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The appearance of AYA, a startup specialised in lending cups, is expected to resolve the single-use plastic issue of coffee store chains. AYA was officially launched in August in Ho Chi Minh City Instead of bringing tumblers or using single-use plastic cups for takeaway drinks, customers can now borrow AYA cups for a deposit of VND50,000 ($2.17) which they can get back after returning the cups at 20 coffee stores that entered into co-operation with AYA. “Some customers told me that they found lugging along their tumblers every day inconvenient. And they are busy all day, so they keep forgetting the tumblers,” said AYA’s founder Le Thuy Linh. “Therefore, the launch of AYA aims to help them better protect the environment and take away their guilty for constantly using single-use plastic cups.” In fact, similar services have been popping up in developed countries like in Germany where they drew more than 2,500 coffee stores and restaurants on board. … [Read more...] about Cup lending startup AYA solves plastic issue for coffee stores?

Newcomer HeyU is extending its reach to Ho Chi Minh City with a new super app with the explicit intent of taking a chunk out of the market share of Grab-Food, Go-Food, and Now. HeyU is rolling out a range of new functions in its new market to take on reigning super apps On September 9, 2019, HeyU Vietnam Technology JSC officially set foot in Ho Chi Minh City after two years of developing its driver/rider partner network in Hanoi, as well as released a new multi-service application to take on the super apps of Grab and Go-Jek. Accordingly, the app will offer online shopping, e-wallet tied to a bank account, food delivery, and other services. HeyU (formerly San Ship) is a fast delivery application for inner Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. It is a sharing economy model connecting shipper and shops, providing solutions to manage orders and optimising delivery time by plotting the shortest route. The company's main commitments include not raising prices during rush hours and … [Read more...] about New app HeyU joins delivery market

The Command cetre of GE Healthcare GE Healthcare continues to look for opportunities to partner with local stakeholders to introduce advanced healthcare technologies and support the rising demand for healthcare services in Vietnam. It showcased its technologies and solutions at the annual Hospital Management Asia conference on September 11-12, 2019, taking place in Hanoi. GE Healthcare’s offerings are focused on harnessing the power of precision health and digital tools to drive personalised and integrated healthcare. GE Healthcare has successfully developed AI solutions at multiple levels, offering comprehensive healthcare systems and personalised services which could help improve efficiency and improve patient outcome. Machines with built-in AI capabilities would automate the imaging process and increase precision while saving time at individual levels. At the department level, GE Healthcare uses AI to streamline workflow in an entire radiology department. This results in … [Read more...] about GE Healthcare aims to support healthcare development in Vietnam

Vietnamese wood processing companies need to rethink their production models and upgrade technology lines to increase their competitive capacity in face of the upcoming challenges.   The wood processing sector needs to begin investing in its 4.0 future as soon as possible This was announced by experts at the Rethinking Wood Processing Models seminar organised by the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of Ho Chi Minh City (HAWA) and Yorkers Trade & Marketing Service Co., Ltd. in Ho Chi Minh City on September 10. This seminar was a pre-event of the 13th International Woodworking Industry Fair (Vietnam Wood), which will be held in Ho Chi Minh City’s Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre on September 18-21. The wood processing sector of Vietnam is facing massive challenges, including the fierce competition with foreign wood processing firms which have relocated to Vietnam due to the impact of the US-China trade war. The relocation will create competition in … [Read more...] about Restructuring wood processing sector: an urgent mission

GE’s AI-driven solutions offer plentiful advantages before, during, and after medical procedures In the past, patients were diagnosed and treated in the same way – without regard to each individual being fundamentally unique. However, the healthcare sector is now departing from evidence-based medicine to precision medicine to tailor diagnostics and therapy to the circumstances and personal needs of each and every patient. Nowadays, data is surrounding people and AI can help us take in and use all this data. In fact, people are surrounded by AI in every waking moment of every day. When people look something up on Google, they become part of the deep learning algorithm. Clicking on any of the suggested links serves as feedback for Google. The more people search for a term and the more they click on a particular link, the more it will come up in subsequent searches. And this is just one example of deep learning and AI that are permeating even our most mundane daily … [Read more...] about Harnessing AI for healthcare revolution