A young Vietnamese man has designed a new machine which can automatically feed shrimp, one of Vietnam's lifeline food exports. Vietnam was the world’s third-largest exporters of shrimp in 2017, and these aquatic animals are kept aplenty in the Mekong Delta, especially its member regions of Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, Soc Trang, Kien Giang and Ben Tre Provinces. Living in Dam Doi District, Ca Mau Province, Nguyen Hai Dang, 27, has been able to produce automatic shrimp feeding machines which are purchased locally, nationally and internationally, with orders from Chinese and Korean customers. Five years ago, he germinated the idea of the food-providing equipment after seeing farmers manually prepare and scatter food for shrimp over a wide lake used for keeping the creatures. His machine is aimed at increasing the effectiveness of the practice and saving the keepers’ effort, partly by its function of timed feeding. After spending six months of experiencing multiple failures and … [Read more...] about Young Vietnamese creates feeding machine for Vietnam’s export staple
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Facebook tests adding news stories customized to users’ interests
Facebook Inc is testing a feature in the Facebook News Feed that provides customized links to news on topics of interest to individual users, as the company continues to search for ways to increase the amount of time that people spend using the world's largest social media network. FILE PHOTO - The Facebook logo is displayed on the company's website in an illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France on February 1, 2017. The offering, called "Featured Topic," is being tested on News Feed, the core of Facebook. Each selected item includes a couple of sentences of text on a subject, a link to a news story and a photo, according to an example seen by Reuters on Thursday. Facebook confirmed that the feature was in testing and said it was designed to help people discover stories that might be relevant to them. The company makes frequent changes to the News … [Read more...] about Facebook tests adding news stories customized to users’ interests
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Opportunity arises for orange exports to Indonesia Indonesia will become an important market for Vietnamese orange exporters as Indonesian oranges have fallen out of favour in the domestic market, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Indonesia. Indonesian oranges are less sweet and their skins are paler compared with foreign oranges, the office said. In addition, imported oranges are sold at the competitive price of 28,000 rupiahs (2.09 USD) per kilogramme while consumers have to pay 24,000 rupiahs (1.79 USD) for one kilogramme of domestic oranges. Vietnamese orange exporters were recommended to research exporting to Indonesia. Vietnam's total fruit and vegetables export value reached 2.4 billion USD in 2016. The value is expected to increase to 3 billion USD this year. Vietnamese fruits and vegetables have been exported to 60 countries and territories worldwide. Indonesia is among major importers of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables. Bao Viet signs co-operation agreement with … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS 2/3
Social News 31/12
Selfish selfie hunters From December 25-27, Nghệ An welcomed all selfie lovers.. ahem.. sunflower lovers to come and take pictures for free at a blooming field in the central province. The field in question had already become popular among the youth as the flowers blossomed towards the end of the year. The authorities were only institutionalising the trend in order to boost the local tourism industry. Images of the sunflower field and people taking selfies were duly carried by several online publications and the social media, but they did not capture the havoc wreaked on the field by the visitors. The 100-hectare field was cordoned with bamboo fences, but these offered little resistance as hordes of people rushed to find vantage points for their pictures. They crushed the plants, stomped on the flowers and used leaves to protect themselves from the sun. At the end of the day, local authorities were forced to announce that those who destroyed the plants and flowers would be penalized. … [Read more...] about Social News 31/12
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One more Tan Son Nhat airport bus service launched Southern Airport Transportation Joint Stock Company (SATSCO) on May 19 launched Bus Route No. 49 using high-quality automobiles to shuttle passengers between Tan Son Nhat airport and downtown HCMC. Buses ply SATSCO's second such route from 5 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. and depart from the airport and the downtown every 15 to 30 minutes. The traveling time of the new shuttle bus service is 30 to 40 minutes, and fares cost VND40,000 per passenger. Yellow buses of the new route will stop at major hotels, the Notre Dame Cathedral, and the HCMC Opera House in the center of the city, instead of using public bus stops. SATSCO is working on a plan to develop more five-star bus services with free wifi and staff able to communicate in English. Two months ago, the company put into serve Bus Route No. 109 linking the airport and the downtown. The company expected the two bus routes will help reduce traffic congestion on the streets leading to Tan … [Read more...] about Social News 24/5