After more than a year with a lot of efforts in scientific works, he was honored as the youngest among the top ten scientists receiving the Qua Cau Vang (Golden Globe) Awards in 2022. Overcoming hardships Luong Van Thien was born to a farmer family in a poor village of Yen Thanh commune, Yen Mo district, Ninh Binh province. He remembered when he was a student, his parents had to work as hired laborers to pay for his education. Thien often asked for old books to self-study. He took time to study and made great efforts to acquire knowledge. After entering the Luong Van Tuy Gifted High School, he won numerous national-level mathematics competitions. In 2010, he was admitted to the Hanoi Medical University, but he chose to enter the Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology. At first, his parents did not agree with his choice, but then they believed in his decision because he passed the exam to the school's talented engineer … [Read more...] about Desire to dedicate to the country
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Four Vietnamese awarded New Zealand ASEAN Scholar Awards
Four Vietnamese were awarded the New Zealand ASEAN Scholar Awards by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Monday. The four were among the 40 individuals from 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to be presented with the prestigious prizes in a ceremony to mark 40 years of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and the bloc. ASEAN is a ten-member organization which includes Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. The Vietnamese recipients of the awards are Mai Kieu Lien, CEO of dairy firm Vinamilk; Nguyen Xuan Vang, head of the International Cooperation Department under the Ministry of Education and Training; Tran Duc Lam, CEO of Tran Duc Homes Company; and diplomat Ton Nu Thi Ninh. The four were honored for their contribution to the development of Vietnam and New Zealand’s cooperation. The New Zealand-ASEAN Scholar Awards are designed to recognize New Zealand’s close … [Read more...] about Four Vietnamese awarded New Zealand ASEAN Scholar Awards
Fed delivers small rate increase; Powell suggests ‘couple’ more hikes coming
In announcing its latest policy decision, the U.S. central bank scaled back to a quarter-percentage-point rate increase after a year of larger hikes and swept aside in its statement the long list of reasons, from war to the pandemic, that were driving prices higher to say simply that "inflation has eased." Yet policymakers also projected "ongoing increases" in borrowing costs would be needed, a still open-ended commitment that did not yet pinpoint when the rate hikes might stop, and pushed back against an expectation in financial markets that the Fed would pause soon and, indeed, cut rates later this year. Investors nevertheless took a dovish cue from remarks by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who referred repeatedly during a news conference to the "disinflationary" process that now appeared to be underway. Equity markets rose as Powell spoke and investors slightly boosted bets for coming rate cuts. Meanwhile, Powell insisted that rate cuts are not in the offing, and took pains to walk … [Read more...] about Fed delivers small rate increase; Powell suggests ‘couple’ more hikes coming
Hanoi tightens food safety management after Tet
Local authorities will take strong measures to ensure food safety in the kitchens of industrial parks, schools, and government agencies. Hanoi is strengthening the food safety management of organizations throughout the city. Hanoi authorities inspect a local restaurant for food safety management. Photo: The Hanoi Times Local authorities will strengthen supervision of collective kitchens in industrial parks, government agencies, and schools to ensure food safety standards are met, said Hanoi Food Safety Sub-department chief Dang Thanh Phong. “Students, particularly kindergarten and elementary kids, are the most vulnerable and their meals need special attention,” he said. "Twenty schools across the city have agreed to join a municipal program to meet all food safety standards and improve their monitoring of food qualities," Phong said. Food safety control is among the hardest tasks in a densely populated city. In particular times like Tet and post- … [Read more...] about Hanoi tightens food safety management after Tet
Parents accuse boys of bullying their child, beat them at school
Social media users on Wednesday shared a video showing a man and a woman entering the campus of Tan An Thanh 2 Primary School in Binh Tan District of Vinh Long Province and beating two schoolboys playing in the schoolyard. The video, which lasted about two minutes, showed the woman driving a motorbike into the school, carrying her son with her. Shortly after that, a man who was her husband arrived and approached a schoolboy, and immediately began to beat him in his face and head. After that, the couple made that boy stand still so that their son could slap him in the face. The man then approached another boy and slapped him while the woman held him still. Tran Duy Men, the school’s principal, confirmed on Thursday that the incident took place on the afternoon of January 16. He said that on that day, around 10 students stayed on the campus after school and played together in the schoolyard. Men added that there were no teachers at the school when the incident took place. … [Read more...] about Parents accuse boys of bullying their child, beat them at school
Competition heats up among stock brokers
Throughout 2022, the brokerage revenue of 10 leading securities firms on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HSX) saw a 19.4 per cent plunge compared to one year ago. VPS, which secures the number-one position for brokerage services in the market, saw its slice sink to 14.81 per cent in the last quarter of 2022, down from 18.71 per cent in the third quarter and 17.12 per cent in the same period of 2021. For the whole of 2022, VPS’s revenue from brokerage services shed more than 9 per cent on-year. The stock market saw great volatility in Q4 last year Meanwhile, the brokerage revenue of SSI, which ranks second among top performers in stock transaction value, took a dip of nearly 60 per cent in Q4 last year alone and witnessed a 32.2 per cent plunge over the whole of 2022. The company’s market slice slipped from 11.05 to 9.84 per cent. This does not only affect the two top performers, the brokerage revenue of most other securities firms fell amidst an … [Read more...] about Competition heats up among stock brokers