An award ceremony is held on May 21 to awards winners of the 2018 postage stamp contest. (Photo: Vietnam Post) Hai Phong (VNA) – The 2018 postage stamp contest for children and teenagers aged 8-15 has come to an end with 54 prizes presented, including one special prize, two first and four third prizes. Another 15 prizes were awarded to groups of contestants and organisations who made outstanding contributions to the competition during an award ceremony in the northern city of Hai Phong on May 21. Five “A” prizes for groups and organisations went to the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneers Organisations from Hai Phong, Bac Giang, Quang Nam and Tien Giang. This year’s competition aimed to encourage protecting rare and endangered animals through postage stamps. Some 2.1 million entries were sent to the contest by kids nationwide from December 2017 to April 2018. The Vietnam Post has issued many collections of postage stamps on animals to raise people’s awareness. It … [Read more...] about Awards presented for 2018 postage stamp contest for children
Indonesia shuts down thousands of terrorism websites
Illustrative image. (Photo: The Hashtag Collective) – The government of Indonesia has shut down thousands of websites containing content related to extremism and terrorism. The move came after the country was hit by a series of suicide bombings and terrorist attacks over the last two weeks that claimed more than 32 lives in East Java and Riau provinces. Almost 3,000 websites have been blocked and about 9,500 others are being inspected, said Indonesian Communication and Information Minister Rudi Antara in Yogyakarta province on May 21. Blocking the sites aims to encourage people to protest acts of radicalism, extremism and terrorism as there is a lot of radical and terrorist content circulated on social media such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Facebook said it has taken down nearly 2 million posts containing Islamic State, al-Qaeda and related terrorism propaganda in the first quarter of this year. Meanwhile, Twitter has blocked more than 1 million accounts for promotion of … [Read more...] about Indonesia shuts down thousands of terrorism websites
Dozens of taxes, fees burden VN car users
VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is among the countries with the highest selling price of cars in the world. Vietnam is among the countries with the highest selling price of cars There are also many kinds of official taxes and fees on cars. These include the car part import tax for domestically assembled cars (assemblers pay this tax and take it into consideration when setting selling prices), import tax (paid by importers) of 50-150 percent, luxury tax at 40-60 percent, VAT of 10 percent and corporate income tax of 22 percent. The car prices in Vietnam are among the highest in the world because of too many kinds of taxes and fees. It is estimated that the taxes and fees make up over 50 percent of the total prices. The car prices in Vietnam are among the highest in the world because of too many kinds of taxes and fees. It is estimated that the taxes and fees make up over 50 percent of the total prices. Though the tariff on imports from ASEAN has been cut to zero … [Read more...] about Dozens of taxes, fees burden VN car users
E commerce and game cards: new trends in the gaming industry
Halting phone card payments creates new prospects for the gaming industry, as gaming enterprises started co-operating with e-commerce platforms to satisfy the burgeoning demand for game cards. Many experts stated that this is a healthy direction for the market and would ensure long-term stability. Many gaming enterprises co-operate with e-commerce platforms for game card business Co-operation with e-commerce platforms As soon as mobile operators’ decided to halt phone card payments for digital content and in-game purchases, VNG Group brought back Zing cards to pay in its dozens of games. The cards are now on sale at 7,000 dealers over the country. In addition, Zing cards are also distributed through e-commerce platforms, such as Tiki and Sendo. Garena, one of the region’s leading online game companies, may previously have known mobile operators’ decision, so it quickly entered into a cooperation with many e-commerce platforms, including AirPay, HomePay, … [Read more...] about E commerce and game cards: new trends in the gaming industry
Trump ‘demands’ probe of alleged spying on his campaign
US President Donald Trump demanded Sunday (May 21) that the Justice Department investigate whether his presidential campaign was "infiltrated" or spied on for political purposes, prompting it to announce it would look into those issues. US President Donald Trump demandedg a Justice Department probe into alleged infiltration of his presidential campaign for political purposes. (Photo: AFP/Nicholas Kamm) Trump has described the infiltration allegations as being potentially "bigger than Watergate", but Democrats say he is attempting to undermine the year-old investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion with his campaign, headed by special counsel Robert Mueller. "I hereby demand, and will do so officially tomorrow, that the Department of Justice look into whether or not the FBI/DOJ infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes - and if any such demands or requests were made by people within the Obama Administration!" … [Read more...] about Trump ‘demands’ probe of alleged spying on his campaign