Experts speaking at the conference. — Photo baothuathienhue.vn Data was the new, most important and inexhaustible input, a new driving force for transformation, economic development, and a new way to improve management capacity, said Nguyen Huy Dung, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, at an international conference on open data and AI. The Ministry of Information and Communications coordinated with the People's Committee of Thua Thien – Hue Province and the World Bank to organise an international conference on open data and AI for economic growth in Hue City on Thursday. The conference aims to exchange and comment on the role of open data and the development trend of artificial intelligence (AI) in the world, thereby identifying challenges, proposing specific actions to develop open data, promote the development and application of AI to create a driving force for economic growth. This year was the year of National Digital Data in Viet Nam, said Dung. … [Read more...] about Open data and AI – the engine of economic growth
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Market rebounds in closing minutes
People shopping at Winmart's store, a supermarket chain operated by Masan Group. MSN shares climbed more than 2.8 per cent on Friday, leading the market's uptrend. — Photo masangroup.com The market reversed the bearish course and finished the week higher in the last minutes. Foreign capital also showed a signal of improvement as foreign investors net bought on both main exchanges. On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the market's benchmark VN-Index was up 6.21 points, or 0.56 per cent, to 1,107.53 points, recouping some of the losses set in the previous session. It fell by 8.22 points on Thursday on strong profit-taking demand after five straight gaining days. Persistent selling pressure continued to weigh on the index in the early trade, causing the fluctuation around the area of 1,090-1,100 points. And it only rebounded in the last trading minutes when the risk-on sentiment, which lifted large-cap stocks, overshadowed the profit-taking force. The market's movement … [Read more...] about Market rebounds in closing minutes
Discovering Tien Cave in Lao Cai
A tourist at Tien Cave in Lao Cai Province - Photo 52hz.vn Tien Cave is one of the beautiful landscapes in the country and attracts many tourists to Lao Cai Province. The cave has a wild beauty with many beautiful and studding stalactites. With a white sandy beach and crystal clear water, the scenic cave is an ideal resting place among the mountains on summer days. The path leading to the cave in Coc Ly Commune, Bac Ha District is a small flow of the Chay River, originating from stream branches in the northwest of Hà Giang Province. On a boat trip on the stream leading to Tien Cave - Photo traveloka.com The Chay River coming here seems to be constricted to form a deep river, bringing a gentle look, weaving between the two steep cliffs. The two sides are primeval forests, covering the whole landscape with a cool, fresh climate. To reach this place, we went through Bao Nhai Commune and then took a boat upstream on the Chay River for nearly an hour. During the … [Read more...] about Discovering Tien Cave in Lao Cai
Travel companies see positive outlook but challenges lie ahead
Trang An scenic landscape complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh. After three years of stagnation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Viet Nam's tourism industry is accelerating its recovery. — VNA/VNS Photo Experts forecast a positive outlook for travel stocks after two years of being battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Vietnamese tourism businesses still have to face many difficulties and challenges. Positive first quarter After three years of stagnation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Viet Nam's tourism industry is accelerating its recovery. According to the General Statistics Office, in the first five months of this year, the number of international visitors to Viet Nam was estimated at nearly 4.6 million, 12.6 times higher than the same period last year. Of the total of nearly 4.6 million international visitors to Viet Nam in the past five months, visitors coming by air accounted for 88 per cent; by road accounted for 10.9 per cent; by sea 1.1 per cent. With the … [Read more...] about Travel companies see positive outlook but challenges lie ahead
US may investigate paper bags from Viet Nam
Vietnamese paper bags are under a request for an anti-dumping investigation. Photo congthuong.vn The US Department of Commerce (DOC) on June 20 will decide whether to investigate the dumping of paper bags imported from Viet Nam. The paper bag codes under investigation are HS 4819.30.0040 and 4819.40.0040. The case's plaintiff is the Coalition for Fair Trade with Shopping Bags. The Department of Trade Remedies, under the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam, said that DOC received a request for an anti-dumping investigation on paper shopping bags imported from Viet Nam. The Coalition said that Viet Nam exported US$162 million in products to the US, ranking second behind China. Meanwhile, data from the US International Trade Commission (USITC) showed the export value of investigated products was around $144 million last year, up 37.6 per cent year-on-year, accounting for about 15 per cent of total export turnover and ranking second among countries that export the most … [Read more...] about US may investigate paper bags from Viet Nam