Nguyen Manh Cuong shows off his bamboo carving talent at his workshop in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Hoang An / Tuoi Tre Much of Cuong’s day is spent in blissful silence, either researching spiritual icons he can recreate on bamboo or focusing on the creation of a new piece. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese man carves spiritual icons on bamboo nodes
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Vietnam steps up IPv6 transition
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Information and Communications announced a programme on transition to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) in 2021-2025, which will focus on state agencies, instead of the community and business circle as in the previous period, at a meeting in Hanoi on January 15. Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung said between 2021-2022, half of ministries, agencies and localities are set to adopt IPv6 transitional plans and successfully shift towards IPv6 for their portals. All of them are expected to roll out the plans between 2022-2025. He stressed that Vietnam needs to prepare infrastructure for digital transformation, especially e-Government. In Vietnam, the IPv6 transition in networks, services, applications, software is an evolution that ensures Internet resources capacity and security requirements to support digital transformation and development of e-government and smart cities services./. … [Read more...] about Vietnam steps up IPv6 transition
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
Hanoi strives to become creative city in region
Chief Representative of UN Habitat Vietnam Dr. Nguyen Quang said that urbanisation brings in many opportunities for local residents, but creates a lot of big challenges, including those involved in poverty and inequality. The final goal of a smart city is to improve the quality of life, increase the efficiency of human resources and natural resources, and connect the government and people, Quang added./. VNA … [Read more...] about Hanoi strives to become creative city in region
Picky viewers keep filmmakers on their toes
"Asking for fairness in this industry is not realistic. Everyone has pressure, from producers to distributors. When a movie succeeds, who wants to reduce the number of its shows so other movies can have more? So, when a movie fails, they should not ask why it has fewer shows," he said. … [Read more...] about Picky viewers keep filmmakers on their toes