Ms Le Thi Ai Nam addresses the meeting. (Photo: CPV)Addressing the meeting, Le Thi Ai Nam, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Bac Lieu provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Council, gave a brief introduction about the province’s socio-economic development situation. Accordingly, its average economic growth reaches 6.5% per year, and the figure is estimated at 8.36% in 2018. The industrial and service proportion is increasing in the province’s economic structure, with average income per capita of over VND42 million per year, rapid poverty reduction to the current 4.3%, remarkably improved living standards, and reinforced security. According to Ms Nam, in 2018, the province successfully organised the investment promotion conference in which it licensed 17 projects worth over VND100 trillion. “Many projects have been inaugurated, contributing to increasing the province’s budget,” she said, adding that the province will … [Read more...] about CPV Online Newspaper promotes collaborators’ contributions
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Saigon Times Group launches online news site in English
Saigon Times Group launches online news site in EnglishThe Saigon Times Daily Pham Huu Chuong, deputy editor-in-chief of The Saigon Times Group, makes welcoming remarks at the ceremony - PHOTOS: THANH HOA HCMC – The Saigon Times Group today, November 2, introduced the online version of its English daily newspaper at https://english.thesaigontimes.vn on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of The Saigon Times Daily and the 27th anniversary of The Saigon Times Weekly. Pham Huu Chuong, deputy editor-in-chief of the group, said digital technologies have altered the way people get news. Therefore, the group has developed the online news website in English to instantly inform readers, especially foreign ones, of what is happening in HCMC and Vietnam as a whole. "Digital technologies have fundamentally changed the media landscape in our society. And the new media landscape has altered how people consume news, as mobile devices have become one of the most common ways to access … [Read more...] about Saigon Times Group launches online news site in English
Technical fault blamed as many Vietnamese online newspapers vanish for hours
The newspapers hit reportedly included the popular Thanh Nien, Tien Phong, Sai Gon Giai Phong, Voice of Vietnam, Zing, and Bao Moi, all of which use the ePi content management system hosted on VinaData, a data center owned by tech company VNG. According to an email VinaData sent to its clients, the disruption – which began at 9 a.m. -- was due to a power cut at Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) in HCMC, where the data center is located. In addition to the news sites, VNG services such as music player application Zing MP3, messaging application Zalo, online television service Zing TV, payment gateway ZaloPay, and VNG's online games also became inaccessible. After power supply resumed, the online newspapers and Zing's services came back on at around 4:30 p.m. But Zalo, ZaloPay and VNG's online games remained inaccessible as of 11 p.m. Sunday. VNG's services are widely used in business and communication. Speaking to the media Sunday afternoon, Nguyen Tan Hung, public relations chief … [Read more...] about Technical fault blamed as many Vietnamese online newspapers vanish for hours
Fault at tech giant blamed as many Vietnamese online newspapers vanish for hours
The newspapers hit reportedly included the popular Thanh Nien, Tien Phong, Sai Gon Giai Phong, Voice of Vietnam, Zing, and Bao Moi, all of which use the ePi content management system hosted on VinaData, a data center owned by tech company VNG. According to an email VinaData sent to its clients, the disruption – which began at 9 a.m. -- was due to a power cut at Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) in HCMC, where the data center is located. In addition to the news sites, VNG services such as music player application Zing MP3, messaging application Zalo, online television service Zing TV, payment gateway ZaloPay, and VNG's online games also became inaccessible. After power supply resumed, the online newspapers and Zing's services came back on at around 4:30 p.m. But Zalo, ZaloPay and VNG's online games remained inaccessible as of 11 p.m. Sunday. VNG's services are widely used in business and communication. Speaking to the media Sunday afternoon, Nguyen Tan Hung, public relations chief … [Read more...] about Fault at tech giant blamed as many Vietnamese online newspapers vanish for hours
Fault at Vietnam tech giant blamed for disruptions at multiple online newspapers
The list of affected newspapers reportedly includes Thanh Nien, Tien Phong, Sai Gon Giai Phong, Voice of Vietnam, Zing and Bao Moi, all popular mainstream news sites in Vietnam which use the ePi content management system hosted on VinaData, a data center owned by Vietnamese tech company VNG. In addition to the news sites, VNG services such as music player application Zing MP3, messaging application Zalo, online television service Zing TV, payment gateway ZaloPay and VNG's online games also became inaccessible at the same time. According to an email VinaData issued to its customers, these service disruptions were due to a power cut at Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) in Ho Chi Minh City, where the data center is based. After power supply was reconnected, affected online newspapers and Zing's services came back on at around 4:30 p.m. Zalo, ZaloPay and VNG's online games however were still inaccessible as of 11 p.m. on Sunday. The issue has affected many internet users in Vietnam as VNG's … [Read more...] about Fault at Vietnam tech giant blamed for disruptions at multiple online newspapers