Several sectors, including telecommunications, retail and financial-banking, have been greatly affected by digital transformation, according to a technology conference held in HCMC on September 20.
Speaking at the conference on digital transformation in Vietnam in the Industry 4.0 era, Dao Trung Thanh, chief technology officer at Media Ventures Vietnam Group, said five sectors—communications, telecommunications, financial-banking, retail and technology—are being brought under the influence of digital transformation. In fact, telecom and financial-banking enterprises are strongly investing in their digital transformation to prepare for the fourth industrial revolution.
Director of AVSE Global Vu Ngoc Anh said the fourth industrial revolution will create a suitable environment and open opportunities for small and medium firms in Vietnam to develop and expand their presence in the future.
Preparations for the fourth industrial revolution have encouraged large enterprises to join the journey of digital transformation to catch up with firms that had previously applied new technology to develop products and launch product marketing programs. This is considered not only an opportunity for startups to further boost their business operations but also a challenge for large traditional firms.
Some technology experts noted digital technology has become enterprises’ competitive strategic tool and fostered the country’s economic growth.
The fourth industrial revolution is Vietnam’s last chance to pursue development and catch up with the developed countries of the world.
However, most of the small and medium firms in Vietnam expressed little interest in the fourth industrial revolution. In fact, enterprises operating in education and running traditional schools have had a difficult time competing with online education platforms. Another example is that traditional transportation will soon be replaced with ride-hailing service.
Le Hoang Nhat, founder and general director of BMG Ami, said thanks to fresh tech solutions in the Industry 4.0 era, the company’s rented house management application has helped owners of houses enjoy a threefold to fourfold efficiency increase. The owners can now easily manage 150 houses through Ami’s app instead of preparing books, taking notes and managing lessees in the traditional manner.
The number of small and medium firms accounts for up to 97% of enterprises in Vietnam. They also contribute 40% to the country’s gross domestic product. The figures, however, remain low as few firms have applied technology to their business operations. Even so, these firms are regarded as the motivation for reform and development.
The conference was a sideline event of Vietnam Digital Economy Forum 2018, which was co-organized by the Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts and Quang Trung Software City.
With profits down and inventory up, sugar companies are in their most difficult period of the last 15 years.
June was the end of the 2017-2018 fiscal year of many sugar companies. The finance reports released so far all showed that they experienced a tough time, Vietnamnet reported.
Lam Son Sugar (LSS) reported losses in the latest quarter though its net revenue increased by 6 percent in comparison with the same period last year to VND732.9 billion. The higher financial cost, sales costs and enterprise management costs all caused the net loss of VND10.4 billion from business activities.
As such, LSS’s post-tax profit was modest at below VND4 billion for the 2017-2018 fiscal year and the total revenue was VND1.452 trillion, a 39 percent decrease from last year.
Even Thanh Thanh Cong Bien Hoa, the largest company with best production capacity, has also reported the profit decrease. Its combined revenue was VND10.364 trillion, while post-tax profit was VND546.7 billion, up by 61 percent.
Casuco is facing the same problems. Its finance report showed revenue of VND1.065 trillion and post-tax profit of VND3.1 billion in the last fiscal year, decreasing by 21.5 percent and 95.5 percent compared with the last year.
The Kon Tum Sugar Company also reported the profit down by 78 percent to VND9 billion.
Even Thanh Thanh Cong Bien Hoa, the largest company with best production capacity, has also reported the profit decrease. Its combined revenue was VND10.364 trillion, while post-tax profit was VND546.7 billion, up by 61 percent.
However, the figures were lower than that of the previous fiscal year, when Thanh Thanh Cong and Bien Hoa were still two separate enterprises. In that year, the former had post-tax profit of VND339.3 billion and Bien Hoa VND289 billion.
The first difficult period occurred in 1999, just four years after the industry was established, when a lot of companies underwent hardships or were dissolved.
The difficulties have returned with the high inventory level (which was up to 70 percent of total output sometimes). The oversupply and weak demand have put a heavy burden on sugar companies.
VSSA cited a report as showing that the sugar price in the world market dropped by $17.75 per ton in July from the previous month to $317.85 per ton, much lower than the $498.13 and $432.07 per ton in 2016 and 2017, respectively.
