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The bins are designed to keep organic and inorganic waste separate and have a water filter system. — Photo courtesy Bridgestone Việt Nam Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — Intelligent bins are coming to Đà Nẵng City, thanks to Japanese tire producer Bridgestone Việt Nam’s smart dust bin project. Bridgestone Việt Nam, the project sponsor, donated 50 smart trash bins to be placed at roadsides and public parks. The bins are designed to keep organic and inorganic waste separate and have a water filter system and a public-use solar-powered mobile phone charger . Earlier, the Japanese company sponsored smart bins for HCM City, aiming to raise awareness among locals on environment protection. The project is part of the city’s preparations for the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Summit in Đà Nẵng on November 5-11. The company will donate more smart bins to northern cities and provinces. — VNS … [Read more...] about Smart bins in Đà Nẵng

Public parking in Trần Phú street in Đà Năng city. Parking fees can be paid by phone or SMS. — VNS Photo Công Thành Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — The central city has set aside two downtown streets – Trần Phú and Bạch Đằng – for a pilot smart-parking project. The city’s transport department said the project was part of Đà Nẵng’s urban traffic corridor improvement project, funding by Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF). It will allow commuters to pay parking fees through their smart phones or (SMS). Fees for each parking place will cost from VNĐ15,000 to VNĐ30,000 for two hours. The department plans to expand smart parking projects to more public parking area in future. Last year, the city, in co-operation with TMF, launched a new public shuttle bus route costing US$2.9 million to help prevent traffic congestion. The city now has 15 car parks in the inner city and plans to develop 158 by 2030, including public underground car parks According to … [Read more...] about Smart parking debuts in Đà Nẵng

Vietnam Airlines incorporates airport maps into its mobile app By Le Anh Passengers at the Noi Bai International Airport in the capital city of Hanoi. Vietnam Airlines has added 67 domestic and foreign airport maps to its mobile app to help passengers use its services at ease - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC – National flagship carrier Vietnam Airlines has added 67 airport maps, with nine of them in the country and the remainder abroad, to its mobile app, to help passengers breeze past gates, lounges and shops, as it continues investing in technology to enhance the airport experience. By incorporating the indoor maps app, InMapz, into the Vietnam Airlines mobile app, the carrier is the first Asia-based airline to offer digital wayfinding airport maps and has more maps than any other airline in the world. The airport maps will be available on the free Vietnam Airlines app and Vietnam Airlines website. Customers are provided with a clear and detailed view of their surroundings … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines incorporates airport maps into its mobile app

Bkav to launch low-cost cell phones By Van Ly The Bkav Smart Feature Phone 4G-C85 model. Local Internet security firm Bkav on June 10 announced its plan to manufacture low-cost phones – PHOTO: BKAV HANOI – Local Internet security firm Bkav on June 10 announced its plan to manufacture low-cost mobile phones priced at less than VND1 million. The production of the Bkav Smart Feature Phone 4G-C85 is aimed at supplying the local market with cell phones with 4G Internet connections at affordable prices. The economical cell phones are set to be rolled out in July. Unlike Bphone, which is a smartphone Bkav had earlier launched in the market and was designed in terms of style and software by the firm, the Bkav Smart Feature Phone 4G will be produced in the form of original design manufacturing. The new cell phones will run on the KaiOS operating system. To offer the Bkav Smart Feature Phone 4G at less than VND1 million, Bkav will join hands with a major telecom carrier to … [Read more...] about Bkav to launch low-cost cell phones

Corporate social responsibility imperative for firms to survive pandemic: FCV chief Let no one succumb to hunger: Prudential instals rice ‘ATMs’ in many provinces AES Vietnam presents Tet gifts to 100 poor households in Binh Thuan Province Mondelez Kinh Do: An ideal workplace for talent to fly high “Millions of Meals” supports flood-hit children in Central Provinces On February 17, 2021, VinSmart Research and Manufacturer Joint Stock Company, a member of Vingroup, officially launched four models of Air Purifier and Smart Home Solution products. These are the latest product lines of the Vsmart technology ecosystem for families. Products are opened for exclusive sale on Vsmart Online e-commerce website ( https://shop.vsmart.net) with many attractive incentives. In their first official launch to the market, Vsmart Air Purifier products include two mid-end models (30LA5300 and 35LA5400) and two high-end models (45LD6600 and 55LD8800). All models use HEPA … [Read more...] about Vinsmart to start exclusive sale of air purifiers and smart home solutions on Vsmart online

