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As many as 150 individuals and collectives who have made great contributions to the community were honoured at the 17th KOVA Awards at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 16. The Tectonics awards were granted to Binh Dan Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA) Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh presented the KOVA Awards to winners in the main categories of Tectonics, Good Life, Prospects, and Fortitude Scholarships for disadvantaged students. The Tectonics awards were granted to Binh Dan Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City for their research project on using endoscopic surgery to remove part of the kidney in the treatment of small kidney tumors. In the Good Life category, KOVA Awards were presented to five individuals for their good deeds and inspirational actions in support of the community. They include Nguyen Ngoc Dieu, who established a rehabilitation facility to provide free treatment for children with cerebral palsy in Vinh Long province, and Tran Thi Ngoc … [Read more...] about KOVA Awards 2019 presented to 150 collectives and individuals

Delegates at the opening ceremony. The programme, promoted by the United States Navy in 2004, will last until May 18, with a wide range of activities, including medical examinations for local people, medical expertise exchange, the construction and repair of hospitals and schools, and a conference on natural disaster response, among others. US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Mary Tarnowka said that the US wants to join hands with its partners to help Vietnam realise the country’s targets in building capacity to respond to natural calamities and contributing to ensuring the Indo-Pacific as a safe region through PP19 and other humanitarian programmes. Meanwhile, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Chi Hien stressed that the Pacific Partnership programme, successfully held in Vietnam on nine occassions, is a vivid illustration of sound cooperation among regional countries in coping with climate change. This is an opportunity for Phu Yen province … [Read more...] about Pacific Partnership 2019 program opens in Phu Yen

At the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat in Bangkok on November 17 (Photo: VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should exert more efforts to enhance internal integrity so as to flexibly cope with external challenges and impact, Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich said on November 17. Attending the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM Retreat) in Bangkok on the day, Lich said as the ASEAN Chair 2020, Vietnam affirms its wish to promote internal connectivity, improve the efficiency of ASEAN-led defence cooperation mechanisms, and enhance cooperative ties with dialogue partners. He laid a stress on several regional challenges, including competition among powers in the region, as well as compliance with international law to maintain regional and global peace and stability. No respect for international law will make the countries lose faith in each other, and lead to escalating tensions in a more serious case, he … [Read more...] about Vietnamese defence minister urges more internal integrity within ASEAN

Organisations in Vietnam are facing longer downtimes caused by cybersecurity breaches.(Photo: Cisco) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) — Organisations in Vietnam are facing longer downtimes caused by cybersecurity breaches, compared to the regional and global averages, according to a recent Cisco study. The Cisco’s 2019 Asia Pacific CISO Benchmark Study was released this week. Almost a third of companies in Vietnam were offline for 24 hours or more after their most severe breach in the past one year, compared to just four percent globally and 23 percent in the Asia-Pacific region. The Vietnam number is a huge rise from last year, when only 15 percent of organisations in the country suffered downtime of 24 hours or more. The study is based on a survey of almost 2,000 security professionals from across the region. It highlights that security practitioners in Vietnam are being kept busy. According to the study, 36 percent of respondents reported receiving more than 10,000 threat alerts a … [Read more...] about Vietnamese companies facing longer downtimes from cyberbreaches

Hanoi and HCMC both have some serious air quality issues to grapple with. After using a “beehive coal” stove at her food stall in Nghia Do Market in Hanoi for more than ten years, Ms. Hong Hanh recently changed to a mini gas cooker. Though the cost is higher, she is happy to accept it after seeing warnings about air pollution in the media and being persuaded by local authorities about the harm coal stoves cause. The latter was among recent efforts by authorities to fight air pollution in Hanoi and also in Ho Chi Minh City, which both have hazy skies these days.  Multiple causes Hanoi’s particularly poor air quality over the last few weeks was the result of low air circulation in the atmosphere during the transition between summer and fall, which has become more common in recent years, according to the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration. Air could not rise by convection, so there were no cloud formations to produce rain and cleanse the … [Read more...] about Something in the air