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HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics earlier this week launched the Institute of Smart Cities and Management (ISCM), whose mission will be to mobilise international cooperation in addressing urban issues globally. The launch was attended by officials from economics, urban studies, transport, and environment universities and organisations from Asia, Europe and the US. Su Dinh Thanh, Rector of the HCM City University of Economics, said the institute aims to become a smart city training and research institute that uses technology and critical thinking as powerful tools to solve urban problems of the future.  “I believe that ISCM and our partners will contribute to improving the quality of education and urban life through three activities — integrated education, research and development, and solving practical problems through projects.” Dr Trinh Tu Anh, director of the new institute, said it aims to develop education integrated … [Read more...] about University sets up Institute of Smart Cities and Management

If you have ever been interested in or have read the agreements set out by social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to which you had to agree in order to use their services, you may have noticed a big problem – the rules are not based on, or bound by, the laws of any particular country. Any agreement, especially those that may have legal status such as here, needs to be assessed within the specific framework of the legal system governing those agreements. In the case of these terms of services made by social media networks, there is no such system. No such provisions are offered to the users. This means that all behavior, rights and obligations of users on social media will be reviewed and adjudicated by those who run these platforms. It is difficult to imagine the existence of such a social contract, but they exist for every one of the billions of people who use these platforms. Civil society is similar in a civilized society, where one party is both a signatory and a … [Read more...] about Social media – a revolution to be feared

Valve (Steam) has its own tax policy for territories, but without Vietnam. As for tax management and collection of cross-border platforms like Netflix or Steam, some have said that Valve (the owner of Steam) does not do business in Vietnam, so it is not subject to Vietnamese tax. The games item on Steam is software, so the value added tax (VAT) is 0%. … [Read more...] about Steam, Netflix do business in Vietnam without paying taxes

The busiest time for mold makers is from the 5th to 8th months of the lunar calendar. As he shared, “in the past time, moon cake was a kind of luxury cuisine in Vietnam. Only people in Hanoi city has the conditions to purchase it for worship during the mid-autumn festival”. … [Read more...] about US Ambassador makes moon cake to celebrate diplomatic ties with Vietnam

Hanoi streets decorated to welcome 13th National Party Congress The 13th National Party Congress is scheduled to be held from January 25 to February 2 in Hanoi. These days, major streets in Hanoi are adorned with flags and posters to celebrate the important event. … [Read more...] about Over 4,000 delegates to 13th National Party Congress to be tested for COVID-19