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The Vietnam – ASOCIO Smart City Summit 2021 will be held next month by the Vietnam Software Association (VINASA) and the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO). Themed “Smart City,” the event will be held from November 2 – 6 via video conference to discuss latest technology trends in smart city. It is expected to be attended by about 10,000 delegates from Vietnam and overseas. The event provides a platform for experts to share information and practices in developing smart cities and improving living standards of urban citizens through 14 discussions across five topics – Digital Government, Smart Real Estate, Smart Industrial Parks, Products/Solutions for Smart City, and Startup with Smart City. It also features a virtual exhibition of e-Government solutions, services and platforms in multiple areas. The government approved a project for sustainable development of smart cities in Vietnam from 2018 – 2025, with a vision towards 2030, in August 2018. Since then, …

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Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen at the ceremony The delegation included Nguyen Huu Hiep, Head of the HCMC Commission of Mass Mobilization; Nguyen Van Luu, Deputy Head of HCMC Commission of Mass Mobilization; Vu Manh Hai, Head of Committee for Ethnicity and Region under the Vietnam Fatherland Front in HCMC; Nguyen Van Luong, Deputy Head of the city's Committee for Religious Affairs. At the ceremony, Venerable Thich Quang Thanh, Deputy Head of the Office 2 of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Central Committee reviewed the 105-year old and 85- year religious life of Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue. With his virtue, humility and simple-style life, Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue had left many precious lessons on the lifestyle of a Buddhist as well as great contributions to Dharma and the people, praised by the Party and State. The city leaders and monks offer incenses to Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue. In Hanoi, a ceremony to offer incenses, perform …

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According to the assessment, the city is ranked at the second level of epidemic risk (or medium risk); therefore, administrative solutions and other social activities will continue to be easing regulations for the new normal when the city reaches the first level (or low risk). The city can achieve such good results thanks to various drastic and synchronous solutions under the direction of the Government, the National Steering Committee for Disease Prevention and Control, the Ministry of Health, and the Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control. Moreover, governments in all districts, departments, socio-political organizations, voluntary organizations, and people from all walks of life are united and determined to fight the epidemic. Currently, the number of new cases in the city has decreased but is still high thankfully, the vaccination rate of people over 18 years old in the city has reached 99.12 percent, and especially the rate of full dose …

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The HCMC traffic police have granted vehicle registration certificate without transfer application or vehicles with many owners to residents from now until December 31. According to the PC08 , vehicle users without transfer applications or vehicles with many owners can arrive at the agency to carry out the procedure of changing vehicle ownership and submit the appropriate documents following the regulations. Accordingly, those users have to declare the detailed vehicle purchasing process, eligible vehicle reception and guarantee the vehicle origin. At the same time, the users have to submit the vehicle registration certificate, the transfer documents of both the owner holding the vehicle registration certificate and the latest seller (if possible). As for the registration procedure, the PC08 guided the vehicle users to contact the registration agencies in the places where they are living to submit the registration application, registration fee documents as regulated, …

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Torrential downpours over the past days have submerged many streets of Hoi An, a popular tourism hotspot. With water levels receding somewhat, coffee shops along the Hoai River have opened their doors to serve customers and their youthful customers have responded in good numbers, not bothered about sipping their beverages with feet submerged in the floodwaters. The annual flood seasoning in Hoi An occurs from late October to January. Over the years, residents of the ancient town have learned to live with the floods and even considered it an opportunity to develop new tourism products like boat tours. From the cafés, people can watch the flooded An Hoi Bridge, famous as a vantage point for the floating lantern festival on the full moon days. People gather in large numbers on the bridge to release colorful lanterns onto the Hoai River. Nguyen Hong Hanh said that as a resident of Hoi An for many years, she was used to the scene of flooded …

