Singapore will next week begin a public trial of driverless buses that can be booked with an app, part of ambitions to roll out autonomous vehicles across the city-state. Well-organised and high-tech, Singapore has become a testbed for self-driving vehicles, developing home-grown technology and inviting foreign companies to trial their own. Four driverless mini-buses will follow a 5.7 kilometre (3.5-mile) route on the resort island of Sentosa from August 26 to November 15 for the public trial, said ST Engineering, the Singaporean company behind it. Visitors can use an app on their phones to book the shuttles, which will pick them up and take them to selected destinations such as a golf club, the beach and an historic fort. Those without mobile phones can book the shuttles from kiosks along the route, with the free service operating on weekdays for four hours. The buses will have a driver to take control if necessary. At a demonstration on Tuesday, two of the vehicles negotiated a … [Read more...] about Singapore to trial driverless buses booked with an app
Traditional artist to be honoured
Director Lê Nguyên Đạt, head of HCM City College of Theatre and Cinema's Traditional Art, is one of the many role models from across the country studying and following the ideology, morality and lifestyle of President Hồ Chí Minh to be honoured in Hà Nội on Monday. Hà Lan, reporter from Việt Nam Net, online newspaper interviews Đạt about his career. Director Lê Nguyên Đạt How do you you feel to receive Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc's merit certificate in Hà Nội? I have received a lot of merits and certificates in my career, but the Prime Minister's merit certificate is very special. I don't think that I am honored to receive the certificate because I see so many exemplary people throughout the country. They make sacrifices for those around them. When I listen to their stories I see my contribution is small. Many of them … [Read more...] about Traditional artist to be honoured
Shares advance as blue-chips gain ground
Investors at An Bình Bank's stock trading floor. Shares gained further yesterday thanks to buying focusing on some individual blue-chips. VNS Photo Hữu Nghị HÀ NỘI — Shares gained further on Tuesday thanks to buying focusing on some individual blue-chips. The VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange rose 0.37 per cent to end the trading session at 984.67 points. The southern market index inched up 0.11 per cent to end Monday at 981.03 points. On the Hà Nội Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index increased 0.38 per cent to 102.98 points. The index edged up 0.23 per cent to end Monday at 102.58 points. More than 310.3 million shares worth nearly VNĐ6 trillion (US$257 million) were traded on the two markets. The Vietnamese stock market was driven by the energy, banking, information and technology, logistics, rubber production, retail, wholesale, agriculture and seafood processing sectors. Their sector indices … [Read more...] about Shares advance as blue-chips gain ground
Việt Nam beat Myanmar to top group at regional event
Vietnamese players celebrate their third group match win at the AFF Women's Football Championship. Việt Nam beat Myanmar 4-0 yesterday in Chonburi, Thailand. Photo aseanfootball.org HÀ NỘI Việt Nam beat Myanmar 4-0 yesterday at the ASEAN Football Federation Women’s Championships, making it three wins out of three in the group stage. In previous games they team beat Cambodia 10-0 and Indonesia 7-0. With nine points they top Group B and but will have to wait for results from other groups to see who they will face in the knock-out stages. Both Việt Nam and Myanmar already qualified for the semi-finals and the result of the game was just to identify who topped the group. With their goal difference of 17, Việt Nam just needed a draw to finish on top but they did it better at the Institute of Physical Education in Chonburi, Thailand. The Southeast Games champions proved their power just two … [Read more...] about Việt Nam beat Myanmar to top group at regional event
Việt Nam, Cambodia seek ways to step up bilateral ties
Vietnamese and Cambodian senior officials met in Phnom Penh on August 20 for the Senior Officials’ Meeting under the framework of the 17th Meeting of the Cambodia-Vietnam Joint Commission on Economic, Cultural, Scientific and Technological Cooperation. — VNS Photo Phnom Penh — The Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) within the framework of the 17th meeting of the Việt Nam -Cambodia Joint Commission for Economic, Cultural, Scientific and Technological Cooperation (JC 17) opened in Phnom Penh on August 20. Vietnamese businesses in Cambodia have contributed to economic development as well as social welfare in the host country. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, Cambodia seek ways to step up bilateral ties