Green living space, the latest trend in the real estate development sector, has been adopted by some of the leading property developers in the country, including Vingroup, Gamuda Land, and Sun Group, offering an environment-friendly lifestyle to residents in the urban areas of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Apartment projects put forth by leading property developers are going increasingly green Over the past decade, an increasing number of real estate projects have been advertised with the keyword "green" as a core concept, signalling an all-about-the-ecosystem mindset among the residents of apartment complexes. Addressing the trendy sustainable lifestyle, Luk Ban La, vice president of Phuc Khang Investment & Construction Corporation, asserted that, "Residents in the business hub of Ho Chi Minh City, especially Vietnamese immigrants returning to their homeland, crave green living spaces, which allowed us to embrace a more sustainable lifestyle while keeping … [Read more...] about Environmental tact appears in Vietnamese living space
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GoBear Opens Regional Code Unit in Vietnam in February 2018
GoBear will commence operations of its new regional software development team, known as the GoBear Code Unit in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 1st February 2018.As Asia’s first and only meta search engine for insurance and banking products, GoBear has shown tremendous growth in under 3 years with presence in 6 countries, helping over 15 million users and featuring more than 1,200 products. The GoBear Code Unit based in Vietnam will be responsible for building GoBear’s next generation application code. This includes branching out into newer technologies like Microservices, Serverless Code Execution, Schemaless Databases, AI and In-memory grid computing. “In line with our strategy, to continuously improve our product offering, we are expanding our in-house software development team. The expansion of this team is an integral part of our continuous growth and the need to ensure our platform achieves optimal performance while developing new technologies for our … [Read more...] about GoBear Opens Regional Code Unit in Vietnam in February 2018
App launched to support visitors of Thang Long imperial citadel
At the Thang Long Imperial Citadel (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Thang Long – Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre willlaunch an automatic guiding system for smart phone users in late January 2018to support visitors of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic.Theapplication can be downloaded on App Store or CH Play for free with keyword“Hoang thanh Thang Long” (Thang Long Imperial Citadel). It includesillustrations and videos to guide visitors around the relic site.Threelanguages available are Vietnamese, English and Japanese. The centre will workwith app developers to update French and Chinese versions later this year aswell as improve other functions.An intriguing relic of Vietnam and, signifying its historicaland cultural importance, the Imperial Citadel was recognised as a UNESCO WorldHeritage Site in 2010. At the citadel, many artefacts and items dating back tobetween the 6th and 20th centuries were excavated in 2004, includingfoundations of old palaces, ancient … [Read more...] about App launched to support visitors of Thang Long imperial citadel
Google doesn’t believe Vietnam beat Iraq in AFC U23 quarterfinals
Google made a mistake on Saturday night showing that Iraq advanced to the semifinals of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship, when it was the Vietnamese team that had won the quarterfinal game. After Vietnam’s epic victory over Iraq last night, many supporters were astonished to find a completely different result when trying to search for the time of Vietnam’s upcoming match in the semifinals. Upon capturing such common keywords as ‘Asian U23 schedule’ and ‘AFC U23 semifinals’ on Google, Internet users saw that the semifinal game would be between Iraq and Qatar. The wrong information was there for several hours after the quarterfinal game ended on Saturday, upsetting many Vietnamese football fans. In reality, Vietnam will face Qatar in the semifinals on January 23. The Vietnamese team earned their rightful spot after a historic victory over the Iraqis at Changshu Stadium in China. The players had taken the lead for two times before drawing 3-3 against Iraq … [Read more...] about Google doesn’t believe Vietnam beat Iraq in AFC U23 quarterfinals
Graphic designer Dang Thi Bich Ngoc: Coming to the end with great passion
Surprisingly, the designer made the posters on Truc chi (bamboo pulp paper) – an art form combining the handmade paper making process and the principles of graphic art, which has been newly formed in Hue. Designer Ngoc granted an interview to Weekly publication of Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper in which she highlighted the process of creating the work as well as her passion with traditional art forms and Truc chi arts. Love for Cai Luong, admiration for ancient Tuong and passion with Truc chi Q: Why were your graduation thesis and the work that won the GDUSA Awards related to traditional art forms, such as ‘hat cua dinh’ (singing in front of a communal house) and Tuong? A: Although no one in my family pursues a traditional art form, my grandparents are very fond of listening to Cai Luong (southern folk opera). My grandmother had a small radio, so she and I always listened to the performances of traditional arts. As I grew up, I still often search for new songs for her. … [Read more...] about Graphic designer Dang Thi Bich Ngoc: Coming to the end with great passion
