BizInfo PYCOGROUP holds Best Developer Competition in Vietnam Thursday, Dec 12, 2019,10:00 (GMT+7) PYCOGROUP holds Best Developer Competition in Vietnam On November 30, PYCOGROUP and its partners - MessageMedia, Ansarada and YellowPepper - held the first-ever Best Developer in Vietnam competition, highlighting the continuous growth of the tech industry in Vietnam and its future in the tech world. The competition aimed to unearth Vietnam's best programming talent through a series of competitive rounds, challenging both their programming and soft skills. It was an exciting day full of suspense for over 400 attendees, including contestants, judges, mentors and supporters. With over 500 registrations from all across the country, only one could be the best, Vo Phi Hung, who took home the title of Best Developer in Vietnam 2019. The second prize belonged to Do Tri Quoc from Hanoi and the third prize belonged to Tran Duy Thanh … [Read more...] about PYCOGROUP holds Best Developer Competition in Vietnam
Talk show about Tết in the south at Salon Saigon
A talk show about Tết in southern Việt Nam will be held at Salon Saigon on December 22. Photo from the organiser’s Facebook page A talk show about Tết in southern Việt Nam will be held at Salon Saigon on December 22. The programme will feature talks about Tết history and customs from speakers of the Đại Nam Hội Quán group who want to enrich people's knowledge about past values and southern and Vietnamese culture. The group will discuss differences between Tết in the South and other areas, and between Tết culture and traditions of the past and today. The talk show will be set up as a traditional Lunar New Year’s Eve feast with a meal, and jam and tea. The programme will be presented in Vietnamese with English interpreters. The event will begin at 5.30pm at 6D Ngô Thời Nhiệm Street in District 3, Tickets are VNĐ450,000, … [Read more...] about Talk show about Tết in the south at Salon Saigon
Philippines hails ‘world class’ SEA Games despite stormy start
Fireworks lights up the sky during the closing ceremony of the SEA Games at the athletics stadium in Clark, north of Manila yesterday. AFP/VNA Photo SEA Games THE PHILIPPINES The 30th Southeast Asia (SEA) Games ended on Wednesday with a rocking closing ceremony in the 20,000-seater purpose-built stadium in Clark. After a chaotic start beset by organisational gaffes, a presidential apology and online mockery, the Games were briefly hit by a deadly typhoon, but organisers worked round the clock to get the schedule back on track. The ASEAN member-flags along with athletes march during the closing ceremony of the SEA Games yesterday. AFP/VNA Photo "This year, Christmas has come early," chairman of the organising committee Alan Peter Cayetano said to thousands of flag-waving fans in the stadium after each country's athletes had paraded by. "We Southeast Asians, we Filipinos, have shown the world that we can do it with world-class quality." Around 8,750 athletes and … [Read more...] about Philippines hails ‘world class’ SEA Games despite stormy start
LPAN delegates visit PAN
The delegation was accompanied by Major Viengsac Sutthivan, Lao deputy defense attaché to Vietnam. Major General Pham Van Huan, PAN Editor-in-Chief, welcomed the Lao guests, wished them a good trip in Vietnam and briefed them on the history and development of the PAN over the past 70 years. He said, the PAN is an organ of the Central Military Commission and the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense, the voice of the armed forces and people, and one of the most prestigious newspapers in the Vietnamese revolutionary press sector. Its major missions are to reflect two strategic tasks of the country, namely building and safeguarding the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Also, it has actively disseminated information to fight wrongful viewpoints and acts that run counter to the Party’s and State’s policies as well as the interests of the Vietnamese people. Major General Pham Van Huan receiving Colonel Khamsao Keoviseth VPAN’s Editor-in-Chief … [Read more...] about LPAN delegates visit PAN
Situation of tattoos among soldiers and solutions to the issue discussed at PAN
The talk drew the participation of a number of aestheticians, psychologists, lawyers, instructors, journalists, officers and soldiers. Speeches at the meeting stressed the military continue well maintaining military discipline, and promoting the building of healthy, cultural and civilized lifestyles. However, several units see new enlistees with tattoos. Although soldiers’ tattoos are often simple, small and inoffensive, many still argued that military people should not wear tattoos. At the event During the talk, delegates pointed out that many countries, including Vietnam, do not accept youths with large or offensive tattoos to join the military. According to Senior Colonel Nguyen Van Giang, Deputy Head of the Department of Military Medicine under the General Department of Logistics, regulations on military recruitment of youths with tattoos are specific. When double-checked, recruits with offensive tattoos will be discharged. Other opinions demonstrated that … [Read more...] about Situation of tattoos among soldiers and solutions to the issue discussed at PAN
