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HÀ NỘI — Experts have shared advice and experience to help Việt Nam better develop and protect its cultural products. The Copyright Office of Việt Nam in collaboration with the British Embassy and Rouse Law Company Limited organised a seminar on the Strategy for the Development of Cultural Industries in Việt Nam late last week. The seminar was held online with the goal of finding out the development direction for the cultural industry in Việt Nam, within the framework of the Financial Sector and Intellectual Property Programme (FSIP), which is part of the UK-funded ASEAN Economic Reform Programme to help the Government of Việt Nam develop an intellectual property system. The creative sector, such as music, film, media and digital art, usually includes creative services with intellectual property at its core. FSIP is conducted to assist relevant state management agencies such as the Copyright Office of Việt Nam, the National Office of Intellectual Property of Việt Nam and other … [Read more...] about Experts discuss strategy for the development of cultural industries in Việt Nam

The number of young people taking up vaping in Việt Nam is rising — VNA/VNS photo HÀ NỘI — A 15-year-old boy from Hà Nội’s Thạch Thất District was taken to Saint Paul Hospital early this month, after falling into a vaping-induced coma. He is one of the many young people in Việt Nam who have taken up the habit. He said that he inhaled e-cigarettes filled with oil he bought from an unknown seller. According to doctors from the hospital, there has been a marked rise in admissions from patients suffering from poisoning caused by e-cigarettes. The Director of the Poison Control Center at Bạch Mai Hospital, Nguyễn Trung Nguyên, said that the centre has seen an increase in patients admitted with illnesses relating to the use of e-cigarettes. The centre recently treated some students from the northern province of Yên Bái. According to their families, they were offered e-cigarettes with very strange flavours, free of charge. After using the products, the children showed … [Read more...] about Worrying rise in number of young people vaping in Việt Nam

Students in Hà Nội study online. Experts at an online conference held by the Vietnam Women’s Academy branch in HCM City on October 16 said that students need to learn how to protect themselves online. VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng HCM CITY—  Children need to learn how to protect their personal and social well-being in cyberspace, Phan Thị Cẩm Giang, a lecturer at the Vietnam Women’s Academy's branch in HCM City, said at an online conference held on October 16. Children are currently spending a great deal of time online, especially for academic study, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They often feel restless when electronic devices such as their smartphone are not near them, according to Giang. Her 2019 study of online game addiction among 300 students at one secondary school in HCM City showed that 80 per cent accessed the internet for more than four hours each day. Besides online games, they were also attracted by YouTube and other websites. Children need to be more … [Read more...] about Conference highlights ways to protect children in cyberspace