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Vietnam sent eight students to the final round of the 2019 Asia Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools (APMOPS) and five of them won gold, the education ministry announced. The Vietnamese team returned to Hanoi Tuesday. Nguyen Dang Dung and Nguyen Anh Minh from Hanoi, and Tran Trung Phuc from Hai Phong were among the top 10 performers at the competition. The APMOPS is an annual mathematics competition using English language for students aged 11-12. It is organized by Singapore's Hwa Chong Institution. Initially launched in 1990 as the Singapore Mathematical Olympiad for Primary School, the competition has been renamed and expanded to include students from 13 countries and territories in Asia-Pacific region since 2001. The first round of the competition attracted more than 6,000 contestants and only 300 of them were shortlisted for the final round held in Singapore on June 1. The organizers awarded 40 gold medals to as many contestants with the highest scores, and the top 10 … [Read more...] about Vietnamese students win five gold medals at Asia Pacific math contest

A booth displaying industrial parts at the 2019 Vietnam Supporting Industry Fair, which is being held along with the Vietnam International Machinery Fair in HCM City from December 11 to 14. — VNS Photo The 2019 Vietnam International Machinery Fair and 2019 Vietnam Supporting Industry Fair opened in HCM City on December 11, offering opportunities for companies in the manufacturing and supporting industries to compare notes and explore business opportunities. Pham Thanh Kien, director of the city Department of Industry and Trade, said the two fairs feature 300 exhibitors from 12 countries and territories, including South Korea, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, the US, UK, China, Germany and Viet Nam. Thirty per cent of the 460 booths are displaying supporting industry products produced by Vietnamese companies and metal products and metalworking solutions, 25 per cent are showcasing automation solutions and motion control systems, industrial materials and components, and construction … [Read more...] about International machinery, supporting industry fairs open in HCM City

A Vietnam Airlines aircraft seen during a landing. Viet Nam is among a handful number of countries that have been able to maintain a perfect safety record for airlines for over two decades. — VNA Photo Sustainable development and a level playing field for all are two important objectives for Viet Nam’s aviation sector, said policymakers and industry experts at a conference in Ha Noi on Wednesday. The sector has maintained a 15.8 per cent per annual growth rate during the last 10 years, an impressive feat especially considering it has not suffered any incidents that resulted in lives being lost, said Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan. Tuan said the industry has been a key driver for economic growth and has helped expand commercial and cultural exchanges between Viet Nam and the world. Dinh Viet Thang, head of Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV), said the sector’s fast-pace development has offered consumers more travel options, benefits and improved … [Read more...] about Aviation sector aims for sustainable development and healthy competition

Vietnam scored an average 61.4 to move from ‘Fair’ to ‘Good’ this year, according to a report released by OpenSignal, a U.K.-based independent global standard for measuring real world mobile network experience. OpenSignal analyzed user experience while viewing video content on mobile devices across 100 countries and territories, based on analysis of 94 billion measurements taken between August 1 and October 30 this year, involving nearly 37.7 billion devices. Vietnam's mobile video quality is better than Southeast Asian neighbors like Laos (54th), Malaysia (66th), Thailand (77th) and Cambodia (85th). Improvement in mobile video experience among Vietnamese users has been credited to the upgrade of internet connectivity, the report states.   Vietnamese telecoms started piloting 4G, the fourth generation broadband cellular network technology, succeeding 3G, in December 2015. The government plans to expand coverage to 95 percent of the population by 2020. Local … [Read more...] about Vietnam streams ahead of neighbors in mobile video experience: report

BIM Group and Hyatt Hotels Corporation recently signed a hotel service agreement for the Park Hyatt Phu Quoc Residences project, the first branded residences managed by Hyatt Hotels in Southeast Asia. Representatives from the two sides spoke to Viet Nam News about their views of Viet Nam’s tourism potential and their prospects for the partnership. Monika Dubaj, Vice President of Development, Hyatt Hotels Corporation Monika Dubaj, Vice President of Development, Hyatt Hotels Corporation Viet Nam’s tourism sector has seen a boom in recent years but many beautiful regions still have great potential, such as Phu Quoc Island. What are your strategies to optimise the potential of these areas? Viet Nam is indisputably on its way to becoming a leading global tourism destination. Over the last decade, Viet Nam's tourist arrivals have grown from four million to 17 million, which is a huge success story. I really believe this is an impressive start to a promising journey. Viet Nam … [Read more...] about In’l partnership drives VN resort developer toward luxury segment