The Opera Residence project has a great view towards the Saigon River. Photo: SonKim Land Asia Pacific Property Awards is one of the largest and oldest awards in the real estate industry with more than 900 candidates each year from countries in the region. This is the 4th time in a row SonKim Land has won this award, a recognition of the strategy of “SonKim Land’s imprint” in creating architectural icons, high-standard lifestyle, and continuing to raise the bar. high reputation of SonKim Land in the region. The Opera Residence project. Photo: SonKim Land Andy Han Suk Jung – General Director of SonKim Land shared: “With high-end projects built to international standards, we are delighted to win the Asia-Pacific Real Estate Awards. four years in a row. SonKim Land’s projects have a strategic location, high quality, bring a fresh, modern and dynamic environment, always attach great importance to sustainable development and responsibility to the community. The Opera Residence is not only a luxury project with unique design, the most advanced technology, but also provides a quality of life according to international standards to customers. Especially, during this global pandemic, we work even harder to build even better homes for our customers.” Located in the most prime location of The Metropole Thu Thiem, The Opera Residence is the most beautiful subdivision with perfect view, ensuring almost 100% river view for apartments. The project includes 2 towers named Scala and Massimo, named after the two oldest famous Opera houses of Northern and Southern Italy. The whole project has 646 apartments, 3 basements, 24 floors of apartments and 4 floors of commercial podium. The Opera Residence is not only located adjacent to the City Opera and Ballet Theater with a great view of the Saigon River, the project is also surrounded by new iconic works of the City such as the convention center, square Central Plaza, riverside park and Arc Avenue. The design concept of The Opera Residence is inspired by musical symphonies, designed with reflective materials, making the building almost invisible when viewed from a distance. Glass walls help the building not only take advantage of natural light, soundproofing and thermal insulation, but also allow The Opera Residence to capture the colorful movements of the day’s moments. The apartments at The Opera Residence are equipped with smart interior equipment system with the most modern technology, in order to bring the best living experience to residents such as: double security door lock system via mold recognition Face, fingerprint and self-opening without force, air purifier, wine cabinet, air washer dryer, smart bathroom and private elevator are equipped to ensure an isolated space for homeowners. from the hall to the door. The Opera Residence project. Photo: SonKim Land The Opera Residence will be equipped with various facilities such as a collection of swimming pools (swimming pool, family pool, children’s pool, hot spring and outdoor spa pool), gym with equipment Modern equipment and professional coaches, golf simulator, outdoor sauna… The Opera Residence is a perfect masterpiece between human rhythms with art and nature, promising to bring not only a living space but also a place to inspire homeowners and become a legacy for those who live there. future generation.

Asia-Pacific countries are expected to reach $2 trillion in e-commerce revenue by 2025. (Source: 4S) The region is projected to witness the highest retail sales growth during 2020-2025, after Latin America. In the official report “Top 100 Retailers in Asia 2021”, Euromonitor International examines how Asia-Pacific’s world-class mobile connectivity enables digital transformation and is supported supported by the region’s extremely tech-savvy consumer segments. According to a statement, last year, businesses that received online orders recorded a growth of 37.6% and will reach 44% by 2025. As retail becomes more competitive to stay relevant in the digital space, localize shopping to individual markets, and personalize the retail experience for retailers. Different customer segments in Asia-Pacific will be essential. Euromonitor International senior research analyst Deepika Chandrasekar said: “As consumers connect and shop online more than ever before, more and more brands are expected to use social media to interact with them. and build trust with consumers beyond acting as a retailer.” (according to Euro Monitor)

Now, instead of always worrying about carrying too much cash, consumers can go out with peace of mind with just a credit card or simply a phone and smart watch. In many countries, the Covid-19 pandemic has shortened the transition to cashless payments. Many central banks around the world are also planning to issue digital currencies, led by the People’s Bank of China. “Each country has its own development needs,” said Zhou Xiaochuan, former Governor of the Central Bank of China and vice-president of the Boao Forum for Asia. We can expect that in the long run, the world’s digital currencies can integrate and exchange rate problems can become less complicated. This is a development direction.” Illustration: KT Late last year, Google, Singapore’s Temasek, and venture capital firm Bain & Company jointly conducted a study on the adoption of digital platform technologies across Southeast Asia. The results show that, in the 6 largest economies of Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam), the number of people accessing the internet reached 40 million people for the first time last year, raising the number of internet users to 40 million people for the first time in 2020. the total number of internet users in the region to 400 million, about 70% of the population of these countries compared to 250 million in 2015. At the same time, the size of the region’s internet economy also surpassed the $100 billion threshold for the first time. If this trend is maintained, the report predicts, this number will likely triple to more than $300 billion by 2025. A newer Mastercard report released on May 4 adds more detail to the day-to-day impacts of the pandemic, particularly on consumers’ daily spending habits. The report shows that access to digital payment technologies has increased in the Asia-Pacific region. Specifically, 94% of the respondents said that they would consider using at least one emerging payment method in the next year such as QR code, e-wallet or mobile phone, installment plan, cryptocurrency, credit card, etc. biometrics… According to Mastercard’s Executive Vice President of Product and Innovation – Sandeep Malhotra, consumers in Asia Pacific have seen major changes in their payment habits and this is not only driven by demand, but also by demand. based on considerations of personal safety, security, and convenience, at a time when these concerns are paramount. However, economic experts also warn, whether digital currency or digital asset, all must integrate and serve the real economy and the global financial crisis of 2008 is money label lesson. Once the financial sector separates from the real economy, the risk of deviating is inevitable.

