Phu Quoc, HCMC, Hanoi and Da Nang attracted hordes of foreign tourists during the three-day New Year holiday, heralding a fruitful year for tourism. A foreign man joins the crowd to ring in the New Year in Phu Quoc, Dec. 31 2023. Photo by Nhat Le Craig Holowell, an Australian tourist, and his wife arrived […]

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Vietnam’s GDP grew by 5.05% in 2023, lower than target by one percentage point, but still outpacing many other nations, according to the government. A person shops at a supermarket in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran Over the past decade, this growth rate surpassed only those of 2020 and 2021, years significantly […]

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Rob Khazzam, co-founder and CEO of the Canadian fintech company, enters the BBC’s Executive Lounge to talk about how a laser-focus on customers breeds the innovation clients truly need. The first step in figuring out what customers need? Putting yourself in their shoes. It wasn’t hard for Rob Khazzam – he’d experienced the problem he […]

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I’m at the Wageningen University’s Farm of the Future, where I had been expecting to see robots and perhaps, drones flying overhead. Wijnand Sukkel’s work aims to ensure future food supply and cut carbon emissions in farming But on a bright blue day project manager Wijnand Sukkel stands in the expansive fields across from the […]

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“The ocean is an unforgiving place,” says Susan Hunt. “But our technology is designed to operate there – it goes up and down in the waves, all day and all night.” Oneka Technologies makes floating desalination systems that are solely powered by the movement of waves Ms Hunt is chief innovation officer for a Canadian […]

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India is testing artificial intelligence (AI) to build climate models to improve weather forecasting as torrential rains, floods and droughts proliferate across the vast country, a top weather official said. A man walks past construction vehicles covered in debris caused by flash floods after a lake burst in Rangpo, Sikkim state, India, October 8, 2023. […]

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This is the third feature in a six-part series that is looking at how AI is changing medical research and treatments.   AI can potentially spot much more from a blood test than currently possible  Ovarian cancer is “rare, underfunded, and deadly”, says Audra Moran, head of the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (Ocra), a global […]

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Cherie Clonan, CEO of marketing agency The Digital Picnic, explains how perks like free dinners, burnout-preventing days off and even ADHD assessments have boosted employee wellbeing – and her bottom line.   (Credit: Klawe Rzeczy/ BBC)  If you walk into the offices of The Digital Picnic (TDP) in Melbourne, Australia, there’s a high probability that that there […]

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The decorated US gymnast opened up to the BBC’s Katty Kay about blocking out the noise, trusting her training and her winning mindset.   While many 30-year-olds may have one-track careers, US gymnast Aly Raisman can add “author and advocate” to a CV already filled with Olympic achievements. The two-time Olympian won six medals as part of […]

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Nell Diamond, CEO of Hill House, shares how her small business skyrocketed to global success with a simple, singular product.   At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Hill House Home’s Nap Dress became more than just a piece of clothing – it was a symbol of comfort and versatility for a world in flux. […]

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