October jewish holidays 2020

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

Passengers buy train tickets at the Hà Nội Station. VNR will sell tickets from October 1 for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday. - Photo nld.com.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI -- The Việt Nam Railway Corporation (VNR) will sell train tickets from October 1 for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday. Passengers can book tickets online at www.dsvn.vn , vietnamrailway.vn and vetau.com.vn or at local train stations. Passengers are not allowed to buy more than four online one-way tickets at a time, the Tiền phong (Vanguard) newspaper reported. Between September 25 and September 30, some 20 per cent of the tickets will be sold to passengers travelling in groups. VNR announced it would run the trains from January 17 to February 12, 2017, to serve passengers during the Tết holiday. To enhance transport capacity and demand according to the actual requirement, the railway sector has also prepared stand-by plans to serve passengers. … [Read more...] about VNR to sell train tickets for Tết holiday

Railway companies in the south will start selling tickets for Lunar New Year 2019 (falling in early February of 2019) from October 1, 2018.— VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Railway companies in the south will start selling Lunar New Year 2019 tickets, the biggest and longest holiday of Vietnamese people, on October 1 this year. The information was announced on Wednesday by Lê Quốc Trung, deputy director of Sài Gòn Railway Transport Company. On the occasion of Lunar New Year 2019, which falls in early February of 2019, besides sixteen Thống Nhất passenger trains (trains running from North to South and returning), the railway company will put into operation six more trains on the routes: HCM City – Quảng Ngãi, HCM City – Quy Nhơn, HCM City – Nha Trang and HCM City – Phan Thiết. A number of trains that typically run on less popular routes will temporarily stop during the Tết period and will be mobilised to supplement busy routes, including HCM City – Tam Kỳ, HCM … [Read more...] about Railway company to begin selling Tết 2019 ticket from October 1

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

Local bidding for North-South expy project slated for October The Saigon Times Daily Vehicles travel on the HCMC-Trung Luong Expressway section, part of the North-South Expressway project. Local bidding documents for the project will be issued in October - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The Ministry of Transport will send out bidding documents exclusively to local investors and launch a preliminary bidding session next month for eight sections of the North-South Expressway project. Nguyen Danh Huy, head of the Public-Private Partnership Department under the ministry, said on September 24 that the ministry will assess the bidding applications and select qualified investors in early 2020, reported the VnExpress news site. Most of the requirements for domestic investors will remain unchanged, such as the investor’s equity accounting for 20% of the project’s capital. However, the ministry is collecting feedback on applying lower-level criteria in terms of investor qualifications … [Read more...] about Local bidding for North-South expy project slated for October

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

Thanh Hóa Province swimmer Phạm Thị Vân poses with her medal for winning the 50m butterfly at the National Swimming Championship last October. Photo baothanhhoa.vn Swimming HÀ NỘI - Last year was a nightmare for many athletes around the world but not swimmer Phạm Thị Vân who set a milestone in her career. Việt Nam’s good management of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 allowed many local sporting events to be held, including the National Swimming Championship last October in HCM City. While some athletes blamed their poor results on a lack of training camps, Vân was able to steal the show. The Thanh Hóa Province-born swimmer opened her season with six golds and two silvers at the National Age Groups Swimming Championships in June in Quảng Ninh Province. She also set tournament records in the 50m butterfly (27.85sec) and 50m backstroke (30.06). At the National Youth Swimming Championships in July in Đà Nẵng, Vân, 15, competed against athletes in the 16-18 years … [Read more...] about Fifteen-year-old swimmer Vân makes a splash