The sharp fall in sugar price is attributed to the global output increase of 10.3 percent, or 2 percent higher than the demand increase. This means that domestic companies will have to compete with imports from regional countries.
Under the sugar industry development plan by 2020, Vietnam will dissolve unprofitable sugar mills. VSSA predicted that there would be 15 mills by 2025 instead of 40 currently.
Facbook begin testing its online-dating product, called Dating, in Colombia today.
The service was first announced at the annual F8 conference in May this year, and will likely be available in other locations in the future. For now, users aged 18 and older in Colombia will be able to create dating profiles and, once those reach a critical mass, find some matches. WIRED got to preview an early version of the service, and it looks promising—especially for users looking for meaningful long-term relationships rather than hookups.
In other words, you can expect to find exactly zero swiping.
Facebook enters the dating-service market years after competitors like Tinder and Bumble, but it starts with a huge advantage: Most people already have Facebook accounts. And while Dating works only on mobile right now, it doesn’t require downloading an additional application to your phone. But in the US at least, younger—and more likely to be single—people say they’re using the social network less. It’s not yet clear whether Dating would be enough to lure them back to the social site preferred by their parents.
As Facebook announced in May, users will create separate profiles just for the Dating service. The only information ported over is your age and first name; you will need to manually fill out additional required information including your verified location, gender, and the gender(s) of the people you’re interested in matching with. You can also specify your height, religion, job title, where you work, where you went to school, and whether you have children.
You can round out your profile with up to nine total photos or ice-breaker questions provided by Facebook. Currently, there are 20 questions to choose from, like “What does the perfect day look like?” For now, you can’t write your own.
Once your profile is set, Facebook will use a unique algorithm to match you with potential dates, based on factors like things you have in common and mutual friends. You won’t see anyone you’re already friends with on Facebook, nor will you see people you’ve blocked. You can also report and block users with the same tools available elsewhere on the social network.
Facebook restricts potential matches to people located less than 100 kilometers away (there will be a different metric-system equivalent when the product rolls out in the US). Like other dating apps, you can also choose only to match with people who live nearby, have children, share the same religion, or fit into a specific age or height bracket.
“We’re trying to connect people that are open to getting to know each other in the future,” says Nathan Sharp, a product manager at Facebook. “It’s all about opting-in and making sure that people are really intentional.”
As part of that mentality, Facebook Dating doesn’t have a right-or-left swiping mechanism. To sort through potential matches, you’ll need to tap “Not Interested.” Facebook Dating users won’t be able to start a conversation by simply saying “Hey.” Just like the dating app Hinge, users will instead need to respond directly to one of a potential date’s nine photos or questions, like “Was that taken in Morocco? I’ve been there too!”
Facebook Dating messages will live in their own inbox separate from Facebook Messenger, and you won’t be able to send links, photos, or payments for security reasons. If you want to start swapping photos or news articles with a potential match, you’ll need to give them your phone number or switch to another messaging service.
But Facebook Dating will be able to hook into other features on the platform. For example, you can choose to match with people who attend the same events or who are a part of the same Facebook groups. To do so, you’ll need to “unlock” each event or group manually; by default users won’t be able to search for a missed connection unless the other person opts-in to being discovered.
All events and groups are fair game; users will have the ability to unlock that Taylor Swift concert from 2012 and the housewarming party they’re attending next week. One important note: group and event organizers have no control over whether members or attendees choose to date. For example, the organizer of an Alcoholics Anonymous group, or someone planning an event at a church, can’t turn the dating feature off. “The ethos there is that if people want to date, it shouldn’t be in the hands of another person,” says Sharp.
It’s these sorts of features that really stand to differentiate Facebook Dating from competitors. By utilizing the trove of data it already has about users, Facebook has the ability to become a powerful player in the online dating space. While many dating apps have relied on Facebook data for years—like to show you when a potential match has mutual friends—they’ve never been able to leverage everything. That dependence may also make them vulnerable as the social giant enters their territory, which is a weakness some companies appear to have been preparing for.
