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AppleInsider breaks down every record Apple smashed in its gargantuan fiscal quarter ending in December 2020. Apple's first fiscal quarter was one to remember, breaking records left and right on its way to a staggering $111.4 billion in total revenue. While that number was the biggest takeaway, it was far from the only record the company shattered. Total revenue Apple brought in a staggering $111.4B in Q1 2021 During the 1Q 2021 financial quarter, Apple raked in $111.4 billion in total revenue. This is the first time the company has passed $100 billion for a quarter, breaking its previous record of $91.8 billion in the prior year's December-ending quarter. It's all the more surprising that Apple did this during a global pandemic, as many working families cut down on luxury purchases. Impressive iPad and Mac sales boosts may have partially reflected the greater need for work-from-home and Zoom-friendly computing devices. However, the iPhone continued … [Read more...] about Ten records Apple broke in its historic holiday 2020 quarter

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân (2nd from left) visits the Việt Nam Academy of Social Sciences on May 17 on the occasion of the 5th Việt Nam Science and Technology Day. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đức Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân congratulated the Việt Nam Academy of Social Sciences on May 17 for its achievements during recent years, and expressed her belief in the academy’s future progress. The congratulations were delivered when the NA Chairwoman attended the 5th Việt Nam Science and Technology Day (May 18) at the academy. Professor Nguyễn Quang Thuấn, chairman of the academy, said that after 65 years of development, the academy has undertaken invaluable research and the policy consultancy, providing scientific recommendations for the process of formulating important guidelines and policies of the Party and the State. The academy’s research on perfecting the socialist-oriented market economy, as well as on … [Read more...] about NA Chairwoman lauds academies’ leading research

“Furie” to represent Vietnam at Oscar 2020 The Saigon Times Daily A scene from action movie “Furie”, which will compete for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards - PHOTO: COURTESY OF FILM CREW HCMC – Action film “Hai Phuong” (Furie) has been chosen by the Department of Cinema under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to represent Vietnam at the 92nd Academy Awards (Oscars). “Furie” will compete in the Best International Feature Film category, according to the Vietnam News Agency. The awards ceremony is slated for February 2020. Released in Vietnam in February 2019, the film saw a staggering VND135 billion (US$5.8 million) in ticket sales in the first two weeks. It was also screened at cinemas in the U.S. and will be available on Netflix in the coming time. “Furie” tells the story of former gang leader Hai Phuong (starring Ngo Thanh Van) from the Mekong Delta whose daughter has been kidnapped. It follows Hai Phuong’s thrilling … [Read more...] about “Furie” to represent Vietnam at Oscar 2020

A collision between an emergency medical service vehicle and a car on National Road No.1 passing through the southern province of Tiền Giang on February 13. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A total of 109 people were killed and 123 injured in traffic accidents across the country during seven days (February 10-16) of the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, the Ministry of Public Security’s Traffic Police Department has announced. This is a reduction of 8 per cent in fatalities, 18 per cent in injuries and 29.3 per cent in accidents compared to the previous year, respectively, it said. There were two serious traffic accidents in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai and central Bình Định Province, killing seven people and leaving three others seriously injured. According to the department, most of the accidents occurred between 12am and 4pm and from 6pm to 10pm when people travel for the gatherings during the holiday. The department also said that the national traffic police force … [Read more...] about 109 killed on roads in seven days of Tết holiday

Apple CEO Tim Cook on an earnings call Wednesday said that the company set a new record for the most FaceTime call volume during the holiday season. Apple broke a lot of records in the holiday quarter of 2020, from revenues to sales of different products to income from Services. It turns out the company broke another record over Christmas as it recorded the highest-ever volume of FaceTime calls. Cook, during Apple's quarterly earnings call, stated that "as COVID-19 kept us apart, we saw the highest volume of FaceTime calls ever this Christmas." It is unclear if "this Christmas" refers to Dec. 25, the surrounding weeks, or the entire holiday quarter. Cook did not specify an exact amount of FaceTime call volume. The record, though, is not surprising, especially with friends and family physically apart for the holidays last year due to coronavirus restrictions. In addition, as stated on the call, the install base for iPhone is the largest it has ever been, and Cook … [Read more...] about Apple broke record for FaceTime call volume over holidays

