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Microsoft Corp has threatened to cut off access to its internet-search data, which it licenses to rival search engines, if they do not stop using it as the basis for their own artificial intelligence chat products, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The company has told at least two customers that using its Bing search index - a map of the internet that can be scanned in real time - to feed their AI chat tools violates the terms of their contract, the news agency said, citing people familiar with the dispute. Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft may also terminate licenses providing access to its search index, Bloomberg added. Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for a comment. The maker of the Windows operating system had said in February it was revamping its Bing search engine and Edge Web browser with artificial intelligence, signaling its ambition to retake the lead in consumer technology markets where it has fallen behind. The upgraded Bing search … [Read more...] about Microsoft threatens to restrict data from rival AI search tools: Bloomberg News

The Hanoi Tourism Festival 2023, which runs from March 24-26 around Hoan Kiem Lake Walking Street, is one of the biggest promotional events in Hanoi. As soon as Nguyen Gia Trung Hieu, representing Flamingo Redtour at the Hanoi Tourism Festival 2023, put the flyers of the travel packages on the table, the interest of local visitors in the travel packages started to grow. Hieu said that about 80 people visited the booth and got information about tours within one hour on the festival's first day. The travel demand is increasing as the summer season approaches. This year, the demand for traveling to destinations such as Phu Quoc Island and the Northwest Region is high," he said. Although the prices of flights to some domestic destinations are skyrocketing, those who book a tour through our company will be able to enjoy a preferential price," he told The Hanoi Times . Hieu is introducing tours to local visitors at the booth. Photos: Do Huong/ The Hanoi Times … [Read more...] about Travel enthusiasts flock to Hanoi Tourism Festival 2023

Hoang Vuong Lam Bach, an 11th grader at Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, took the exam on March 11 and got the result Friday - 800 for Math and 800 for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing. Bach is one of a few examinees worldwide to get a perfect SAT score. According to the College Board, an American nonprofit organization that administers the SATs (Scholastic Assessment Test), only 8% of Asian examiners scored 1400 and above last year, while those scoring 1480 and above were among the 1% top scorers in the world. "I could not believe it," Bach said after receiving his scores. "I was very scared in the exam room because it was my first time taking the SAT," he said. Bach said he prepared for the test from December last year. He once scored 1590 in a mock test but was not confident with the real test as it was computer-based and had some differences compared to his paper-based lessons. The test duration was 134 minutes instead of 180 minutes and the question … [Read more...] about Vietnamese teen earns perfect SAT score

The Cho Gao Canal, spanning 28.5 km, runs through Chau Thanh District and several other areas in Tien Giang. It was dug by the French in 1876 to create a direct waterway route between Saigon and the Mekong Delta. Work to upgrade the canal began in 2021 and is expected to be finished this year. It involves dredging and lengthening the waterway by around 10 km and construction of new dykes, bridges and roads. Following the upgrade, vessels should find it easier to traverse the canal. A section of the canal bank is eroded in Binh Phan Commune. It is in fact eroded at hundreds of places, affecting over 2,000 families. Eight years ago the canal was upgraded at a cost of VND780 billion. A brick kiln was set up beneath the Cho Gao Bridge for the upgrade work. It has around a dozen workers, who pour cement brought by trucks into molds. The completed bricks are then sent to the construction site. … [Read more...] about Funding, relocation issues hit $56M Mekong Delta canal renovation

Increasing labour cooperation between Vietnam and Thailand was discussed at a meeting between Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh and Thai Deputy Minister of Labour Surachai Chaitrakulthong in Bangkok on March 24. Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh (L) and Thai Deputy Minister of Labour Surachai Chaitrakulthong during their meeting in Bangkok on March 24. (Photo: VNA) Ambassador Thanh suggested that the two sides speed up negotiations towards renewing the signed MoU and agreement on labour, including expanding the fields of cooperation to other occupations. To this end, he suggested the two sides soon exchange working-level delegations to review and supplement the contents of the signed documents. The Vietnamese Embassy is ready to support and promote cooperation between the relevant agencies of the two countries’ Labour Ministries, he assured. Deputy Minister Surachai Chaitrakulthong for his part welcomed Ambassador Thanh’s … [Read more...] about Vietnam and Thailand promote labour cooperation

