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Illustrative image (Photo: Viettel) Hanoi (VNA) – The military-run telecom provider Viettel has put into operation a COVID-19 vaccination management platform capable of updating 5 million shots per day. The platform, launched earlier this month, also links with nearly 7,500 cameras in quarantine facilities in cities and provinces nationwide. The group also deployed mobile vehicles to 28 temporary hospitals, 68 others treating COVID-19 patients and 200 concentrated quarantine facilities. Earlier, it launched remote health check-up and treatment system Telehealth, Vietnam Health Declaration app, national communicable disease supervision system and the national drug supply system. Regarding its business results, Viettel reported on July 29 that it earned 128.6 trillion VND (5.59 billion USD) in revenue in the first half of this year, up 6.8 percent annually. Its before-tax profit reached 19.9 trillion VND, up 3.1 percent year-on-year. Due to the complicated … [Read more...] about Viettel operates COVID-19 vaccination management platform

Shrimp – rice fields in Bạc Liêu Province’s Phước Long District. – VNA/VNS Photo Nhật Bình BẠC LIÊU – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu is promoting organic and other high-quality standards for rice and key agricultural products as well as agro-tourism services in a bid to raise farmers' incomes. The province aims to have 41,000ha rice under organic standards and 100,000ha of large-scale rice fields by 2025, or more than 51 per cent of the province’s total rice growing areas. More than 1,700ha will be devoted to disease-free areas producing high-quality rice seeds. Varieties like fragrant rice, specialty rice and saltwater-resistant rice will account for 92 per cent of the province’s total rice growing areas. According to Lưu Hoàng Ly, director of the province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, 58,600ha of rice will be grown in the freshwater area located north of National Highway 1A. Shrimp – rice farming areas will be expanded to 43,000 – … [Read more...] about Organic farms, agro-tourism in Bạc Liêu yield higher profits, protect the environment

Spam call. — Photo tapchitaichinh.vn Vietnamese telecommunications businesses have prevented more than 92,000 subscriptions from spreading spam calls, and more than 35 million fake calls in the first six months of the year, said the Ministry of Information and Communications. The number of complaints about spam calls on switchboard 5656 increased on average from 13-15 per cent per month. The number of spam calls and affected subscribers decreased significantly compared to the end of last year. Specifically, there were about 8.4 million spam calls last month (June), down 31.9 per cent compared to December last year. There were 5.4 million subscribers affected by spam calls, down 23.5 per cent compared to December last year. The Viet Nam Telecommunications Authority will direct network operators to regularly updating technical measures to prevent fake and spam calls, as well as coordinate with police agencies to detect and handle acts of phone-number forgery, to ensure … [Read more...] about 92,000 spam subscriptions blocked

Startups need to identify their core values as well as choose technologies that will be suitable in the distant future. — Photo vietnamplus.vn For many startups, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a nightmare. However, the pandemic has also opened up a number of new opportunities for those prepared to innovate. According to Le Group, in the first half of the year, the number of firms that ceased doing business was 59,800. However, over the same period, they also recorded the establishment of 78,300 new enterprises, an increase of 11.9 per cent over the same period last year. Many have been, relative to the rest of the economy, quite successful. “It is not difficult to see businesses that were doing well that are now in trouble because of the pandemic. However, it is also undeniable that many startups have grown stronger because their products and technology are suitable for the changes that the pandemic has made to the habits of consumers,” said Hung Tran, co-founder of Got It, … [Read more...] about Local startups find silverlining during COVID-19 pandemic

A data centre of FPT.— Photo fpt.vn Việt Nam is rated one of 10 emerging markets in the global data centre market, with impressive growth, international standard service delivery capacity, and a large number of organizations and enterprises, research firm ResearchAndMarkets has said. The Vietnamese data centre market stood at US$858 million last year and is forecast to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of over 14.64 per cent until 2026. The growth in the vietnamese data centre market was driven by government projects and initiatives, the report said. Data protection is a matter of global concern and is becoming an important issue on the agenda of the Vietnamese Government. The data localisation requirement under the Cybersecurity Law, plus the need for better processing speeds to assist Vietnamese users are the main drivers, which are anticipated to significantly enhance the demand for data centres in the country. The Vietnamese Government's inclination … [Read more...] about Viet Nam is in the Top 10 emerging markets for global data centres

Nguyen Thi Hong Tham, owner of Xuyen A slaughterhouse in Ho Chi Minh City’s Cu Chi District - one of the large private pig slaughterhouses in Ho Chi Minh City, said that before the epidemic, Xuyen A slaughtered about 1,500 pigs per day on average. When the epidemic broke out, following the direction of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, the establishment invested over VND100 million in building accommodation and toilets for employees to meet the city’s requirement of Covid-19 prevention task. However, many employees in the establishment were found to be infected by coronavirus; accordingly, the establishment decided to suspend operations to ensure the safety of workers. Director To Van Liem Xuan of Thoi Thuong Slaughterhouse in Hoc Mon District said that the factory is still operating with only three out of 13 assembly lines with a capacity of about 1,000 pigs a day. Previously, the factory had called up workers to stay in the slaughterhouse for continued production, … [Read more...] about Workers infected with Covid-19, atabattoirs in HCMC reduce operating capacity