The Hanoitimes - MicroDragon satellite is designed to take photos to monitor the quality of coastal waters to serve the fishery and aquaculture industry in Vietnam. Vietnam’s MicroDragon satellite expected to launch in early 2019 Vietnam’s Micro Dragon satellite to be launched in Japan on Jan. 18 MicroDragon satellite designed by Vietnamese engineers was launched into space this morning (Vietnam time) at the Uchinoura Space Center in Japan, said the Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) under Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. The satellite launch was delayed one day because of bad weather. The Epsilon-4 rocket of the Uchinoura Space Centre in Japan, which carried MicroDragon into space. Photo: Chinhphu.vn According to the VNSC’s Director Pham Anh Tuan, after being launched into space, the Micro Dragon satellite was separated from the rocket and remain in the orbit. The first signals from the satellite will be sent to the ground station … [Read more...] about Made-in-Vietnam satellite enters space
H’Hen Nie, Hoang Thuy do charity in Long An
They presented Tet gifts to poor children and people in Duc Hue and Ben Luc districts. The event was an annual charitable activity of Miss Vietnam winners. The two beauties and members of Miss Vietnam’s organizing board presented 450 gifts, worth VND800,000 each, to the disadvantaged people. They also handed over 5 compassionate houses to poor households in Binh Hoa Nam, Luong Hoa, Thanh Loi, and Thanh Hoa communes. Total expenditure for the charitable activity was VND760 million. H’Hen Nie and played with disadvantaged child at the event. The beauty said she wants to inspire the community to attend charitable works and calls on people to join hands in bringing a better life to poor people. Hoang Thuy is now also actively engaged in charitable causes. Some photos of the volunteer trip: They presented Tet gifts to poor children and people in Duc Hue and Ben Luc districts. The event was an annual charitable activity of Miss Vietnam winners. … [Read more...] about H’Hen Nie, Hoang Thuy do charity in Long An
One stitch at a time: weaving rehab for Vietnam trafficking victims
A textile cooperative in northern Vietnam's Quan Ba district provides hope, income, and purpose to women of the Vietnamese H'Mong hill tribes many of whose lives have been blighted by people trafficking. Photo by AFP/Nhac Nguyen Thao Thi Van was just two when her mother disappeared during a trip to the market, likely taken by traffickers preying on women from the H'Mong hill tribes of northern Vietnam to sell as brides or into brothels in China. Now aged 13 she is still haunted by the fate of her missing mother but has found some solace at a textile cooperative for marginalized women in the region. "I have almost no friends at school because they tease me for having no mother. I envy those kids with a mum," the slight teenager told AFP in tears. "I have fun working here because I can earn some money and no-one teases me," Van said. She's been taken in by the older women she works with at the co-op, where she has earned a reputation as a skilled embroiderer. The collective makes hemp … [Read more...] about One stitch at a time: weaving rehab for Vietnam trafficking victims
Hanoi to build smart tourism system
The Hanoitimes - The system aims to offer smart solutions on information technology platforms to facilitate visitors, businesses and competent agencies. Hanoi welcomes 5.7 million foreign visitors in 2018 Hanoi among most affordable destinations for your 2019 world adventures Hanoi among world’s must-visit culinary destinations for 2019 The Hanoi Department of Tourism is building a smart tourism system as part of the capital’s smart city project. It will comprise a shared database linking with the city’s tourism portal, a digital map using the geographic information system (GIS) and a public wifi service system. Hanoi to build smart tourism system. Photo: VNA Smart tourism is expected to increase efficiency in tourism management and improve services, along with promotion programs and feedback collection. Through this system, travel agents will have opportunities to create a service chain. Meanwhile, visitors can search information on Hanoi … [Read more...] about Hanoi to build smart tourism system
Malaysia considers applying curfew for young people
Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (C) chairs a cabinet meeting in Putrajaya January 17, 2019 (Source: malaymail.com) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysian authorities are considering the possibility of setting a time limit for young people under 18 to be out of their houses without adult supervision to protect them from negative activities and influences. Speaking at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Eradicating Drugs on January 17, Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said authorities are seriously mulling a curfew for children under 18 as records show that glue sniffing is serious among the youth. Malaysia would not be the first country to introduce a curfew on teenagers and children as Iceland had previously applied a similar one, she said, adding this is a model that Malaysia can emulate. It may not be easy to implement but this is necessary and can help prevent young people from being involved in negative activities, particularly when it comes to drugs, the … [Read more...] about Malaysia considers applying curfew for young people