Hanoi police crack down on illegal racing
Hanoi police crack down on illegal racingHanoi’s Police Department has launched a plan aimed at curbing illegal motorbike street racing in the city as the 2018 World Cup draws near. Police deal with a motorbike using for an illegal street racing. The police will also keep an eye on persons who have previously been fined for illegal street racing in the city, he said. During the World Cup, the names of persons fined for illegal street racing will be sent to schools, offices and residential areas for re-education efforts. The 2018 World Cup will be held in Russia from June 14 to July 15.
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May 23, 2018 09:22 UTC
Amazon defends providing police facial recognition tech
Amazon defends providing police facial recognition techAmazon has defended working with US police forces to provide facial recognition technology, amid concern from civil rights groups. It said fears over misuse of the technology should not inhibit use of facial recognition to fight crime. "Our quality of life would be much worse today if we outlawed new technology because some people could choose to abuse the technology," Amazon said in a statement. The debate over the implantation of facial recognition software is happening all over the world. In China, three wanted criminals have been arrested while at pop concerts after facial recognition spotted them as they entered the venue.
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May 23, 2018 09:11 UTC
Thai ‘investment wave’ in Vietnam getting stronger
Thai ‘investment wave’ in Vietnam getting strongerVietNamNet Bridge - Thai investors are expected to increase their presence in Vietnam through capital contribution and M&A deals, analysts say. Thailand now ranks the 10th among the biggest foreign investors in VietnamThe first Thai investors came to Vietnam in 1992 and poured $50 million into Vietnam after the first two years. However, the Thai investment has become stronger in the last few years. A report found that Thai FDI (foreign direct investment) to Vietnam began increasing significantly in 1995, after Vietnam officially joined ASEAN. Vietnam has remained an attractive destination for foreign investors with total foreign direct investment FDI capital hitting $36 billion in 2017, a record over the past 10 years.
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May 23, 2018 09:11 UTC
Controversial asset tax not yet on Gov’t agenda
Controversial asset tax not yet on Gov’t agendaVietNamNet Bridge – Finance minister Dinh Tien Dung on Tuesday said that the controversial asset tax will not be on the agenda at least until the next National Assembly (NA) semester, or 2021. More recently, the Politburo in 2016 issued Resolution 07 on the restructuring of the State budget and public debt management which proposed research to apply an asset tax. Dung said that the new asset tax had sufficient legal basis to be brought to the table for serious discussion, which he even considered “already late”. The debate on the asset tax broke out in April, following reports that the Ministry of Finance had prepared a draft law to tax houses and cars. It will be a long time until (the law) makes it to the National Assembly,” Dung said.
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May 23, 2018 09:11 UTC
Businesswoman returns to the silver screen
Businesswoman returns to the silver screenVietNamNet Bridge – The serial Tinh Khuc Bach Duong (Love Stories in the Land of Birch) is being broadcast on Viet Nam Television’s Channel 1. Actress Thanh Mai. — File PhotoThe serial features many established artistes like Le Vu Long, Thanh Mai and Chi Bao, who rarely appear on television these days. Actress Thanh Mai stars one of the leading roles. Thanh Mai has previously played about 100 roles in television series.
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May 23, 2018 08:26 UTC
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In the coming time, the JCCH will host more business forums and trade-investment exchanges with businesses in HCM City, he said. Mai said he hopes the UJC and the Ben Tre Party Committee exchange experience in organising youth activities, and expects the UJC to help Cuban firms visit Ben Tre to seek partnerships. As the two cities share similarities in smart city building targets, which are to provide convenient services and improving living conditions for local people, they should step up cooperation and sharing experience in smart city building, the official said. It is also experienced in building a smart city and providing smart city solutions. He expressed his city’s willingness to cooperate with HCM City in creating start-up incubators and exchanging experience in smart city building.
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May 23, 2018 07:52 UTC
Outdoor light pollution worsens in Vietnam
Outdoor light pollution worsens in VietnamVietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is faced with increasing outdoor light pollution, which can be harmful to physical and mental health, according to local experts. Light pollution has worsened in recent years, experts say. In many alleys of HCM City, for instance, many 0.6-1.2m fluorescent and halogen lights are used to light streets. At night, light throws the body’s biological clock and circadian rhythm out of whack, disturbing sleep, according to Harvard University’s Medical School website. Experts at the Harvard Medical School said that people should use dim red lights for night lights.
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May 23, 2018 07:18 UTC
Ignoring protests, banks insist on raising service fees
Ignoring protests, banks insist on raising service feesVietNamNet Bridge - The number of e-banking service users had reached 81 percent by the end of 2017, according to IDG. The service fee frame was set by the watchdog agency in 2013 and commercial banks have the right to set service fees themselves, provided that the fees are not higher than ceiling levels. Explaining their decisions, banks said the adjustment of service fees will be associated with new services with higher quality. Banks’ clients said the explanations are ‘unconvincing’ and voiced strong protests against the decisions. An official of the State Bank said the service fee frame was set by the watchdog agency in 2013 and commercial banks have the right to set service fees themselves, provided that the fees are not higher than ceiling levels.
