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RMIT Vietnam student reinvents Monopoly game The Saigon Times Daily Thanh Tam has created a new Vietnamese version of Monopoly game and called it Tet Ta Mua - PHOTO: COURTESY OF RMIT VIETNAM HCMC - Inspired by the idea of bringing families closer together, an RMIT Vietnam student has redesigned the popular Monopoly game to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday (Tet). Bachelor of Design (Digital Media) graduate Nguyen Ngoc Thanh Tam said she initially intended to create a children’s book to honor Vietnamese culture but then realized a game could be something that could gather all family members. After 13 weeks of conceptualizing, structuring and designing, a new version of Monopoly that Tam called Tet Ta Mua was complete. After some research, Tam not only learned how to design a game that the whole family could enjoy but also studied the history of Tet culture to ensure the game is meaningful and authentic for all players. She then applied her learned … [Read more...] about RMIT Vietnam student reinvents Monopoly game

Tax collections from online content creators remain challenging The Saigon Times Daily A person watches videos on YouTube. A rising number of Vietnamese people have earned money from YouTube and other social networking sites but many of them have not declared their income tax – PHOTO: PHAM LE HCMC – An increasing number of Vietnamese YouTubers, such as the short-lived ‘idol’ Ngo Ba Kha alias Kha Banh, earn large amounts of money from the social network but some YouTubers might be trying to evade their personal income tax. A draft proposal of the revised Law on Tax Management, which was made available in 2018, requires the State Bank of Vietnam and the Ministry of Finance to work together to manage taxes. The central bank needs to set up a mechanism to manage and oversee online payment transactions. The move is meant to assist State management in reporting cross-border services in the e-commerce sector. Meanwhile, commercial banks are asked to provide account … [Read more...] about Tax collections from online content creators remain challenging

NA committee nod for draft regulating People’s Councils (22-02-2005) HA NOI — The National Assembly’s Standing Committee opened it 26th session yesterday, and members kicked off the meeting by discussing a draft entitled Working Regulations for People’s Councils. The draft contains 12 chapters and 94 clauses, two chapters and 30 clauses more than the 1996 regulations. The new contents include regulations on People’s Council meetings; the rights and responsibilities of People’s Council standing members; the responsibility of People’s Council members in dealing with voters and citizens; its boards; and People’s Council supervisory roles. Bui Ngoc Thanh, who is chairman of the NA Office and head of the regulation committee, said the NA issued the 1996 regulations to reinforce the Law for the Organisation of People’s Councils and People’s Committees issued in 1994. However, the regulations have remained incomplete, and the latest additions aim to address these problems. … [Read more...] about NA committee nod for draft regulating People’s Councils

A class of Tân Lập B Primary School in Bình Phước Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — “One curriculum, many sets of textbooks”, a new policy which will soon take effect, welcomes publishing houses in Việt Nam to compile textbooks, ending Vietnam Education Publishing House’s long-held monopoly. This means teachers will able to choose the textbooks they use. Lê Duy Tân, head of secondary and high school education division of HCM City’s Department of Education and Training, said teachers would choose based on educational purposes and practical conditions. According to Trần Mậu Minh, former rector of Trần Văn Ơn Secondary School in HCM City’s District 1, teachers should select textbooks with practical knowledge that improve students’ soft skills rather than just academic knowledge. Textbooks should encourage students to explore knowledge themselves and bring into play their hobbies and talents. Educational experts agree that textbook selection requires teachers … [Read more...] about Teachers given autonomy to select sets of textbooks

Relax Underwear brings joy to disadvantaged children By Minh Tuan Local children and volunteers of Relax Underwear and the Startup-Human Resources Club take part in a fun activity during the Wild Sunflower Sunshine program in Lam Dong Province in June 2019 - PHOTOS: COURTESY OF SON VIET GARMENT CORPORATION HCMC - Relax Underwear brand of HCMC-based Son Viet Garment Corporation has carried out various programs to support underprivileged children, who lack access to quality education and other basic needs, in many parts of the country. Such activities have brought joy to disadvantaged children, encouraging them to overcome difficulties to pursue their studies and become good citizens. “For the Children’s Smiles” program Every child is the pride of his/her family, a contributor for the society and the future of the country; and every child has the rights to study and entertain to develop comprehensively and contribute to the society’s development. However, there are … [Read more...] about Relax Underwear brings joy to disadvantaged children

