Obituary goes viral

Staff of Vietcetera at a meeting. The company ties up with Amazon Web Services to better serve customers. — Photo Courtesy AWS Digital media company Vietcetera has gone all-in on AWS to better serve 20 million users globally, announced Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company. Having migrated 90 per cent of its information technology (IT) infrastructure to the world’s leading cloud service provider, Vietcetera can deliver personalised podcasts, videos, and news content globally in English and Vietnamese on its websites, growing its monthly readership by 50 per cent. Using the breadth and depth of AWS capabilities, including server-less machine learning, and data analytics, Vietcetera can handle up to five-fold user spikes in demand during campaigns used in podcast voting or the release of in-demand news articles to drive growth in website traffic. With AWS, Vietcetera creates website landing pages for new articles and campaigns twice as quickly, and it scaled its … [Read more...] about Vietcetera goes all-in on AWS for rapid growth

Dengue fever patients at a health centre in Manila, the Philippines (Photo: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Philippines recorded 102,619 dengue fever cases in the first seven months of 2022, surging 131% from a year earlier, its Health Department said August 15. The mosquito-borne viral disease also claimed 368 lives during the period. The Central Luzon region recorded the most, over 18,000 cases, followed by the Central Visayas region (over 10,000), and Metro Manila (almost 9,000), statistics show. Dengue is endemic in the Philippines. Like other water-borne infectious diseases, it usually peaks in the rainy season from July to October. The Philippines declared a "national dengue epidemic" in August 2019 due to a high number of people who died from the disease./. VNA … [Read more...] about Dengue cases in Philippines shoot up in seven months

A 16-year-old boy from the northern Vietnamese province of Nam Dinh was praised for jumping into a river to save a young girl from drowning on Sunday last week, an official confirmed on Wednesday. The hero is Bui Hai An, a young resident of Hai Trung Commune in Hai Hau District, Nam Dinh, according to the local official. Footage from a security camera installed in a local house showed that two teenagers were riding a motorbike on a riverside road on the afternoon of July 31 when they saw someone struggling in the Ninh Co River. The two teens ran to a nearby house to call for help. That residence turned out to be An’s and he immediately ran to the riverside, taking off his T-shirt before jumping into the water to rescue the victim. An successfully brought the victim, a little girl, to shore. He had just recovered from an injured collarbone caused by a traffic accident a week before the rescue. The aforementioned footage was later uploaded to social media and went viral as … [Read more...] about Vietnamese teenage boy saves young girl from drowning despite recent injury

Besides disseminating about the humble life of Angolans, the Vietnamese man has blown a fresh breeze to the all-year-round hot and dry land. Pham Quang Linh, a 25-year-old lad from Vietnam, is an Asian YouTuber with a large subscriber count thanks to tenaciously uploading videos from Angola about the life of the locals and the work that he and his friends have been doing in this country. Born in Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An, Linh has starred in a beautiful story in Africa. After graduating from high school, Linh left Vietnam for Angola to find a new life as a construction worker in 2016. Linh has created a beautiful story in Africa. Photo: African team “When given the choice between Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Angola, I opted for Angola. Bringing Vietnamese culture to Africa has always been my aspiration. I am very happy that the Angolan people know more about the Vietnamese culture and I want to spread it more widely in Africa,” Linh … [Read more...] about A Vietnamese warm heart for Angola and Africa: better to give unasked

International health experts said that education and accurate messaging are critical to avoid stigma in dealing with Monkeypox outbreaks. Communication plays a crucial role in controlling Monkeypox, a viral zoonosis with symptoms similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, said Eric Dziuban, Country Director for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vietnam. Eric Dziuban, Country Director for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vietnam, speaks at the media briefing held in Hanoi on July 29. Photo: US Embassy in Hanoi “Clear communication to the public is so important during outbreaks, especially during the early days when people are most likely to get confused or get their facts from places that might not be as reliable,” Dziuban said in a press briefing held at the US Embassy in Hanoi last week to share US support in Vietnam in Monkeypox readiness. It means that communication education is one of the key … [Read more...] about Communication matters immensely in combating Monkeypox: CDC