Phạm Xuân Hòe, deputy director of the Banking Strategy Institute under the State Bank of Việt Nam. — Photo banking.org.vn Viet Nam News Phạm Xuân Hòe, deputy director of the Banking Strategy Institute (under the State Bank of Việt Nam), speaks to Thời báo Kinh doanh (Business Times) about measures to help people living in remote areas get access to digital financial services. How we are progressing with the goal of promoting digital banking in remote areas of the country? More than 40 banks across the country are now providing digital financial services on mobile phones. However, people in remote areas are still having difficulty accessing these services. The most fundamental obstacle is that the services provided by financial institutions and People’s Credit Funds – including banks – are not simple enough, not suitable for people living in remote areas. Direct facial recognition is still a requirement for performing transactions at banks, without it, it would be … [Read more...] about Helping low-income people approach digital finance

Experts oppose HCMC’s proposal for excise tax on cellphones By Tam An A person uses a mobile phone in this file photo. The HCMC government’s proposal on excise taxes for mobile phones and some other products is said to be unreasonable - PHOTO: THANH HOA HCMC – The HCMC government’s proposal on excise taxes for mobile phones, cameras, perfumes and cosmetics goes against the city’s development plan and is likely unfeasible in the current context, according to some experts. Economic expert Pham Chi Lan told the Saigon Times that the proposal was a “weird initiative” as no other country is levying a special consumption tax on these popular products. HCMC residents, including those living in remote areas, are being encouraged to use mobile phones as a way to increase their access to information and knowledge, so it is unreasonable to impose an excise tax on mobile phones, Lan added. “Excise tax is applied to luxuries, which only high-income customers can afford, … [Read more...] about Experts oppose HCMC’s proposal for excise tax on cellphones

Vietnam needs to embrace technology to escape middle-income trap: PM The Saigon Times Daily Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivers a speech at the National Forum on Developing Vietnam Technology Companies in Hanoi on May 9 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – It is essential that technology be regarded as the crucial factor that could take Vietnam out of the middle-income trap and turn it into a developed country, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a technology forum in Hanoi today, May 9. The inaugural national forum on developing Vietnam’s technology companies kicked off earlier today. Themed “Aspiration, vision and strategy for a prosperous Vietnam” and with the action motto of “Make in Vietnam,” the forum acts as a catalyst for the development of a community of Vietnamese technological companies. The forum brought together some 1,000 delegates representing the Government, ministries, agencies and localities, along with hundreds of locals, foreign experts and … [Read more...] about Vietnam needs to embrace technology to escape middle-income trap: PM

Customers use 3G smart phones and tablets on trial at a Viettel shop on Hà Nội’s Ngọc Khánh Street. Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said that the Vietnamese Government pays attention to putting forward policies that strongly encourage digital technologies’ development. — VNS Photo Trương Vị HÀ NỘI — While the Internet, mobile phones and other digital technologies are spreading rapidly throughout the developing world, the anticipated digital dividends of higher growth, more jobs, and better public services have fallen short of expectation. The findings have been pointed out in a 2016 World Development Report on digital dividends compiled by the World Bank. At the workshop launching the report in Hà Nội yesterday, Deepak Mishra, 2016 World Development Report Co-director, said that the benefits of rapid digital expansion had been skewed towards the wealthy, skilled, and influential around the world, who are better positioned to take advantage of the new technologies. In … [Read more...] about World Bank reports on digital growth

Đạt and Khánh try using the head motion wheelchair. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Thương Viet Nam News BẮC NINH — Wheelchairs controlled by head motion may bring new hope to people with disabilities in Việt Nam. Young students are pushing to make the equipment affordable for all. Nguyễn Công Khánh and Nguyễn Hữu Thành Đạt, two senior students from Bắc Ninh Province High School for the Gifted, successfully invented a wheelchair operated by head motion, voice activation and smart phones. The wheelchairs are intended for use by people with missing limbs. Their project competed against hundreds of others and received first prize in the 2018 National Science and Technology Competition for high school students in the northern region. When asked what inspired them to start the project, Khánh and Đạt said that their old and weak grandfathers were their greatest inspiration. Although a head motion wheelchair is not a new innovation in the world, its high cost is a real obstruction to … [Read more...] about Young students make head motion wheelchairs practical