Antitrust regulator expands probe into Grab’s Uber takeover By Thanh Thom A Grab driver is seen riding a passenger on a street in HCMC – PHOTO: THANH HOA HCMC – The Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA), under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, is launching a wider investigation into the Singapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab’s acquisition of its competitor Uber Technologies’ operations in Vietnam over signs of breaching market concentration rules. The Vietnam Competition Authority said in a February 12 statement on its website that a committee responsible for the in-depth investigation into Grab's Uber takeover deal had reviewed paperwork and held various meetings so that the relevant sides could express their views on legal and practical issues. Given the new circumstances arising from the information, documents and evidence provided, Deputy Minister of Justice Phan Chi Hieu, on behalf of the committee, signed a decision early this month asking the VCA to carry … [Read more...] about Antitrust regulator expands probe into Grab’s Uber takeover

by Thu Vân “Your pens are the sharp weapons in the cause of telling the truth…” Thus began a letter that President Ho Chi Minh wrote to intellectuals and journalists in the southern part of the country on May 25, 1947. He also said in the same letter that “journalists should act like brave soldiers in the revolution to gain back unity and independence for the country.” One cannot imagine loftier ideals for this profession. Today, the lofty ideals may remain, but there are times I feel these are gathering dust in the shelves of our memory as the profession goes through one existential crisis after another. More than seven decades after President Hồ Chí Minh wrote the famous letter, it is fair to say journalism has gone through many changes, all over the world. Today, the profession is wedded, one could even say welded, to technology and business, and this creates a host of challenges in terms of the profession succeeding in the market place, in capturing the readers’ or … [Read more...] about Some good news, some bad news, some hopeful news

Review The new AirPods Max are turning heads with a high price tag and excellent audio quality. But is what you get worth the $549? AirPods Max design AirPods Max come in five different colors, sky blue, green, pink, silver, and space gray. Each color is two-toned, featuring a lighter color on the anodized earcups and a darker one for the headband. AirPods Max have one of the most bespoke designs ever created for a set of headphones. The top portion of the headphones is made of stainless steel before being coated with a premium soft-touch material akin to silicone. The canopy is made from a proprietary mesh that is designed to wrest just atop your head. AirPods Max Each arm of the AirPods Max extend to accommodate user's heads of different sizes. Anodized aluminum makes up the cups themselves, which is lighter than the steel and allows for the svelte anodization Apple is known for. Each of the cushions on the earcups are a similar mesh … [Read more...] about Review: AirPods Max don’t make it easy to justify the price

A new race down the line By Bach Dong It is estimated that e-payment via cell phones is unavailable to 70-80% of the local population - PHOTO: THANH HOA The Prime Minister has endorsed the use on a pilot basis of telecom accounts for payments of digital content services and small-scale e-commerce. This move may pave the way for Internet service providers to penetrate deeper into the Fintech business. However, industry experts contend that it is advisable to identify as soon as possible the payment modes to be used by service providers based on which the relevant legal framework system is built. Since the detection of the CNC-led online gambling scandal worth trillions of dong last April, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has considerably tightened the management of scratchcards used to pay for digital content services. The strengthening has exerted marked effect on telecom companies and digital content providers with some claiming sales drops of up … [Read more...] about A new race down the line

The Vietnam News Agency will be hosting the 44th Executive Board Meeting of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) in Hà Nội from April 18-20,  the theme of which is “For a professional and innovative journalism”. Vietnam News Agency reporters talk to OANA President and leaders of other OANA news media outlets members about the need to keep up with modern trends and improve product quality. Aslan Aslanov , Chairman of the Board, Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC), OANA President As OANA chair, AZERTAC has put forward a package of proposals in this regard. We held broad discussions on the issue at the Executive Board meeting in Tehran too. A large part of these proposals is related to the transformation of OANA into a more modern organisation. We made a proposal to establish a permanent general secretariat to ensure more flexible management of the organisation. The list of proposals also includes the establishment of a Training Academy, and the organization … [Read more...] about OANA 44: For a professional and innovative journalism