The person presented with rare neurological disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome soon after being given J&J's vaccine, after which the person was put on a ventilator and later died, senior scientists told a news conference. "At the time of illness no other cause for the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) could be identified," Professor Hannelie Meyer said. The person's age and other personal details were not disclosed for confidentiality reasons. Last July, U.S. authorities added a warning to a factsheet for J&J's vaccine saying data suggested there was an increased risk of GBS in the six weeks after vaccination. At the time it noted 100 preliminary reports of GBS in vaccine recipients, including 95 serious cases and one reported death. J&J did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. The company said at the time of the U.S. warning it was in discussions with regulators and the rate of reported cases of GBS in J&J vaccine recipients exceeded the … [Read more...] about South Africa reports first death causally linked to Covid vaccine

Can you give an overview of SANSE, its goals, and past results? Nguyen Trang Linh, head of development at SANSE, founded in 2016 by students at the United Nations International School in Hanoi SANSE’s mission is to promote the sustainable growth of impoverished, geographically challenged, and agriculturally dependent regions in Vietnam; foster an understanding and connection between urban and rural communities; and promote the local educational systems and other learning opportunities as a tool to assist the sustainable growth of rural regions in Vietnam. We’re currently working to achieve these goals in the ethnic Tay village of Ban Lien in Lao Cai by providing infrastructure and education. Over the last six years of operation, we’ve invested around $8,700 into building new roofs, a well, and a kindergarten in Ban Lien. We’ve also helped to provide equipment for a medical station in the area. We’re now planning to build a library for the primary and middle … [Read more...] about SANSE prepares youth for sustainable development

The Department of Transport of the north-central Vietnamese province of Nghe An has ordered a revamp of local public bus routes after a limbless man spent two hours repeatedly failing to flag down a bus, apparently because drivers were simply ignoring him. A viral video posted online on Thursday showed Huynh Thanh Duc, 51, a resident of Ha Tinh Province, telling a local in Hoa Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province that he stood at a bus stop waiting for a bus from 7:00 am to 9:00 am on Wednesday. Duc, who is quadruple amputee, was dropped off at the bus stop by his child at around 7:00 am that day to catch bus No. 5 from Yen Thanh to Vinh City, the capital of Nghe An. Three No. 5 buses passed while Duc and his child waited, but none stopped. Duc’s child wound up having to leave to attend to an urgent matter, and shortly after a fourth No. 5 bus drove by without stopping for Duc. A local named D., who filmed the viral video, helped Duc wave a bus down and help … [Read more...] about Vietnamese province revamps public bus service after limbless man ignored by drivers

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine . (Photo courtesy AstraZeneca Vietnam) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is estimated to have prevented 232,766 deaths in Vietnam, an independent assessment of vaccine effectiveness showed. The analysis conducted by Airfinity , a health data firm, covers the period from December 8, 2020 to December 8, 2021 and shows that more than 72 million doses were delivered to Vietnam, making AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine one of the most used in the country. AstraZeneca’s vaccine was the first COVID-19 vaccine approved by the Ministry of Health, and the first to be supplied in large quantities to support Vietnam’s national vaccination campaign and pandemic response effort. Nitin Kapoor, Chairman and General Director, AstraZeneca Vietnam and Asia Area Frontier Markets, said: “This data reaffirms that vaccination is the fastest way to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, and that our vaccine is highly effective in preventing … [Read more...] about AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine prevented 232,000 deaths in VN: study

A customer buys petrol in Ha Noi. In recent days, the price of gas and petrol decreased several times in a row and was as low as it was in January 2022. — VNA/VNS Photo Tran Viet Experts gathered in Ha Noi on August 4 to discuss how to deal with the continuing high prices of commodities in Viet Nam despite petrol prices being reduced. At a seminar held by the Government Portal, representatives of State management agencies and economic experts clarified the reasons for the “not cooling” status of some goods and services even though petrol prices have much reduced. In recent days, the price of gas and petrol decreased several times in a row and was as much as in January 2022. The price of E5 gasoline was at VND24,629 per litre, RON95 gasoline cost VND25,608 per litre, and the oil price was below VND25,000 per litre, pleasing businesses and residents after a long period of increases. However, they also saw prices of many essential commodities in the country continue to stay at … [Read more...] about Petrol prices fall but savings not passed on to goods