Real monopoly game

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

Downtown condo development ban may cause monopoly By Le Anh An aerial view of the downtown area of HCMC - PHOTO: THANH HOA HCMC - The HCMC government’s decision to stop licensing new multistorey apartment building projects in Districts 1 and 3 until 2020 could result in a monopoly among the few investors in projects currently under construction, paving the way for them to raise the prices of apartments, according to the HCMC Real Estate Association (HoREA). HCMC currently has more than 8,500 high-end apartments, accounting for 30% of the total, while low-cost ones make up only 24.7%, with nearly 7,000 units. This means that there is an imbalance in HCMC’s housing market. A balanced housing market should have the largest proportion of low-end apartments and the smallest proportion of apartments in the high-end segment. HoREA forecast a shortage of homes for low-income people but an abundant supply of high-end apartments. Investors in luxury apartments will have to … [Read more...] about Downtown condo development ban may cause monopoly

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

Parliamentary review of year used to plan for 2010 period (19-10-2005) National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An delivers opening speech at the session. — VNA/VNS Photo Dung Sang Son La Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Da River under construction in the northern mountainous province of Son La. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuan Truong Nation expects record growth Viet Nam this year expects to attain its highest growth rate during the past five years, Khai said in his report at the eight session of the National Assembly yesterday. The collective economic sector has gradually overcome difficulties, and seen positive changes, while the private sector has attained impressive growth rates. Trading and services have also made important contributions to the country’s socio-economic achievements, to job generation and poverty reduction in particular. The foreign-invested sector has reported satisfactory development, making more contributions to the … [Read more...] about Parliamentary review of year used to plan for 2010 period

Deputies call for economic strategies to offset inflation (10-05-2008) Ha Noi — The National Assembly called for initiatives ranging from better economic forecasting to help those most affected by inflation and a curb of unproductive State-owned enterprise spending yesterday. The deputies spent the day discussing the Government’s socio-economic and the State Budget report for 2007-08. Ngo Quang Xuan, Dong Thap Province, said Viet Nam may well have won international acclaim for the gains it had made since joining the World Trade Organisation in late 2006. But the country now faced numerous challenges, especially in dealing with its weaknesses. "National Assembly Committees have increased their supervisory activity but I’m afraid to say their inspections have not been very effective" he said. The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Province deputy was referring to the parliament’s assigned supervision of major projects. Hoang Thuong Luong, northern Yen Bai Province, … [Read more...] about Deputies call for economic strategies to offset inflation

HA NOI — Implementing three breakthrough strategies set by the 11th National Party Congress is the central task of the Government during its 2011-2016 tenure, stressed Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. In an article released yesterday, the Government leader wrote the first breakthrough strategy is to complete the socialist-oriented market economic institution, focused on creating an equally competitive environment and implementing administrative reforms. In the 2011-2016 term, the Government should continue its work on the operation of goods, services, financial situations, securities, real estate, labour and science and technology markets. This would help increase the country's competitiveness and improve its connection to the world market, he noted. The synchronous formation of the market economic institution should couple with minimising the monopoly in the production and service sectors and creating an equal environment for all economic sectors, he added. The … [Read more...] about PM highlights key tasks in new term

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam at a dialogue held on Thursday in Hà Nội between leaders of the Ministry of Health (MoH), Việt Nam Social Security (VSS). — Photo VGP HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam called for boosting cooperation in social insurance fund management to ensure both benefits and savings are maximised. “Balancing the health insurance fund is very important in the context of increasing medical costs and lowering health insurance premiums,” he said. He spoke at a dialogue held on Thursday in Hà Nội between leaders of the Ministry of Health (MoH), Việt Nam Social Security (VSS) and the Vietnam Private Hospital Association (VPHA) on problems related to private medical facilities. Deputy PM Đam stressed that the policy of the Party and the State was to encourage the private health sector to develop and implement policies on protecting and improving the people’s health in accordance with the law and to ensure that policy makers take into account real-life … [Read more...] about Health insurance fund should be well-managed: Deputy PM

Illustrative Photo vtv.vn Viet Nam News BẮC NINH — An online gambling ring involving over VNĐ152 billion (US$6.6 million) was busted on Monday in Quế Võ District of northern Bắc Ninh Province. The ring was led by 31-year-old Nguyễn Quang Khương, living in Phương Liễu Commune. The local police searched six game arcades and discovered 18 people gambling via the internet. These people opened accounts on a gambling website and exchanged real cash for virtual money to gamble. VNĐ1 million ($44) of real cash is exchanged for VNĐ1.1 million ($47) of virtual money. Virtual money won in the games is then exchanged for real money. VNĐ1 million of virtual money can be exchanged for VNĐ800,000 ($35) of real cash. More than VNĐ152 billion was exchanged since January this year. Nine people involved in the ring were arrested for further investigation. In March this year, police in northern Phú Thọ Province launched legal proceedings against more than 70 defendants … [Read more...] about Online gambling ring broken up in Bắc Ninh

Students of Cô Tô Primary School in the north-eastern Quảng Ninh Province enjoy their outdoor class at the beach.— VNA/VNS Photo Văn Đức Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Summer is here, but it’s not all sunshine and good times for parents, who struggle to entertain their children during the school break. A lack of playgrounds is harming children’s physical and spiritual growth and though some facilities exist they are far short of demand, particularly from city families. When summer comes, children are happy to take a rest after a school year, but their parents feel differently as they struggle to find safe places for their children to play sports. Like other big cities, the capital Hà Nội doesn’t have enough outdoor entertainment spaces for children. Not all inner-city wards and districts have community places and entertainment programmes. Meanwhile, places like Tây Hồ water park, Bảo Sơn Paradise Park or places in buildings are always overcrowded on weekends. In these places, … [Read more...] about Long summer for kids

Bamboo against plastic By Derek Wells Bong, a few days after the opening - PHOTOS: COURTESY OF DEREK WELLS The story of Bong, the bamboo fish built to protect Danang’s beach from plastic waste. Quite a few recent works of art have been created—and often gone viral—in response to the global problem of environmental pollution. Many of these, such as Von Wong’s Strawpocalypse installation in HCMC, recycle waste materials in order to raise awareness, but fewer have actively sought solutions to the waste disposal problems they highlight. Recently, a group of expat and Vietnamese volunteers in the coastal city of Danang were inspired by the concept of combining message and functionality to create Bong, a large bamboo sculpture in the shape of a fish in the busiest area of the city’s famous My Khe Beach. Bong serves as both an awareness-raising work of art and a practical means to alleviate littering and give visitors to the beach a fun way to help clean it up. The story … [Read more...] about Bamboo against plastic