Workers at clothing factory Haivina in Gia Loc district, Hai Duong province, are tested for COVID-19 before resuming work. (Photo: VNA) Hai Duong (VNS/VNA) - Hai Duong province’s management board of industrial zones (IZs) has asked enterprises in the locality to routinely test their employees and managers for COVID-19 . This is one of the requests set for the enterprises regarding production plans when the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control. According to the management board, factories at IZs in Kim Thanh district can resume work but they must follow the Ministry of Health’s regulations on COVID-19 prevention. Specifically, test results for all employees at the enterprises must show that they are negative. Enterprises must also regularly clean the environment, disinfect the workplace and dormitories (if any). All staff must follow the Health Ministry’s 5K message: Khau trang (face mask) – Khu khuan (disinfection) – Khoang cach (distance) – Khong tu tap (no … [Read more...] about Factories in Hai Duong to conduct routine COVID-19 testing for employees
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VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 3
Clip expresses gratitude toward doctors in COVID-19 fight A video clip comprising a series of paintings by children on doctors, who are called intimately as white blouse warriors during the COVID-19 fight, has been published recently by the Ministry of Health. The paintings by child artists are part of a campaign initiated by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). They depict doctors as white-blouse soldiers who have relentlessly fought against the pandemic, through which children’s gratitude toward health workers is expressed. The video also conveys a message of solidarity in the fight against COVID-19./. 110 foreign experts to be isolated for COVID-19 combat The administration of Quang Ngai province, central Vietnam, has outlined plans to put a total of 110 foreign experts into isolation in concentrated places in an effort to prevent the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The foreign experts are … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 3
Grand opening of 10MWp Song Binh rooftop solar farm in Binh Thuan
With work officially started from early November 2020, the solar farm is run by Edge VN with consultation in financial investment and management from Edge Plus Singapore. The plant is based in Song Binh commune, Bac Binh district in the central province of Binh Thuan, the area with the highest solar power potential in the country based on average sunshine hours and stable heat radiation, according to Vietnam Energy journal under Vietnam Energy Association. Song Binh rooftop solar farm in Binh Thuan The solar farm employs cutting-edge technologies, including Sun Power solar panels from the United States and solar optimisers from Woss Corporation. The solar optimisers are integrated with AI technology and Edge Computing to maximise power production. Song Binh rooftop solar farm is proud to be an IoT-enabled solar farm leading the Vietnamese renewable energy industry. Present at Song Binh solar farm's recent grand opening ceremony, Do Van Loc, deputy chairman of the … [Read more...] about Grand opening of 10MWp Song Binh rooftop solar farm in Binh Thuan
Two Vietnamese teams make final berth at global cyber security competition
Following the qualification round, ACEBEAR and BabyPhD from Vietnam, together with eight strong teams from the USA, Russia, the Republic of Korea, India and Germany, will vie for the top prize in the eight-hour finals, set to be held online at the competition’s website https://grandprix.whitehatvn.com/ on December 27. Hosted by Vietnam under the theme of Vietnam Today, WhiteHat Grand Prix 06 has a format consisting of Jeopardy, Attack/Defence and WhiteHat Bug Bounty programmes, finding vulnerabilities on important information systems and popular software in Vietnam. In the final round, after passing the Jeopardy challenge, 10 teams will enter the Attack/Defence phase in a simulated environment. The organisers have built a Security Management System that uses real hardware devices for teams to fight in real life situations. The mission of the teams, on the one hand, is to attack and exploit the other team's vulnerabilities in order to disable their security camera system and … [Read more...] about Two Vietnamese teams make final berth at global cyber security competition
Zalo’s virtual assistant in Vietnamese makes debut
At the summit, the fourth of its kind, speakers from Zalo AI Lab, AWS and JAIST focused on discussing topics concerning the application of AI to reality and how to make AI more popular with the Vietnamese people. Sharing about the journey of developing a virtual assistant in Vietnamese, owned by the Vietnamese and serving the Vietnamese, Executive Vice President Vuong Quang Khai of VNG Corporation, which owns Zalo, said: “With its superior speed in transmitting messages compared to other input methods, natural voice is the most effective means of communication between human and computer. In the next 5-10 years, voice will become a primary tool for humans in communicating with computers.” Directly experiencing Kiki on Maserati Levante, Tran Manh Hiep, the admin of the Tinhte.vn tech forum, said: “What I like most about Kiki is that the language is very natural, bringing the feeling of chatting with a real person without any strangeness.” Hiep also demoed Kiki’s features for in … [Read more...] about Zalo’s virtual assistant in Vietnamese makes debut