In May, for example, Tinder said it was testing a new feature called Places, which allows users to match with people who like to hang out at the same spots, like bars, restaurants, or clubs. The product relies on information from Foursquare, rather than Facebook. Other apps like Bumble and Hinge have also recently stopped requiring people have Facebook accounts to sign up.
Facebook doesn’t seem content to settle with just building a better Tinder. When the product was first announced in the spring, Chris Cox, Facebook’s chief product officer, stressed Dating is designed to foster meaningful relationships. But to do that, the company will need to truly innovate on the dating apps already in existence, which have been criticized for sparking less-than-worthwhile relationships or being more work than they’re worth.
“I would advise Facebook to make sure that [users] have an opportunity to create fully developed profiles that tap into a lot of different aspects of the person’s personality,” says Joshua Pompey, who runs two companies that help people craft and manage their online dating profiles. He says he often recommends clients use more traditional dating sites like Match.com and OkCupid, because they allow for longer profiles and tend to attract a higher number of singles interested in more serious relationships.
In the end, all Facebook Dating really needs to be is entertaining. Millions of users find swiping and chatting on dating apps to be fun in itself, even if they aren’t meeting their future partners. “A lot of the gratification itself is from just using the app and playing with it,” says Jessica James, a lecturer at Texas State University who has studied user behavior on dating apps. While some Colombians might find love on Facebook Dating, the true test might really be whether they’re simply having a good time.
VinFast’s first two car models, one sedan and one SUV, will have selling prices of no less than VND1 billion, similar to luxury models Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and Lexus, Vietnamnet reported.
Commenting about VinFast’s car models, an expert said BMW technologies would be applied to VinFast’s undercarriage system, engine, interior and exterior equipment.
The models have been designed by a studio from Italy, but their designs bear strong German style. VinFast’s interior could be considered a Vietnamese version of BMW, with familiar features such as gearshift and steering wheel.
The expert affirmed that with these features, VinFast’s products will be valued at no less than VND1 billion. One BMW 5-Series has the starting price of $52,000, or VND1.2 billion, in the US.
Mercedes Benz Vietnam (MBV) would be the direct rival for VinFast’s products. Mercedes is the luxury car manufacturer with the best sales in Vietnam with revenue mostly coming from C-Class (sedan) and GLC (SUV).
Which advantages does VinFast have in the competition with MBV?
The models have been designed by a studio from Italy, but their designs bear strong German style. VinFast’s interior could be considered a Vietnamese version of BMW, with familiar features such as gearshift and steering wheel.
With 14 authorized resellers and service centers throughout the country, MBV has the largest sale agent network among luxury car manufacturers. As for VinFast, the manufacturer has the distribution network it inherited from GM Vietnam.
The network has 22 agents, or 50 percent more than MBV. Being in the real estate market and construction industry, VinFast will not find it difficult to expand its distribution network.
The second big advantage that VinFast has is the availability of spare parts. An area within VinFast’s factory in Hai Phong City makes spare parts and components that will be competitive as they don’t have to bear import costs and can enjoy tax incentives. Mercedes’ spare parts must be imported from Europe.
In general, car manufacturers begin applying new advanced technologies on luxury products first, and later on less expensive models.
Touch key, for example, was applied to BMW 7-Series first and later to 6-Series and 5-Series. High-resolution dual screens first appeared on S-Class, and then A-Class.
The heavy investments by Vingroup in VinFast in branding and designing car models show that the Vietnamese manufacturer is striving to build high-quality products. The leaders at VinFast once held high positions at GM.
Vo Quang Hue, Vingroup Deputy CEO-Automotive, told the local media at a recent interview that VinFast factory will have 1,200 remote-controlled robots operating on nights and weekends. Its welding factory is expected to be the most modern fully-automated car body welding factory in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam freight forwarding market by normal and express delivery, by freight movement (sea freight, road freight, air freight and rail freight), by international and domestic freight forwarding and by flow corridors (Asian Countries, European Countries, America and African Countries, and by international and domestic companies (3PL and Owned); Company Profile of Major Players (Damco Vietnam, Sotrans Vietnam, Vinafco, Kerry Logistics Vietnam, Bac Ky Logistics Vietnam, Nippon Express Vietnam, Vietnam Airlines, Transimex Saigon Corporation, Sea and Air Freight International, Vinalink Logistics, PetroVietnam Transport Corporation, Noi Bai Cargo Terminal Services and Others)
Analysts at Ken Research in their latest publication “Vietnam Freight Forwarding Market Outlook to 2022 – By Normal and Express Delivery; By Sea, Road, Air and Rail Freight and By International and Domestic Freight Forwarding” believe that increasing the number of channel points, strengthening infrastructure connections, improving service quality and promoting railways for freight transportation will have a positive impact on market.
