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Military Technical Academy team wins digital race

Team MTA–R4F from the Military Technical Academy bested seven teams from other universities, including two from the UK and Russia, to win the Digital Race 2018-2019.

 

Huawei phones without Google apps confuse Vietnamese customers

Huawei phones hold a modest market share due to poor product designs and marketing as well as plain features compared to other brands such as Oppo or Samsung.

Bamboo against plastic

The story of Bong, the bamboo fish built to protect Danang’s beach from plastic waste.

 

Cu Lao Cham – pioneer in environmental protection

While some other islands are only facing severe waste problems. However, Cu Lao Cham has come up with a solution in banning all non-biodegradable waste on the island for 10 years.

 

Vietnamese students in RoK intensify scientific research

The Vietnamese Students’ Association in Korea (VSAK) held the sixth annual conference of Vietnamese young scientists in Seoul on May 26.

Rare primates in Da Nang face serious difficulties

The red-shanked douc largur is considered a rare primate and is listed in Vietnam’s Red Book.

VN start-up based in US launches first on-demand expert service cloud for analytics

On-demand expert platform and artificial intelligence innovator Got It on Wednesday US time launched Querychat for cloud data warehouses starting with Google BigQuery.

 

US$1.2bil. to be spent on forest protection

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has launched a project worth VND28trn (USD1.2bn) to protect forests in the Central Highlands.

 

HCM City reduces number of waste transfer stations in the city

HCM City administration is planning to reduce the number of waste transfer stations in the city and strengthening measures to treat solid waste to protect the environment.

Slow progress in fight against illegal wildlife trade

Vietnam has some of the world’s most diverse wildlife, but the country’s rare species are in grave danger from traffickers.

Central Highlands works toward sustainable forest development

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference on May 24 to deploy a freshly approved project on sustainable forest recovery and development in the Central Highlands for 2016-2030.

 

Nine world recognised Ramsar sites in Vietnam

Ramsar, or the Convention of Wetlands, is an intergovernmental treaty that provides a framework for conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. 

HCM City to reduce plastic waste

To reduce the plastic waste released into the environment, especially to the ocean, HCM City has approved a project that encourages the recycling of waste, especially plastic waste picked up by private garbage collectors.

Centre for Vietnam-RoK IT cooperation opens in Ho Chi Minh City

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) officially launched a centre for Vietnam-Korea IT cooperation in Ho Chi Minh City on May 23.

 

Over 5 tonnes of pangolin scales discovered in Ba Ria-Vung Tau

Anti-smuggling officers in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province found five tonnes of pangolin scales at the Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) in the province’s Phu My town on May 23.

 

Phu Yen coral reefs in need of conservation

The central coastal province of Phu Yen is searching for solutions to protect the local coral reefs which have been damaged by human activities.

 

Vietnam’s digital printing plates subject to India’s anti-dumping probe

Vietnam is among several countries and territories affected by India’s new anti-dumping probe against digital printing plates, said the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

 

UK experts to hold training courses for Vietnam researchers

Under the framework of Newton Fund Vietnam, experts from Coventry University in the UK will hold three training courses for Vietnamese researchers.

 

Int’l teams to compete in final round of digital race in Hanoi

FPT and VTV will organize the Digital Race 2018-2019 final round in Hanoi on May 25, with the participation of two teams from Far Eastern Federal University in Russia and University of Greenwich in the UK.

 

Farmers stricken with fish die-off in La Nga river

For the past 2 years, the massive number of death in the fish population in artificial breeding farms on the La Nga river, Dinh Quan district, Dong Nai province has been leaving local fishermen devastated.