Transitional technology

Vo Tien Dung, vice director of Hanoi-based Halcom Vietnam, said his business has been cooperating with German, Finnish and Japanese companies for the last 23 years, but has yet to find the best technologies to deal with Vietnam’s waste problems. It is difficult to treat typically unsorted and highly humid waste in Vietnam. For example, trash in Europe has a humidity level of around 20%, while trash in Vietnam could have a humidity level of 60-70%, he added. Even the ongoing waste-to-energy plants in Hanoi and Can Tho would need more time so their effectiveness could be evaluated, Dung said. Treating unsorted trash without the same humidity conditions as in other countries would make it hard to meet efficiency and emission standards, he added. Nguyen Quang Huan, member of the National Assembly’s Committee for Science, Technology and the Environment, said he was concerned about waste-to-energy plants. He said such technology still produces pollutants, and is merely cleaning the … [Read more...] about No ideal waste treatment technology for Vietnam yet

At the Partnership MoU signing ceremony, BUV and Bond University jointly agreed on articulation programs in business, international tourism and hotel management at the bachelor level, and the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. At the bachelor level, students will complete 2 years at BUV, then transfer and continue their studies at Bond University for 16 months. For the MBA program, students complete the master's program at BUV and continue to study for additional 8 months at Bond University in Gold Coast, Australia to receive the Master degree issued by Bond University. The MoU signing ceremony between BUV and Bond University was organized on the campus of BUV Ms. Jen Bahen, Counselor for Education and Research, Australian Embassy, said: “The deep and personal people-to-people links between Australia and Viet Nam are a huge part of the Australia – Viet Nam story. I often make the point that our bilateral relationship is fundamentally underpinned by … [Read more...] about British University Vietnam and Bond University sign MoU

Vietnam’s digital transformation is designed to be based on three main pillars namely institution, infrastructure, and manpower. Digital transformation plays a major role in building an independent and integrated economy, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made the statement today. The country should not remain outside this process and building successful digital-based economy and society needs to begin with e-government, Chinh, who is also Chairman of the National Committee for Digital Transformation, said at the committee’s 3rd meeting on August 9. The event drew the participation of more than 130,000 officials nationwide, including Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam and many cabinet members, to discuss the application of population data and electronic identification and authentication for national digital transformation in the 2022-2025 period with a vision to 2030. Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the national meeting on digital … [Read more...] about Digital transformation matters a lot to economic integration: Vietnamese PM

Vice Chairman Duong Anh Duc directs to speed up vaccination rollout citywide He made the statement at today’s online meeting with 21 districts and Thu Duc city about the preliminary review after one week of implementation of the vaccination program for children in the city. Deputy Director of the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Huu Hung said that the number of Covid-19 cases in the city in the last weeks of July tended to increase, the Department has advised the municipal People's Committee to choose August as the peak month for vaccination against Covid-19 for children. After one week of implementation, the city has organized 188 injection points at schools and administered approximately 82,042 shots of vaccines, 1.45 times higher than the previous week with 56,538 shots. However, according to the Deputy Director of the Department of Health, the city's vaccination coverage rate is lower than the national average. Specifically, the proportion of children … [Read more...] about Vice Chairman directs to speed up vaccination rollout citywide

Bangkok – Thai businesses have set their sights on expanding trade and investment in Cambodia, especially in processed food, agriculture, tourism, renewable energy, plastic, and gems and jewellery. The Aranyaprathet-Poipet border gate of Thailand and Cambodia (Photo: Asia News) Sanan Angubolkul, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC), said Cambodia is seeing average economic growth of 7 – 8% per year as a result of the country opening up to foreign direct investment. Cambodia has been trying to develop its tourism and agricultural sectors, but the country still lacks sufficient knowledge and modern technology, especially in terms of storage and processing in order to increase values. This offers a very good opportunity for Thai businesses to forge joint investments with Cambodian counterparts in many sectors as above, according to Sanan, who is also chairman of the Board of Trade of Thailand. He led the first post-pandemic visit to Cambodia by more than 60 … [Read more...] about Thai businesses eye expanding trade, investment in Cambodia

