The city draws some 94 percent of the water it uses for treatment at a spot downstream of where the Saigon meets the Dong Nai River, the Hoa Phu pumping station in its Cu Chi District, and at Hoa An in Dong Nai Province. … [Read more...] about HCMC to change water source for piped supply to residents
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Reshuffle underway to further stimulate revival of economy
According to the Ministry of Finance, as of the end of 2020, nearly VND390 trillion ($16.95 billion), equivalent to 82.8 per cent of the plan allocated, was disbursed, while the figure as of end-November was VND329.9 trillion ($14.3 billion) only, equalling 70.1 per cent. This is the highest ratio of disbursement in 2016-2020 – with 80.3 per cent in 2016, 73.3 per cent in 2017, 66.87 per cent in 2018, and 67.46 per cent in 2019. Most of the capital has been invested in infrastructure works. … [Read more...] about Reshuffle underway to further stimulate revival of economy
Mastercard launches one-stop resource site to support SMEs’ digital transformation in Asia Pacific
“SMEs have taken a particularly hard hit from the pandemic, so it’s vital for them to get the knowledge, skills and resources they need to offer an omnichannel shopping and payment experience that drives business and builds customer loyalty in the physical and digital worlds,” said Sandeep Malhotra, Executive Vice President, Products & Innovation, Asia Pacific, Mastercard. … [Read more...] about Mastercard launches one-stop resource site to support SMEs’ digital transformation in Asia Pacific
Blooming yellow apricot flowers have Saigon farmers in a sweat
After trimming, "skeletons" of yellow apricot trees are transferred to a special care unit. Several trees here, worth up to VND300-600 million ($13,000-26,000), have died because of the unexpected weather conditions. … [Read more...] about Blooming yellow apricot flowers have Saigon farmers in a sweat
30Shine rises high with AWS Cloud
AWS, which has been the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offers over 175 services for computing, storage, databases, networking, analytics, robotics, machine learning, and AI, IoT, mobile, security, hybrid, virtual, and augmented reality, media, and application development, deployment, and management from 77 Availability Zones within 24 geographic regions, with announced plans for 18 more Availability Zones and six more AWS Regions. … [Read more...] about 30Shine rises high with AWS Cloud