Many policies on the settlement of AO consequences have been carried out over the past years, including supporting AO victims. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Joining hands to soothe the pain caused by Agent Orange (AO) is not only a charitable or humanitarian deed but firstly an activity to express gratitude to revolution contributors and the sense of responsibility of each Vietnamese people. Vietnam marks 61 years since the AO disaster on August 10 this year. Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Rinh, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Victims of AO/ Dioxin (VAVA), said the Party, State, and people have made wholehearted efforts with the highest sense of responsibility to care for revolution contributors, including those suffering from toxic chemicals in the resistance war and AO victims. Many policies on the settlement of AO consequences have been carried out, he said, noting that the State has spent tens of trillions of VND each year on providing monthly allowances, health … [Read more...] about Tireless efforts made to soothe Agent Orange pain
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Ghost Festival ceremony birds sell well
Traders who sell birds for the life release ceremony on the coming Ghost Festival on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month are earning big due to high demand. The prices of birds on Hoang Hoa Tham Street in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh District have increased. Besides the worshiping, many Vietnamese families organise the life release ceremony with fish, birds or crabs to wish for luck on the Ghost Festival. At this time of the year, Hoang Hoa Tham Street is quite crowded as people buy birds to be released on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. Sparrows, flowerpeckers and finches are bestsellers due to their reasonable prices. Bird trader Nguyen Tuyet said that despite being sold at VND5,000-10,000 higher per bird, they still sold well. She often delivers birds directly to people’s homes. Each warbling white-eye costs VND20,000, while the price of a sparrow is VND15,000. Every day, she earns around VND20 million from selling birds. … [Read more...] about Ghost Festival ceremony birds sell well
Viettel Telecom provides smart positioning device Vtag
This is the first product using IoT technology in Vietnam owned and supplied by Viettel with the aim of making people’s life more convenient. Using 3 in 1 positioning technology which integrates GPS, Wifi, LBS, vTag has preeminent features, such as automatically saved movement history, motion sensor, safe area settings, SOS alert, intelligent control to help users to manage personal items and assets. With nice, compact and handy design, vTag can be used to help monitor elderly people with memory loss and children anytime and anywhere. VTag is equipped with Viettel eSIM with an unlimited data package and assurance of continuous and uninterrupted connection. In particular, the same vTag account allows monitoring of many devices, many people, and its advantage is energy-saving (average battery life is 7-10 days). According to Nguyen Trong Tinh, Deputy Director of Viettel Telecom, with GPS technology and mobile waves, vTag enables users to monitor targets anytime and anywhere while … [Read more...] about Viettel Telecom provides smart positioning device Vtag
Book on traditional Kim Hoang paintings released
The book provides a panoramic view of the origin of Kim Hoang folk paintings, the traditional way of producing the pictures, and the challenges in preserving and developing this traditional painting school in modern life. The book titled "Kim Hoang Folk Paintings" was jointly launched today [August 9] by the Hanoi Museum of Ceramics and the World Publisher. It was the result of the Kim Hoang Folk Painting Restoration Project led by researcher Nguyen Thi Thu Hoa, director of the museum. A Kim Hoang folk painting. Photos: Tra My The project has been implemented since 2016 with the participation of many artists, researchers, and collectors of Vietnamese folk paintings as well as artists and photographers. The book provides a panoramic view of the origin of Kim Hoang folk paintings, the traditional way of producing the pictures, and the challenges in preserving and developing this traditional painting school in modern life. According to Dr. Tran Hau Yen The, a … [Read more...] about Book on traditional Kim Hoang paintings released