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Recalling old substandard motorbikes to ensure traffic safety and reduce air pollution is a necessity, but this cannot be done easily because motorbikes are the livelihood of the poor. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) has released Document No 7442, requesting cities/provinces to strengthen control over air pollution and eliminate dust and emissions hotspots. The ministry has asked Hanoi and HCM City to speed up the implementation of comprehensive solutions to ease air pollution, such as new public transport, vehicles using clean energy, and removal of old vehicles from circulation. The recall of old motorbikes has been discussed for many years. According to the Vietnam Register (VR), there are 3.4 million cars and 50 million motorbikes. Hanoi has 7 million motorbikes and HCM City 9 million in regular circulation. Of these, 40 percent are old motorbikes that have been used for more than 15 years. In Hanoi, it is easy to see trashy motorbikes, with no horn, lamp, mirror or license plate rolling on the streets. The owners of the motorbikes are often vegetable and fruit merchants, builders and scrap collectors who use the bike to carry goods. The old motorbikes are mostly models manufactured many years ago, including Honda Cub, Wave, SYM Angel, Suzuki Viva, Best and Chinese models Loncin and Lifan. Many of them have been modified to be able to carry cumbersome goods. They are loud and kick dust and threaten the safety of other people. Studies show that motorbikes emit 80-90 percent of CO, HC and NOx of total emissions. Old motorbikes that are only occasionally maintained will produce a volume of toxic emissions much higher than vehicles regularly maintained. Currently, emissions examinations are being implemented in accordance with the Ministry of Transport’s Circular No 70 dated November 2015. But the regulation is only applied to cars, and there is no standard for motorbikes. Experts and officials all agree that it is necessary to …

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The AI Accelerator Challenge 2021 (AAC 2021), organised by the VSV Foundation under the auspices of the Ministry of Science and Technology and funded by the Australian Embassy, has just officially opened for registration. This is an acceleration program specifically designed for Vietnamese artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups with innovative ideas and products that address the practical needs of the market. The AI Accelerator Challenge 2021, themed "AI in pandemic - Adapting to the new normal", has been organised with the goal of identifying, incubating, promoting and developing potential AI-powered applications in numerous fields such as finance, commerce, electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, education, transportation and smart city. Participants will have the opportunity to undertake a four-week online training course, after which the top five teams will be awarded prizes including a service support package worth VND 500 million, a business promotion and mentoring course worth VND 200 million and up to VND 200 million in seed investment with no equity required. Running from February to August 2021, the program is open for registration until midnight on 25 March 2021. Interested candidates can find more detailed information and apply at https://ai.vsvfoundation.com/ The program will assist Vietnam’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as helping to foster the development of a vibrant AI start-up environment. “Vietnam should be very proud of its successes in tackling COVID-19”, said H.E Mr Andrew Barnes, Australian Chargé d' Affaires to Vietnam. “Through sponsoring programs to promote innovative applications using artificial intelligence, Australia is demonstrating its strong commitment to assisting Vietnam overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting economic recovery and strengthening its innovation system.” “The Government is trying to implement many …

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AI Accelerator Challenge 2021 has officially kicked off The AI Accelerator Challenge 2021(AAC 2021) is an acceleration programme specifically designed for Vietnamese AI startups with innovative ideas and products that address the practical needs of the market. AAC 2021, themed "AI in pandemic – Adapting to the new normal", has been organised with the goal of identifying, incubating, promoting, and developing potential AI-powered applications in numerous fields such as finance, commerce, electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, education, transportation, and smart city development. Participants will have the opportunity to undertake a 4-week online training course, after which the top five teams will be awarded prizes including a service support package worth VND500 million($21,740), a business promotion and mentoring course worth VND200 million ($8,700) and up to VND200 million in seed investment with no equity required. The programme will assist Vietnam’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as help to foster the development of a vibrant AI startup environment. “Vietnam should be very proud of its successes in tackling COVID-19,” said Andrew Barnes, Australian Chargé d'Affaires to Vietnam. “Through sponsoring programmes to promote innovative applications using AI, Australia is demonstrating its strong commitment to assisting Vietnam in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting economic recovery, and strengthening its innovation system.” “The government is trying to implement many activities to cope with disruptions caused by COVID-19, in which innovation and the application of advanced science and technology have been defined as the key to increase the resilience of businesses and the recovery of the economy. AI is one of the core technologies that promise to revolutionise many of Vietnam's key socioeconomic sectors such as health, education, business, commerce, …

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