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Aurora borealis forecast expands as strong solar storm hits Earth. Here’s what to know

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. sea mines off the coast of Vietnam. NASA’s Kelly Korreck recommended skygazing from a local or national park. What do solar storms do? Solar storms can bring more than colorful lights to Earth. And a 1972 solar storm may have detonated magnetic U.S.

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Edupia raises Series A to close the education gap in Vietnam

TechCrunch

There’s a large education gap in Vietnam between urban centers, which have access to more resources, and the smaller cities and rural areas where 80% of students live. Before founding Edupia, Hung spent 10 years as director of digital services at Viettel, the largest telco in Vietnam.

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Vietnam triples its clean energy goals, aims to get 16% of its power from solar

Fast Company Tech

Vietnam is revising its energy plans to focus more on large solar farms and less on reliance on coal and natural gas. But Vietnam also is emphasizing expansion of large solar farms to meet soaring demand for power generation. But while it’s building clean power capacity, Vietnam is also ramping up use of coal.

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Brain damage linked to increased likelihood of religious fundamentalism, new study finds

TechSpot

The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, took an innovative approach by examining two groups of individuals with focal brain lesions resulting from injuries or disorders. One cohort consisted of 106 Vietnam veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries in combat decades ago. The other included.

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Temu faces suspension in Vietnam

TechNode

Cross-border e-commerce platform Temu, a sister app to Chinas Pinduoduo, has been ordered to halt its operations in Vietnam, sources close to the company revealed on Thursday, according to a report from Chinese media outlet Yicai. Chinese e-commerce platforms have faced similar regulatory challenges in the Southeast Asian nation this year.

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Thinking of moving out of the U.S? Here are 10 hotspots for remote workers

Fast Company Tech

Available to non-EU nationals, including U.S. Add in easy Schengen access, strong safety rankings, and a national obsession with good food and great coffee, and its easy to see why Portugal is a place to stay and thrive. Heres where to go and why these spots are setting the standard for the future of work.

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

Tech Soup

We proudly welcome NGO partners Vietnet-ICT and the Lin Centre in Vietnam, as well as ASEAN Foundation , Kopernik Marketplace , and YCAB Foundation in Indonesia to the TechSoup Global family. They are all part of TechSoup Asia , which serves charities in the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand — and now Vietnam and Indonesia.