The sweet aroma of Pleiku’s coffee flowers
The sweet aroma of Pleiku’s coffee flowersVietNamNet Bridge – I arrived in Pleiku on time when the coffee flowers are blossom with fragrance spreading across the central highlands city. Coffee flowers are purely white-the colour could make anybody thrilled and overwhelmed with emotion. In my garden in France there is a Serenga bloom but its fragrance is not as comfortable as coffee flowers in Pleiku. Most of coffee flowers in Pleiku are Robusta coffee planted in the red soil and often blossom like others flowers during Tet (Lunar New Year) to welcome spring. Fragrant aroma of coffee flowers attracted flocks of honey bees hovering around.
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March 24, 2018 02:03 UTC
NA Chairwoman sets off for attendance at IPU-138, Netherlands visit
NA Chairwoman sets off for attendance at IPU-138, Netherlands visitChairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan left Hanoi in the morning of March 24 for Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the 138th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-138) and related meetings from March 24-25. NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim NganChairwoman Ngan’s attendance at the IPU-138 is made at the invitation of IPU President Gabriela Cuevas Barron. Afterwards, the top legislator will pay an official visit to the Netherlands from March 26-28 as guest of Speaker of the House of Representatives Khadija Arib. Notably, in April 2015, Vietnam hosted the 132nd IPU Assembly, where the Hanoi Declaration was adopted, contributing to devising the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. In October 2016, at the 135th IPU Assembly in Switzerland, Chairman of the NA’s Committee for External Affairs Nguyen Van Giau was elected to the IPU Executive Committee for 2016-2019.-VNA
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March 24, 2018 01:52 UTC
Vietnam National FinTech Day in May
Vietnam National FinTech Day in MayThe State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will organise the National FinTech Day in May. The National FinTech Day will be held in May. — Photo cafef.vnThis is the first major event of FinTech in the country, with the participation of FinTech management agencies, the start-up community, commercial banks, experts from Viet Nam, as well as foreign countries. Banking and finance is a pioneer sector in rapidly adopting and applying the superior features of technology solutions to enhance innovation, improve products and services, and reduce costs, thereby bringing benefits to customers, he said. "On the other hand, the financial and banking system may face many challenges due to the presence of machines and automation solutions, competition from FinTech companies or new risks from the technology environment," the governor said.
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March 23, 2018 11:15 UTC
Vietnam, RoK resolved to advance relations
Vietnam, RoK resolved to advance relationsPresident Tran Dai Quang and President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea (RoK) affirmed their commitments and political determination to advance the relationship between Vietnam and the RoK in both depth and width during their talks in Hanoi on March 23. Meanwhile, President Moon affirmed that the RoK will increase support for Vietnam in material and spare part manufacturing industries, thus building a sound foundation for trade ties. The two Presidents also outlined orientations for development cooperation as well as affiliation in training, industry, energy, environment, labour, culture, tourism, and people-to-people exchange. President Moon said the RoK will employ more measures to support and protect multicultural families, helping them have a more stable life. Vietnam is also the most important country in the New Southern Policy which is being implemented by the RoK government, he said.
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March 23, 2018 11:15 UTC
Duc Vincie to design costumes for Miss Mexico 2018
Duc Vincie to design costumes for Miss Mexico 2018Duc Vincie has accepted the invitation of National Director of Miss Mexico Organization Adán Sotelo Ortíz to be one of the main designers for the beauty pageant. Duc Vincie has gained popularity for his designs for Miss Grand Mexico 2017 Yoana Gutierrez at the Miss Grand International 2017 and for Samantha Leyva at Miss Supranational 2017. Duc Vincie has worked in the fashion industry for 10 years. He has designed a number of costumes for Vietnamese celebrities, including Ky Duyen, Nguyen Thi Loan, Lan Khue, Thanh Ha, and Diep Bao Ngoc. In late 2017, he held a “Night Dream” fashion show which featured Ky Duyen and Lan Khue as vedettes.
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March 23, 2018 11:15 UTC
Party leader’s visit to France to show resolve to strengthen multifaceted ties
Party leader’s visit to France to show resolve to strengthen multifaceted tiesThe upcoming official visit to France by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong will reflect the two countries’ respect for each other and their resolve to enhance multifaceted cooperation, opening a new period of flourishing ties in the years ahead. The ambassador said the two countries set up diplomatic ties on April 12, 1973. He expressed his belief that trade links between Vietnam and France will also grow in the time ahead. The French Government has annually granted 80 scholarships for Vietnamese students to study in France, mostly for training programmes at master and doctoral levels. Regarding the Vietnamese community in France, Thiep said they have greatly contributed to the homeland and the two countries’ relations.
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March 23, 2018 11:03 UTC
IPU values ties with Vietnam: IPU Secretary General
IPU values ties with Vietnam: IPU Secretary GeneralThe Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Vietnam share a long-standing, sound relations based on mutual trust and respect, stated IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong. IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong (L) and Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim NganHe made the statement in an interview with Vietnam News Agency at the outset of the 138th IPU Assembly (IPU-138) and related meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, from March 24-25. Over the years, relations between the Vietnamese National Assembly and other parliaments have been strengthened. In October 2007 at the 117th IPU Assembly also in Geneva, Switzerland, Vietnam’s NA was elected to the IPU Executive Committee - the forum’s highest body - for the first time. The Vietnamese delegation to the meeting is headed by National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.-VNA
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March 23, 2018 10:52 UTC
HCM City’s fire victims die from suffocation
HCM City’s fire victims die from suffocationVietNamNet Bridge – Victims of a deadly fire on Friday early morning at a HCM City’s apartment building died from suffocation, said Senior Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Huong, deputy director of the city’s Department of Firefighting Police. Residents of the apartment have been shifted to block C of Carina Plaza and the opposite City Gate building for safety. The city’s leaders have asked authorised forces to ban residents from entering the scene to avoid possible collapse of concrete pieces. “It was too dangerous to allow suffocating residents to run out of the building or jump outside from the top floors,” said HCM City’s Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan. — VNA/VNS Photo Dinh HangAt some 1.30am, the apartment building of Carina Plaza residential area suddenly burst into flames.
