Vietnamese students win prizes at int’l science contest in the US
Vietnamese students win prizes at int’l science contest in the USVietnamese students won one third prize and one consolation prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) 2018 which was held in Pennsylvania, the US, from May 13-18. This year, the contest attracted 1,793 students from 79 countries and territories with 1,401 projects. The Vietnamese delegation brought eight projects to the competition and was one of 43 countries and territories that won prizes. Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Huu Do lauded the achievements of Vietnamese students and hoped they will promote their creativity in scientific research. Vietnamese students have engaged in the contest since 2012 and have won prizes at every event since then.
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May 22, 2018 12:33 UTC
Islanders face limited fresh water in early dry season
Islanders face limited fresh water in early dry seasonVietNamNet Bridge – Half of the farming area on Ly Son Island, 30km off the coast of Quang Ngai Province, has been salinised in the early dry season this year, reducing coverage of the key crop purple onion from 170ha to 50ha. A farmer waters for a farm of onion and garlic in Ly Son Island, off the coast of Quang Ngai Province. Farmers on the island have been facing limited sources of water in early dry season of 2018. “We have called for saving daily fresh water use among 22,000 residents and tourists, while dredging wells to seek deeper water,” Huong said. “Water for farming will face a serious deficiency if local farmers do not cut farming area in the summer-autumn onion crop.
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May 22, 2018 07:19 UTC
Sony buys controlling stake in EMI Music Publishing
Sony buys controlling stake in EMI Music PublishingSony says it has agreed to buy a controlling stake in EMI Music Publishing for $2.3bn (£1.71bn) as it looks to boost its music portfolio. It is one of the world's biggest music publishing firms. Mubadala's private equity arm has controlled and managed EMI Music Publishing on behalf of Mubadala and other third-party investors since 2012, Sony said on Tuesday. "We are thrilled to bring EMI Music Publishing into the Sony family and maintain our number one position in the music publishing industry," Sony's president and chief executive Kenichiro Yoshida said on Tuesday. The deal to buy up a controlling stake in EMI is very much part of Sony's plans to realign its business, analysts said.
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May 22, 2018 06:33 UTC
40 primary pupils hospitalized due to milk tea poisoning
40 primary pupils hospitalized due to milk tea poisoningAround 40 pupils of class 3B in Tran Phu Primary School (in the central city of Quang Ngai) were hospitalized in the Maternity – Children Hospital of the city at around 10:00am on May 21, 2018. Each was delivered one box of milk tea, bought by the parental association of the class from a milk tea shop on Ngo Quyen Street of Quang Ngai City. After using the tea, the pupils had signals of abdominal cramps and those who drank much tea vomited and had high fever. Related agencies have collected samples of the supposedly poisonous milk tea from six boxes with the brand ‘U.CC’. Before using this tea, those pupils also ate coconut jelly cubes.
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May 22, 2018 05:03 UTC
Dozens of taxes, fees burden VN car users
Dozens of taxes, fees burden VN car usersVietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is among the countries with the highest selling price of cars in the world. As for road maintenance fees, car owners have to pay twice, when they register as owners of the vehicles and when going through BOT fee collection stations. The car prices in Vietnam are among the highest in the world because of too many kinds of taxes and fees. The car prices in Vietnam are among the highest in the world because of too many kinds of taxes and fees. Decree 116, with its strict regulations, restricts car imports.
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May 22, 2018 05:03 UTC
$100m programme to train teachers
$100m programme to train teachersVietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 28,000 high school teachers around the country are set to benefit from a programme meant for continuous professional development of teachers and principals to improve their capacity to teach the new curriculum. Nearly 28,000 high school teachers around the country will benefit from the Enhancing Teacher Education Program. The HCM City University of Education will be in charge of training 7,489 teachers in the 19 southern provinces and cities. The programme will also train the 70,000 school managers around the country. Nguyen Van Phuoc, deputy head of the Education Division of HCM City’s District 3, said the programme should also focus on English training.
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May 22, 2018 05:03 UTC
HCM City triumph at national swimming event
HCM City triumph at national swimming eventVietNamNet Bridge – HCM City topped the medal tally at the National Age Groups Swimming Championship, which concluded in Da Nang yesterday. HCM City swimmers perform at the National Age Groups Swimming Championship in Da Nang. — Photo trungtamthethaotuoitre.comThe squad brought home 64 medals -- 30 golds, 20 silvers and 14 bronzes. The National Defence Sports Centre 5 finished second with 25 golds, 11 silvers and 15 bronzes. The four-day event saw the participation of 230 swimmers from 29 teams across the country.
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May 22, 2018 05:03 UTC
Land erosion wreak havoc in Ca Mau
Land erosion wreak havoc in Ca MauVietNamNet Bridge – Land erosions have caused major damage to property in Ca Mau Province’s Nam Can District, the Vietnam News Agency reported on May 20. Reprentatives of the local authority visit the location of land erosion in Nam Can District of Ca Mau Province. — Photo tienphong.vnThe erosion wreaked continuous havoc for three days in the riverside communes of Lam Hai, Hiep Tung, and Nam Can Township, causing a number of houses to fall into the river. Previously, 24 households in Nam Can Township were also affected by a major land erosion. “The landslides in the district have become more and more complicated,” To Hoai Phuong, chairman of the Nam Can District, said.