Four children drowned in rivers in the southern provinces of Ba Ria-Vung Tau this week. According to local authorities in Xuyen Moc District, two 14-year-old students at Tan Lam Secondary School drowned while swimming with a group of friends at the Ray River. Two 14-year-old students at Tan Lam Secondary School drowned while swimming with a group of friends at the Ray River. A local man who was fishing in the river heard the calls for help from the students and ran to the river to find the victims. However, they were already dead. Earlier on March 19, two other students, both aged 16, also drowned while bathing at the Da Bang Lake in Chau Duc District. A report by local authorities said that 14 children died from drowning in Ba Ria-Vung Tau in 2022 and seven others have drowned since the beginning of this year. A 2020 report by the Department of Child Affairs said drowning is one of the major causes of death of children aged 12-15 in Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Four teenagers drown in Ba Ria-Vung Tau

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to experience rainy and cold weather from today, March 25. According to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, a light cold front has started affecting some northeastern localities. The light cold weather has hit the northern region From this evening, the cold weather will continue affecting other localities in the northeast and some in the northwest. The lowest temperature would be below 17 degrees centigrade in mountainous areas. Today, the northern region would witness rainfall of up to 50mm. On March 25-28, localities from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien-Hue would see a rainfall of 10-40mm. The rain would focus on late evening. Local residents have been warned of rain, hail and whirlwinds. … [Read more...] about Northern region to face cold spell

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Architecture has just proposed to the municipal people's committee to install a roof along the pavement of Le Loi Walking Street in District 1. A man repairs his house at Le Loi Street The work, which is estimated to cost between VND20-30 billion, aims to shelter visitors from sunshine and rain while sightseeing, shopping or dining on the street. According to the Department of Planning and Architecture, Le Loi Street is now open again after being fenced off for many years for the construction of the underground station of the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien Metro Line. However, the landscape and utilities for shopping and walking activities of local people and tourists here are not enough. While it is not possible to immediately arrange a green area large enough to create shade for the sidewalk, the roof solution will help prevent sun and rain, and create conditions for pedestrians as well as business activities along the … [Read more...] about Roof proposed for HCM City Walking Street

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has just approved to pilot the implementation of the Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) model at the country's two biggest airports of Tan Son Nhat and Noi Bai. A data centre set up for the implementation of A-CDM According to CAAV, the implementation of A-CDM will help improve data and coordination between concerned agencies to provide clear, accurate and transparent information, which will help reduce delays and provide a better travel experience for travellers. Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) have co-operated with the two airports, local airlines, and a Dutch consultancy agency to set up the models at Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat airports. According to ACV, flights at Tan Son Nhat and Noi Bai airports have often seen delays during busy periods due to many reasons, including a lack of coordination between concerned agencies. The implementation of A-CDM is expected to help reduce airport and … [Read more...] about New tech promises fewer delays at country’s biggest airports

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) building.(Photo: AFP/VNA) Singapore (VNA) – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on March 23 that the Nexus Project prototype of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has successfully connected with the payment systems of Europe,  Malaysia and Singapore. To enhance cross-border payments, the BIS Innovation Hub Singapore Centre developed the Nexus concept of a first-of-its-kind multilateral network connecting multiple domestic instant payment systems (IPS). Nexus prototype successfully connected the test IPS of the Eurosystem, Malaysia and Singapore, allowing payments to be sent across the three using only mobile phone numbers. In the next phase, BIS and the central banks of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand will jointly work towards connecting their domestic IPS through Nexus. For the next phase of the project – in line with their November 2022 Memorandum of Understanding on … [Read more...] about Singapore promotes instant payment system connectivity in Southeast Asia