A corner of Da Nang (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Da Nang People’s Committee and the Vietnam Software Association (VINASA) will jointly host a series of international events on IT from October 21-24, reported the Vietnam Government Portal (VGP). The IT events included the third Smart City Summit 2019 and the 12th Japan ICT Day 2019. Smart City Summit is an annual event, aiming to promote cooperation, vision sharing, and experience of smart city building; giving solutions to smart city management, planning, and development on the basis of new technologies such as IoT, Big Data, AI, and SMAC. Smart City Summit 2019 expects to attract 600 delegates including 200 international ones. The summit comprises four sessions of discussion regarding operating smart city based on data-driven; digital government and finance for smart cities; infrastructure & technology for smart cities; and applications for smart city. Meanwhile, the event is also accompanied with the Japan ICT Day … [Read more...] about Da Nang destined for international IT events
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Top Vietnamese fighters to compete in Asian martial arts event
Kickboxers Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất and Nguyễn Thanh Tùng will represent Vietnam at the ONE: Immortal Triumph Championship, which will make its highly-anticipated debut in the country on September 6. Vietnam's top Muay Thai fighter, Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất, will compete in the ONE: Immortal Triumph Championship which will make its debut in Vietnam on September 6. — Photo tienphong.vn The tournament will take place in Phú Thọ Stadium, HCM City, featuring world-class Muay Thai and kickboxing bouts. The highlight of the event is the competition between ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Nong-O Gaiyanghadao defending his coveted belt against French Muay Thai star Brice Deval. The event is also the arena for Việt Nam’s best martial artists to showcase their skills. Muay Thai Vietnam’s legend, Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất will fight against Malaysia kickboxer Azwan Che Wil. Meanwhile, … [Read more...] about Top Vietnamese fighters to compete in Asian martial arts event
Track-and-field events removed from 30th SEA Games
The Philippines will not hold several key track-and-field events at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games next year, a decision that will likely affect Vietnam’s achievement level in the games as one of the leading athletics teams in the region. Đặng Thị Thu Thảo may not have a chance to defend her long jump title at the 30th SEA Games At the previous SEA Games in Malaysia, Vietnam topped the athletics ranking with 17 gold medals – a record for the biennial competition. The organisers revealed a list of 41 events that did not include women’s long jump, high jump, heptathlon, the marathon, the 10,000m race or the men’s and women’s walk. Vietnam are defending champions in women’s long jump and high jump and silver medallists in the 10,000m and women’s walk. The marathon has been a basic event of every SEA Games as it has been held at the Olympics since the first edition in 1896. The organisers added two events never … [Read more...] about Track-and-field events removed from 30th SEA Games
Youth: for Climate Cycling event kicks off in Hoi An
The event was attended by leaders from Hoi An City People’s Committee as well as members of the Hoi An Youth Union. The international community was also in attendance with representatives from the EU Delegation to Vietnam, German and Italian embassies, and international projects in the area all making a vital contribution to the event. The event aims to encourage young people in Hoi An to use bicycles as a sustainable means of transport in urban areas, which would contribute to reducing air pollution and preserving Hoi An’s old quarter. During the event, young people were encouraged to commit to taking a proactive role in tackling climate change and set an example for older generations to follow. “The Hoi An bike sharing scheme, supported by Germany through GIZ, is a good example of sustainable transport and we are happy to promote it today. We believe this is also a very good contribution to a more sustainable form of tourism in Hoi An. On top of reducing greenhouse … [Read more...] about Youth: for Climate Cycling event kicks off in Hoi An
Event promotes community health among Vietnamese expats in Czech Repub
Illustrative photo (Source: VOV) Prague (VNA) – An event aiming to raise awareness on public health care for Vietnamese expatriates in the Czech Republic took place at the community’s SAPA shopping centre in Prague on September 28. Organised by Medviet, a group of Vietnamese doctors and medical students in the European country, it featured activities to test participants’ knowledge on health and health insurance systems, free checkups and consultations, and a talkshow with doctors. The event aims to help the Vietnamese expats update their knowledge on the prevention and treatment of common diseases and boost connectivity between them and Vietnamese doctors working in the Czech Republic, Tran Thi Hoai Anh, a student from the Charles University and head of the organising board, told the Vietnam News Agency. She unveiled that seven doctors and 10 medical students, both Vietnamese and Czech nationals, joined the event this year. Doctor Ngo Viet Dung, who … [Read more...] about Event promotes community health among Vietnamese expats in Czech Repub