Vietnam freight forwarding market is expected to register a positive CAGR of 14.2% during the forecast period 2018-2022. The market is further expected to be driven by expanding industrial activities, growing consumer preference for online shopping, upcoming infrastructure in the country & continuous investment by the government in development of logistics infrastructure and consistent economic growth.
Logistics demand from import & export activities is expected to boost with several Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) for instance, EU-Vietnam FTA.
Road is by far the most popular medium for moving freight within the country and will continue to grow owing to integration of regional economies.
By joining World Trade Organization (WTO), Vietnam officially opened its doors to foreign MNCs to establish their manufacturing bases and assembly lines within Vietnam, thereby supporting the country’s long term vision of achieving stimulating export-led growth. Vietnam’s FTA with the European Union has led to increase in cross-border freight transportation via inland waterways without any limitations. Some of the major export products include electrical machinery and equipment, nuclear reactors, footwear, apparel and textiles, furniture and others. Ho Chi Minh City region is one of the ideal locations for Vietnam’s exports and imports and is expected to be in forefront in ocean and air freight forwarding industry.
Vietnam Freight Forwarding Market Outlook to 2022.
Roadways is gaining attraction in Vietnam with the registration of more than 1,050 enterprises in the road transport business, thus becoming the first preference for moving freight within the country with a vast presence of local freight forwarders coupled with trucking fleet operators. The government of Vietnam’s emphasis on completing the North-South expressway (2,500 Kms) by 2022 and upgrading connecting roads to Laos, Cambodia, China and other GMS and ASEAN countries which will further help to strengthen the country’s trade relations. Additionally, the development of sea port infrastructure will support increasing cargo volumes throughout Cai Mep port zone in the coming years with an improvement in port capacity and connectivity.
According to VNS, Việt Nam has recorded 35 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5-4.5 so far this year, according the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics.
Most of these earthquakes occured in mountainous provinces bordering China and Laos, such as Quảng Nam, Sơn La, Điện Biên, Lai Châu, Thừa Thiên-Huế, Cao Bằng, Nghệ An, Thanh Hóa, Hà Tĩnh and Quảng Ninh.
The latest quake, of magnitude 3.2, struck Hòa An District, Cao Bằng Province at 10pm on Wednesday.
The tsunami warning centre is continuing to monitor this earthquake.
Of the total 35 earthquakes that occurred from the beginning of 2018, 15 were reported in Quảng Nam Province’s Bắc Trà My and Nam Trà My districts.
However, these were small quakes that did not affect houses and people, the Institute of Geophysics said.
The Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) under the Ministry of Health has issued an alert after finding that a number of websites promoting dietary supplements and health products violated advertising regulations.
The websites included Avisure Mama Hi-Q and Avisure Mama Multi of Bao Minh Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company advertising on avisuremama.com, tiki.vn, sendo.vn; Hàu Tam Hiệp Plus of United Sport Medical Ltd Co on http://bantinnamgioi.tk; health products with extracts from solanum procumbens on thaoduoccagaileo.com, cagaileosadu.com.vn; and Omexxel Ali of Reli USA joint stock company on http://lazada.vn; http://shop.vnexpress.net; http://chuabenhxuattinhsom.net; Red Pine Gold of An Thịnh Phát Ltd on sieuthisuckhoe.vn and sieuthisamhanquoc.com.vn.
The administration said its representatives have contacted the companies whose products are advertised on the above-mentioned websites. The companies claimed that they didn’t advertise on those websites and are not responsible for their legality. Therefore, the quality and safety of these health food products cannot be guaranteed.
The VFA urged consumers to take note of this information and advised them to be careful while buying health products online.
A number of banks have rushed to raise the deposit interest rates in the last two months. The record interest rate increases are feared to have a negative impact on the market.
