A member of the Đà Nẵng Development Association controls a drone for COVID-19 monitoring in Hải Châu District in central Đà Nẵng City. VNA/VNS Photo Văn Dũng ĐÀ NẴNG – The People’s Committee of Hải Châu District in central Đà Nẵng City has piloted the use of drones for monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and enforcing the social-distancing of local residents in quarantine zones and small alleys in the city. Those who are found breaking the rules during social distancing will be sanctioned, it said. The move was the local authority’s effort in tightening measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 after nearly…
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Deputy director of the National Population Data Centre Nguyễn Thành Vĩnh. Photo baochinhphu.vn Deputy director of the National Population Data Centre Nguyễn Thành Vĩnh talks to the Government Portal about the application of modern technology and the national population database on managing citizens in pandemic-hit areas and COVID-19 vaccinations. Amid the complicated development of the COVID-19 pandemic, how will the application of information and technology and the national population data platform help with prevention and control? The national population database was put into operation on July 1. It has so far managed information of nearly 100 million people. At…
Coach Park Hang-seo has a daunting task this week. Photo: thanhnien Peter Cowan Someone once told me that he loved cricket but always had a nagging thought in the back of his head that it was a distraction from the issues that really matter in life. I felt pretty sorry for him, that he felt guilty for taking his focus off all the misery and injustice of the world for just a few hours (or days I suppose) to enjoy something that brought him great pleasure. Sometimes we all need and deserve…
Vietnamese swimmer Trịnh Thị Bích Như (in lane 1) prepares to compete in the women’s 50m butterfly at the Tokyo Paralympics. — Photo screenshot Paralympics HÀ NỘI – Vietnamese swimmers Trịnh Thị Bích Như and Võ Thanh Tùng have both been eliminated in their respective events at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 yesterday. Như competed in the women’s 50m butterfly and finished her race with a time of 42.60sec to rank 14 out of 15 swimmers. It’s Như’s fourth and final event at the Games. Earlier, she did manage to reach the…
Lukas Musil, Charge d’affaires a.i. of the Czech Republic’s Embassy in Việt Nam hands over more than 250,000 vaccine doses to Việt Nam. — Photo Ministry of Health HÀ NỘI — The Government of the Czech Republic has donated more than 250,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Việt Nam. The vaccines were handed over to the Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Monday morning. The batch includes nearly 210,000 AstraZeneca doses and 40,800 Moderna doses with a total value of US$1.3 million (more than VNĐ30 billion). Lukas Musil, Charge d’affaires a.i. of the Czech Republic’s Embassy in Việt Nam, said…
Basketball Việt Nam Basketball Association professional league matches are organised in the empty gymnasium for about two months in Khánh Hòa Province. But it is finally canceled under COVID-19 threat. Photo of VBA HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Basketball Association (VBA) professional league has been officially canceled because of COVID-19. The announcement has been posted on the VBA’s official Facebook fan page. One reason for the decision is that a number of international players and coaches who don’t stay permanently in the country have been restricted in their travel movements. The Việt Nam Basketball Federation received strong support for the decision and all clubs,…
The property market has been up and down so far this year, making predictions difficult. — Photo cafef.vn Compiled by Thiên Lý Will the property market crash or boom in the coming months? Industry insiders are unable to agree on this, and come up with a range of replies. The market has been up and down so far this year, making predictions difficult. Phạm Thanh Hưng, vice chairman of CenGroup Real Estate Group, said in the first four months of the year the market grew strongly thanks to massive cash injection by investors who were afraid of low economic growth…
Firms are expecting new policies to help them access supporting loans more easily. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is consulting on a draft circular for incentive policies to support firms with access to bank loans to overcome difficulties in the COVID-19 pandemic. Firms are expecting the circular to help them gain access to more supporting loans. The draft revises Circular 03/2021/TT-NHNN dated April 2, 2021, which regulates the restructuring of debt repayment terms, and exemption and reduction of interest rates and fees to support customers affected by the pandemic. The revised circular has two main changes. First, the debt restructuring…
Axie Infinity (AXS) is a game developed by Sky Mavis — a game studio based in HCM City. This start-up has impressed with a total capitalisation of AXS (in game utility tokens) reaching around US$4.7 billion. Nguyễn Thành Trung, CEO and founder of AXS, has denied being a dollar billionaire as the market capitalisation of the AXS token is different to Sky Mavis. Trọng Đạt spoke with the young tech guru. Nguyễn Thành Trung, CEO and founder of Axie Infinity. Photo doanhnghiephoinhap.vn Inner Sanctum: How did the idea of a blockchain game like Axie Infinity…
By Thúy Hằng During a widespread and intense lockdown, many people feel their days are longer and they do not have enough to do, but baker Nguyễn Thị Thùy Dương is buried in work. The 26-year-old is making use of all her extra time at home to try experimental baking methods to perfect her pastries and cakes. Nguyễn Thị Thùy Dương is a well-known figure in the Việt Nam’s baking community. Three years ago she quit her job as a bank teller to devote herself to baking. Photos courtesy of Dê Xinh Cake A well-known figure in…