The green or agricultural revolution marked a significant shift toward using technology in rural areas in South-East Asian countries since the 1960s. The use of soils and new techniques have improved production and spared the Asian continent from famines and shortages. At the heart of this is the vitally important issue of food security for [...]
The values of today’s outsourcing, according to Sylvain Pierre, Head of Process & Data BU at Officience’s. Smartsourcing, a new way to outsource “Over the past 10 years, companies have been using outsourcing mostly as a way to drive their costs down. We think that this approach is becoming obsolete. The new vision of [...]
The Hue Festival, which took place from 7th to 15th of April, brought together even more artists and onlookers. Coming from all backgrounds – Vietnamese, Viet Kieu and international attendees gathered there for the 7th edition of the festival. In total 68 troupes of artists from 28 countries arrived to perform for 80,000 spectators. 3000 [...]
Last Saturday Vietnam celebrated the Hung Vuong Kings Festival. The 10th day of the third lunar month marks the anniversary of the death of the 6th Hung King and became a national holiday in 2000. A legendary dynasty According to legend, Au Co, the mother of the Vietnamese people, carried 100 eggs which hatched into [...]
Anh Quang Cao, or Joseph Cao, was born in Ho Chi Minh City in 1967. In 1975 he left Vietnam to go to the United States with other members of his family. After finishing university in Texas, he spent 6 years in a seminary training to become a Jesuit priest. However, he realised that his calling [...]
The Kovalevskaya prize was created in 1985 by Neal and Ann HibnerKoblitz for female scientists in developing countries, to encourage their research in the field of natural sciences. Sofia Kovalevskaya, a Russian mathematician, was one of the first women to obtain a doctorate, the first female recipient of a prize from the Paris Academy of [...]
The IT sector in Vietnam experienced a crisis in 2009 but today it seems to be booming. The sector is expected to see growth of 17% in 2012. Nationally, the IT products and services market is expected to represent 4.9 billion dollars by 2016. The right environment Vietnam’s membership in ASEAN and the WTO [...]
Until the 25thFebruary, the Quai Branly museum in Paris is showcasing the art of Vietnamese water puppets. An age-old tradition In Asia the art of puppetry dates back more than 2000 years. It’s a real ‘people’s tradition’ which can take place in both villages and royal palaces. They’re not just for entertainment; puppets were initially [...]
The French-Vietnamese choreographer and dancer is on tour in France from 29 March to 10 April! Born in Vietnam during the war, Ea Sola arrived in France in 1978 with her Vietnamese father and French mother. She was involved in music, contemporary dance and theatre as part of the Grotowski group and also worked with [...]
Launched in 2007 by the Samwer brothers, the German business incubator Rocket Internetinvested significantly in high-potentiale-commerce start-ups and supported them with their development strategies. It enabled different online shopping websites to use the same financial, logistical and operational platforms. In particular, Rocket Internet helped to launch the now famous sites such as CityDeal (bought by Groupon), [...]
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