Vietnamese researchers repurpose plastic waste with world’s first PET aerogel

Last update 16:00 | 01/04/2019 vietnamnet
VietNamNet Bridge – Despite being a fairly new material with a little over 100 years of history, plastic has permeated every part of modern life.
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A woman walks on trash-covered Hai Binh Beach in the central province of Thanh Hoa. — VNS Photo Viet Thanh

But plastic’s very strengths – convenience, cost and durability – have proved a double-edged sword and turned it into an increasingly menacing, ubiquitous and resilient threat to the environment once the one million bottles produced a day have outlived their original purpose. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnamese researchers repurpose plastic waste with world’s first PET aerogel” →

Discovering 100-year old Phu Lien meteorological station in Vietnam – Đài khí tượng Phù Liễn

Last update 23:31 | 04/04/2019

Discovering 100-year old Phu Lien meteorological station in Vietnam

Phu Lien meteorological station was originally built on Dau Son mountain in 1902. It has been used as an active observation station for over 100 years by the World Meteorological Organisation.

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Phu Lien meteorological station was first built in 1902 on Dau Son mountain, located in KIen An district of Hai Phong city.discovering 100-year old phu lien meteorological station in vietnam hinh 2
The site is located at an altitude of 116 metres above sea level. It was built with a French architectural design

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The meteorological station is regularly considered to be among the top 100 famous buildings that are over 100-years old in Vietnam. Aside from its renowned architecture, the building has proved crucial for scientific research and meteorological forecasting in the Indochina region. Tiếp tục đọc “Discovering 100-year old Phu Lien meteorological station in Vietnam – Đài khí tượng Phù Liễn” →

L’IFC aide Hô Chi Minh-Ville à construire des installations médicales par le PPP

LeCourrier 05/04/2019 22:57
Le vice-président permanent du Comité populaire de Hô Chi Minh-Ville, Lê Thanh Liêm, a travaillé vendredi 5 avril avec Kyle Kelhofer, directeur national de la Société financière internationale (IFC) pour le Vietnam, le Laos et le Cambodge.
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Isabel Chatterton, directrice des services consultatifs pour les transactions PPP Asie-Pacifique (relevant de l’IFC) a signé un contrat de consultation avec Ngô Minh Xuân, directeur de l’Université de la médecine Pham Ngoc Thach.

Photo: VAN/CVN

La signature d’un accord de services de consultation en partenariat public-privé (PPP) relatif au projet de construction du Centre de formation des ressources humaines à l’hôpital de jour de l’Université de médecine Pham Ngoc Thach entre l’IFC et l’université a eu lieu à cette occasion. Tiếp tục đọc “L’IFC aide Hô Chi Minh-Ville à construire des installations médicales par le PPP” →

Vietnam seeks to curb Beijing’s South China Sea actions: report

Code of conduct negotiating draft seen by Reuters shows Hanoi wants Beijing’s blockades and island building outlawed.

Back off from Thitu island: President Duterte tells China

Philippine president warns of possible military action if Beijing ‘touches’ Thitu island in South China Sea.

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned China to back off from a disputed island in the South China Sea, warning of possible military action if Beijing “touches” it amid rising tensions over the key waterway.

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How can digitalisation ease the plight of Southeast Asia’s smallholder farmers?

Although smallholders provide four out of every five plates of food eaten in the region, they remain some of the poorest people due to a lack of information, capital and funding. A new digital platform of mobile agri-tech solutions is out to change this.

What if rural, smallholder farmers in Asia could harness the power of digital technology to access solutions that were previously within each of only wealthy, large-scale farmers and agribusiness corporations?

Their labourious work supporting the global production of food and other consumer products would be more productive and profitable, and make farming, a waning profession in Asia, more attractive to young people, according to Paul Voutier, director for knowledge and innovation at Grow Asia, a Singapore-based, multi-stakeholder partnership platform that seeks to improve farmer livelihoods.
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How Vietnam, US heal wounds of war to build up comprehensive partnership

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03/04/2019

Vietnam and the US have together marked the transformation from enemies to partners since the end of the war in 1975 by overcoming war legacies, among priorities in the bilateral ties. 

