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Ube Construction Materials, a Tokyo-based wholly owned unit of chemical giant Ube Industries Ltd., said it owns a 51 percent stake in the new local arm, Ube CT Construction Materials Vietnam Co., which has an initial capital of 753,100 USD. The rest of the stake is held by two other Japanese companies - 37.5 percent by T. Chatani & Co., a subsidiary of chemical goods trading house OG Corp., and 11.5 percent by Koatsu Gas Kogyo Co., a manufacturer of high-pressure gas. The waterproof materials market in Vietnam is expected to expand in line with the country's economic growth, an Ube Industries spokesman told NNA, commenting on the establishment of the new local unit as the Ube group's first business base in Vietnam. Ube Construction Materials was founded in 2015 and plays a central role in the group's construction materials business. Source: VNA …

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A meeting of the UNSC (Photo: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – In his capacity as President of the United Nations Security Council in April 2021, Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will preside over a high-level open debate on enhancing cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organisations in promoting confidence-building and dialogue in conflict prevention and resolution. The UNSC’s meeting will be held on April 19 in both in-person and online forms, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Vietnam for the second time assumed the role of rotating President of the UNSC in the 2020-2021 tenure this month. On April 1 morning, the UNSC adopted the April Programme of Work proposed by Vietnam, under which the council will hold 15 open debates and 10 closed meetings discussing various peace and security matters in the world, including situations in the Middle East, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, West Sahara, Colombia, and Kosovo. Vietnam is scheduled to chair four video-teleconferencing (VTC) open debates this month, with the first taking place on April 8 addressing the “Maintenance of international peace and security: Mine action.” There will also be debates on “Women and peace and security: Sexual violence in conflict” on April 14, and “Protection of civilians in armed conflict: Indispensable civilian objects” on April 27./. VNA …

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Tran Viet Lan, whose parents own a motorbike repair shop in Phu Yen province, has has won many provincial and national prizes for his inventions since he was an eighth grader. Lan's submarine robot His latest achievement is second prize in the National Science and Technology Competition for high school students for his submarine robot that supports hydrogeological research. Lan decided to work on the robot after learning about problems that hinder undersea research of specimens. With the desire to reduce risks when people carry out research deep under the sea, Lan set to work on a submarine robot. He spent all his time after school hours on his project. After eight months, he successfully assembled the robot which brought him first prize in the province and second prize at the national competition. The robot weighs 20 kilograms and can dive at the depth of 50 meters. It supports image data collection, 3D map drawing, and seabed topography with a photogrammetric method combined with a vision tool. It also recognizes objects with AI, operates them with spectral cameras, and monitors water environmental parameters with a sensor system. The robot arm helps collect specimens when necessary, and has a part that collects liquid for research. The system operates automatically under a preset roadmap with pre-installed points on the map and then returns to the starting position. Users monitor the robot and operate it remotely via a phone app or computer. All the engine, IC system and components of the robot were imported at a cost of VND15 million, according to Lan. Asked about the problems when designing the robot, Lan said that electronic parts were easily damaged in the water environment. Lan tried many different assembly methods to solve the problem. In fact, new problems arose every time during experimentation. However, the difficulties made him more determined. The student finished all exercises in class so that he could spend time at …

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