Vietnam’s VinFuture Foundation has announced to close the nomination portal for the 2021 VinFuture Prize after receiving nearly 600 nominations from more than 60 countries. The result has exceeded expectations, particularly for a newly established sci-tech prize opened for nominations less than four months ago, affirming the global scientific community’s favorable response to VinFuture’s mission of serving humanity. With a vision “to create meaningful change in the everyday lives of millions of people by promoting breakthrough scientific research and technological innovations”, the VinFuture Foundation and VinFuture Prize have drawn great enthusiasm from the global scientific and technological community. VinFuture has attracted prominent scientists and the world’s leading research and academic institutions as well as innovators from developing countries. Nearly 100 nominated projects belong to the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists, many of whom are laureates of prestigious … [Read more...] about Nearly 600 nominations submitted for Vietnam’s first-ever global sci-tech prize
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Cyber trash: livestreamers swear at customers while selling goods
Even shop owners, who sell goods to earn their living, have been found cursing at customers when livestreaming. Pham Van T sells goods though livestreaming Appearing in Vietnam in late 2018, selling goods through live streaming has become popular in Vietnam. Pham Van T, or Norin Pham, born in 1996 in Quang Ninh province, is a ‘famous’ student at a university in Hanoi. But he is not ‘famous’ for his learning achievements, but for curses. T’s Norin Pham account now has 22,400 followers and can get thousands of likes and comments. He is well known to the netizen community for his livestreams with millions of views and curses. His record clip has 1.3 million viewers and the number of viewers watching at one time might reach tens of thousands. In real time, in families and schools, in society and at work, any curse would face criticism from other people. However, profanity may be encouraged in cyberspace. If searching on Google with the keyword ‘livestream ban hang chui’ … [Read more...] about Cyber trash: livestreamers swear at customers while selling goods
HCM City to inspect COVID prevention factories, businesses
Dương Anh Đức, vice chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, speaks at a press conference on Monday about the city’s vaccination campaign. Photo courtesy of the HCM City Press Centre HCM CITY — HCM City authorities have set up 100 inspection teams to assess prevention measures at factories and businesses in high-risk areas as ordered by the Ministry of Health. The teams, which were formed on Monday will assess each factory and enterprise in high-risk areas, from low to medium to high risk. The factories and companies that are considered medium to high risk group must improve their COVID prevention measures. Otherwise, they will have to shut down to ensure safety, according to city authorities. The Ministry of Health on Sunday provided an online training session on pandemic-prevention measures at businesses establishments across 21 districts in HCM City and Thủ Đức City, including factories, export processing zones, industrial parks and high-tech zones. Dương Chí Nam, … [Read more...] about HCM City to inspect COVID prevention factories, businesses
Deputy PM Phạm Bình Minh receives visiting Singaporean Foreign Minister
Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh and Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in Hà Nội on Tuesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Điệp HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh suggested several measures to augment the Việt Nam-Singapore strategic partnership during a meeting with visiting Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in Hà Nội on Tuesday. Balakrishnan affirmed that the Việt Nam-Singapore strategic partnership had been developing in a substantive and effective manner with high political trust and huge cooperation potential, especially when both were members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The two countries shared many common benefits in combating COVID-19 and strengthening cooperation towards post-pandemic recovery, he emphasised. The Singaporean official also informed his host about the outcomes of the talks with his Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Deputy PM Phạm Bình Minh receives visiting Singaporean Foreign Minister