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Vietnam's start-up sector is closing the gap with regional leaders Indonesia and Singapore with new investment, according to a Nikkei Asian Review article (Illustrative photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam's start-up sector is closing the gap with regional leaders Indonesia and Singapore with new investment, according to a Nikkei Asian Review article. The article cited a joint research by Ho Chi Minh City-based venture capital ESP Capital and Singapore's Cento Ventures which showed start-up investment in Vietnam hit 246 million USD this year through June on 56 deals. It added that investment is expected to top 800 million USD by the end of the year, which would represent a rise of at least 80 percent over last year's 444 million USD. The article said a total of about 5.9 billion USD was invested in Southeast Asian start-ups in the first half of 2019. When it comes to the investments that can be tracked to a destination country, Vietnam accounted for 17 percent of start-up … [Read more...] about Vietnam startups gain on Indonesia, Singapore: Japanese newspaper

An ongoing exhibition at Hanoi’s Vietnamese Women’s Museum, showcases heart-wrenching stories of female victims of domestic violence. While the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control came into force 10 years ago, domestic violence remains rife among all social classes. Behind closed doors "Behind closed doors" is the name of the exhibition, which will stay open until the end of the month, exhibiting victims' stories, installations and housing models to support domestic violence victims. Most of the stories were shared from unnamed women. One of them is a 38-year-old university lecturer in Nam Dinh Province, three hours south of Hanoi. She married a man whose excellent academic achievements she admired. In the seemingly ideal family, however, she suffers physical violence frequently at the hands of her husband. "My husband locks the door when he hits me," she said. "My husband never accepts that I can do something he does not like, even the smallest thing. If he … [Read more...] about In Vietnam, domestic violence spans across every walk of life

Hanoi recorded 1,193 cases of measles since the beginning of this year, however, there has been no death from this disease, according to the city's health authorities. Measles case complication in Hanoi Citizens advised to apply drastic preventive measure against dengue fever Ministry issues foot-and-mouth disease warning A baby coming down with measles is receiving treatment at the Viet Nam National Children's Hospital in Hanoi. The city has recorded nearly 1,200 cases of the disease since the start of the year. — VNA/VNS Photo Duong Ngoc Last week, the capital city recorded 88 cases of the disease, a decrease of one case compared to the week from April 29 to May 5. The number of measles cases over the past week has decreased slightly in comparison with previous weeks; however, the epidemic will likely continue to increase with about 70-80 cases per week, in line with the upward trend of measles cases across the country, according to the Ha Noi Centre for Disease … [Read more...] about Measles forecast to rise in Hanoi

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam highly values comprehensive partnership with the US, considering it one of the country’s top important partners, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told visiting US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper during a reception in Hanoi on November 20. The PM spoke highly of the outcomes of the talks between Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich the US official, as well as the practical and effective results of bilateral defence ties within the framework of the bilateral comprehensive partnership and agreements by the two countries’ leaders. Affirming that the Vietnamese Government supports bilateral defence ties, he suggested the two defence sectors take measures to effectively realise signed agreements, including the joint statements between the two countries’ leaders. Vietnam will continue fully and effectively partnering with the US in the search … [Read more...] about PM: Vietnam highly values comprehensive partnership with US

Dengue fever epidemics could be forecast up to eight months in advance by a new satellite-based, early warning system. The rising number of dengue fever patients is overloading the Tropical Medicine Faculty at Da Nang Hospital as the outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in the central city has reached "alarming level", according to the Da Nang Disease Control Centre. VNA/VNS Photo Van Dung This system, known as D-MOSS, is being developed by a consortium led by HR Wallingford and sponsored by the United Kingdom Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme. D-MOSS is developing a forecasting system in which earth observation datasets are combined with weather forecasts to predict the likelihood of dengue epidemics. The project, which started in Vietnam last year, aims to develop an operational early warning system to improve dengue prevention and increase control capacity. It creates better understanding of the relationships between environmental stressors, the … [Read more...] about Satellite system helps forecast dengue epidemics in Vietnam