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Visitors to S.Korea face longer visa application processing time By Dao Loan Tourists ask for tour programs at a travel company in HCMC. The longer visa processing time has affected many tour operators who received a high number of tour bookings for South Korea this summer – PHOTO: DAO LOAN HCMC - Vietnamese applying for a South Korean tourist visa now have to wait longer than usual due to the overwhelming number of five-year visa applications pending. Many local tour operators told the Saigon Times that companies accredited by South Korea to filter out visa applications typically need up to five days to receive visas for their customers, but it now takes up to eight days. Many travel firms in Hanoi have even had to wait more than two weeks to complete visa procedures, while tourists applying for the visa themselves have had to wait up to three weeks. The surging number of five-year visa applications by individual tourists has extended the time needed to … [Read more...] about Visitors to S.Korea face longer visa application processing time

Feature AppleInsider is supported by its audience and may earn commission as an Amazon Associate and affiliate partner on qualifying purchases. These affiliate partnerships do not influence our editorial content. Apple has decisively transitioned its new MacBook Pros to use the slim, unidirectional new USB-C port first introduced on the Retina MacBook a year and a half ago. Its latest MacBook Pro machines not only supply more connectors, but also support the enhanced new USB 3.1 Gen 2 and Thunderbolt 3 protocols for blazing fast wired connectivity and high resolution displays. Flex your power Like the Retina MacBook, the new MacBook Pro models no longer use MagSafe, Apple's quick release magnetic plug for delivering power. Power is now delivered via USB-C, which fits snuggly enough to pull your laptop off the edge of a table if something inadvertently tugs the cable hard enough. While many are weeping over the death of their beloved MagSafe, I've … [Read more...] about Everything you need to know about USB-C & Thunderbolt 3 on Apple’s new MacBook Pro

Đoàn Thị Hương (centre) leaves Shah Alam High Court escorted by Malaysian police, outside Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. — AFP/VNA Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam had repeatedly petitioned Malaysia to ensure a fair trial and the legitimate rights of Đoàn Thị Hương, a suspect in the murder of a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) national at Kuala Lumpur airport in 2017, the foreign ministry’s spokeswoman has said. Speaking at a ministry press conference on Thursday, Lê Thị Thu Hằng said that Việt Nam had been taking measures to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of Hương. On Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh spoke via phone with Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah to discuss several issues, including the trial. A day later, Minister of Justice Lê Thành Long sent a letter to Attorney General of Malaysia Tommy Thomas. The following day, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng met Malaysian Ambassador to Việt Nam … [Read more...] about Gov’t asks Malaysia to ensure fair trial for Vietnamese citizen

The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng during Thursday's press briefing in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Lâm Khánh HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has condemned China’s reported laying of submarine cables in the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) archipelago as illegal and invalid. Foreign ministry spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng made the statement on Thursday during a briefing in Hà Nội in response to reports from vessel tracking software and satellite imagery indicating a Chinese ship might be conducting installing undersea cables in the area. “Việt Nam has sufficient historical evidence and legal basis to assert its sovereignty over the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) and Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes in line with international laws,” Hằng said. All activities conducted related to these two archipelagoes without express approval from Việt Nam constitute serious violations of Việt Nam’s sovereignty and are totally invalid, Hằng said, adding that all countries need to act responsibly, … [Read more...] about Việt Nam opposes China’s illegal activities in East Sea

Mozambique visa exemption begins (06-02-2009) HA NOI — Vietnamese diplomats and official passport holders will no longer need a visa for Mozambique following an agreement to take effect on Monday. Under the reciprocal deal, signed with the Republic of Mozambique last year in Maputo, the two countries’ diplomatic and official passport holders will be exempted from visas for 90 days. This includes members of diplomatic missions, consular offices or representatives of international organisations and their families. Within 90 days they must complete registration procedures for a longer stay, the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. — VNS … [Read more...] about Mozambique visa exemption begins