Most banks have raised the deposit interest rates by 0.2-0.4 percent per annum applied to long term deposits. However, the increases are higher at some banks.
Ban Viet Bank, for example, has raised the interest rate by 1.4 percent, from 7.2 percent to 8.6 percent for 24-month term deposit, the highest interest rate in the market at the time.
Some other small banks have also raised the interest rates to over 8 percent per annum for 12-month term deposits.
According to Nguyen Tri Hieu, a renowned banking expert, banks raise interest rates because the mobilized capital growth rate now is lower than the lending growth rate.
Meanwhile, the demand for capital will be increasing towards the end of the year.
In addition, banks need more capital because the State Bank has decided to lower the ceiling of short-term capital for long-term lending to 40 percent, commencing from early 2019.
Some other analysts attributed the deposit interest rate increases to the weak liquidity at banks. As the banks have to offer high interest rates to attract deposits to improve their liquidity, market interest rates have been influenced.
However,, the liquidity of the entire banking system is still high. However, this can be seen mostly at large banks which can easily call for capital from the public and have huge capital from State Treasury’s deposits.
The move by some small banks to raise interest rates has, to some extent, affected the market interest rate.
However, the banks can no longer drive the market as seen previously. While the interest rates offered by small banks rose sharply, state-owned banks, which hold 60 percent of the deposit market share, have raised the interest rates very slightly.
Hieu commented that the existence of the interest rate difference is reasonable as it helps small banks become more competitive. Deposit interest rates also serve as the tool for depositors to measure risks and make decisions.
According to Nguyen Van Du, deputy chief of the Inspection Agency under the State Bank, there are weak banks which have receipts lower than expenses.
The central bank has discovered many violations in debt classification and provisioning made by credit institutions. Some banks have been found paying ‘abnormally high interest rates’ to depositors based on negotiations with them.
Regarding the restructuring of weak banks, OceanBank, VNCB and GP Bank may be transferred to investors, including foreign ones. DongA Bank is undergoing restructuring in accordance under an approved plan.
Friday’s morning September 21 at 10:00 a.m, Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang died of sickness.
President Tran Dai Quang died in Hanoi after sometime struggling with a serious disease, says an official source from the central government.
Nguyen Quoc Trieu, head of the healthcare division of central officials said the president passed away at 108 Military Central Hospital in the capital of Vietnam.
According to a report on VNExpress, Tran Dai Quang originates from Quang Thien Commune, Kim Son District, Ninh Binh Province in northern Vietnam. He was a professor with a Ph.D in Law, and held the positions of Director General of Department of Security Advisory, Director General of Directorate of Security and Deputy Minister of Public Security.
In 2011, he was appointed Minister of Public Security. In the same year, he was promoted from lieutenant general to colonel general, and to general a year later. He was member of the Party Central Committee, a member of the Politburo, the Party’s decision-making body, and a delegate of the National Assembly.
He served as Vietnam’s president since April 2016.
The cost of a Bugatti, a French luxury car with only three models — Veyron, Chiron and Divo — typically ranges from $1.7 million to $3 million, and its newest Divo hypercar model, which sold out in one day, has a ticket price of $5.8 million.
But getting a Bugatti serviced costs a pretty penny too: For a Veyron, the least expensive model at $1.7 million, an oil change costs $20,000 to $25,000, according to Royalty Exotic Cars. That’s about the the price of a new Toyota Camry.
Royalty Exotic Cars, a luxury car specialist and rental company based in Las Vegas, uploaded a YouTube video in July showing an oil change for a Bugatti Veyron. The price? $21,000, according to CEO Houston Crosta.
“Bugatti services are so expensive because of the exclusivity of the product,” Crosta tells CNBC Make It. “Only select individuals own a Bugatti and the owners tend to have one or more Bugattis.”
The Veyron uses a dry-sump oiling system with 16 different drain plugs, accessible after intricately removing parts of the underbody, which takes hours. Refilling requires removing the car’s grill, rear fender liners and rear deck including rear brakes, which are bigger than front brakes.
A Bugatti oil change is recommended once a year, whether the car has been driven or not, according to Crosta. These oil changes assure that the vehicle is running at it’s highest output and efficiency. These services include all fluids in the vehicle and other routine maintenance.
