Nguyen Hue Walking Street in HCM City’s District 1 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - The achievements in the first stage of a project to turn Ho Chi Minh City into a smart city 2020 were listed by its People’s Committee at a recent conference. Since starting in late 2017, the city authorities have focused on building four centres, considered the four “pillars” of the project, which are a database centre, an operating centre for a smart city, a simulation centre to forecast local socio-economic strategies, and an information security centre. The city’s common database and open database eco-system is operating at Quang Trung Software Park by integrating the databases of various city agencies. Duong Anh Duc, Director of the municipal Department of Information and Communications, said data from the system is used by city authorities. There is also an open database website at https://data.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/, providing information about healthcare … [Read more...] about HCM City makes progress on the road to becoming smart city
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UN Day of Vesak 2019 Celebration to start on May 12
Tam Chuc Pagoda in the northern province of Ha Nam, the venue of the UN Day of Vesak 2019 Celebration (Photo: VNA) Ha Nam (VNA) – The United Nations Day of Vesak 2019 Celebration is set to begin in Tam Chuc Pagoda in the northern province of Ha Nam on May 12. The UN Day of Vesak was first held in 2001.-VNA … [Read more...] about UN Day of Vesak 2019 Celebration to start on May 12
New show introduces heritage of Việt Nam and the world
HÀ NỘI A show featuring the heritage of Việt Nam and Asian countries will be held by Việt Nam National Television (VTV) on May 12. The show entitled Đại Lộ Di Sản (Heritage Avenue) will include music, song and dance. "We have been developing the idea for the show for a long time," said Đặng Diễm Quỳnh, the show’s producer. "VTV made Heritage Avenue to introduce the heritage of Việt Nam and many other countries. We contribute to the protection of the cultural values of each nation." The show includes two parts entitled Việt Nam - Đất Phật Ngàn Năm (Việt Nam - Buddha Land for Thousands of Years) and Heritage Avenue. In the first part, audience will see clips introducing Vietnamese religious heritage and enjoy performances by veteran singers Ngọc Sơn, Phi Nhung, and Khánh Linh and hundreds of … [Read more...] about New show introduces heritage of Việt Nam and the world
World News in Brief: April 13
* A total of nine Abu Sayyaf militants have been killed and 19 others have been wounded in a series of clashes in the southern Philippine Sulu province, the military said on April 12. * Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono will pay an official visit to China from April 13 to 15 at the invitation of the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the two foreign ministers will hold the fifth high-level economic dialogue, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang announced on April 12 in Beijing. * The Afghan Taliban militants on April 12 announced the start of their yearly rebel offensive in Afghanistan as fighting rages in the country. * Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on April 12 that he rejects military intervention in Venezuela. He made the remark while meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, during which the pair made a deep analysis of the panorama of Latin America, according to a statement from the Chilean government. * Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: April 13
Fighting fake news in the era of global trade
Fighting fake news in the era of global tradeBy Nguyen Khac Giang To overcome the erected technical barriers, Vietnamese seafood in general and tra fish in particular must comply with strict inspection procedures and high quality standards on food hygiene, labor and environment - PHOTO: LE HOANG VU According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), many newspapers in Romania have reported inaccurate information about Vietnamese tra fish, and even recommended Romanian consumers boycott this product. Romania is a small export market for Vietnam’s tra fish, whose total export turnover last year was nearly US$1.8 billion. However, this incident is serious. First, as Romania is a member country of the European Union (EU), any negative information there will adversely affect Vietnam’s exporters doing business in the bloc. Second, this is not the first time “fake news” about our seafood has appeared in Europe. Last year, … [Read more...] about Fighting fake news in the era of global trade