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US expert helps Vietnam settle unexploded odnance. Photo: PeaceTrees

Tackling war legacies has required both time and efforts that neither Hanoi nor Washington have been reluctant to do over the past decades, making the relationship a case study of foe-turned-friend. Tiếp tục đọc “How Vietnam, US heal wounds of war to build up comprehensive partnership” →

Mỹ muốn đưa hàng không mẫu hạm thứ 2 đến Việt Nam trong năm nay


Hàng không mẫu hạm USS Carl Vinson là chiến hạm đầu tiên của Mỹ tới Việt Nam kể từ khi chiến tranh kết thúc. Bộ Quốc phòng Mỹ cho biết có thể sẽ có một chiến hạm thứ hai tới Việt Nam trong năm nay.
Hàng không mẫu hạm USS Carl Vinson là chiến hạm đầu tiên của Mỹ tới Việt Nam kể từ khi chiến tranh kết thúc. Bộ Quốc phòng Mỹ cho biết có thể sẽ có một chiến hạm thứ hai tới Việt Nam trong năm nay.

Mỹ có thể sẽ gửi hàng không mẫu hạm thứ hai đến Việt Nam trong năm nay và cam kết giúp Hà Nội bảo vệ chủ quyền quốc gia giữa lúc Trung Quốc không ngừng các hoạt động quân sự hóa trên vùng Biển Đông có tranh chấp.

Trợ lý Bộ trưởng Quốc phòng Mỹ phụ trách các vấn đề an ninh khu vực Ấn Độ Dương-Thái Bình Dương Randall Schriver cho biết như vậy hôm 3/4 tại cuộc thảo luận làm thế nào để Mỹ và Việt Nam có thể thúc đẩy các mối quan hệ an ninh và quốc phòng chặt chẽ hơn tại Trung tâm Nghiên cứu Chiến lược và Quốc tế (CSIS) ở Washinhton. Tiếp tục đọc “Mỹ muốn đưa hàng không mẫu hạm thứ 2 đến Việt Nam trong năm nay” →

Vietnam’s economy forecast to grow at 6.8% in 2019 amid weakening global outlook: ADB

Last update 16:22 | 03/04/2019

With growth in the global economy and world trade projected to slow, ADB forecasts that Vietnam’s economic growth will moderate but remain strong at 6.8% this year and 6.7% in 2020, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

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“The economic performance in Vietnam reached a sweet spot in 2018, driven by strong exports and domestic demand,” said Eric Sidwick, ADB country director for Vietnam, at the launch of the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) report on April 3. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam’s economy forecast to grow at 6.8% in 2019 amid weakening global outlook: ADB” →

Hoi An shines in Tripfuser’s list favourite travel experiences of 2019

Last update 16:24 | 03/04/2019

Joining Vietnam’s fishermen on a basket boat ride in Hoi An has been named among the 10 most favourite travel experiences of 2019, according to a list released by Tripfuser, a marketplace for private tailored travel.

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Hoi An shines in Tripfuser’s list favourite travel experiences of 2019. 

The iconic basket boat is Vietnamese fishermen’s retaliation to the hefty taxes placed on boats during the French colonial era. Now, it’s become a symbol of Vietnam’s coastal destinations.

In Hoi An, arguably Vietnam’s prettiest town, you can take a ride in one of these boats along the river and out into the sea to catch some crabs with local fishermen on Tripfuser’s 14-day Vietnam highlights tour. Tiếp tục đọc “Hoi An shines in Tripfuser’s list favourite travel experiences of 2019” →

Brunei’s LGBT community flees ‘inhumane’ new stoning laws

Bex Wright
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Updated 4:57 AM ET, Wed April 3, 2019

(CNN) When the tiny, oil-rich kingdom of Brunei first announced in 2013 that it would adopt strict Islamic laws, including death by stoning for gay sex, many in the country’s LGBT community considered fleeing.