Owning a Bugatti comes at a high price beyond an oil change. “Tires alone are currently around $38,000,” Costa says. “Such an amazing piece of machinery can be expected to be expensive.”
Royalty Exotic Cars rents exotic, expensive cars in the U.S, including Lamborghini, Ferrari and Bugatti. The Bugatti Veyron is available to rent for $20,000 (including taxes) for 24 hours but don’t expect to throw that money for personal pleasures.
“We do not rent the Bugatti for recreational driving, but mostly for movie productions, photo shoots, trade shows and conventions,” says Crosta.
Union of Vietnamese Students in Berlin and Potsdam (Vietsoc) together with Startup Vietnam Foundation (SVF), a non-profit organization jointly organized a panel discussion named “Innovation Changes the Game” on September 15th. This event is the second one in a series of events within a program supporting entrepreneurship within Vietnamese community in Germany.
After the success of the first event last month with the CEO of SVF – Mr. Pham Duy Hieu, this time the guest speaker was Mr. Nguyen Duy – COO of SVF and simultaneously CEO of Kova Trading, a part of KOVA Group in Vietnam. Additionally, Mr. Nguyen Bach Viet and Mr. Le Vu Hoang – CEOs and Co- founders of Sejong Vietnam Joint Stock Company (Sejong) – joined this event. They also made their name as two of the members of the 3-person team VioT, known as the winner of Vietchallenge 2018 held in the USA last April for Vietnamese startups around the world.
As a speaker, Mr. Nguyen Duy started the program by introducing SVF to the audiences before moving on to elaborate on “Four types of capital for startups”. SVF is the first socialized, non-profit organization in Vietnam whose mission is to open the gate for Vietnamese startups to step out to the world. Also known as a place where successful businessmen, politicians, experts and scientists come together to fulfill their mission of “giving” to create “value”, SVF does not only bring about several development programs for young entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs-to-be, but also connects startups with important stakeholders, among other things scientists, businessmen, domestic and international distribution partners. With “Four types of capital for startups”, Mr. Nguyen Duy did help the attendees broaden their horizon by extending the use of the word “capital” beyond its common financial definition. Other types of capital also include knowledge, network and trustworthiness, which require time and effort to be built up during work and study. Also, with his first-hand experience as a third-generation leader in his family business – KOVA Group, Mr. Nguyen Duy wholeheartedly answered the questions about managing and leading family businesses, especially ways to preserve traditional values while continuously innovating to adapt to changing socioeconomic landscape in Vietnam.
After a short break, the program continued with a panel discussion joined by Mr. Nguyen Duy and two founders of Sejong – Mr. Nguyen Bach Viet and Mr. Le Vu Hoang. Sejong, also known as VioT, specializes in R&D and manufacturing IoT equipment. Their products employed in industry and agriculture are featured by sensory softwares which collect data for analyzing and optimization, thus offering solutions to improve productivity, enhance quality and value of industrial, agricultural products. With 10-year experience in network administration, Mr. Nguyen Bach Viet and his partner – Mr. Le Vu Hoang, who was once the winner of “Đường lên đỉnh Olympia” in 2005 and won several international prizes in the field of Robotics and IoT, brought about useful information on Vietnamese progress in being part of the Industry 4.0 worldwide.
This program was a chance for Vietnamese students to be inspired by innovative mindset and get to know the challenges when it comes to approaching and implementing new ideas while allowing them to exploit existing advantages of students studying abroad in order to apply innovative approaches to production, business as well as personal development. Having studied oversea and developing their business in a changing environment as in Vietnam, the guests together with their inspirational stories and their experience proved to be highly practicable for Vietnamese students in Germany.
Foreign bands in recent years have stepped up their efforts to “stay in the game” as Vietnamese bands appear to be regaining popularity in the local music scene.
Though Vietnamese music is still vastly more popular, the number of foreign artists coming to Vietnam to pursue their musical careers has increased. Depending on the nature and scale of particular events, either foreign or local bands will be selected to perform, most foreign bands often become more popular after performing at the event and convention centre or the acoustic bar in Saigon or Hanoi.
