The closing session of the 44th Executive Board Meeting of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA)(Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Xinhua News Agency (China) have shared the first prize of the OANA Award for Excellence in News Agency Quality. The award was announced by Secretary General Vulgar Seidov of the Organisation of Asia Pacific News Agencies (OANA) at the closing ceremony of the 44th OANA Executive Board Meeting in Hanoi on April 19. Both winning 28 points voted by members of the OANA Executive Board, the VNA with Chatbot app of its e-newspaper VietnamPlus and Xinhua with its AI Media Brain project secured the first prize. OANA President Aslan Aslanov said the award aims to encourage news agencies to pay more attention to and invest more in innovating professional activities. Hosted by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), the meeting focused on three main contents, including strategies of news agencies in response to changes in … [Read more...] about VNA’s AI app wins OANA Award for Excellence in News Agency Quality
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App for English pronunciation wins over learners
Learning English through apps is not a new idea in Vietnam, but in 2018 Vietnam’s startup community saw the arrival of the ELSA app, or “English Language Speech Assistant”, which raised $3.2 million for its AI-assisted language learning platform. This pre-Series A round of funding was led by Monk’s Hill Ventures, which invests in post-seed stage startups in Southeast Asia. One education startup applies AI technology to help English learners with their pronunciation. Photo: Viet Tuan Unlike other platforms that focus mainly on teaching grammar and vocabulary, ELSA uses AI and speech recognition technology to help language learners with their pronunciation. “Our main focus is always on making the best product possible with better technology and a more engaging experience for users, while continuing to grow user numbers around the world,” Ms. Van Dinh Hong Vu, Co-Founder and CEO of ELSA, told VET. AI app in 4.0 era ELSA’s … [Read more...] about App for English pronunciation wins over learners
What’s on January 7-13 (Daily updated)
MUSIC & PERFORMANCES Hanoi-JF Garage Concert 19: The Harmony of Tradition Jan 13, 3 PM, Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, 27 Quang Trung street A concert featuring traditional Japanese instruments – Shakuhachi (a type of flute made of bamboo) and Shamisen (a three-stringed instrument) through performances of two Japanese artists Kimihiro Kitamura and KIJU Free tickets distributed at The Japan Foundation. Opening hours: 09:00 – 18:00 (Sundays closed) Hanoi-”Half-Animal” Synthesizer Jan 12, 8 – 10 pm : https://www.facebook.com/HeritageSpace/ Hanoi- Vietnam Junior Ballet Gala: “Sleeping Beauty” Jan 13, 7.30 – 10 pm, Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien street, Hoan Kiem district A special art event on the threshold of the New Year, gathering nearly 130 kid dancers and 300 kid models. All ballet costumes will be completely new designs according to the ballet … [Read more...] about What’s on January 7-13 (Daily updated)
What’s on January 15-21 (Daily updated)
MUSIC & PERFORMANCES Hanoi-Happiness Concert 2018 Jan 17, 8 pm Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street With the performance of: Conductor: Honna Tetsuji Violin Soloist: Kawakubo Tamaki and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra This performance is not for children under 5 years old Program W. Mozart – Figaro Overture F. Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor * Conducting Conner* Interval P. Mascagni – Cavarelia Rusticana Intermezzo M. Ravel – Bolero E. Elgar – Pomps and Circumstance No.1 Ticket prices: 200,000 – 350,000 – 500,000 VND. All tickets available at Hanoi Opera House or can book online at ticketvn.com. For free delivery Call: 0913489858, 0983067996. Hanoi-A Night of Concert and Ballet “Moment of Spring” Jan 18, 8 pm, Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem district A Night of Concert and Ballet “Moment of Spring” with the performance of artists from the Vietnam … [Read more...] about What’s on January 15-21 (Daily updated)
Social News 5/4 (Hourly Updated)
Twenty-seven more communes and wards this year join family medical practice A health staff member takes blood for testing at An Hòa ward health station in Cần Thơ City’s Ninh Kiều District. Source http://soytecantho.vn The Department of Health in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ this year plans to expand a model of family medical practice clinics to 27 more communes and wards. Family medical practice clinics aim to provide comprehensive and continuous health care services to each local individual and family in order to reduce overcrowding of patients at city or central-level hospitals. These clinics are located at health stations in communes and wards. Each commune or ward has one health station. Cần Thơ aims to equip more than 80 per cent of its 85 health stations with these clinics by 2020. According to Dr Bùi Thị Lệ Phi, the department’s head, the city now has 18 commune-based health stations with family … [Read more...] about Social News 5/4 (Hourly Updated)