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The hundreds of colourful art works posted on Candice Phang’s Instagram account speak volumes about the illustrator’s style, but leave no clues about the fact that art was not her initial career choice. She had graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) from the National University of Singapore and worked as an architect for five years before pursuing her interest in art. To equip herself for her new career, Candice enrolled in an advanced diploma course in graphic design and visual communications and took up freelance jobs as a graphic designer. She then joined the now defunct Cosmopolitan , where she was responsible for the magazine’s design for five years. The cheerful and spirited 37-year-old is one who isn’t afraid to realise her dreams. She left the glossy before it closed in 2015 to become a full-time illustrator. Candice – or Puffingmuffin, her artist moniker – has since become synonymous with the cute and colourful characters adorned with clown-like features she … [Read more...] about Behind the scenes with the creators of designs you would have seen in public

Photo for illustration. — Photo hanoimoi.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has approved a proposal to plan the science-technology organisation network in 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050. The major objectives of the planning include concretising the Party and State’s policies and laws on science and technology development and innovation, and connecting sectors and regions in line with national master planning. A network of science and technology organisations will be formed in an open and flexible manner with suitable scale and structure to meet the goal of promoting national reform, industrialisation and modernisation. The planning will also serve as a foundation for building a middle-term public investment plan nationwide in science and technology as well as the mobilisation of resources from the community to develop the network, towards the complete autonomy of State-owned science and technology organisations. Under the decision, the natural … [Read more...] about Science-technology organisation network to be designed

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has urged localities to adopt drastic measures to fight irregular, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. All Vietnamese fishermen, businesses, and local authorities must consider this an important and urgent task to affirm the prestige of Vietnam’s fisheries sector in the world and among countries it shares territorial waters with, and be resolved to meet the standards set by the European Commission (EC). Since the EC gave a “yellow card” warning to Vietnam’s fisheries and seafood in the European market in October 2017, the entire sector has suffered marked losses. Tran Dinh Luan, head of the ministry’s Directorate of Fisheries, said it is necessary to prevent, deter, and eliminate IUU fishing in order to remove the “yellow card” warning, develop fisheries responsibly, and integrate into the world. This is also the guideline of the Party and State, as … [Read more...] about Vietnam making every effort to fight IUU fishing

The Hanoitimes - Most of the seriously ill patients were infected in the community and are linked to the Covid-19 outbreak in Danang. Vietnam has recorded 24 Covid-19 patients with severe clinical conditions as of August 17, accounting for 5.1% of those under treatment, Zing.vn reported, citing the Treatment Subcommittee under the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control. Of the 24 severely ill patients, five must use respiratory support such as mechanical ventilation or oxygen; two are on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Most of the seriously ill patients were infected in the community and are related to the Covid-19 outbreak in hotspot Danang. Illustrative photo. Regarding treatment, 20 cases are in very severe prognosis, of them seven are at risk of fatality. Most of the seriously ill patients were infected in the community and are linked to the Covid-19 outbreak in Danang. The Health Center of Hoa Vang district in … [Read more...] about Many Covid-19 patients in Vietnam are in critical condition

The Hanoitimes - The two patients are the youngest victims in Vietnam so far. Two women diagnosed with Covid-19, aged 33 and 47, died on August 10, taking Vietnam’s pandemic death toll to 13, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). Both patients are residents of Danang, the national outbreak epicenter now, and had suffered several serious pre-existing illnesses. The first victim, Patient No.430, was a 33-year-old female with late-stage kidney failure, heart failure, sepsis, and hypertension. She felt fatigue and shortness of breath and was referred to Danang Hospital on July 23. The patient was isolated and sampled for coronavirus testing and the result came positive on July 26. The two latest Covid-19 fatalities suffered several serious pre-existing illnesses. Illustrative photo: Hoang Giam She was transferred to Hue Central General Hospital in the neighboring province of Thua Thien-Hue on July 30 where she was placed on artificial blood filtration … [Read more...] about Vietnam announces 2 more Covid-19 deaths, aged 33 and 47