Duong Ngoc Dung, the Head of Marketing & Communication at Vietnam International Bank (VIB) said that most events, big or small, include music performances, he preferrers foreign bands.
The most important criteria to consider when booking a band includes “charming appearance and ability to inspire and connect with the audience”, which most foreign artists seem to be quite good at, according to the event manager of an agency told VNS.
The friendly manner, for example, David Kenjah, a french singer in his band, which often performs at the Bars in Hanoi, has attracted many fans. Recently, many local firms with international investors invited David and his band to perform at their corporate events as David can sing in fluent English, French and in all genres. Not mentioned about the cost, it seems most of them play for their passion for their art.
David Kenjah (mid) and his band.
As most of the audience are foreigners, it is even more difficult to win them over, according to the quality manager at famous bar in Hanoi, Saigon of Vietnam. As a result, foreign bands are more likely to play as they meet most of the requirements.
According to a report on Saigon Tiep Thi, a local newspaper, due to increased demand, more international music bands are expected to come to Hanoi and Saigon in the near future, but it is important that they improve their performance quality to be able to compete with others. They should cover popular songs or produce and sing their own songs, experts have said. Determining their music path is necessary so they can stand out from the crowd.
Some international bands are expected to make a serious career out of their passion for music, while many have begun to sing in Vietnamese to reach a wider range of audiences.
Apple has gained the brand status of being one of the most luxurious and respected brands in Vietnam.
The iPhone XS – Apple’s latest iPhone product – will officially be sold in October but a local fan already owned this.
According to a report on VNExpress, the new iPhones have more powerful processors and cameras, and a dual-SIM card feature for top-of-the-line devices.
Super Retina. In big and bigger. The custom OLED displays on iPhone XS deliver the most accurate color in the industry, HDR, and true blacks. And iPhone XS Max has a largest display ever on an iPhone.
Super Retina in two sizes — including the largest display ever on an iPhone. Even faster Face ID. The smartest, most powerful chip in a smartphone. And a breakthrough dual-camera system. iPhone XS is everything you love about iPhone.
Exceptional materials. The most durable glass ever in a smartphone. A beautiful new gold finish, achieved with an atomic-level process. Precision-machined, surgical-grade stainless steel bands. And a new level of water and dust resistance.
Surgical-grade stainless steel. We use a special Apple-designed alloy that’s precisely machined to create structural bands in three finishes.
No other phone is like iPhone. Every decision that goes into iPhone makes it stand apart. From the way it’s made, to the way we build in privacy and security from the start, to the way we responsibly recycle it.
HCM City Department of Transport announced on September 18 that it was working to integrate the urban traffic information portal into the Zalo mobile app in an attempt to reduce congestion.
The department’s director Bui Xuan Cuong said in order to provide an effective an interactive traffic portal to the citizens, they decided to co-operate with the popular mobile messaging app Zalo.
The Saigon River Tunnel Management Centre, the operator of the city traffic portal, has worked with VNG Corporation to integrate a chatbot into Zalo app to help users view the current traffic in nearby locations via the security cameras, find the most suitable routes and read traffic news.
The authorities hope that the city traffic portal will become more effective and familiar to the citizens via this collaboration. In the future, the Saigon River Tunnel Management Centre will continue the research to help users find bus routes via voice search.
If Zalo users want to know about HCM City traffic information, they only have to click on the search bar and type the keywords “traffic information in HCM City”.
The website and mobile versions of the traffic portal were launched by the Department of Transport in last January for both IOS and Android users have contributed a great deal in providing timely traffic information to the citizens.
This is part of the project transforming HCM City into a smart city for 2017-2020 period, with a view to 2025.
Vietnam’s most modern bus station has been opened in Sapa Town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.
The opening ceremony was opened on September 19 by the investor Ha Son Tourism Transport JS Company.
The station has a smart management system with databases connected to the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam. Magcards are used to manage vehicles and cameras are also installed.The waiting room
It has supporting facilities such as restaurants and entertainment areas for children.The cameras installed at the station
The station, which cost VND200 billion (USD9 million) covers 4,012 square metres.
The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has proposed the Ministry of Transport build a VND5.7 trillion (USD251 million) civilian and military airport in Sapa.
