A proposed new urban residential area in Thủ Thiêm in HCM City’s District 2. VNS File Photo/Ngoc Hiep. HCM CITY -- HCM City authorities have approved several major housing and urban projects spread over hundreds of hectares in both inner and suburban districts. The People’s Committee has ratified a number of changes to the existing 930ha central area of the city comprising Districts 1 and 3. They include changing the designation of a plot of land on 43, 45 Tú Xương Street from building land to healthcare facilities. It approved the 1/2,000 design for a residential area in the northwestern section of the National Highway No 1A. The new residential area in Bình Hưng Hoà Ward, Bình Tân District, includes an existing residential area and areas for public services and greenery and parks. It has also ratified the 1/500 design for the Sài Gòn Sport City in District 2 comprising a sports training … [Read more...] about HCM City eyes revival of many stalled urban area projects
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Software firms are adding more value to their products
TMA Solutions, one of the largest software outsourcing companies in Vietnam, has established the TMA Innovation Centre to develop new software products and solutions based on Industry 4.0 technologies, Tran Phuc Hong, the company’s vice president, said. TMA, which has more than 2,500 engineers, provides software services for customers in 27 countries and territories. Visitors trial IT solutions at a technology exhibition held recently in HCM City. Software firms in Vietnam are adding more value to their products through innovative features. — VNS Photo It is one of the few software companies in Southeast Asia that has over 300 engineers working on 4.0 technologies such as artificial intelligence, data science, blockchain, and IoT for customers in the US, Canada, the EU, Japan and Australia in the fields of telecommunications, electronics, cars, e-commerce, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and agriculture, according to Hong TMA and many other software development … [Read more...] about Software firms are adding more value to their products
Hospitals go above and beyond outside regular hours
A child is examined at City International Hospital in Bình Tân District. Photo courtesy of the hospital HCM CITY— Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Yến (not her real name) of Hóc Môn District often goes to Từ Dũ Obstetrics Hospital in HCM City’s District 1 on Saturday for periodic gynaecological examinations. “I am free only on Saturday because of work. Từ Dũ Hospital is always crowded with patients in regular office hours,” Yến said. The quality of examination outside regular office hours is the same as in regular office hours, she said, adding that she does not have to wait for a long time. Yến’s friends also like to have health examination and treatment outside office hours at the MEDIC Medical Centre, Tân Phú District Hospital and others when they are ill. After working hours (often ending at 4:30 p.m or 5pm), they visit these health facilities for examination. … [Read more...] about Hospitals go above and beyond outside regular hours
Satellite system helps forecast dengue epidemics
The rising number of dengue fever patients is overloading the Tropical Medicine Faculty at Đà Nẵng Hospital as the outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in the central city has reached "alarming level", according to the Đà Nẵng Disease Control Centre. VNA/VNS Photo Văn Dũng HÀ NỘI – Dengue fever epidemics could be forecast up to eight months in advance by a new satellite-based, early warning system. This system, known as D-MOSS, is being developed by a consortium led by HR Wallingford and sponsored by the United Kingdom Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme. D-MOSS is developing a forecasting system in which earth observation datasets are combined with weather forecasts to predict the likelihood of dengue epidemics. The project, which started in Việt Nam last year, aims to develop an operational early warning system to improve dengue prevention and increase … [Read more...] about Satellite system helps forecast dengue epidemics
Software firms are adding more value to products
At at technology exhibition recently held in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - TMA Solutions, one of the largest software outsourcing companies in Vietnam, has established the TMA Innovation Centre to develop new software products and solutions based on the fourth Industrial Revolution's technologies, said Tran Phuc Hong, the company’s vice president. TMA, which has more than 2,500 engineers, provides software services for customers in 27 countries and territories. It is one of the few software companies in Southeast Asia that has over 300 engineers working on technologies such as artificial intelligence, data science, blockchain, and IoT for customers in the US, Canada, the EU, Japan and Australia in the fields of telecommunications, electronics, cars, e-commerce, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and agriculture, according to Hong. TMA and many other software development businesses in Vietnam not only provide outsourcing services for customers, but also … [Read more...] about Software firms are adding more value to products
