Locarno hails hybrid-format film festival

Switzerland's Locarno Film Festival said on Sunday it hoped to have set the bar for future international film festivals, having adopted a new semi-virtual format due to the coronavirus crisis.

Call me an immigrant, not an expat1

I’m far from the first person to say it, but really, why am I called an expat whereas if any of my Vietnamese friends or colleagues moved to the UK they would likely be seen and referred to as immigrants?

Tree-planting campaigns launched to mark President Hồ Chí Minh’s birthday

Authorities and people in HCM City held tree-planting activities across 24 districts on the day. In 2019, the city planted more than 400,000 trees.

The South of Việt Nam always in President Hồ Chí Minh's heart1

During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh held a special affection for the people of the South of Việt Nam. He said on numerous occasions that: "Our endearing land of the South has always been in my heart."

A deadly mix of Covid-19 and superbugs may be the cause of high death rates in Italy – could this also happen in Việt Nam and can it be prevented? What can be done to prevent this deadly mix of Covid-19 and superbugs? The most important is what is currently done – to proactively prevent community spread of Covid-19 with promotion of good hand hygiene, early detection of cases, isolation, and contact tracing as well as social distancing. 

Can virus offer lessons for superbugs?

Việt Nam has made extraordinary efforts to contain the COVID-19 disease. While the epicentres have spread from China to South Korea, Iran, Italy and now the rest of Europe, with other Southeast Asian countries reporting new cases. This success of infection control has been accomplished through the mobilsation of the whole healthcare system and civil society with an ambitious programme for early detection, contact tracing and implementing early isolation and quarantine of suspected and confirmed cases.

Jennewein Biotechnologie GmbH enforces its patents in the field of human milk oligosaccharides against Nestlé in Germany Jennewein Biotechnologie GmbH enforces its patents in the field of human milk oligosaccharides against Nestlé in Germany

Luandina: The Angolan Beer Tantalizing the World Luandina: The Angolan Beer Tantalizing the World

Performing art spreads its message beyond the stage Over 140 directors and students from performing arts academies in 16 countries gathered in Hà Nội for the Asia-Pacific Bond (APB) of Theatre Schools Festival earlier this month.

 Japan, S. Korea agree to continue dialogue as disputes go unresolved The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea failed on Thursday to make progress toward resolving bilateral disputes over the contentious issue of compensation for wartime labor and over trade, but agreed to continue dialogue.