Phú Quốc Island in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang aims to become a smart city by 2020. VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY – A smart city control centre that opened on Phú Quốc Island on Wednesday will receive residents’complaints and coordinate emergency functions, among other functions. Phạm Văn Nghiệp, deputy chairman of the People’s Committee of Phú Quốc District, said the centre would receive information from citizens, visitors and organisations about theft, security problems and other complaints; improve traffic safety, and co-ordinate emergency responses and other activities. Việt Nam Post and Telecommunications (VNPT) has helped the island build a safe city solution with mobile apps that help people report incidents (accidents, theft, acts that violate urban security) to management agencies and help the latter respond quickly. The residents must install the “Safe City” app on their smartphone. The VNĐ67 billion (US$2.9 million) project, … [Read more...] about Smart city control centre opens on Phú Quốc Island

Four firms in Danang approved for on-site customs clearance By Nhan Tam Goods loaded and unloaded at Tien Sa Port in the central coastal city of Danang. Customs clearance for goods at the manufacturing facilities of local firms has been deemed an effective measure to reduce the workload at ports – PHOTO: NHAN TAM DANANG – The customs department in the central coastal city of Danang has subjected four manufacturing facilities, owned by local firms, to on-site customs checks and clearance for imports and exports, thus facilitating their business activities. The firms are Danang Seaproducts Import and Export Corporation; Thuan Phuoc Seafoods and Trading Corporation; SGM Co., Ltd, producing gloves and labor protection products; and Vietnam Pack Co., Ltd. An official with the municipal customs department stated that the firms have invested in equipment for customs officers to examine shipments. Only goods cleared by customs officials beforehand will be used as input … [Read more...] about Four firms in Danang approved for on-site customs clearance

A view of the Sa Pa Town, a popular tourist destination in the northern mountainous province Lào Cai. The local authorities have proposed building a 371-ha airport in Cam Cọn Commune, Bảo Yên District. — VNS Photo Trọng Kiên Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam plans to build five new airports in the next 12 years. Currently, the country has 23 airports, comprising 13 domestic and 10 international. It aims to have 15 domestic and 13 international by 2030. The ambitious goals were announced as part of Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s decision in 2016 for the adjusted planning on aviation transport until 2020 with a vision towards 2030. Also included in the adjusted planning, the Government of Việt Nam wanted to build airports in areas with big tourism potential like Sa Pa, Vân Đồn, Đồng Hới and Chu Lai. In the latest move, earlier this month, the People’s Committee of the northern province of Lào Cai proposed to the Ministry of Transport construct an … [Read more...] about Could an airport for Lào Cai Province take off?

In this series, we share some of the inspiring stories of how WordPress and its global network of contributors can change people’s lives for the better. This month we feature a WordPress developer from the Africa on the difference it can make. From a young age Thelma was encouraged by her father to ‘work hard, and dream big’. In High School, she pursued a career in Computer Science. She said: “I did not know what I would be doing or how I would get there but I just knew that I was going to pursue a career in information technology.” She wrote her first line of code at the age of 16 living in Zimbabwe, Africa. This was to mark the beginning of her enthusiasm for computer programming. When she joined the school’s computer class, Thelma thought she would learn Excel and Word. Instead, the assignment was to write her first program in C. She said: “It was not easy, but it was very exciting. l remember writing up simple code for a Video Club – a check-in/out for VHS tapes and CDs. Thus … [Read more...] about People of WordPress: Thelma Mutete

Dr Đặng Huy Huỳnh. — Photo khoahocphattrien.vn Viet Nam News Chi Lan HÀ NỘI — The 89-year-old scientist Đặng Huy Huỳnh does not need a cape to save lives. To millions of silent trees and flowers in the middle of Hà Nội or deep in Việt Nam ’s tropical forests, he is already a hero. Dr Huỳnh’s lifetime dedication to protecting biodiversity in the country’s ecosystems was born during his youth when he served in the military and was dispatched to several battlefields, most of them in the forest. When he was in his 20s, the young soldier left his poor hometown in the central province of Quảng Nam to fight in the south and then in Laos, witnessing the tragedy of the war but also the beauty of Việt Nam’s never-ending forest. “Our forest was so beautiful and there were so many kinds of animals. Day after day, months after months, the forest protected us, giving us food and water,” Huỳnh remembered. “My love for the trees came naturally. They were like flesh and … [Read more...] about Lifetime scientist a hero of biodiversity