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Hue’s headwear showcases local charm

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Last update 13:40 | 27/08/2017 –  vietnamnet

Conical hats produced in the central Thừa Thiên- Huế Province, which includes the historic Huế City, are similar to those made in other regions in the country. But innovations by local artisans have added charm and made Huế hats famous.

Conical hats are synonymous with Việt Nam, and hat-making artisans in the former capital city of Huế have added a little extra charm to the iconic headwear.

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Việt Nam nghiên cứu nhập khẩu chương trình giáo dục Phần Lan

Việt Nam nghiên cứu nhập khẩu chương trình GD Phần Lan

(PLO)- Việt Nam và Phần Lan trao đổi về khả năng mua bản quyền xuất bản các sách về toán, khoa học, tiếng Anh, chương trình STEM; nhập khẩu chương trình đào tạo bậc tiểu học, phổ thông, ĐH của Phần Lan…

Bộ trưởng Bộ GD&ĐT Phùng Xuân Nhạ cùng đoàn công tác của Bộ GD&ĐT vừa có chuyến thăm và làm việc với nhiều cơ quan giáo dục của Phần Lan.

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Facebook blocks ads from fake news pages

BY ALI BRELAND – 

Facebook blocks ads from fake news pages

thehill_Facebook is blocking pages that post fake news stories from buying ads as part of its efforts to curb hoax articles on its platform.

The company announced on Monday that it would prevent Facebook pages — public profiles for brands, celebrities, groups, businesses and other institutions — that repeatedly share news marked as “false” by third-party fact-checkers from advertising on its platform.

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These award-winning drone photos of Vietnam will take your breath away

By Tuoi Tre News August 30,2017, 13:56 GMT+7

‘Alluvial colors’ by Nguyen Hoang Nam – second prize

Vietnam’s iconic landscapes mesmerize in these photos captured from above

A shortlist of the most breathtaking photos of Vietnam as seen from above has been produced from thousands of submissions to a photography contest.

The contest, themed ‘Vietnam from Above’, called on local photographers to submit their best drone photos of Vietnam for an upcoming calendar collection.

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Lạm dụng thuốc trừ sâu dẫn đến các vấn đề về hô hấp ở trẻ em nông thôn

English: Heavily-used pesticide linked to breathing problems in farmworkers’ children

Ngày 16 tháng 8 năm 2017 Nguồn: Đại học California – Berkeley

Tóm tắt: Một nghiên cứu mới chỉ ra rằng lưu huỳnh nguyên tố có liên quan đến sự suy giảm chức năng phổi, làm tăng các triệu chứng bệnh hen và phải dùng thuốc hen liều cao ở trẻ em sống trong vòng nửa dặm xung quanh các trang trại sử dụng thuốc trừ sâu.

Lưu huỳnh nguyên tố – Elemental sulfur, loại thuốc trừ sâu được sử dụng nhiều nhất ở California, có thể gây nguy hại tới sức khỏe hô hấp của trẻ em sống gần các trang trại sử dụng loại thuốc trừ sâu này, theo nghiên cứu mới của Đại học California – Berkeley.

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Christianity and Violence: The Crusades

Knight of the Crusades

Knight of the Crusades. donald_gruener/E+/Getty

TC – by Austin Cline – Updated March 17, 2016

One of the most famous examples of religious violence in the Middle Ages is of course the Crusades – attempts by European Christians to impose their vision of religion upon Jews, Orthodox Christians, heretics, Muslims, and just about anyone else who happened to get in the way. Traditionally the term “Crusades” are limited to describing massive military expeditions by Christians to the Middle East, but it is more accurate to acknowledge that there also existed “crusades” internal to Europe and directed at local minority groups.

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Workers in VN paid half of salaries in China at Japanese factories

Last update 14:00 | 01/03/2017 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The salary Vietnamese receive at Japanese businesses is half of what workers in China can expect. The key lies in productivity and the shift of production to higher stages of the value chain.

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A recent survey by JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) showed Vietnamese workers received $4,025 on average per year in 2016, though they worked for leading Japanese companies.

