Delivering an opening address online, the Under Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Chui Tak-yi, said, "In a globalised economy with the food chain getting increasingly complex, similar to many other places, Hong Kong attaches great importance to food traceability. Legislation, technology, innovation and big data analysis provide immense possibilities for us to enhance our food monitoring capability and traceability, leading to safe food on the table. Staying ahead of the curve will be imperative to the food industry, especially when we anticipate more digital and traceable food system. (For the full opening speech please visit: https://youtu.be/7m2494GPm10) … [Read more...] about Global Industry Leaders Highlighted Food Safety Issues in Times of Pandemic at the 6th Food Safety Forum
Isis relaunches as a global platform
VietNamNet cooperates with CMC Telecom on digital platform
CMC Telecom has a standardized Make in Vietnam cloud-computing CMC Cloud and is the only CSP (Converged Services Provider) in Vietnam. The firm platforms allow CMC Telecom to satisfy requirements and implement important tasks in VietNamNet’s transformation. … [Read more...] about VietNamNet cooperates with CMC Telecom on digital platform
VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 15
The plan is to be implemented in order to make productivity into an important driving force for development across all sectors, largely through the application of new renewal achievements in science, technology, management systems, and tools that help to improve productivity. This is in addition to combining with research, training, and retraining of human resources, in line with Industry 4.0 trends. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 15
Social media – a revolution to be feared
But perhaps, what happened in America may be the clearest example of how regulators on social media platforms can significantly interfere in politics. Facebook and Twitter executives are known to be pro-Democrat, which was shown after the New York Post published a report on Hunter Biden last October. The same executives at Facebook and Twitter ordered their platforms to suppress information on the report. Facebook deliberately slowed down the spread of information on its platform, while Twitter blocked users from being able to share the report, citing “this article contains stolen information”. Several weeks later, users could again share the New York Post article with no restrictions after Twitter and Facebook executives were ordered to appear at a hearing in the US Senate, which was requested by a number of Republicans. It may have been too late, however, as tens of millions of Americans had already cast their ballots, and the “October surprise” of the … [Read more...] about Social media – a revolution to be feared
Ministry of Information and Communication with new missions, new space
In the past 5 years, the postal sector has had unprecedented strong growth with an average rate of over 30% per year. In 2020, the total revenue of postal services reached over VND35 trillion, contributing to the state budget VND2.4 trillion. Vietnam currently has 555 postal businesses; 90% of communes have postal service points; 89% of postal service points have an Internet connection. … [Read more...] about Ministry of Information and Communication with new missions, new space