VMOST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities - D

Technical and scale efficiencies of the salinity-induced rice production system in the western coastal region of the Mekong delta, Vietnam

2024-04-22T11:38:01+07:00

Salinity events make Mekong delta’s rice production change significantly. In the salinity-impacted regions, shrimp-rice production is a possibility besides the traditional rice models. This paper aims to assess the economic efficiency of rice-based farms in the Mekong delta in the context of salinity-induced hazards...

Impacts of inflation on the Vietnamese stock market in economic turbulence

2024-04-22T11:38:07+07:00

This study employs the GARCH model to examine how inflation affects the Vietnamese stock market. The analysis uses 2001-2022 data from the General Statistics Office and the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE). This time frame encompasses various market cycles, including the recent financial crises, which alter the
characteristics of stock variance...

Development of maize hybrids for production and economic growth in the northern midland and mountainous region of Vietnam

2024-04-22T11:38:10+07:00

Maize is an important crop in the northern midland and mountainous region of Vietnam with the area of 406.1 thousand hectares, accounting for 45.8% of the whole country. In order to exploit the potential and advantages for developing sustainable and highly valued maize production...

Factors affecting Vietnamese consumers’ intention to continue using e-wallet: A case study of MoMo

2024-04-22T11:38:11+07:00

MoMo stands as a leading e-wallet in Vietnam. Amidst the backdrop of intensified market competition, e-wallets are urged to transcend the reliance solely on sales promotions for user retention. This paper aims to investigate the key factors that elucidate the intention to continue using MoMo e-wallet services, which is essential for acquiring strategic insights that enable organizations to leverage their competitive advantages...

Impact of religiosity on green purchase intention: A study of Vietnamese consumer

2024-04-22T11:38:13+07:00

The purpose of this article is to apply the Norm Activation Model to examine the impacts of religious beliefs (intrinsic religiosity, extrinsic religiosity spirituality, karma belief) on green purchase intention. This is the first assessment on the impact of religious beliefs on the green purchase intention of Buddhist and nonreligious groups in Vietnam...

Testing the optimal capital structure hypothesis: A case of property firms in Vietnam

2024-04-22T11:38:14+07:00

This study examines the relationship between capital structure and firm value to test the optimal capital structure hypothesis. By collecting accounting and market data of Vietnamese property firms listed on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange for the period from 2017 to 2022, we employ a panel data approach with a total of 306 observations...

Effects of water scarcity awareness and climate change belief on recycled water usage willingness: Evidence from New Mexico, United States

2024-04-22T11:38:16+07:00

The global water crisis is being exacerbated by climate change, even in the United States. Recycled water is a feasible alternative to alleviate the water shortage, but it is constrained by humans’ perceptions. The current study examines how residents’ water scarcity awareness and climate change belief influence their
willingness to use recycled water directly and indirectly...

Food security of impoverished households in Tuong Duong district, Nghe An province: The HFIAS measurement

2024-04-22T11:38:21+07:00

While Vietnam demonstrates overall national food security, many households, particularly in challenging areas such as Tuong Duong district, Nghe An province, continue to grapple with food insecurity. This article explores the food security status of impoverished households in Tuong Duong district, employing the Household Food Insecurity and Access Scale (HFIAS) for assessment...

Tourism development in national parks in the context of climate change: The case of U Minh Thuong national park, Kien Giang province

2024-04-22T11:38:22+07:00

Tourism is a sector that is most vulnerable to any changes. National parks in Vietnam as well as in the Mekong delta have a high potential for tourism development. However, under the impact of climate change, these national parks suffer from many negative effects...

Transformation of French literature into Ho Bieu Chanh’s work from the perspective of the polysystem theory

2024-04-22T11:38:23+07:00

Around the middle of the 17th century, the national language script was born and developed thanks to the merits of Western missionaries such as G.D. Amaral and A. Barbosa (Portugal); A.D. Rhodes (France). However, Catholic literature in Vietnam over the next 200 years was still mainly written in Nom, Chinese, or Latin...

Theme of pandemics in literature: From The Plague by Albert Camus to Vietnamese novels in the early 21st century

2024-04-22T11:38:24+07:00

Since ancient times, humanity has experienced many horrifying pandemics. The anxiety about the casualties, death, and suffering of the pandemics has been boldly imprinted and reflected in literature. From 1947, Albert Camus’s warnings in the novel The Plague and the novel still have practical significance today...

Culture as a dynamic product of socially and historically situated discourse communities: A review of literature

2024-04-22T11:38:24+07:00

This article delves into the intricate and multifaceted relationship between culture, discourse communities, and their profound entanglement within the rich tapestry of social and historical contexts. At its core, culture is not a monolithic entity but a dynamic amalgamation of myriad components, practices, and ideologies...