The amount of money was less than 50 percent of the salary that Japanese companies paid to Chinese workers who work for factories in China.

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Vietnam’s mobile game market poised to explode

Last update 08:45 | 27/06/2017 –  vietnamnet

VietNamNet Bridge – In recent years, millions of electronic game fans have gradually left internet cafes, where they played games on PCs, and have shifted to mobile phones. The mobile game market is expected to boom in the time to come, when the 4G network reaches all provinces and cities throughout the country.

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At least four mobile shooting games have been launched into the market this year by big distributors.

After RPG (roll playing games) and MOBA (Multiplayer online battle arena), gamers now like shooting games on mobile phones.

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51 bankers, businessmen on trial in Vietnam for fraud

channelnewsasia – A former banking magnate and 50 others went on trial in Vietnam Monday over a multi-million dollar fraud at a major private bank, as the communist nation cracks down on corruption in the sector.

Former Ocean Bank chairman Ha Van Tham stands trial AFP/VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY

28 Aug 2017 04:16PM

HANOI: A former banking magnate and 50 others went on trial in Vietnam Monday (Aug 28) over a multi-million dollar fraud at a major private bank, as the communist nation cracks down on corruption in the sector.

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Vietnam’s solar energy push draws investors

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Vietnam is finally looking at renewable energy options for future generations. © Reuters

HO CHI MINH CITY — Vietnam’s TTC Group is planning to sink about $1 billion into solar energy projects in a country still dependent on coal-fired thermal and hydro power for its power needs, with national electricity demand growing faster than 10% annually.

TTC Group, a sugar, energy and real estate conglomerate, said it plans to build as many as 20 solar parks with a total capacity of 1,000 megawatts by next year. The group executed a number of clean energy projects using sugarcane waste before moving into the solar sector.

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Return of the Zen Master: World-renowned Thich Nhat Hanh touches down in Vietnam

By Vi Vu   August 29, 2017 | 04:32 pm GMT+7

Return of the Zen Master: World-renowned Thich Nhat Hanh touches down in Vietnam
Buddhist Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh in a photo in 2010. Photo by Reuters

The 91-year-old Buddhist monk was in good spirits and is expected to visit his hometown Hue.

e.vnexpress_World-famous Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh arrived in Da Nang in central Vietnam at around noon on Tuesday on a flight from Bangkok, the first return to his home country in a decade, according to a local media report.

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A history of the Vatican Bank

WF – The Vatican Bank is undergoing yet another series of reforms in an effort to shed the scandals of the past. Jules Gray looks at the history of the Catholic Church’s troubled financial arm 

Cardinal George Pell during a sermon at the Papal Basilica of St Paul’s Cathedral in Rome, Italy
Cardinal George Pell during a sermon at the Papal Basilica of St Paul’s Cathedral in Rome, Italy

Author: Jules Gray – September 5, 2014

Perhaps more than any other, the Vatican Bank should be expected to maintain the highest of moral standards in the way it conducts its business. However, despite its saintly links, the bank that acts on behalf of the Catholic Church has developed a reputation for corruption, scandal and mismanagement over the last few decades.

Murder, bribery, suspicious deaths, money laundering, and many other nefarious acts have been linked to the bank that is officially known as the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR).

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What is criptocurrency? Bitcoin là gì?

Đồng tiền Bitcoin

VN Prime Minister’s Decision to establish a legal framework for criptocurrency and other digital properties

What is Cryptocurrency: Everything You Need To Know [Ultimate Guide]

An in-depth guide by BlockGeeks

What is cryptocurrency:  21st-century unicorn – or the money of the future?

This introduction explains the most important thing about cryptocurrencies. After you‘ve read it, you‘ll know more about it than most other humans.

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More efforts bring kids back to school

Last update 10:55 | 27/08/2017 –  vietnamnet

The new school year is approaching, and schools in the northern province of Phu Tho are preparing for the new school year despite a shortage of facilities, teaching equipment and other necessities.

Prior to the new school year, along with their teachers, the H’mong pupils returned to school to clean up classrooms and review their knowledge.

Over recent years, H’mong people’s way of thinking that literacy cannot fill the belly and warm the body has changed.

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