The new passport version of Vietnam (Photo: Vietnam Government Portal) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) is planning to add the “place of birth” to the new passport version to facilitate citizens’ seeking of visas to the Schengen countries . The granting and use of the new passport will be among the issues about which Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam will be questioned at the 14th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee on August 10. Compared to the old passport, the new version is produced by using modern technology to meet higher security requirements and standards of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), according to the MPS’s report sent to lawmakers prior to the meeting. Images of Vietnam’s typical landscapes and cultural heritages are featured in the new passport with the aim of introducing the country’s land and people to international friends, it noted. So far, the MPS has granted 272,000 passports of the … [Read more...] about Ministry plans to add “place of birth” to new passport version

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on August 9. - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has asked the Prime Minister about the mechanism for ongoing solar power and transitional wind power projects to enjoy the incentive price. In a recent document sent to the PM, the MoIT suggested investors of those projects negotiate electricity prices and power purchase and sale contracts with Vietnam Electricity (EVN). Read full story Read full story Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) - Vietnam will need a skilled workforce to transform itself into an upper-middle-income economy by 2035, the World Bank has suggested in its recently-released report named “Taking Stock: Educate to Grow”. Read full story Read full story The new passport version of Vietnam (Photo: Vietnam Government Portal) The granting and use of the new passport will be among the issues about which Minister of Public Security Gen. … [Read more...] about ☕ Afternoon briefing on August 9

The central city topped the ranking for cities and provinces, scoring 0.6419 points, 0.1545 higher than the 2020 ranking released last year. Thua Thien Hue came in second place again with 0.5872 points, and Ho Chi Minh City climbed two spots to rank third. The top ten also included Bac Ninh, Lang Son, Ninh Binh, Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen, Binh Phuoc and Bac Giang. The Ministry of Finance led the rankings of 17 ministries and ministry-level agencies providing public services, gaining 0.6321 points, 0.13 higher than the previous ranking. It was followed by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Vietnam Social Security. Also in the top ten were the State Bank of Vietnam, the ministries of Trade and Industry; Information and Telecommunications; Environment and Natural Resources; Culture, Sports and Tourism; Transport; and Home Affairs. Claiming 0.4736 points, the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology rose two spots to rank first among nine ministries and ministry-level … [Read more...] about Da Nang, Finance Ministry top Digital Transformation Index

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh chaired the meeting and Senior Lieutenant General Pham Hoai Nam, Deputy Minister of National Defense, attended the event. Speaking at the meeting, Chairman cum General Director of the Viettel Group Senior Colonel Tao Duc Thang briefed the delegation on Viettel production and business situation, especially difficulties and shortcomings that the group is facing. Meanwhile, Gen. Thang proposed new mechanisms and policies on high-tech development, digital transformation, and foreign investment, and then the project’s steering committee would implement effective and appropriate policies on modernization and industrialization in the time to come. For his part, Mr. Tran Tuan Anh spoke highly of the remarkable achievements gained by Viettel over the past years. According to him, Viettel is the first enterprise to work with the Central Steering Committee for developing the project. It has shown the important role of … [Read more...] about Central Economic Commission works with Viettel

This is the first product using IoT technology in Vietnam owned and supplied by Viettel with the aim of making people’s life more convenient. Using 3 in 1 positioning technology which integrates GPS, Wifi, LBS, vTag has preeminent features, such as automatically saved movement history, motion sensor, safe area settings, SOS alert, intelligent control to help users to manage personal items and assets. With nice, compact and handy design, vTag can be used to help monitor elderly people with memory loss and children anytime and anywhere. VTag is equipped with Viettel eSIM with an unlimited data package and assurance of continuous and uninterrupted connection. In particular, the same vTag account allows monitoring of many devices, many people, and its advantage is energy-saving (average battery life is 7-10 days). According to Nguyen Trong Tinh, Deputy Director of Viettel Telecom, with GPS technology and mobile waves, vTag enables users to monitor targets anytime and anywhere while … [Read more...] about Viettel Telecom provides smart positioning device Vtag