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May 22, 2018 05:03 UTC
Missing investors’ projects face official termination
Missing investors’ projects face official terminationThe investors have disappeared at a string of foreign investment projects, prompting authorities to officially terminate the projects in the forthcoming period. Besides Ho Chi Minh City, many localities have started looking for investors whose projects have seen virtually no progress for years now. Czech Brewery once dominated the local press as it was the largest foreign investment project in Hoa Binh province at the time. Then, BTG Holding will begin the construction of a thermal power plant valued at EUR100 million ($118 million) and an auto component manufacturing plant valued at EUR200 million ($236 million). In reality, compared to more than 25,500 on-going FDI projects at present, the number of foreign invested projects where investors have absconded is not large.
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May 22, 2018 05:03 UTC
Da Nang: Nursery shut down after child abuse accusation
Da Nang: Nursery shut down after child abuse accusationA nursery school in Danang City has been shut down after two video clips showing the children being hit by teachers were uploaded onto the internet. Cong confirmed the abuse accusation and said they were waiting for the parents to calm down to ask for information. The video clips were only posted onto Facebook on May 21 with many photos showing the abuse. Two women took two boys' shirts off and made them lay down on the ground while forcing food down their mouth. It's unclear who took the video, Cong said.
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May 22, 2018 04:41 UTC
Lotte Mart rejects loss reports
Lotte Mart rejects loss reportsLotte Vietnam Shopping Joint Stock Company (Lotte Mart Vietnam) has written to the Ministries of Information and Communications and Finance and the media dismissing the false reports in some newspapers that it has made losses of VND2.3 trillion (US$100.87 million) in its 11 years in Viet Nam. A Lotte Mart store in HCM City. Viet Nam is the most promising Asian retail market, and therefore it had come to Viet Nam for long-term investment and opened malls around the country, it said. Jeong Seong Won, chief financial officer of Lotte Mart Vietnam, said: “We expect that by 2020 we will start to make a profit. This is the strategic vision and long-term investment commitment of Lotte Group as well as Lotte Mart in Viet Nam.” — VNS
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May 22, 2018 04:30 UTC
Vietnam’s steel industry faces trade defence measures
Vietnam’s steel industry faces trade defence measuresAs Vietnam seeks to increase its steel exports amid global overcapacity, the steelmaking industry is expected to face tremendous pressure from trade defence measures deployed by the importing countries. Over the past decade, Vietnam’s steel production capacity has grown substantially from 1.5 million tonnes per year to 21 million in 2016. Vietnam’s current capacity now tops Southeast Asia at more than 30 million tonnes. In 2017, the country’s steel exports were 5.5 million tonnes (up 28.5%), bringing in US$3.6 billion (up 45.4%). Certain types of steel that Vietnam can now produce such, as colour-coated steel, are still imported in high volume.
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May 22, 2018 04:30 UTC
An egg a day to keep the doctor away?
An egg a day to keep the doctor away? "One - even two - a day is absolutely fine," says Dr Frankie Phillips, of the British Dietetic Association. In other words, when it comes to cholesterol, eggs are not the problem - saturated fat is. The Lion Mark, found on most commercially available eggs, shows the egg has been laid by a hen vaccinated against salmonella. In terms of how we cook an egg, they are arguably at their most simple and nutritious boiled or poached.
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May 22, 2018 04:07 UTC
Newly-discovered cave damaged by quarrying
Newly-discovered cave damaged by quarryingA cave with a huge number of stalactites in Thanh Hoa Province is being destroyed by quarrying activities as local authorities fail to act. The cave contains a huge number of stalactitesAccording to complaints from the locals, the cave was discovered not long ago after a quarry explosion in Ha Tan Commune, Ha Trung District. The cave is located in the quarry of Thanh Dong Company who was granted quarrying licence in May 2016 by Thanh Hoa People's Committee. Both the people's committees of Ha Tan Commune and Ha Trung District said they were unaware of the cave. According to Chau, the newly-discovered cave in the quarry of Thanh Dong Company is 25 metres long, 20 metres wide and about 10 metres high.
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May 22, 2018 04:07 UTC
Climate change affects farmers in VN northeast
Climate change affects farmers in VN northeastClimate change is damaging production and livestock in the country’s northeast provinces, raising the risks that the poverty rate there could increase in the next few years, according to a new study by scientists of the Viet Nam Academy of Social Sciences. Up to 30 flashfloods reportedly occurred in Con River and Chay River in Ha Giang Province between 2004 and 2010. Therefore, local farmers should change the types of trees they grow to better adapt to climate change. Scientists also pointed out that climate change contributed to outbreaks of disease among animals and poultry. The impacts of climate change also threaten the cause of poverty reduction in the northern provinces.
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May 22, 2018 04:07 UTC