Northern Vietnam to experience cold weather this week, starting from tonight, lowering temperature in the region to below 13 degrees Celsius. The cold front will first influence the weather pattern in northern provinces before expanding its effect to north-central localities and some areas in the central region this week, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting. Light to medium rains will start dampening northern and north-central provinces on Monday night. The average lows in the northern region will be between 13 and 16 degrees Celsius, and below 13 degrees Celsius in mountainous areas, whereas the norm in tropical Vietnam is…
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Football Hoàng Anh Gia Lai’s striker Nguyễn Công Phượng (centre) dribbles upfield against Nam Định last season. The two teams will kick-off the V.Leauge 1 opener at Thiên Trường Stadium on February 19. Photo vov.vn HÀ NỘI — After a longer-than-usual wait, domestic football will finally return to Việt Nam on February 19 as Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) meet Nam Định in the opening match of the V.League 1 2022 season. The Việt Nam Professional Football Company (VPF) organised a draw for the national tournament in Hà Nội on Friday. The national premier tournament will…
State capital divestment planning and the removal of limitations on foreign ownership are expected to drive insurance stocks to flourish in 2022. There are currently nine insurance stocks listed on the market, five of which are listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE); Bao Viet Holdings (BVH), Bao Minh Insurance Corp (BMI), Military Insurance Co (MIG), Petrolimex Insurance Corp (PGI) and BIDV Insurance Corp (BIC). The other four are listed on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX); Post-Telecommunication Joint-Stock Insurance Corp (PTI), PVI Holdings (PVI), Vietnam National Reinsurance Corp (VNR) and PVI Reinsurance Joint-stock Corp (PRE). In terms of…
Surgeons demonstrate endoscopic techniques to cut esophageal tumours with robotic surgery technology at the Vinmec Times City International Hospital. — Photo couresty of the organiser HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has made many advances in endoscopic surgery for patients with esophageal cancer. Up to 90 per cent of esophageal cancer patients can live at least five years if the disease is detected and treated early. Participants heard the information at a scientific conference on the application of medical advances in endoscopic surgery of esophageal cancer in Hà Nội on Saturday. The 2-day event, entitled “Advances in endoscopic surgery in treatment…
Vietnam will attend the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2022, themed “a Community of Peace and Shared Future” in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, from January 16 – 20. It is the largest event within the ASEAN tourism cooperation framework. The forum will feature a series of major events, such as the 25th ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting, the Tourism Ministers Meetings between ASEAN and partner countries (China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, India and Russia), the International Travel Expo TRAVEX, and the ASEAN Tourism Award Ceremony, Vietnam News Agency reported. ###: Protect the paradise of Phu Quoc Island In this year’s ASEAN Tourism Award,…
Sài Gòn – Portrait of City, a photo book by French photographer Alexandre Garel, features many beautiful photos capturing old and modern buildings in the city. Photo courtesy of the publisher By Thu Anh New books featuring HCM City’s culture and lifestyle by foreigners have earned a warm response from local residents. Park tiên sinh sống giữa Sài Gòn (Mr Park Lives in Sài Gòn, which was renamed Hồ Chí Minh City in 1976) is written by South Korean businessman Park Ji Hoon, who has lived in HCM City for more than a decade. The book was released in Vietnamese and Korean by HCM City-based Trẻ…
Vietnam premier says country’s economy faces more virus-related risks. Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh warned the nation’s economy will continue to face pandemic-related risks ranging from a widening state budget deficit to rising bank bad debts this year, according to the government’s website. Prime Minister said the challenges will require “very skillful” measures, the website reported, citing the premier during a meeting with local government officials on Wednesday. ###: Inflation in Vietnam this year are expected to accelerate from last year The difficulties facing the economy include struggling businesses, disbursement of public investments at a multi-year low, the state…
Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh and delegations pose for a photo. — VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng HÀ NỘI — Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng received Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh in Hà Nội on January 8, describing his guest’s official visit to Việt Nam as a demonstration of the close-knit and special ties between the two countries. The Lao PM congratulated Việt Nam on the recent achievements and expressed his belief that under the Communist Party of Việt Nam’s leadership, the Vietnamese people will harvest even greater attainments in the Đổi mới (Renewal) process and successfully carry…
Bruno Cosendey Lobo Pinto (left) trains with his new team, HCM City. — Photo zingnews.vn Football HCM CITY — HCM City have signed Brazilian midfielder Bruno Cosendey ahead of the V.League 1 2022 season. Cosendey will wear the jersey No 10 and is expected to replace Lee Nguyễn after Nguyễn’s contract with HCM City expired in December 2021. During the time playing for HCM City, Nguyễn scored five goals in nine appearances. He returned to the US last August and then trained the Washington Spirit women’s club. Currently, Nguyễn is studying for a professional coach degree…
Inflation in Vietnam and Indonesia this year are expected to accelerate from last year by the most in Asia as global price pressures from supply chains and commodities prices continue to bleed into their economies. The latest Bloomberg economist survey of consumer price forecasts show that Vietnam’s inflation will likely accelerate by 1.4 percentage points to 3.45% in 2022. Indonesia and China are expected to follow suit with headline inflation seen rising by at least 120 basis points. ###: There are many driving forces for the economic growth of Vietnam in 2022 “Vietnam, Indonesia and China are forecast to see higher…