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Best Western Hotels & Resorts will migrate all of its business-critical applications to AWS, including its hotel reservation system, customer reward platform, and global contact centres, with plans to complete the migration of these applications from its existing data centres by the end of 2020. Best Western is leveraging the breadth and depth of AWS services, including analytics, machine learning, database, computing, and storage, as well as the expertise of AWS Professional Services, to accelerate the pace of innovation and improve operational efficiency for its member-owners that independently own and operate its hotel properties. As part of its move to the cloud, Best Western Hotels & Resorts is migrating its hotel reservation systems off legacy databases to Amazon Aurora (for its primary database needs) and Amazon Redshift (for data warehousing) to increase capacity and enable the faster processing of hotel reservations around the world, enabling the company to scale … [Read more...] about Best Western Hotels & Resorts goes all-in on AWS

Vietnam’s representative at the Miss Universe 2019, Hoang Thuy, finished in the Top 20 at the beauty pageant organized in Georgia, the United States on Monday morning (Vietnam time). Hoang Thuy, the first runner-up at the Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 pageant, joined 89 other contestants at the Miss Universe 2019 finale at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. After Steve Harvey opened the 68th edition of the international beauty pageant in his fifth consecutive year hosting the show, Hoang Thuy and other semifinalists strutted in swimsuits and evening gowns to demonstrate their poise and personal style. Thuy, in particular, had left a stunning impression on the Miss Universe 2019 audience by donning a dress inspired by ‘ca phe sua da,’ or Vietnamese iced coffee mixed with sweetened condensed milk, during the national costume segment that had taken place before the finale. Steve Harvey and Miss Vietnam Hoang Thuy speak onstage at the 2019 Miss Universe Pageant at Tyler Perry … [Read more...] about Vietnam beauty finishes in Top 20 at Miss Universe 2019

by Ollie Arci Nestled on Bát Đàn Street in Hà Nội, The T-Art is celebrating its second birthday with a special event and a multitude of new upscale dishes added to the menu. The theme of the celebration is ‘Làng Chài’, or ‘Fishing Village’. As you can expect, the inspiration is all things seafood, but, as always, through her array of gastronomic inventions, Chef Hải Anh elevates the dining to a unique experience. This is storytelling through food. Co-founder Thái Thanh Thủy explains that each dish is designed to evoke a part of life in the fishing villages that dot the Vietnamese coast. With nets and driftwood, the scene is set the moment you walk in the door. GREAT CATCH: In celebration of its second anniversary, The T-Art transports guests to a traditional fishing village. Photos by Ollie Arci From the hors d'oeuvres to the dessert, each delicacy is thoughtfully planned, prepared and presented … [Read more...] about Rocking the boat of Vietnamese cuisine

Staff from the Hà Nội Green Trees JSC take care of trees in the capital city. Growing more trees is one of the measures to improve the city’s air quality. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy HùngViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Air quality in Hà Nội has seen improvement in the first four months of the year, but not in all parts of the city. Good air quality was recorded at the end of April and the beginning of May at monitoring stations in the districts of Cầu Giấy, Đống Đa and Hoàng Mai, according to the Hà Nội Environmental Protection Agency. From 10 monitoring stations across the city, concentrations of harmful PM10 and PM2.5 matter decreased by 1.5 and 2 times respectively, compared to the period from November to December 2017. The air quality index (AQI), which measures daily air pollution, saw a drastic improvement during the Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1) holidays, as well as … [Read more...] about Hà Nội’s air quality improves

At 5.2 percent it was behind only the Philippines (8.7 percent), and the global average was only 3.4 percent. Nielsen said Vietnam’s retail landscape is undergoing a change because of rising consumer demand for frequent shopping trips for everyday needs. "We’ve been seeing solid growth in the convenience and mini-market channels across Southeast Asia for some time now, but over the past year or so that growth has really hit fever pitch," Vaughan Ryan, Nielsen’s managing director, Southeast Asia, said. Data released by Nielsen showed that Vietnamese shoppers made 4.5 trips a month to convenience stores last year, three times the number in 2010. "Consumers throughout the region are living increasingly fast-paced lives, and this lifestyle shift is driving increasing demand for on-the-go offerings," Ryan added. Local retailers are seeking to take advantage of the trend. Conglomerate Vingroup last week launched the first virtual store chain in the country, which allows … [Read more...] about Vietnam FMCG sales growth second fastest in Southeast Asia