Encouraging students to start-up
The Hanoitimes - Start-up to earn money, but students without orientation and unequipped with skills and knowledge will be dangerous. This is one of the concerns at the conference “Developing training model for start-up from high school level” held in Hanoi. General Director of BK-Holdings Nguyen Trung Dung said the keyword “start-up” has been quite common. But the big question is how we can equip students to prepare for star-tup. Dung said, in working reality, there are many young start-ups. Workshop for start-ups. But in developed countries with successful stories about start-ups, they often have a long preparation for start-up ecosystem. Therefore, their start-ups will have high chances for start-up compared to the start-up environment in Vietnam. According to the latest report on start-up index in Vietnam, the start-up ecosystem has 12 criteria. As such, Vietnam has 3 criteria above average score, while the remaining 9 criteria is under the … [Read more...] about Encouraging students to start-up
The media and self-made stars
The flood of backstage information about hotgirls, singers, actresses and models on online newspapers, websites and forums has strengthened many young people’s belief that someone can become a star if she regularly appears with hot images.Googling with keyword “hot girl Vietnam,” one will find over 5.2 million pages of photos and backstage stories of young girls. The word “hotgirl” has never been as popular among the young as today, when many young people have become “stars” very quickly in the online community.If snobbish girls upload sexy photos taken by themselves or by amateur photographers to their blogs or forums, hot girls promote their images through colorful pictures taken by professional photographers via different channels to get the highest number of viewers. The more viewers they have, the more famous they get. To popularise their images, hot girls take initiative in sending their photos and personal information to website … [Read more...] about The media and self-made stars
Book fair to offer discounts for readers in Ho Chi Minh City
Readers in Ho Chi Minh City will be provided with an opportunity to get their favourite books at discounted prices at a book fair scheduled for the city’s Exhibition House on December 3 -7. The event is held annually at the end of the year by the Nha Nam Culture and Communications Company as a venue for publishers to advertise their books while assessing the book market and reading trends.This year’s event is expected to gather 20 book publishers from across the country.Visitors can also take part in various activities during the event, including the ‘Blind Date with a Book’, in which customers pick a random book covered in paper based on a short description or keywords about the book’s content glued outside.The activity is designed to help buyers overcome their own “judge a book by its cover” bias and treat themselves to a surprise gift.There will be a stall on old and rare books dating back to the 1950s, a stall displaying one-price books … [Read more...] about Book fair to offer discounts for readers in Ho Chi Minh City
Medical tourism: medicines and herbs to attract tourists
Medical tourism, a package that combines medical treatment and a tour of the region, is the latest hot keyword in Korea's travel industry. Though Korea got a late start compared to countries like Thailand or Singapore, the government is eager to catch up and grab a slice of the pie. The Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism have joined hands to revise the related laws on medical treatment and tourism. The basic framework to boost medical tourism in Korea is to be established by the end of the year. This includes the introduction of a visa system specifically for the purpose of medical treatment accompanied with a tour and simplifying the overall procedures for entry. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance, for its part, is looking into offering a related insurance package and other convenient ways for financial transactions. China, Japan, the Middle East, and Russia. The government has also been actively participating in … [Read more...] about Medical tourism: medicines and herbs to attract tourists
Ten Vietnam’s short films to be introduced in Cambodia
(Cinet)- Ten Vietnamese short films will be screened at Meta House in Phnom Penh in Cambodia this September, as part of Yxine Film Festival 2010, which aims to promote independent cinema in Southeast Asia. At the invitation of the Meta House, a cultural centre in Phnom Penh, Phan Gia Nhat Linh will represent Vietnamese short-film makers to bring the ten films to Cambodia.The selected films chosen to be screened are Thinking Of You, Up In The Tree, The Journey Unknown, Garden, Mother and children, Oh Mommy!, Being confined, Behind the wood door, Les cheveux qui poussent à l'envers and Cut.The ten films are divided into three categories: prize winning films, films on love and family and “breaking the wave” films.second YxineFF festival was kicked off in late May 2011, with the theme “Faith”. The deadline for submitting entries is September 15. The entries will be introduced on the YxineFF website as of September 30.Nam and writer Truong Minh … [Read more...] about Ten Vietnam’s short films to be introduced in Cambodia