At 10, helmet law needs reinforcement

Ten years after it came into effect, Việt Nam’s mandatory helmet law still struggles to address quality issues and raise motorbike riders’ awareness of the need for safe helmets.

A slice-of-life question doesn’t make the cut

A school in Phú Thọ Province last week asked its 10th graders a question in their first semester literature exam that has bemused me, though I was done with high school almost a decade ago.

HCMC to develop BRT system

HCM City requires strong commitment at the leadership level to develop a bus rapid transit system, a workshop heard yesterday.

IBM, Five9 to provide evidence-backed cancer treatment AI

IBM and Five9 on Tuesday announced their partnership to implement IBM Watson for Oncology – the first artificial intelligence (AI)-driven oncology clinical decision support system that helps doctors advance cancer care for patients – in Việt Nam.

Probe into online weapons trading ordered

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the Ministry of Public Security to examine and prevent the online trading of weapons, which is threatening national security and social security.

 

Animal breeders apply 4.0 technology

New technology is vital for an integrated animal husbandry industry, which has a great impact on the economy and environment, a seminar on the export of high-tech animal breeding products by south-eastern provinces has heard in Bình Phước Province.

E-visa programme proves huge success

The trial use of online visas for the last 10 months has been deemed a success, with the number of visitors applying increasing month by month, the Department of Immigration said yesterday.

 

Livestock farmers urged to join production links

Livestock farmers should join production links with co-operatives as well as processing and trading enterprises to sustain their livelihoods, experts said at a conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

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