Shared experiences

Tran Viet Hung set up Got It Inc, a start-up company which is now operating in three countries including the US, India and Vietnam. Founder of Got It Inc, Tran Viet Hung Got It Inc. last year won a prize at the A’ Design Award and Competition, one of the world’s most prestigious design accolades. The PhotoStudy mobile app by Got It Inc. was voted winner by a jury board including many experts around the world in the Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design Category. Hung also developed GotIt!, an app that connects learners with a study expert who offers them step-by-step help through their homework. After graduating from Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hung attended the Computer Science Faculty of the US's Iowa University. He started Got It Inc in the Silicon Valley in 2011. In 2013, Hung led a team to develop SnapNSee, a super-quick search software for smartphones and won the third prize at the Vietnamese Talents Award 2013. In his … [Read more...] about Startup founder shares experiences with Vietnamese Talent Awards

Vietnam's peacekeeping soldiers - illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - A Cambodian delegation from the National Centre for Peacekeeping Forces, Mine and Explosive Remnants of War Clearance led by its Director General Sem Sovanny had a working session with representatives from the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) in Hanoi on October 1. During the function, Director of the VDPO Major General Hoang Kim Phung affirmed that UN peacekeeping is one of key cooperation fields in the defence relations between the two countries. Since Vietnam joined UN peacekeeping activities, Cambodia has always shown its goodwill, actively supported and shared experience to help Vietnam build and improve the ability of its UN peacekeeping forces, especially the sappers, Phung said. For his part, Sem Sovanny expressed his hope that the two sides will continue to enhance experience sharing in the fields of strength of Cambodia such as deploying military police team and … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Cambodia share experience in UN peacekeeping

Michelin chef Alain Dutournier (centre) poses for a group photo with students at the KOTO vocational school in Hà Nội on Monday. — Photo courtesy of KOTOViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Two-star Michelin chef Alain Dutournier shared his experience and cooking tricks with students at the KOTO vocational school in Hà Nội on Monday. During his four-hour visit, Dutournier, together with two assistant chefs, also revealed two new recipes – scallop with lobster sauce, and fried chicken with onion and cabbage rolls. The recipes used fresh and premium ingredients from Việt Nam and France. Dutournier said he wanted the young students to understand that to be able to become a good chef, they must master the basic skills because “all the creativeness springs from the most simple things”. In November 2018, the chef also held a special workshop with students from the KOTO school in the name of charity at the Press Club Hà … [Read more...] about Michelin chef shares experiences with future stars

Illustrative image (Source: internet) Hanoi (VNA) – Experience from Australia in innovation-based socio-economic development, and the difficulties in building an innovative ecosystem were shared at a workshop in Hanoi on October 8. The event was jointly held by the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the National Economics University (NEU), as part of the Australian Embassy’s Skills and Innovation Week. Speaking at the event, NEU vice director Bui Duc Tho revealed that in order to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in Vietnam, the university has established an innovative start-up centre with effective domestic and international cooperation. He stressed the importance of close connections between renovation and science and technology, saying that this will contribute to the success of startup ideas, and the application of these initiatives in practice. Joanna Wood, Education Counsellor of the Australian Embassy, said her … [Read more...] about Australia shares experience in innovation, startups

Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam Grete Lochen speaks at the seminar in Nha Trang city on October 9 (Photo: VNA) Khanh Hoa (VNA) – Vietnam and Norway shared information and experience in sustainably developing marine aquaculture at a seminar in Nha Trang city, the south-central province of Khanh Hoa, on October 9. The event, focusing on sustainable technology for industrial marine aquaculture and processing, was held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Norwegian Embassy. Norwegian Ambassador Grete Lochen said her country has drawn lessons on the sustainable development of the farmed salmon industry, and it is ready to share them with Vietnam, thereby helping to protect the oceans, minimise risks of climate change and sustainably develop the fisheries and aquaculture sectors. Vietnamese Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien said the two countries have cooperated with each other in the fisheries sector for more than 30 years, adding the seminar was … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Norway share experience in marine farming development