But some stayed on, hoping that the law, which is set to be formally enacted on April 3, would never come to pass.

“It’s really scary,” says Khairul, a young gay man in Brunei who spoke to CNN over the phone.

He and others interviewed by CNN for this story asked that their real identities to be hidden over concerns for their safety and that of their families. Tiếp tục đọc “Brunei’s LGBT community flees ‘inhumane’ new stoning laws” →

Vietnamese supermarkets go back to leaves, leaving plastic bags

By Thi Ha, Dat Nguyen   April 3, 2019 | 08:13 am GMT+7

Vietnamese supermarkets go back to leaves, leaving plastic bags

At least three supermarket chains in Vietnam are using banana leaves to wrap vegetables. Photo by VnExpress/Nghe Nguyen

Several Vietnamese supermarkets have started using banana leaves to wrap vegetables in an effort to reduce plastic waste.

Shoppers at Lotte Mart in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 were recently surprised to see scallions, okra and other vegetables produce wrapped in banana leaves.

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Mon Hanoi – Documentary by former French ambassador tells his love to Hà Nội

Date : Oct 2017
Durée : 52 min
Lieu de diffusion : TV Vietnam
Réalisateur : Jean-Noël et Henri-Louis Poirier
Genre : Documentaire

Mon Hanoi from Py Films on Vimeo.

Documentary by former French ambassador tells his love to Hà Nội

Update: October, 04/2017 – 09:00

Unique perspective: Former French ambassador to Việt Nam Jean-Noel Poirier (third left) attends a press conference at the Vietnam Television studio about his documentary Mon Hanoi (My Hanoi) yesterday. — VNS Photo Thúy Hằng
Viet Nam NewsHÀ NỘI — Hà Nội’s bustling streets, street vendors, colonial-era buildings showing the lingering influence of French architecture, old style communal residences, and hidden corners: all have been presented vividly in a documentary by former French ambassador to Việt Nam Jean-Noel Poirier.

In the 52-minute documentary, entitled Mon Hanoi (My Hanoi), the former diplomat takes the audience with him on a journey to discover Hà Nội – a city that evokes his hometown of Paris. Tiếp tục đọc “Mon Hanoi – Documentary by former French ambassador tells his love to Hà Nội” →

TripAdvisor révèle les 25 meilleures destinations au monde pour 2019

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La capitale Hanoï est désignée parmi les 25 meilleures destinations au monde pour 2019 dans le classement Traveler’s Choice Awards, qui honore les destinations mondiales en tête des liste auprès de tous les voyageurs.
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Des touristes étrangers avec des jeunes vietnamiens au lac de Hoàn Kiêm à Hanoï. Photo: Nguyên Tùng/CVN

Londres a détrôné Paris au rang de meilleure destination de voyage au monde en 2019. La capitale française s’est vu reléguée à la deuxième place, devant Rome en troisième position, suivie par la Crète, Bali et Phuket.

Laura Citron, Pdg de Visit London – le guide de visite officiel de la capitale britannique – a déclaré que le classement était une “véritable validation du travail incroyable accompli par notre industrie du tourisme, garantissant à nos visiteurs des expériences exceptionnelles chaque jour de l’année”. Tiếp tục đọc “TripAdvisor révèle les 25 meilleures destinations au monde pour 2019” →

Practical reforms required for better agriculture: Gov’t

Update: April, 02/2019 – 09:00 vna

 

A man is carrying a tuna to Tam Quan Fishing Port in Hoài Nhơn District, central province of Bình Định. — VNA/VNS Photo Quang Quyết
Viet Nam NewsHÀ NỘI — Prime Minister, the Government and enterprises want ministries and agencies to carry out practical reforms, particularly those removing unnecessary administrative procedures, to create a better business climate in agriculture, a Government official said.

Minister and Chairman of the Government Office, Mai Tiến Dũng, who is also head of the Prime Minister’s working group, made the statement on Monday at a meeting with ministries to address issues in agricultural production and trade. Tiếp tục đọc “Practical reforms required for better agriculture: Gov’t” →