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Winners receive HCM City’s 2018 I-Star Awards for creativity, innovation and business start-ups. — VNS Photo Ngọc DiệpViet Nam News HCM CITY — Eleven individuals and businesses were yesterday conferred the 2018 I-Star Award and a cash prize of VNĐ50 million (US$2,140) for their creativity, innovation and services rendered to the community. The awards are given in four categories: business start-ups showing creativity and economic efficiency; organisations or individuals offering solutions that benefit the community; media work that has great a impact on the community; and investors, consultants and incubator organisations that support innovation and start-ups. Launched by HCM City at the end of March, the awards committee had received 197 applications from which 40 were chosen for the final round. A group of experts and online voters from the community chose the eventual winners. The first category had three winners, Freelanceer Việt … [Read more...] about 11 winners get HCM City’s I-Star Awards

Nguyen Thi Bach Duong The national contest, themed “Imagine you are a letter travelling through time. What message do you wish to convey to your readers?" attracted over one million entries from students under 15 years of age from across the country, between October 2017 and March 2018. The jury board of the contest selected and awarded one first, three second, five third, and 30 consolation prizes to outstanding entries. The first prize was awarded to Nguyen Thi Bach Duong, a student of grade eight in Nguyen Trai high school (Nam Sach district, Hai Duong province). Duong's letter was translated into French and English to compete at the 47th UPU International Letter-Writing Competition in Switzerland. Translated by Tan Phat … [Read more...] about Winners of the 47th UPU International Letter-Writing contest awarded

Of more than 5,000 runners participating in the VnExpress Marathon (VM) 2019 in the south central beach town Quy Nhon Sunday, very few are likely to be mixing business with pleasure. One of them is William Cherry, a 53-year-old Californian who is currently a professor of mathematics at the University of North Texas. He joined VM 2019 because there will be a joint meeting between the American Mathematical Society and the Vietnamese Mathematical Society taking place in Quy Nhon around the same time. "I am helping to organize one of the parallel sessions at that meeting, and I thought participating in the race would be a good way to get some exercise before the meeting opens," Cherry said. The professor said what he loves about Vietnam is "the high value that the Vietnamese place on education and their willingness to help people from all economic backgrounds achieve success in education." William Cherry poses at Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam, while attending a mathematics event. Photo … [Read more...] about VnExpress Marathon: math professor, architect, consultant in the mix

HCM City has launched the I-Star Award 2018 contest on creativity, innovation and business start-ups. — VNS Photo Ngọc DiệpViet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City officials yesterday launched the I-Star Award 2018 competition on creativity, innovation and business start-ups. Nguyễn Việt Dũng, director of the city’s Department of Science and Technology, said the organisers want to build a culture of innovation and start-ups in all fields and spread the spirit of creativity and innovation. In recent year, startups have grown rapidly in the city, attracting domestic and foreign investors. “We hope this annual award will encourage and speed up innovation activities, and that research results will be applied in the community,” he said. Dũng is head of the award’s organisation board, which includes officials from the city’s departments and divisions. The awards are divided into four … [Read more...] about HCM City launches I-Star Awards

The 2019 Day of Pho, the third edition of an annual Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper-backed program to honor the world-renowned food, has found out the top ten pho brands most loved by consumers in Vietnam and the country’s best pho chefs. December 12 was officially designated as the Day of Pho in celebration of Vietnam’s effective traditional dish in 2018, one year after the first ‘Pho Day,’ an initiative by Tuoi Tre, was held. Pho is a Vietnamese soup consisting of broth, rice noodles, fresh herbs, and beef. In celebration of the third Day of Pho, a competition was organized to search for the best pho makers in Vietnam. The contest was open to both local and foreign chefs who currently work at eateries, restaurants or hotels across the country, as well as non-professional cooks. Besides, the Day of Pho 2019 also featured a vote-based competition to choose the top ten pho brands most loved by consumers in the country. Tuoi Tre editor-in-chief Le The Chu speaks … [Read more...] about Best pho chefs, brands honored at 2019 Day of Pho