Can Tho city will receive ADB support to develop high-tech agriculture. (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will receive support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve agriculture infrastructure and develop high-tech agriculture. In a meeting with city leaders on January 16, ADB Country Director for Vietnam Eric Sidgwick suggested Can Tho join its capacity development technical assistance (CDTA) project and the technical assistance for high-tech agriculture project, which contain a variety of programmes like building rice and fruit production areas and husbandry areas applying advanced technology, and developing an international-standard farm produce consumption channel. Besides technical training to help farmers cultivate safe farm produce that fits food safety and hygiene standards of the EU and the US, the ADB will support the city to improve human resources in the agro-forestry-fishery sector and attract investment in agricultural … [Read more...] about ADB assists high-tech agriculture development in Can Tho city
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Technology helps create breakthrough for start-up development
To Thi Thu Huong, deputy head of the information technology department under the Ministry of Information and Communications, speaks at the summit (Photo: Forbes Vietnam) HCM City (VNA) – Technology opens up new development opportunities for startup businesses by translating their ideas into products and services, experts said at the recent Tech Summit 2019 held in Ho Chi Minh City. With a population of more than 93 million people, including many youngsters, Vietnam has the capacity to take advantage of new technology trends such as Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain. Besides the Governments’ macro policies to boost corporate restructuring, entrepreneurial ideas will promote the financial ecosystem and boost leverage for business development. Vietnam is among the 10 most attractive countries for software outsourcing in the region and the world, according to To Thi Thu Huong, deputy head of the information technology department … [Read more...] about Technology helps create breakthrough for start-up development
Quy Nhon hosts scientific conference on elastic, diffractive scattering
A participant speaks at the event (Source: VNA) Binh Dinh (VNA) - The scientific conference “EDS Blois 2019 on elastic and diffractive scattering” kicked off on June 24 at the International Centre of Interdisciplinary Science Education (ICISE) in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh, attracting 54 scientists from 17 countries and territories around the world. EDS is elastic and diffractive scattering is a specialized field in particle physics research, which not many scientists in the world study. Initiated in 1985 in Blois town of France, the event of this kind is organised every two years in many parts of the world with the official name of EDS Blois. This is the second time the conference has been held in Quy Nhon - a city that is striving to become the first scientific city of Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Research topics at EDS Blois 2019 focus on elastic scattering and total scattering cross section; regional and central diffraction; heavy … [Read more...] about Quy Nhon hosts scientific conference on elastic, diffractive scattering
Gov’t orders strict settlement of illegal migration organisations
Illustrative image (Photo: Internet) Hanoi (VNA) - The government has ordered authorised agencies to strictly handle any individuals or organisations that illegally send Vietnamese citizens abroad. The order is made in a resolution issued by the government after its regular meeting held in Hanoi on November 5. Accordingly, the government assigned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to closely work with the Ministry of Public Security, localities and other relevant agencies to handle the case in which 39 Vietnamese were found dead in a container truck in Essex, northeast London, on October 23. The Government also calls upon other countries to work together in the fight against illegal immigration. The Ministry of Public Security was told to take measures to break up illegal migration organisations, multi-level marketing fraud as well as prevent hi-tech crime committed by foreigners in Vietnam in the future. In the resolution, the Government also tasked … [Read more...] about Gov’t orders strict settlement of illegal migration organisations
Visa helps prevent nearly $25 billion in fraud using AI
Visa was the first payment network to apply neural network-based AI in 1993 to analyse the riskiness of transactions in real time The tool (VAA) monitors and evaluates transaction authorisations on the Visa global payment network, VisaNet, in real time to help financial institutions promptly identify and respond to emerging fraud patterns and trends. Visa processed more than 127 billion transactions between merchants and financial institutions on VisaNet last year, and employed AI to analyse 100 per cent of the transactions – each in about one millisecond – so financial institutions can approve legitimate purchases while quickly identifying and preventing fraudulent transactions. “One of the toughest challenges in payments is separating good transactions made by account holders from bad ones attempted by fraudsters without adding friction to the process,” said Melissa McSherry, senior vice president and global head of Data, Risk and Identity Products and … [Read more...] about Visa helps prevent nearly $25 billion in fraud using AI