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March 23, 2018 10:30 UTC
Viet Nam Futsal League to begin on March 31
Viet Nam Futsal League to begin on March 31VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Futsal League season is scheduled to kick off on March 31 and will conclude on April 22, the event’s organising board has announced. Six players of six teams taking part in the Viet Nam Futsal League. They include Thang Long Warriors, Hanoi Buffaloes, Danang Dragons, Saigon Heat, HCM City Wings and Can Tho Catfish. There will be a total of 19 matches in Hanoi, HCM City and Da Nang. In the opening matches on March 31, Thang Long Warriors will meet Danang Dragons and Hanoi Buffaloes will face HCM City Wings.
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March 23, 2018 10:30 UTC
Exhibition held to promote the memory of Sapa
Exhibition held to promote the memory of SapaVietNamNet Bridge – Artist To Ngoc Thanh doesn’t paint from his mind. “My childhood is those days following my dad traveling to Viet Bac (Northen Vietnam) military base,” he recalls as his 19th solo exhibition opens. This latest exhibition, Duyen No voi Sapa (Predestined Love Tile with Sapa), features 63 carefully crafted works. They include oil paintings of landscapes, scenery and the people of Sapa. The exhibition is being held at the Exhibition Hall of Viet Nam Fine Arts Association, 16 Ngo Quyen Street, Hoan Kiem District and lasts until March 26.
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March 23, 2018 10:30 UTC
Getting to the art of the matter
Getting to the art of the matterAn exhibition featuring the work of Czech graphic artist Jiří Slíva will open to public from 3pm on March 26 at the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum. Exhibition Café Nonsens features humorous drawings and lithographs, many inspired by the theme of cafés, one of Jiří Slíva’s favourite subjects. Entitled Café Nonsens, the exhibition features humorous drawings and lithographs with many inspired by the theme of cafés, one of Slíva’s favourite subjects. Jiří Slíva’s work displays the best of the Czech art of cartoons and book illustrations. Café Nonsens will run until March 30.
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March 23, 2018 10:30 UTC
Measles highly likely to break out in Vietnam
In 2017, the country has reported 141 measles cases mostly in the North. Dr. Duong expressed his concern of he possible outbreak of measles especially between kids under the age of 15 and infants below nine months old. The rate of vaccination in disadvantaged and mountainous distract and in industrial parks is very low ; accordingly it is highly likely that risk out measles outbreaks. This explains why many kids below nine months caught measles because they are not inherited good immune from their mothers. The Ministry of Health plans to provide vaccination for kids at the age of six months old.
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March 23, 2018 10:07 UTC
US’s antidumping duty ruling lacks legal basis: MARD
US’s antidumping duty ruling lacks legal basis: MARDThe US’s recent ruling to impose unprecedentedly high anti-dumping duties on tra fish fillets from Vietnam lacks a legal basis, said the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority (APMDA) under the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Accordingly, Vietnam’s frozen Tra fish fillets will be subject to antidumping duties of 2.39 – 7.74 USD per kilogramme. According to the agency, Vietnam’s tra fish exports to the US slid from 22.3 percent in 2016 to 19 percent in 2017. Impacts of the anti-dumping duty ruling and the catfish investigation programme of the US would worsen the situation. Earlier, the VASEP and domestic tra fish business also oppose the DOC’s unfair decision.-VNA
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March 23, 2018 09:33 UTC
Vietnam co-founds UN Group of Friends on Drowning Prevention
Vietnam co-founds UN Group of Friends on Drowning PreventionThe UN Group of Friends on Drowning Prevention made debut at an event co-chaired by the permanent missions of Vietnam and Fiji at the UN headquarters in New York on March 22. The event to debut the UN Group of Friends on Drowning Prevention on March 22Addressing the event, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN, stressed that drowning claims 360,000 lives a year across the globe, higher than malnutrition or maternal mortality. Statistics show that drowning usually occurs in low- and middle-income countries while the drowning rate is also higher among vulnerable groups. She noted that Africa has the highest drowning rate, but the highest child drowning rate is in the Asia-Pacific region. With the support of the Bloomberg Philanthropies and Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the UN Group of Friends on Drowning Prevention was founded by the permanent missions of Vietnam, Fiji, Bangladesh, Ireland, Tanzania and Thailand to the UN with a view to improving public awareness of and promoting support for drowning prevention.
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March 23, 2018 09:22 UTC
New regulation imposes VND-billion fines for using ‘freebie' software
New regulation imposes VND-billion fines for using ‘freebie' softwareNew rules imposed by the Penal Code for software piracy, including crippling financial fines up to VND1 billion ($45,400), the suspension of operations, and so on, are expected to mitigate and hopefully terminate piracy in Vietnam. While infringements seem to have gone down from the VND2.5 billion ($113,636) in financial fines for software piracy in 2015, local software piracy remains rampant in different forms and degrees. According to VNCERT, one of the main causes of these incidents may be attributed to businesses using software of dubious sources, leaving their computers vulnerable to malware infection. “Over the years, the enforcement and protection of copyrights, property rights, and ownership rights for computer software have achieved impressive results. Nevertheless, computer software piracy is still a widespread issue with different forms and varying degrees of abuse.
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March 23, 2018 09:11 UTC