As the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country in 2021, students had to study and take exams online. However, cheating on online exams has caused headaches for schools. (From left to right) Members of the EduExam project: Hoàng Mậu Trung, Nguyễn Thị Thanh Tâm and Nguyễn Văn Nam. Photo courtesy of EduExam/thanhnien.vn To help schools prevent and discover cheating, a group of young alumni of the Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology invented a piece of software which can detect cheating in up to 80 per cent of cases. Hoàng Mậu Trung, Nguyễn Thị Thanh Tâm and Nguyễn Văn Nam, all aged 24, built an online exam system named EduExam, using artificial intelligence technology. According to Trung, the project leader, the EduExam online exam system can be used for all levels of education, from primary school to university, for multiple-choice to essay tests. The system is easy to use and easy to install on computers and laptops. After … [Read more...] about Young people invent anti-cheating software for online exams
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New Dantri Bridge opens in remote Nghe An village
Dantri/Dtinews Online Newspaper on Wednesday opened a new bridge for people in a remote village in the central province of Nghe An. Dantri/Dtinews Online Newspaper opens a new bridge for people in a remote village in the central province of Nghe An on May 18. Dantri’s 22nd bridge is 18 metres long and 1.75 metres wide, and has been built in Huoi Xui Village in the mountainous Ky Son District thanks to donatinos of VND500 million (USD21.740) from the Thanh Hoa-based Thieu Do Vietnam Company and VND70 million from the commune's budget. Speaking at the bridge opening ceremony on May 18, Dantri/Dtinews' Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Nguyen Xuan Toan, expressed his thanks to the Thieu Do Company, local authorities and people in Keng Du District for their help and support during the construction of the bridge. "Thanks to support from kind donors and local authorities and people in many localities, Dantri/Dtinews has supported the … [Read more...] about New Dantri Bridge opens in remote Nghe An village
☕ Afternoon briefing on May 16
Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on May 16. - Officials and staff of Vietnamese representative agencies must keep abreast of global issues such as pandemic response, resource exhaustion, population aging and climate change in order to fulfill their tasks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on May 15 (US time). Read full story National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his host counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihan on May 16 held talks. (Photo: VNA) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his host counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihan on May 16 held talks following an official welcome ceremony for the former. Hue is now in Laos on an official visit. Read full story - The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has participated in "The Sustainable Flight Challenge" (TSFC) programme, launched by SkyTeam Airline Alliance, with the first flight from Hanoi to the Republic of Korea’s Seoul. The … [Read more...] about ☕ Afternoon briefing on May 16
Digitizing the journey of Uncle Ho with virtual reality technology
Using modern virtual reality, in recent times, Ho Chi Minh Museum has organized the thematic exhibition “The person finding the shape of the country” in the form of online. Thanks to that, as long as having a smart and Internet-connected electronic device, people from everywhere can easily visit the exhibition as if they were going to experience it in person. With many valuable artifacts, including documents introduced for the first time, the exhibition gives viewers many emotions about President Ho Chi Minh's arduous, willful and energetic journey in his 30 years of traveling to seek a way to save the country. The thematic display content consists of 8 parts, with more than 300 photos, documents, and artifacts, including some documents and artifacts that have never been published, and introduces the arduous journey full of will and energy of Nguyen Tat Thanh - Nguyen Ai Quoc - Ho Chi Minh in 30 years of traveling across 3 oceans, 4 continents with nearly 30 countries to seek a … [Read more...] about Digitizing the journey of Uncle Ho with virtual reality technology
☕ Afternoon briefing on May 13
Hanoi, (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on May 13. -President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted visiting Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP)’s Central Committee and President of the Lao People’s Supreme Court Viengthong Siphandone in Hanoi on May 13. President Phuc affirmed that the Party, State and people of Vietnam always attach great importance to preserving and developing the special Vietnam-Laos ties, including the cooperation between the two Supreme People’s Courts. Read full story - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of other ASEAN countries had a working lunch with US lawmakers in Washington D.C. on May 12 (local times), ahead of the ASEAN-US Special Summit. Participants discussed issues related to cooperation in trade, investment, people-to-people exchange, science-technology, renewable energy development, and the response to security challenges in the region and the world. Read … [Read more...] about ☕ Afternoon briefing on May 13
Alling woman in Bac Giang in desperate need of support
A blind woman in the northern province of Bac Giang is calling for help as she faces kidney failure, but her family are too poor to cover the treatment. Trieu Thi Yen, 46, from Yen Dung District has been suffering from kidney failure for 14 years. She has to come to Bac Giang General Hospital for dialysis three times a week. Yen and her son Yen said that she was blind since birth. In 2005, she started working for a massage facility for the blind in Hai Duong Province. Then, three years later, she gave birth to her son Trieu Van Hung. When her son was three years old, she faced tiredness and oedema. She also lost breast milk. She was diagnosed with the final stages of kidney failure. She was totally shocked. Due to financial difficulties, she could not afford to buy powdered milk for her child. Instead, she had to use dilute soup to feed him. Nguyen Tien Manh, vice chairman of Dong Phuc Commune People’s Committee, said that Yen’s family was among the poorest in … [Read more...] about Alling woman in Bac Giang in desperate need of support