Despite having been in our social lives for less than two decades (Facebook in 2004, Twitter in 2006), social media platforms have rapidly transformed into a global phenomenon where they now serve as the primary medium of communication for billions of people. Once relatively harmless “public squares” where users can easily interact with one another, social media networks have grown into formidable platforms, giving their creators unprecedented supranational power – not just by gathering personal information and collecting trends and being able to sell this information for billions of dollars, but also by dominating, if not directly influencing, social trends through the power of advertisements and information selection. In many cases, this has become a significant matter in national politics for many countries. … [Read more...] about Social media – a revolution to be feared
Promoting tourism through social media
Global Industry Leaders Highlighted Food Safety Issues in Times of Pandemic at the 6th Food Safety Forum
As online shopping prevails, consumers' demand for more transparent and reliable food information soars. To foster open information sharing among the F&B community, GS1 HK introduced Trusted FoodNet, an online platform where food suppliers' and restaurants' quality and safety certifications can be uploaded and displayed, for business buyers and consumers to access the information anywhere, anytime. More than 150 food products with different certificates are available on the platform so far, please visit https://trustedfoodnet.gs1hk.org/ to know more. … [Read more...] about Global Industry Leaders Highlighted Food Safety Issues in Times of Pandemic at the 6th Food Safety Forum
HCM City sees high HIV infection risk from undetected virus carriers
At the conference Since the first case of HIV infection found in HCM City in December 1990, the municipal authorities have focused on curbing the epidemic's development via communications and education activities to raise public awareness of protecting themselves, and building HIV prevention models. … [Read more...] about HCM City sees high HIV infection risk from undetected virus carriers
Vietnamese V-pop prince claims Billboard first
Tung’s MV features rapper Snoop Dogg and stars American singer Madison Beer. It was released in July 2019 and reached one million views within just eight minutes and two million in 14 minutes, becoming the fastest Vietnamese music video to reach these thresholds. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese V-pop prince claims Billboard first
VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 15
Earlier this month, the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) downgraded Thailand’s economic outlook, with only 1.5-3.5 percent growth this year if the government fail to control the new wave of COVID-19 in three months. JSCCIB predicted that the country’s exports will expand by 3-5 percent this year, down from the previous estimate of 4-6 percent expansion, following the new outbreak./. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 15