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All Vietnam Artificial Intelligence Day 2023 (AI4VN 2023) events take place at Riverside Palace in District 4 this year, including four main activities: the AI Summit, the AI Workshop, the AI Expo, and the CTO Summit 2023, which will select and honor the company with "the best technology environment in Vietnam." With the theme "Artificial Intelligence Empowering Life," the main session of the AI Summit 2023, which opens on Friday, has attracted thousands of registrations from AI-interested communities. Technology demonstration booths at Vietnam Artificial Intelligence Day 2023 (AI4VN 2023) opened on the afternoon of September 21, attracting droves of AI lovers. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran The session will open at 8:30 a.m. and will be reported online by VnExpress . The event is expected to draw the participation of government leaders, ministries, large corporations, scientists, and members of the community interested in technology development and AI applications. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Artificial Intelligence Day 2023 opens

At the ceremony in Thuan Thuan town. (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn) Bac Ninh (VNA) - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in collaboration with the Vietnam Farmers' Union Central Committee and Bac Ninh provincial People’s Committee, held a ceremony in Thuan Thuan town, on September 16 in response to the 2023 “ Clean up the world ” Campaign. The 2023 “Clean up the world” Campaign is an opportunity for the whole social community to join hands to act for the environment and take responsibility for the environment, from small but meaningful actions, thereby actively contributing to building the future of the Earth, creating a clean environment and maintaining ecological balance for the sustainable development of humanity. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment , the “Clean up the world” Campaign was initiated by Australia and has been launched globally by the United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP ), since 1993. To … [Read more...] about Vietnam responds to World Clean-up Day

Authorities in Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong Provinces, located in Vietnam’s south-central and Central Highlands regions, respectively, have sought to develop a 103km-long expressway linking the two localities in the 2025-28 period, said a local official. The administration of Khanh Hoa recently told relevant agencies to work with a consulting unit on a proposal to develop the Nha Trang - Lien Khuong Expressway project, Nguyen Tan Tuan, chairman of the Khanh Hoa People’s Committee, said on Thursday. According to the proposal, the route would start from an intersection with the Nha Trang - Cam Lam Expressway in Khanh Hoa to the end of the Lien Khuong - Prenn Expressway in Lam Dong, with some 48km of the route in Khanh Hoa and the rest in Lam Dong. The projected end of the Nha Trang - Lien Khuong Expressway project, which will link Khanh Hoa Province in south-central Vietnam with Lam Dong Province in the country’s Central Highlands region. Photo: Tran Huong / Tuoi Tre … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Nha Trang – Lien Khuong expy proposed to be built in next 3 years

Skipping breakfast Not eating breakfast may interrupt the circadian rhythm, interfere with the metabolism process, and decrease the ability to transform fats and carbohydrates. An empty stomach is also more acidic and vulnerable compared to one filled with food. Those who skip breakfast may also experience low blood sugar levels and its consequences, including lack of concentration, tiredness, and a tendency to eat more during lunch and breakfast, which in turn leads to obesity and bloating. Eating too fast Another habit that should be avoided is chewing and swallowing food too fast while eating, which makes food not ground into small pieces and consequently the stomach has to work more intensively to digest the food. Eating too fast lowers the nutrition absorption efficiency and creates a higher probability of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Having breakfast too early or too late According to Khanh, it is recommended to have breakfast at a fixed time every day. This … [Read more...] about Six things you should not do when eating breakfast

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council has approved a plan to revitalize the Municipal Theatre, also known as the Saigon Opera House, as the theater has fallen into a state of degradation. The renovation of the opera house, which is considered as one of the city’s iconic symbols, is estimated to cost VND337 billion (US$13.9 million). The repair is aimed at preserving the architectural values of the establishment to make it a further attractive destination for international tourists visiting the city and a venue for important festivals and events. Chau Huy Toan, who has worked at the opera house for 33 years, said he has witnessed the building undergo two renovations. The Saigon Opera House is situated at 7 Cong Truong Lam Son, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. The theater, developed over 123 years ago, is a popular destination for tourists to the city. In 1998, the city launched a large renovation of the theater and equipped it with modern sound … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City to renovate downtown opera house

