Smartlink and Banknetvn, already signed a memorandum of understanding on the merger at the end of last year following the central bank's directive
Office says artist work permit plan not costly
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recently gave its nod to the issue of work permits for local singers and models, and the Performing Arts Office who’s working on the specific plan said it won’t exceed US$48,077.
Credit card’s NPLs in VN doubles: cbank
Though in absolute number, it has just risen by some VND1 trillion ($48 million), or 1 percent of the country’s total bad debt