According to the signed program, BBC Global News will broadcast a 30-second clip about Ba Ria-Vung Tau tourism on television, Asia Pacific region. The clips will be broadcast continuously every day from Monday to Sunday for 2 months from April 8, 2021 to June 2, 2021 with 150 broadcasts during peak hours 9:30 to 17. hour, 17 hours -19 hours. CLIP: Promotion of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on BBC Global News Accordingly, Ba Ria-Vung Tau tourism appeared on BBC Global News with blue sea, white sand, yellow sunshine and 4 main discoveries including discovering new experiences, discovering majestic nature, exploring trips. Endless adventures and fresh climates will help you to have a great experience. This is a global-scale strategy with great pervasive power, Ba Ria-Vung Tau wants to promote the beauty, discoveries to international friends, update new tourism images, avoid being forgotten after the time. long periods separated by Covid-19 translation. BBC Global News is a major and prestigious media channel of the world with more than 450 million channel views in 200 countries and territories. The channel’s readers are frequent travelers, long-term stays, and highly affordable. This channel is also available in 3 million hotel rooms, on 178 cruise ships and 53 airlines. With a large audience and specializing in tourism, BBC Global News is chosen by many countries with developed tourism industries in the world to be a promotional channel such as Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macao, Thailand, India … In Vietnam, the Department of International Cooperation (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism), Vietnam Airlines, Da Nang Tourism Department, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism … have also promoted on this TV channel.

Following the success of the campaign “Facebook for Vietnam” in 2020 with outstanding activities to support socio-economic recovery and development after natural disasters and epidemics, Facebook continues to implement a new part of This campaign with the program “Instagram for Vietnam” is aimed at young people, a platform for sharing photos and updating latest trends with more than 1 billion accounts worldwide, Instagram supports young people. Vietnam demonstrates the spirit of creativity, contributing to building an increasingly dynamic and developing youth community.

Mr. Philip Chua, Instagram Public Policy Director in Asia Pacific shared: “We are delighted to share positive stories from young Vietnamese through the program“ Instagram for Vietnam ”. . We understand that the young generation is the “heart” of Instagram and many young Vietnamese are using Instagram every day to express themselves, contributing to cultural diversity. We look forward to expanding this program in the future to continue to demonstrate our efforts in supporting the community ”.

In addition to photo and video sharing, Instagram is constantly evolving and releasing new and more diverse features to foster community interaction such as Reels, Tin and Live. In particular, with the recent launch of Reels – an entertaining short video posting feature in the Vietnamese market in March, Instagram offers a variety of tools to help users access the things they love and love. brings people together in more interesting ways.

Lenovo Legion Phone 2 Pro. (Photo: gizmochina)

The device uses a 6.92-inch Samsung E4 AMOLED screen, 20.5: 9 aspect ratio, 2460 x 1080 pixel resolution, 144Hz refresh rate (higher than the current popular 120Hz on high-end smartphones). .

The 8-bit HDR display uses the Pixelworks i6 chipset, a maximum brightness of 1300 nit, and Gorilla Glass 5 protection.

It uses the new and most powerful Snapdragon 888 processor from Qualcomm today. 8GB of RAM is available in the standard version, and up to 16GB in the high-end version. The internal memory uses UFS 3.1 standard, with capacities from 128GB to 512GB.

In terms of camera, Legion Phone 2 Pro uses 1isionm size 1µm OmniVision 64MP f / 1.9 main sensor, comes with a 16MP f / 2.2 ultra-wide-angle camera with a 123-degree angle. The main camera doesn’t have a depth sensor, a telephoto camera, or a macro camera.

The front camera is upgraded to a 44MP f / 2 sensor. This camera is special in the ability to slide up from the side of the machine, different from the conventional bounce from the top of the camera.

The front camera slides up from the side. (Photo: gizmochina)

The camera can shoot 8K at 24 fps and 4K at 60 fps. Or shoot 1080p slow motion video at 240 fps and shoot in RAW.

The speakerphone is located on the front, using the Dolby Atmos standard, with a game mode that enhances the audio experience. It also features four noise-reduction microphones.

5,500mAh capacity battery, supports fast charging up to 90W via two USB-C ports. It also comes equipped with a 65W charger in the box.

One of the unique features of the Legion Phone 2 Pro is the dual-turbocharged fan-operated cooling system. One exhaust fan with 29 blades, rotates 12,500 rpm, the other draws hot air out. Lenovo says the fan has a noise level of 24.7dB and a lifespan of up to 50,000 hours, which is nearly 6 years.

Lenovo also features another passive cooling system, which includes a liquid-cooled vapor chamber.

The device will be sold in Europe and Asia Pacific in May. There is no information about whether the device will be sold in Vietnam or not.

Machine is sold with a lot of memory capacity, the lowest version 8GB RAM + 128GB price 565USD. Highest version 18GB RAM + 512GB price 916 USD.