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In addition to developing social housing projects, the city will focus on attracting investment in the construction of new urban areas, such as: the creative high-interaction urban area in the East, Thu Thiem new urban area, Southern urban area, Northwest urban area, Binh Quoi - Thanh Da Urban Area, and Can Gio sea reclamation urban area. … [Read more...] about Digital transformation to contribute 25% of HCM City’s GRDP by 2025

On January 1, Quang Ninh province detected H5N6 in a flock of 3,000 coloured chickens in Quang Minh commune, making it the fifth outbreak since the start of 2020 and the first outbreak in the province in that time. The household farm had not been vaccinated as it restocked at the time after the second national vaccination programme last year. … [Read more...] about Imports impeding chicken production

Some hospitals are on the brink of collapse as they are overwhelmed with patients in one of Asia's worst-hit nations, health experts warn. "I think we hit one million cases of Covid-19 a long time ago," said Pandu Riono, a University of Indonesia epidemiologist. "We are still climbing a mountain and we don't even know where the peak is. This is a never-ending climb." There are reports of patients being unable to access intensive care units and isolation rooms due to high demand -- a shortage underscored by an East Java city's move to outfit a train carriage to accommodate the sick. The virus has killed more than 600 doctors, nurses and other medical workers, many outfitted with limited protection equipment, according to independent researchers. "Hospitals are already collapsing," Riono said, adding that the government had "no management, no plan, no priorities, just trial and error". Indonesia's government has been widely criticised for initially downplaying the pandemic and, … [Read more...] about Indonesia passes one million coronavirus cases

Hanoi (VNA) – The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), which officially opened in Hanoi on January 26, has received many messages of congratulations from around the globe. They came from political parties and international organisations and friends, who all expressed their friendship and cooperative feelings toward the Party, State and people of Vietnam, demonstrating their deep interest in the Congress. As of January 22, the Congress had received 215 congratulatory messages from 105 parties, four regional and international organisations, 76 friendship organisations, 15 diplomatic corps and 15 individuals from 79 countries. The well-wishers included the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, the Communist Party of China, the Cambodian People's Party, the Communist Party of Cuba and the Workers' Party of Korea of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Twenty-five messages were from Asian and Oceanian countries, while 33 came from European … [Read more...] about Congratulations coming for 13th National Party Congress

The Payment Service Provider Omise has implemented the Netcetera 3-D Secure Server to secure online payment transactions in the APAC region. Netcetera, a market leader for digital payment solutions, offers certified products for 3DS payment processing, and promotes secure and frictionless consumer authentication. With the go-live beginning of January 2021, Omise is among the first PSP customers to implement the latest EMV(R) 3DS 2.2 protocol, enabling them to increase the approval rates and reduce fraud. … [Read more...] about Securing Payments in Asia: Omise Integrates the EMV 3DS 2.2 Protocol Using Netcetera’s 3DS Server