The beauty queen is crowned on December 4 in Bangkok, Thailand. Tien Thuc Thuy Nguyen of Vietnam was named Miss Grand International 2021 during the pageant’s coronation night held on Saturday, December 4, in Bangkok, Thailand. Tien, 23, is a hospitality management student who was previously named Miss International Vietnam in 2018. She succeeds USA’s Abena Appiah, who won the crown in March. Meanwhile four candidates were named finalists: 1st runner-up: Andrea Victoria Aguilera 2nd runner-up: Lorena Goncalves Rodrigues 3rd runner-up: Vivianie Diaz Arroyo, Puerto Rico 4th runner-up: Jeane Van Dam, South Africa According to the website Miss Grand International, the…
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By Lê Hương When considering an ancient Vietnamese village, people are quick to think of a banyan tree, a common water well and a communal house, which are widely seen as “ancient cultural icons” of rural areas. Besides their substantial real life value, they are symbolic of a community culture where people meet, talk and exchange news. People living far from their native villages often feel immense pride in such things, and miss them dearly. There are many folk songs sung about such things: Water from Hạ village’s well is clear and cool Small paths leading to every…
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has sent a proposal to the Ministry of Transport to halt flights to southern African countries in response to the new Covid-19 variant Omicron. Under the proposal, the CAAV has asked the ministry to seek the prime minister’s approval on the suspension of flights to 10 African countries, consisting of Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Angola and Zambia. ###: Breaking: Omicron variant has spread to Southeast Asia According to the proposal, CAAV has recommended banning passengers who had travelled through the countries within 30 days prior to their arrival…
Many doctors and nurses in the Covid-19 epicentre of Ho Chi Minh City have left their jobs due to high work pressure. Chief of the municipal Health Department Office Nguyen Thi Huynh Mai said at a meeting that, 968 health workers had resigned in the first 10 months of 2021. “In their resignation letter, most of the doctors and nurses explained that they had to stop work due to personal or family issues,” the official said. However, the real reasons for many health workers seem to relate more to the high work pressure caused by the pandemic, the local media…
Vietnam’s ministry of health confirmed 13,998 new COVID cases on Saturday, bringing the country total to 1,294,778. Among the new cases, southern region continued to lead the country in terms of new daily infections, with HCM City reporting the most, at 1,636 cases, followed by Cần Thơ with 998 cases, Tây Ninh (787), Bến Tre (762) Bình Thuận (626) and Dong Thal (624). ###: HCMC urgently prepare for rising Covid-19 patients The other areas with new transmissions were: Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu (620), Cà Mau (568), Bạc Liêu (565), Bình Phước (562), Vĩnh Long (552), Kiên Giang (498), Khánh Hòa (467), Hà Nội (455), Đồng…
Việt Nam and Thailand celebrate 45 years of diplomatic relations in a gala event at Hanoi Opera House. — VNS Photo Nhật Hồng. HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Royal Thai Embassy in Hà Nội on Friday co-hosted a gala night celebrating 45 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Taking place at the Hanoi Opera House, the event saw the participation of diplomats and officials from Việt Nam, Thailand and other nations. In his opening remarks, Tạ Quang Đông, Việt Nam’s Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism said: “The establishment of Việt Nam…
Experts don’t know exactly how contagious the highly mutated omicron variant is, but the virus’ spike protein — which binds to human cells — has mutations associated with higher transmission and a decrease in antibody protection. The new Covid variant omicron will likely “overwhelm the whole world” in the coming months, according to a Singapore-based infectious disease doctor. Whilea vaccines against the strain can be developed quickly, they need to be tested over three to six months to prove that they can provide immunity against the variant, Dr. Leong Hoe Nam of Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital said Wednesday. “But frankly, omicron will…
After India confirms Omicron cases, WHO calls for strengthening response measures in Southeast Asia. Malaysia has detected its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant. After a challenging year, the region’s governments have ample reason to take the emergence of the new strain seriously. Malaysia detects first Omicron case, the variant was identified in a 19-year-old woman who had arrived from South Africa via Singapore on Nov 19, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said in a briefing on Friday (Dec 3). She is a student at a private university in Ipoh, Perak, and has completed her Covid-19 vaccination, he said. The…
Football Vietnamese players training in Singapore for the AFF Cup. The VFF hope that 20,000 fans will be able to attend Việt Nam’s next 2022 World Cup qualification match on February 1. — Photo courtesy of VFF HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) has requested that 20,000 supporters be allowed to attend the 2022 World Cup qualifying match between Việt Nam and China on February 1. The match will be played at Mỹ Đình Stadium in Hà Nội, which has a maximum capacity of 40,000 fans. The Deputy Minister of Culture, Sport and…
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has granted approval to the inoculation of booster and additional COVID-19 vaccine shots, with priority given to those over 50 and frontline workers. More stories at Vietnam Insidet’s homepage. Under the Ministry of Health’s guidance on Covid-19 booster shots, vaccine recipients will get the vaccine type that they originally received or Moderna vaccine mRNA or AstraZeneca vaccine. For instance, if a person gets the Sinopharm vaccine, they can receive a booster shot of the same type or Moderna vaccine mRNA or a viral vector vaccine (Astrazeneca vaccine). On the morning of December 2, in order…