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Technologies that make up Dulux exterior paint brand 30 years protecting buildings against harsh weather Vietnam’s weather has significant temperature changes with the mix of seasonal rain and sunshine as well as humid climate, which poses challenges to all paint brands. If houses are not properly protected over time, there will be many emerging problems such as dampness, discolouration, moss, and cracks. Understanding this, Dulux is constantly developing breakthrough products with outstanding protection performance to maintain the long-lasting beauty of the houses. Anti-mould is one of the most important factors to keep the walls bright. Dulux's breakthrough Smart Release technology is designed to give its paint film two times longer protection against fungus and algae attacks than conventional exterior paint. To give walls ultimate protection, Dulux has also launched Powerflexx technology which allows paint film latex stretch as much as six times more than conventional …

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These newly listed monuments are expected to soon become attractive tourist destinations in the future. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently announced eight new National Monuments in 2021, two of which are related to President Ho Chi Minh. Various artifacts were found beneath the Lo Giang Palace in Thai Binh Province. Photo: Institute of Imperial Citadel Studies - The relic of Nguyen Thi An’s House (Phu Thuong Ward, Tay Ho District) is where President Ho Chi Minh lived from August 23 to September 2, 1945, when he returned from the Viet Bac Revolutionary Zone to Hanoi to declare the Independence of Vietnam on September 2, 1945. - Lo Giang Palace is a spacious wooden palace that was built in the Tran Dynasty (1225 to 1400). It is one among numerous palaces built outside Thang Long Citadel as a retreat for the kings. Local archaeologists have discovered many valuable artifacts beneath the 554-squared-meter large architecture. - Kim Ninh …

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The fourth session of the 10th tenure of  People's Council of HCMC opens on December 7. (Photo: SGGP) The meeting will focus on discussing about resolutions of the development of economy, urban areas, culture and society in the 2021-2025 period; public investment plan in 2022; policies supporting tuition fees for students of public high schools and kindergartens in the academic year 2021-2022; regulations of urban architectural management. At the conference, Chairwoman of the HCMC People's Council Nguyen Thi Le emphasized that deputies need to discuss and reach consensus on important decisions and policies in healthcare, education and training, state budget allocation, seeking measures ensuring social security and orders, encouraging investment and economic development, improving the quality of people's lives. Chairwoman of the HCMC People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le speaks at the conference. (Photo: SGGP) Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s …

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In a plan submitted Tuesday, the ministry proposed that the resumption will be carried out with two trial phases. The first phase starting Dec. 15 will see flights resumed between Vietnam and San Francisco or Los Angeles (the U.S.), Singapore, Bangkok (Thailand), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Vientiane (Laos), Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (South Korea), and Taipei (Taiwan). Those are markets with the most important political and economic cooperation relations with Vietnam, with a high number of investors, experts, and laborers wishing to work and explore business investment opportunities in Vietnam, said the ministry. In addition, the number of Vietnamese citizens living, studying and working in those destinations are having a high demand for repatriation, it said. During the first phase, which is proposed to last two weeks, four flights will be operated on each route per week from either direction. Only Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCMC and Noi Bai in Hanoi will be serving …

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Tran Nhat Minh, VIB deputy CEO and head of Banking Technology Services What do you think about the growing momentum of cloud computing among enterprises in the world and in Vietnam? Cloud computing has been around for 20 years, but has only become a big buzz in the last five. AI technology is a perfect match for cloud, giving businesses superior competitive advantages. Netflix has moved to the cloud more than five years ago. The Bank of America has migrated its data centre to the cloud two years ago; JP Morgan Chase teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for data analysis. CBA Bank (Australia) announced that 25 per cent of its applications will be running on the cloud within the next five years. Moving to the cloud is the new global trend, and it is essential that Vietnamese enterprises keep up with it. The collaborations of the three biggest tech companies and the biggest names in Vietnam – including two banks – in late September are proof of how impactful this trend is …

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Delegates launch a programme for establishing diagnostic methods, strengthening treatment and developing guidelines for hereditary angioedema (HAE) in Việt Nam.— Photo courtesy of the programme HÀ NỘI — A programme establishing diagnostic methods, strengthening treatment and developing guidelines for hereditary angioedema (HAE) has been launched in Việt Nam. The programme is funded by the ‘Project for Global Extension of Medical Technologies, Systems and Services in 2021’, conducted by the National Centre for Global Health and Medicine under Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, with Takeda as the training provider. HAE is a rare genetic disorder that results in recurrent attacks of oedema – swelling – in various parts of the body, including the abdomen, face, feet, genitals, hands and throat. In Việt Nam, there are about 50 HAE patients at Bạch Mai General Hospital – the only specialist treatment centre for the disease in the country. Experts estimate that Việt Nam …

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Local aviation enterprises have again asked for preferential loans to overcome difficulties caused by the pandemic. Domestic airlines have sent another written request to the Ministry of Transport seeking preferential loans to deal with difficulties due to the pandemic (Photo: VNA) The Vietnam Aviation Business Association (VABA), sent another written request to the Ministry of Transport to propose the Government give airlines preferential loans. VABA Secretary General Bui Doan Ne said in the document: "Since the 4th outbreak of COVID-19, local airlines are in a dangerous situation as their revenue has decreased by 80 to 90 percent, cash flow is seriously falling and the accumulated financial and asset resources of the firms are exhausted." Reports from local airlines all showed that they needed help to solve difficulties in capital. In this case, VABA asked MoT to consider, approve and make a proposal to the Government and the National …

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Medical workers amid the COVID-19 fight (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A webinar which reveals findings from the second round phone-based sociological survey entitled “Citizens' Opinions of and Experiences with Government Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam” was held by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on December 7. Using the Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI) method, this intensive telephone survey was conducted in about one month, with the participation of 1,501 respondents randomly selected from the 2019 population sample of the Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI). UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen highlighted Vietnam's experience and success in curbing the spread of COVID-19 last year. Citizens showed great concern about their personal health (68 percent of the respondents) and their children’s education (76 percent). COVID-19 has had negative impact on employment …

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The World Bank and the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD) forecast that remittances to Vietnam are estimated at US$18.1 billion in 2021. As such, the country will be the eighth largest remittance recipient in the world and the third largest in the Asia-Pacific region this year. This will the fifth consecutive year that Viet Nam remains in the top ten in terms of remittances, with $13.8 billion in 2017, $15.9 billion in 2018 and $17.2 billion in 2019. According to Nguyen Hoang Minh, deputy director of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) in HCM City, remittances to HCM City – the country’s largest remittance recipient – were estimated to reach US$6.2 billion in the first eleven months of this year, against $6.1 billion for the whole of 2020. This year the city is expected to get around $6.5-6.6 billion worth of remittances, mainly from the US, Australia, Canada and the EU. Minh attributed the rise to HCM City implementing social …

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Editor’s note: Dr. Nguyen Minh Hoa believes that something should be done in order to stop people from migrating to Saigon, as the ‘promised land’ has become increasingly overcrowded to receive them all. As in the previous years, when the Lunar New Year is drawing near, I join my family members and my students to gather used clothes and bring them to internal migrants, to those homeless people who have to live on sidewalks across Saigon. Saigon is without a doubt a city of generosity where people are willing to help and share the hardship of those in need, and it is surely a ‘promised land,' but this land will inevitably become too crowded for everyone. What’s the point of flocking to a ‘promised land’ when everyone will share nothing but poverty, once there is little space for growth? The best solution is to keep the migrants-to-be where they are, and Saigon, on its way to achieve prosperity, will never forget those needy people. A series of rented houses for …

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