Three young men die as a result of drink driving as their motorbike hits an oncoming coach on the opposite side of a national road in the Central Highlands province of Daklak on January 23 – PHOTO: VOV HCMC – Despite a drop in traffic accidents, the number of fatalities during the first five days of the Lunar New Year, or Tet holiday, saw a year-on-year increase of some 13%, which prompted the National Traffic Safety Committee to demand more traffic police officers to patrol the road. … [Read more...] about More traffic cops mobilized to patrol roads as fatalities surge
Textile sector set for success
Without the CPTPP, Vietnam’s textile and garment products would face difficulties in entering markets such as Australia, Canada, and New Zealand because they had to compete with a giant rival from China, and Vietnam had not signed FTAs with those markets. However, after the CPTPP took effect, the most obvious benefit we can see is the industry has opened its doors to these markets. For instance, Canada’s demand for textile and garment products was worth some $13-14 billion each year, only 5 per cent of which was provided by Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Textile sector set for success
Đà Lạt’s bánh căn: creamy goodness
While famous in Đà Lạt, the dish did not come from the city and is said to have originated from the Cham community in Ninh Thuận Province. It is served in various southern central provinces in Việt Nam, with each preparing the dish in subtle but different ways. … [Read more...] about Đà Lạt’s bánh căn: creamy goodness
One of Vietnam’s first confirmed coronavirus patients recovers
The testing protocol goes like this: One day after the fever breaks, the hospital takes the patient’s sample for testing for the new coronavirus (nCoV). If the result is negative, another test is done three days later, and the patient is discharged if that is negative too. … [Read more...] about One of Vietnam’s first confirmed coronavirus patients recovers
AI is trend at Vietnam’s startups
Voice recognition technology, artificial intelligence (A.I), blockchain and big data are the major trends at startups in Vietnam in 2020. “In just several more years, Vietnam will have many good engineers in AI and the number of startups in AI will be increasing,” Hung said. … [Read more...] about AI is trend at Vietnam’s startups
