NA Chairman congratulates speaker of Japan’s lower house National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung sent a message of congratulations to Tadamori Oshima over his election as Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan. Oshima, 68, Chairman of the lower house's Budget Committee, was chosen as Nobutaka Machimura's successor during a plenary session the same day.- Party’s external relation commission delegation visits Czech Republic The head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan had a working session in Prague on April 20 with President of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) Vojtech Filip. The KSCM leader, who is also Vice President of the Czech parliament’s Chamber of Deputies, affirmed the Czech Government and his party have continually supported the integration and participation of the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic. The KSCM has promoted policies to strengthen the friendship and … [Read more...] about Government News 22/4
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Hacking dominates Vietnam’s list of noteworthy Internet security news in 2014
While the Sony hack is unarguably the biggest global Internet security incident of last year, 2014 was also dominated by hacking news in Vietnam, even though there were still encouraging points, such as the viral Flappy Bird mobile game. hacking of Sony and the iCloud nude leak, and Vietnam is no exception. On November 24, 2014, personally identifiable information about Sony Pictures Entertainment employees and their dependents, e-mails between employees, information about executive salaries at the company, copies of unreleased Sony films, and other information were obtained and released by a hacker group operating under the moniker "Guardians of Peace," or "GOP." The identities of the hackers are currently unknown. Beginning August 31, 2014, a collection of almost 500 private pictures of various celebrities, mostly women, and with many containing nudity, were posted on the imageboard 4chan, and later disseminated by other users on websites and social networks such as Imgur, … [Read more...] about Hacking dominates Vietnam’s list of noteworthy Internet security news in 2014
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Ethnic spring festivals on show this month An annual festival that features the cultural colours of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups through their New Year celebrations will take place at the Culture Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Hanoi from February 15-17. During the event, which will be hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, visitors can take part in a wide range of cultural activities. They will include a rite to pray for peace, favourable weather and a good crop of the Lo Lo ethnic minority group in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang and a festival to welcome the New Year of the Dao ethnic group in Hoanh Bo district of the northeastern province of Quang Ninh. In addition, the New Year celebration of the Thai people and the gong festival of the Muong people in northern Hoa Binh province will also be presented at the event. The husband-catching festival of the Chu Ru people in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, and the rice planting … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News Headlines 12/2
Shares continue uptrend after positive CPI news
HA NOI (VNS)- The news that decreases in inflation have been recorded in Viet Nam's two biggest cities this month has improved investor optimism, helping to keep both stock indices in the green this morning. The CPI (consumer price index) of both Ha Noi and HCM City declined in March, down 0.21 per cent and 0.29 per cent against the previous month respectively. On the HCM City Stock Exchange today, the VN-Index gained another 0.85 per cent to close the morning's session at 491.17 points. Trading value improved compared to yesterday morning, and reached more than VND725.4 billion (US$34.5 million), with nearly 33 million shares changing hands. Blue chips led the market rise, and the VN30 tracking the top 30 shares on the bourse increased 1.32 per cent to 558.42 points. Telecommunications equipment maker SACOM Development and Investment (SAM) is currently leading the market trades with 2.3 million shares exchanged at VND7,800 each, up 2.63 per cent from yesterday's close. On the Ha … [Read more...] about Shares continue uptrend after positive CPI news
Facebook to prioritize ‘trustworthy’ news based on surveys
Facebook Inc will prioritize "trustworthy" news in its feed of social media posts, using member surveys to identify high-quality outlets and fight sensationalism and misinformation, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday. The company, which has more than 2 billion monthly users, said its members, not experts or Facebook executives, would determine how news outlets rank in terms of trustworthiness. It also said it would put an emphasis on local news sources. The move is likely to send shockwaves through the media landscape in nearly every country, given the ubiquity of the world's largest social network and how central it has become in some places to the distribution of news. Zuckerberg said on Friday he expects recently announced changes to shrink the amount of news on Facebook by 20 percent, to about four percent of all content from five percent currently. The chief executive outlined the shakeup in a post on Facebook, saying that starting next week the News Feed, the … [Read more...] about Facebook to prioritize ‘trustworthy’ news based on surveys