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  Deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education and Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng receives Vice President of China’s Xinhua News Agency Zhang Sutang on Tuesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang   HÀ NỘI – Deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education and Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng hosted a reception in Hanoi on Tuesday for Vice President of China’s Xinhua News Agency Zhang Sutang. Zhang is making a working visit to Việt Nam from October 14 – 18 at the invitation of the State-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA). Minister Hùng expressed his delight at the outcomes of co-operation between the VNA and Xinhua over the years, which he said had contributed to popularising each country’s external policies, enhancing friendship between … [Read more...] about Xinhua to expand cooperation with Vietnam News Agency

By Prof. Tung Bui - Matson Navigation Co-Chair of Global Business, Director of the APEC study Center and Director of the Vietnam Executive MBA, University of Hawaii.    Head of the IT and Mobile and Communication Division at Samsung, JK Shin presents a smartphone Galaxy S5 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, on February 24, 2014. Photo by AFP.  Since the introduction of the Galaxy S5  by Samsung in a presentation style reminiscent of Steve Jobs' at the Mobile World Congress in Spain last Monday, the media is abuzz about what is cool and what is missing in the new release. Samsung's latest flagship phone has the same look of its predecessor S4, with a 5.1-inch display and 16-megapixel camera and a personal trainer. These two features alone would likely threaten the markets for the digital pocket cameras and personal trainer appliances. Yet, like with the release of Apple's iPhone 5S, Samsung fans are already disappointed that the new S5 does not … [Read more...] about NEWS BRIEF & COMMENT: Innovation and Competitiveness: Lessons from Samsung’s Galaxy S5

  Apple assembler Foxconn is planning to build a $40 million factory in Dong Mai Industrial Park in Quang Ninh Pỏvince. - Photo 9tomac HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam needs stronger human resources to serve the growing integrated circuit (IC) industry to create greater investment opportunities. Mai Anh Tuấn from the National Centre for Technological Progress under the Ministry of Science and Technology, said: "IC is at the heart of all electronic devices. The industry offers core support to other industries such as information technology, telecoms, and mechanical and automated engineering.” Tuấn told Việt Nam News: “The US-China trade war will rearrange global industrial production. Việt Nam is one of best equipped countries in the region to attract a hi-tech production investment wave.” Big IC companies such as Samsung, LG, Sharp and Foxconn are … [Read more...] about Việt Nam to train more IC engineers

Rice export volume up but value falls The ministry said the total rice export volume and value in the first nine months of this year reached 5.2 million tonnes and $2.24 billion, respectively. The figures represented a rise of 5.9 per cent in volume and a drop of 9.8 per cent in value compared to the same period in 2018. Of which, Viet Nam shipped abroad 586,000 tonnes of rice in September for $251 million. The Philippines was the top market for Vietnamese rice in the first eight months of this year, consuming 1.76 million tonnes worth $720 million, 2.9 times higher in volume and 2.6 times in value over the same period last year. Strong growth was also seen in other markets, including Australia (75 per cent), Ivory Coast (nearly 35 per cent) and Hong Kong (nearly 35 per cent). The average rice price in the first eight months fell 13.8 per cent year on year to $435 per tonne. White rice led the way in the period, accounting for 47 per cent of total revenue, followed by Jasmine rice … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 14

  Modern technology brings the feeling like we are sitting in Bùi Xuân Phái's paintings of streets. Photo courtesy of exhibition's organiser HÀ NỘI  Standing in front of the camera, you soon realise that you have become part of a painting by a prominent Vietnamese artist, Bùi Xuân Phái (1920-1988). Artificial intelligence technology identified you and imitated the style of Phái to create the painting, then projected your portrait on to the wall. Thanks to AI technology, visitors can become characters in Phái's paintings. VNS Photo Minh Thu The amazing experience is a part of an exhibition showing Phái’s works using 3D mapping technology and multimedia art, including light and sound systems, to create an immersive space. This is the first time artworks by a master of Vietnamese fine arts have been presented in this way. The exhibition opened on Friday at the Hà Nội Museum showing 100 … [Read more...] about Exhibition shows art of Bùi Xuân Phái through latest tech