Illustration by Kiều Trinh A short story by Nguyễn Thị Thu Huệ She had got everything ready for her husband’s visit to his former companion-in-arms. The gifts he would bring were simple things as a kilo of Thái Nguyên tea, a box of tobacco and a package of dried bitter melon slices. Seventy-years-old though he was, he was still as fit as a man not yet retried. Watching him tying the luggage on the back seat of a motorbike, putting on a crash helmet and wearing a pair of sunglasses covering his ruddy face, she…
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Paralympics Vietnamese athlete Cao Ngọc Hùng is introduced before competing in the Tokyo Paralympics’ men’s javelin on August 28. Photo screen shot HÀ NỘI — Cao Ngọc Hùng managed his seasonal best at the Tokyo Paralympics’ men’s javelin throw on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to earn a medal. Hùng, who won bronze at the last Paralympics and is the current Southeast Asian Games champion, threw 43.91m in his sixth attempt to rank sixth at the Olympics Stadium. At the Rio de Janeiro Games five years ago, Hùng claimed a bronze medal with a 43.27m throw. His medal is the…
Health Minister Nguyễn Thanh Long checks medicine packages for COVID outpatients. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Health. HÀ NỘI – The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued a list of drugs that can be used for treatment for COVID-19 patients at home. There are seven types of drugs as follows: – Antipyretics and analgesics: Paracetamol for children in powder or suspension forms with contents of 80mg, 100mg, 150mg or 250mg; and tablets of 250mg and 500mg for adults. – Electrolyte balance: Oresol, rehydration products and other electrolytes. – Health and immune supportive…
Tiến Thuận Garment Co’s workers make clothes in its factory in Ninh Thuận Province. Textile products are among many Vietnamese products having great potential for export to ASEAN countries. VNA/VNS Photo Trần Việt HÀ NỘI — Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, trade revenue between Việt Nam and other ASEAN countries has still been on the rise, but much still needs to be done to fully capitalise on these neighbouring markets. Trade between Việt Nam and other ASEAN nations has surged over the past years, from merely US$3.5 billion in 1995, when the country became a member of the bloc, to…
A free online sales class under the supporting programme of Hà Nội. — VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The capital city of Hà Nội has been implementing solutions to open up sales channels as the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the production and circulation of goods, in particular ‘One Commune, One Product’ (OCOP) goods. OCOP goods are highly localised products, often food, that come from one small specific area. During social distancing, e-commerce platforms have become shopping destinations for a large number of Hà Nội consumers. This is an opportunity for OCOP businesses to switch to online trading. Director of Ubofood Việt…
Football Football season 2020-21 has been canceled with clubs and players facing financial and jobless problems.— Photo zing.vn HÀ NỘI — Finally, unexpectedly, the national football season has come an abrupt end, leaving a series of problems behind that have never been seen in the nation’s sporting history. After an online meeting recently between the Việt Nam Professional Football Company (VPF) and representatives of 27 football clubs, it was decided that the 2020-21 season would be cancelled after twice being delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, 14 teams of the V. League 1 had competed in…
A farmer sprays pesticide in a rice field in Kiên Giang Province. VNA/VNS Photo Lê Huy Hải HÀ NỘI — The use of fertilisers and pesticides in the Mekong Delta has decreased over the years but is still higher than the national average, despite it proving to be ineffective. Head of the Plant Protection Department Hoàng Trung revealed the information during a conference on the use of the chemicals in the region held online on Friday. “The effectiveness is not high and improper use also leads to waste of resources and higher costs as well as making the pests…
Paralympics Châu Hoàng Tuyết Loan (centre) seen after completing in the women’s 55kg powerlifting category in the Paralympics on August 27 in Tokyo. She places No 6 with a lift of 103kg.— Photo sggp.org.vn HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Châu Hoàng Tuyết Loan finished sixth in the women’s 55kg powerlifting category in the Paralympics in Tokyo yesterday. In her three attempts, the 46-year-old failed to lift 95kg at first, before succeeding in her second and third lifts of 97kg and 103kg, respectively. Her position had been predicted by her coach Nguyễn Hồng Phúc who said competitors in her…
Soldiers help people to carry their belongings during the move. VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HCM City – More than 2,000 people living in extreme poverty have been temporarily moved to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 and ensure social order during social distancing. Many were living in shacks on the banks of canals, others cramped in small homes or boarding houses. But they all have been given support and new accommodation as the City authorities attempt to reduce the number of coronavirus cases. More than 2,000 people in poor living conditions are being temporarily moved to new places…
HÀ NỘI — The research ethics committee has accepted the results from Nano Covax’s phase 3a clinical trials involving about 1,000 volunteers, opening up the pathway for the homegrown COVID-19 vaccine to obtain an emergency use licence, according to local media on Friday. After obtaining the green light from the National Committee for Ethics in Biomedicine Research, the documents will be forwarded to the Advisory Council for the Registration of Circulation of Drugs and Medicinal Ingredients under the Ministry of Health, who will review the case and issue a licence for use of the vaccine in…