Vietnam’s first-ever salt festival will be held in Bac Lieu Province, southern Vietnam in April next year and is expected to contribute to the development of the salt-making craft in the province and the country as a whole. The event will help promote local salt products and call on enterprises and organizations to make investments in the production, processing, and trade of salt. It will also create motivation for locally-made salt to compete with salt imports in the domestic market. At a working session with Bac Lieu authorities on Tuesday, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam said April is an ideal time to hold the festival as it marks the beginning of the salt harvesting season. Vietnam has never before hosted large festivals or forums for the salt sector, Nam added, assigning the Department of Cooperatives and Rural Development and the National Agriculture Extension Center to coordinate with Bac Lieu Province to prepare for the festival. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Bac Lieu to host country’s first-ever salt festival next year

Some top international and U.S. firms such as SpaceX, the Coca-Cola Company, and Pacifico Energy are planning to expand their operations in Vietnam, heard the receptions hosted by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for these firms’ leaders in New York City on Wednesday (local time). During these receptions, part of the top Vietnamese official’s ongoing trip to the United States, PM Chinh underlined that Vietnam prioritizes science, technology, innovation, green, digital and circular economic, and research projects. He affirmed that the Vietnamese government always creates favorable conditions for international firms to do business in Vietnam effectively. Speaking at the meeting with the prime minister, Tim Hughes, senior vice president for global business and government affairs at SpaceX, a U.S. aerospace company, run by South African-American billionaire Elon Musk, said that the group highly values Vietnam’s potential for development. Hughes revealed that SpaceX aims … [Read more...] about Major US companies, including SpaceX, aim to expand investment in Vietnam

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, together with Vice-State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, paid a visit to late President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house and fish pond on Thursday morning. Their jaunt was taken after talks between the top Vietnamese official and Japan’s crown prince. Vice-State President Xuan chaired a welcome ceremony for Akishino and Kiko at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on Thursday morning. The stilt house and fish pond are situated in the late President Ho Chi Minh relic site. These places were the late president’s living and working space. The visit to the relic site was part of Akishino’s ongoing Vietnam trip, which will last until Monday next week. Crown Prince Akishino, 58, is the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito. He was declared first in line to the chrysanthemum throne in 2020. This is the third time the Japanese crown prince has visited Vietnam. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre Akishino is set to meet other … [Read more...] about Japanese Crown Prince visits late President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam has written to four foreign-invested firms asking them to suspend cooperation agreements with 328 livestock farms as these farms have no certificates of completion of environmental protection works. Previously, the department, in collaboration with relevant agencies and local authorities, conducted inspections to assess the adherence to legal requirements for environmental protection by nearly 10,000 livestock farms and poultry facilities in the province. The four-month comprehensive review of documents and on-site inspections resulted in the discovery of 328 pig and chicken farming operations across 10 out of 11 districts and cities, excluding Bien Hoa City, holding livestock farming contracts with four foreign-invested enterprises without the necessary environmental permits. Those foreign-invested enterprises consists of C.P. Vietnam Joint Stock Company, Japfa Comfeed Vietnam Co. Ltd., … [Read more...] about Vietnamese province halts foreign firms’ partnerships with 328 farms over environmental issues

Business mogul Nguyen Phuong Hang at her trial on September 21, 2023. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Tung Hang, the general director of the Dai Nam Joint Stock Company, stands trial at the Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s Court on Thursday, after she was arrested by Ho Chi Minh City police in March last year for "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, and the lawful rights and interests of organizations and/or citizens." She was accused of using different social media accounts to livestream and make allegedly false claims about various celebrities, as well as spread information related to celebrities' private lives. In her videos, she said singer Dam Vinh Hung had not been transparent in distributing money he collected from others, and singer Vy Oanh had earned a huge amount of money after having a child with a rich man. "My reputation, which I have built over the past 20 years, was damaged," Hung said at the trial of Hang at the HCMC People’s Court, … [Read more...] about Singers want apology not money from tycoon in alleged defamation case