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May 23, 2018 05:03 UTC
Concert to feature Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite
Concert to feature Stravinsky’s Firebird SuiteThe Firebird Suite, an orchestral work for the ballet The Firebird by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, will be performed in Ho Chi Minh City on May 27. The ballet premiered in Paris in 1910 by the Ballet Russes, and has been performed by famous ballet companies around the world. Apart from the original score for the ballet, Stravinsky arranged three shorter suites for concert performances which date from 1911, 1919 and 1945. The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will perform the 1919 suite, which is the most well-known and played. French composer and conductor Fabien Tehericsen, a professor of music composition at University of Poitiers and the University of Orsay, Paris, will lead the concert at the HCM City Opera House.
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May 23, 2018 05:03 UTC
HCM City calls for investment in waterway, seaport projects
HCM City calls for investment in waterway, seaport projectsHo Chi Minh City is calling for investment in waterway and seaport projects. Ho Chi Minh City is calling for investment in waterway and seaport projects (Illustrative image: VNA)According to the municipal Department of Transport, the city plans to organise a seminar on investment in waterway and seaport projects in June. At the Transport Department’s press conference on May 22, the department’s representative also informed participants of the progress of several transport projects. The first phase of the new eastern bus station project will be put into operation this year, while its second phase will be complete by 2025. For the new western bus station project, ground clearance compensation is being conducted.-VNA
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May 23, 2018 04:41 UTC
HCM City prioritises luring FDI in urban development
HCM City prioritises luring FDI in urban developmentHCM City is giving the priority to luring new-generation foreign direct invest (FDI) in the fields of high technology and urban development, along with FDI attraction in the four main industries and two traditional sectors. The city is exerting efforts to call for investment in 190 projects, focusing on the development of smart and innovative urban areas. Innovative urban areas which are calling for investment include District 2, District 9 and Thu Duc district. Ho Chi Minh City expects the success of these areas will pave the way for the development of smart urban areas. Most of foreign investors have shown their appreciation of and back for the city’s urban development efforts.
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May 23, 2018 04:41 UTC
Int’l Children Festival 2018 to highlight green planet
Int’l Children Festival 2018 to highlight green planetThe third International Children Festival VTV 2018 will take place in Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa, from May 29 to June 3. A press conference to announce the International Children Festival VTV 2018 (Source: http://en.nhandan.org.vn)The festival is an annual event organised by the Vietnam Television on the occasion of International Children's Day on June 1 to strengthen solidarity among nations in the region through the exchange activities of children. Themed “For a green planet”, this year's festival features seven international teams from Russia, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Japan, China, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, along with the host Vietnam. During the five days of the festival, children will participate in activities such as a “Green Earth” art gala, visits to an aquarium, a safari park and a water park and group activities. First held in 2016 under the name of ASEAN Children Festival, the festival was upgraded to ASEAN+ Children Festival in 2017 as the event attracted the participation of children from China and the RoK, together with their ASEAN peers.-VNA
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May 23, 2018 04:41 UTC
Toyota camp helps young talents nurture football dreams
Toyota camp helps young talents nurture football dreamsYoung football talents in Vietnam will have a chance to pursue their dream when the Toyota Junior Football Clinic & Camp 2018 returns this June. Thirty selected children will take part in a training programme at Ton Duc Thang University in HCM City from July 10 to 16. After this course, the 18 best players will compete at the Toyota International Junior Cup slated for September 13 – 20 in Japan. Former renowned footballers Le Huynh Duc and Phan Thanh Binh will be the head and deputy head coaches of the camp. Three training camps in HCM City coached 90 football talents, 54 of whom were chosen for football tours in Japan.
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May 23, 2018 04:30 UTC
Three major airports need $5b for upgrades
Three major airports need $5b for upgradesVietNamNet Bridge – More than VND116 trillion (US$5 billion) is needed to build Long Thanh Airport and upgrade Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat airports for the 2018-21 period, with a vision to 2025, according to the State-owned Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) investment plan. The upgrade looks to enable the airport to serve 30 million passengers across all terminals by 2020 and 60 million by 2030. Terminal T3 is planned to be constructed to serve 10 million passengers per year, along with an expansion of parking areas, runways and assisting equipment. The construction project includes building one runway, one passenger terminal and other supporting facilities to serve 25 million passengers and 1.2 million tonnes of cargo per year. According to the report, the ministry agreed to allow ACV to mobilise over VND1.9 trillion ($82.6 million) and VND2.3 trillion ($100 million) to invest in Tan Son Nhat and Noi Bai airports, respectively.
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May 23, 2018 04:18 UTC
Japan concerned about China’s activities on East Sea
Japan concerned about China’s activities on East SeaJapanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera has voiced deep concern about reports that Chinese bombers had landed for the first time at an airport on the East Sea. Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori OnoderaJapanese broadcaster NHK on May 22 quoted Onodera as saying that China had increased large-scale reclamation activities on the East Sea along with the construction of military facilities and bases and other activities. The minister said those moves of China aimed at unilaterally changing the status quo and creating a fait accompli. Earlier, Chinese air force announced that some strategic bombers of the country landed at an airport in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago in the East Sea on May 18. Spokesperson of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang also said China’s acts have adversely affected negotiations on the Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) between the ASEAN and China, fueled tensions and caused instability in the region, and hampered efforts to maintain peace, stability and cooperation in the East Sea.
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May 23, 2018 04:18 UTC