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The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam last week proposed the launching of pilot flights to carry foreign tourists to several tourist destinations like Phu Quoc, Khanh Hoa and Quang Ninh from this quarter onwards. Passengers would be quarantined at a designated hotel for seven days upon arrival in Vietnam. In the first month, there would be one international flight a day, with around 4,000 to 6,000 foreign tourists allowed to visit the country. The flight frequency would be increased to two per day in the next months. Dr. Bui Doan Ne, general secretary of Vietnam Aviation Business Association, said the plan would not be feasible with the seven-day centralized quarantine rule. "No foreign tourist would sacrifice seven days of a holiday to be isolated in a hotel," he said. From October 10-20, when some domestic routes were resumed under a trial phase, the seat occupancy rate was just 30-50 percent. Several flights were nearly empty, forcing carriers to cancel flights and avoid …

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At 6.40 am on August 15, through the Hue-S system, Hue City Smart City Monitoring Center received images from local residents that showed a man jumping from a train and running to Alley No 128 off Phan Chu Trinh Street in Hue City. The man was discovered quickly thanks to information from the public. He resided in Thuy Bieu Ward. In an attempt to evade the required concentrated quarantine, the man took a train from Kim Lien Station in Da Nang City and detrained, where he waited for his girlfriend to pick him up. The two individuals were taken to the local clinic, where they had to follow anti-pandemic measures. This was just one of the cases that show the efficiency of the use of technology in urban management. Director of the Thua Thien - Hue Information and Communications Department Nguyen Xuan Son said when the pandemic broke out, the province’s leaders asked to apply technology to disseminate information about Covid-19 prevention and control. There are two major …

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Like an “underground spring” flowing silently in the hustle of modern life, the traditional arts have been being preserved and passed down from generation to generation by young people who love the cultural values of their forefathers. Young people performing under the programme "Mat xam" to honour artisan Ha Thi Cau. (Photo: Dinh Thao) Sharing the same passion, they have made their own creative approaches to spread their love to all people, especially their peers. Born and raised in the Mekong River Delta province of Vinh Long, cai luong (reformed theatre) and the sweet melodies of don ca tai tu (traditional musical art form of the south) from the Mekong River Delta region are an indelible part of child memories of Ho Phuong Thao (also known Thao Ho) and inspire her passion for traditional arts. Despite working in the field of personnel management in a business, she has also devoted her soul and enthusiasm to various types of folk performances. Travelling to many …

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Vietnamese representative Tran Hoang Ai Nhi amazed both judges and audiences while wearing an outfit weighing 30kg during the national costume competition held as part of the ongoing Miss Intercontinental 2021 pageant in Egypt. The costume designed by Minh Chau draws inspiration from the image of a phoenix, aiming to honour the tenderness and femininity of Vietnamese women. It highlights the phoenix’s wings sophisticatedly printed in a 3D-style in front of the chest and the headdress. The white outfit comes in the form of an Ao Dai, national long dress, that is used by Vietnamese women in special occasions to promote Vietnamese culture, including the traditional costume. Ai Nhi, 23, is currently a model residing in Ho Chi Minh City. The Dak Lak-born girl stands at 1.71 metres tall and measures 86-60-90. She has acquired some experience in beauty contests, securing a top 10 position in the Miss World Vietnam pageant in 2019, and finishing among the top 22 of …

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Electronics components being manufactured at 4P Limited Co in the northern province of Hung Yen. — VNA/VNS Photo Pham Kien Viet Nam’s electronics industry, an increasingly important sector of the country’s economy, continues to grow despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). Amid the pandemic, the sector brought home US$77.58 billion over the past nine months of 2021, statistics from the General Department of Customs showed. Of this, the export of handsets and components contributed $41.02 billion, up 11.5 per cent year-on-year. Among major export markets were China with a turnover of $9.8 billion, up 52 per cent, the US with a value of $7.09 billion, up 1.1 per cent and the EU with $5.56 billion, down 18 per cent. Meanwhile, the export value of electronics, computers and components topped $36.56 billion, surging 13.6 per cent over the same period of last year with $9.3 billion from exports to the US, up 26.5 …

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