Labor may get extra time off for New Year’s Day 2020 The Saigon Times Daily Vice President of the Vietnam General Federation of Labor Ngo Duy Hieu speaks at a conference in Hanoi on September 9 – PHOTO: NLDO HCMC – Employees in Vietnam officially only have one day off during the New Year Holiday, but they may get an extra day off following a proposal from the Vietnam General Federation of Labor. The federation held a conference in Hanoi today, September 9, to discuss four types of labor issues, including the New Year's Day, reported Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper. “The issues being discussed at this conference are important, affecting the execution of our guiding principles and resolutions in taking care of union members and employees,” stated the federation’s president, Nguyen Dinh Khang. On behalf of the federation, its vice president, Ngo Duy Hieu, proposed adding one or more days off for employees across the country during the New Year holiday. Hieu explained … [Read more...] about Labor may get extra time off for New Year’s Day 2020

Metro Line No.1 to be complete by 2020 The Saigon Times Daily An elevated section of HCMC’s Ben Thanh–Suoi Tien metro line runs along Hanoi Highway - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – HCMC is striving to speed up work on the Metro Line No. 1 project so that it can be put into operation by 2020 as planned, Sai Gon Giai Phong news site reported, citing city vice chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen. Capital disbursement delays have stoked concerns that the urban railway could fall behind schedule. As the project faces complicated legal procedures concerning the upward adjustment of investment, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has refused to allocate capital for the project, which has in turn prevented Japan from further disbursing its loan for the project. As such, the city has made an advance payment of VND3.2 trillion for the Metro Line No. 1 project. To ensure payments for contractors and to smooth construction work, the HCMC Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) proposed … [Read more...] about Metro Line No.1 to be complete by 2020

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh meets with his New Zealand counterpart Winston Raymond Peters within the framework of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea.— Photo baoquocte.vn PORT MORESBY — Việt Nam and New Zealand yesterday agreed to coordinate in the Action Programme between the two countries. They reached the agreement during a meeting between Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh and his New Zealand counterpart Winston Raymond Peters within the framework of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea. Minh suggested New Zealand increase the number of Vietnamese citizens taking part in the annual working holiday programme and thanked the country’s Parliament for approving the non-refundable official development assistance (ODA) provision for Việt Nam in the 2018-2021 period. Winston Raymond Peters spoke highly of Việt Nam’s … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, NZ agree to realise Action Programme for 2017-2020

Participants agreed that in the context of unstable world affairs, ASEAN should concentrate on fostering internal power by taking advantage of the more than 600-million-population and fostering intra-bloc liberalisation. —VNA/VNS Photo Văn Điệp HÀ NỘI — Whichever country holds the ASEAN chairmanship must take the lead in consolidating the bloc’s identity and enhancing its adaptability in a changing world, said Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Văn Thảo yesterday. “Taking the role of ASEAN 2020 Chairman demonstrates Việt Nam’s responsibility and is an opportunity for the country to make contributions to the ASEAN Community,” Thảo said at workshop on the ASEAN community, which Việt Nam is set to chair next year. “Việt Nam attaches great importance to making careful preparation for the chairmanship.” The workshop, held by the Diplomatic Academy of Việt Nam and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), drew the participation of more than 100 experts and diplomats from Việt Nam … [Read more...] about ASEAN urged to uphold communal identity

Vuong Dinh Hue reelected as Hanoi Party secretary The Saigon Times Vuong Dinh Hue was reelected as secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee for the 2020-2025 tenure – PHOTO: VNA HCMC - Vuong Dinh Hue was reelected as secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee for the 2020-2025 tenure this morning, October 13. Hue, aged 63, is a native of the north-central province of Nghe An. He officially became a Party member on September 9, 1985. He is a member of the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly and the Politburo. He used to be head of the Accounting Department of the Academy of Finance in Hanoi and deputy principal of the academy in charge of training affairs. He was appointed deputy head of the State Audit Office of Vietnam in July 2001 and its head in 2006. On February 7 this year, he was appointed by the Politburo to serve as the Hanoi Party secretary for the 2015-2020 tenure. Besides this, Chu Ngoc Anh was reelected as deputy secretary of the municipal … [Read more...] about Vuong Dinh Hue reelected as Hanoi Party secretary