Đỗ Trọng Nhơn is nearly exhausted when reaching the finish line of 100km race. — Photo courtesy of Đỗ Trọng Nhơn By Thanh Nga Running has changed the life of trail runner Đỗ Trọng Nhơn, and it is through this healthy pastime that he wishes to help more people lead fuller, richer lives. With this in mind, Nhơn has just completed the challenge of running through the night for nine hours to complete a distance of 100km in HCM City, calling on sponsors and individuals to donate money for child cleft palate surgery. Nhơn has collected more than…
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Đinh Thế Nam will replace Park Hang-seo managing the U23 Việt Nam national team at the 2022 U23 AFF Cup held in Cambodia from February 14 to February 26. Photo thethao247 HÀ NỘI — Đinh Thế Nam will take charge of the U23 Việt Nam team at the 2022 U23 AFF Cup in Cambodia, replacing Park Hang-seo to allow the Korean more time to focus on the national team. The decision is to reduce pressure and workload for the Korean manager as well as enhance the preparation for the 2022 U23 AFF Cup. “Because Coach…
China ends 2021 with highest weekly COVID cases since taming original epidemic. China ended the final week of 2021 with its biggest tally of local COVID-19 cases for any seven-day period since it contained the country’s first epidemic nearly two years ago. The National Health Commission reported on Saturday 175 new community infections with confirmed clinical symptoms for Dec. 31, bringing the total number of local symptomatic cases in mainland China in the past week to 1,151, driven mostly by an outbreak in the northwestern industrial and tech hub of Xian. China has maintained some of the toughest COVID-19 measures…
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính (front row, left) at the seventh National Congress of Delegates of VCCI for 2021-26 term in Hà Nội on Friday. VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese economy is facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities, and approaching them needs to innovative and appropriate. With this in mind, the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has set out its mission and goals for the 2021-26 period. VCCI President Phạm Tấn Công emphasised this at the seventh National Congress of Delegates for 2021-26 term, which took place in Hà Nội on Friday. The mission is to…
With 2022 hot on our heels, Vietnam Insider would like to wish you all a happy New Year. If 2020 was termed the year of unimaginable losses as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, then 2021 must be considered a year of hope, during which the process of defeating this insidious virus began to gain momentum. Life has gradually been restored with precautionary measures. Not only have vaccines against the coronavirus been manufactured but also a large population of the world has been successfully vaccinated. However, the new Covid variant Omicron is still a major threat to precious lives around…
All were immediately quarantined in Hội An after arriving at Da Nang International Airport. They arrived last week on repatriation flights from the US and South Korea, according to Quang Nam Province’s health department. Today morning, the head of the health department said that, four days ago it sent 15 specimens of COVID-19 positive arrivals to Nha Trang Pasteur Institute for genomic sequencing, and late Thursday, the institute reported 14 out of 15 specimens were positive for the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529). ###: Hanoi changed centralized quarantine policy for entrants from Omicron-hit countries All are asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, 12 are staying in…
A senior citizen with underlying health conditions receiving the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine in District 3, HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam announced 16,515 new COVID-19 infections on the last day of the year, with the total number of vaccines administered nationwide crossing the 150 million mark. There were also 226 more COVID-19 related deaths reported. On the last day of 2021, Việt Nam reached a milestone in its vaccination drive with 150,935,915 doses administered to date. The country has given at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine to 99.4 per cent of its adult population, while…
For a long time, we considered packaging as a kind of necessity, on which you need to spend as little as possible. This opinion was widespread even before the advent of the online world and the rapid development of online trading. It’s different now. Designing branded packaging for customers in the e-commerce world is a snap. You don’t even have to spend a lot of money to create that same wow effect! Here are some exciting ideas that will help you stay ahead of the competition, and your customers will definitely say “WOW!” when they open the package. …
The government’s decision to have arrivals from Omicron-hit countries undergo centralized quarantine is not a good move, citing cost burden and cross-infection risks. Hanoi will no longer send all visitors from Omicron-hit countries and territories to centralized quarantine for seven days regardless of their vaccination or recovery status. The decision was only announced early this week when the city detected the first Omicron-infection from a flight arriving from the UK. ###: Travelers required to quarantine upon arriving from Omicron-hit countries in Vietnam’s two biggest cities While the quarantine decision was popular among some medical professionals and parts of the public, the…
HÀ NỘI — The COVID-19 pandemic is still hitting the world of sport hard but 2021 will always be remembered as a year of stunning “first times” for Vietnamese athletes, as well as a few moments of heartbreak for the nation. Việt Nam News looks at the 10 most remarkable sports stories of the year. 1. Việt Nam reach the final round of World Cup qualifiers for the first time Nguyễn Quang Hải (19) celebrates after scoring the second goal in a 4-0 win against Indonesia. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Linh Despite a 3-2 defeat away to…