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 class were very strong. The winner…
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Children at Lê Lợi Preschool in the northern province of Bắc Giang received a certificate after they completed the concentrated quarantine period late May. The 24 children were quarantined at the school as they reportedly had close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case. VNA/VNS Photo baotintuc.vn HÀ NỘI — Every child at COVID-19 treatment facilities, concentrated quarantine areas or in home quarantine can now have a caregiver to meet all COVID-19 prevention and control requirements. The move is part of a new guideline the Health Ministry sent to ministries, agencies and municipal People’s Committees on Wednesday regarding health quarantine for children. …
Homeless people in HCM City are given COVID-19 tests and vaccinated. Photo: laodong.vn HCM CITY — HCM City has prepared 1.8 million social welfare packages so far for the homeless and poor. Each free package, valued at VNĐ300,000, includes rice, vegetables, cooking oil and spices for one week. Out of 1.8 million packages, the city has sent 492,076 packages to localities to support people in need. The city will continue to mobilize resources to prepare an additional 2 million social welfare packages as planned. On August 25, the city gathered around 300 homeless people to send them to shelters. District 4 gathered 116 homeless people living along Võ Văn…
Doctors and nurses of the Việt Nam-Sweden Hospital in northern Quảng Ninh depart for the southern province of Tây Ninh where they will work at local health centres to fight COVID-19. VNA/VNS Photo The COVID-19 pandemic in Việt Nam is complicated, with most provinces having recorded positive cases. Hồ Chí Minh City, the national business hub, and its surrounding provinces, have become particular hotspots for the pandemic. During this tough time for the nation, the Government, ministries and people nationwide have united to fight this “invisible enemy”. Besides implementing strict health rules to curb the pandemic within their own areas,…
ESSENTIALS: The military delivers basic food supplies to residents in District 11 of Hồ Chí Minh City. Photo courtesy of Sài Gòn Giải Phóng newspaper Supermarkets in Hồ Chí Minh City have launched various combos to deliver food and home necessities to local residents in lockdown faster, while soldiers are assisting with the delivery. Many recipients appreciated and cooperated in these unprecedented measures to ensure people stay home to help control the pandemic. But some people have not been pleased by the options available or some of the prices. A resident in Tân Phú district was…
Norwich City’s Billy Gilmour in action against Liverpool on the opening day of the season. AFP Photo. Paul Kennedy Maybe it’s a thing when you get old, but I’ve always been terrified of turning into my father. Nothing against my Dad at all, I just dreaded the day I’d start saying things like: “When I was a lad…” or “Back in my day…” They are phrases I’ve tried to avoid at all costs, more so as I climb worryingly closer to the big five ‘O’. Sadly in recent weeks I’ve found myself uttering…
Vietnamese lychees were delivered to EU consumers through e-commerce platform Voso. Online trade promotion is considered inevitable for local businesses to promote connection during the COVID-19. — Photo courtesy of Viettel By Vũ Hoa HÀ NỘI — The coronavirus pandemic has hit almost every country in the world, including Việt Nam, causing disruption in the global supply chain. Cross-border e-commerce is considered a “green lane” to bring Vietnamese goods to international customers, creating an effective channel to help firms access all markets, experts have said. As the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis has forced many countries around the world to close borders and…
An investor watches stock indices on the board at the exchange floor of Everest Securities Joint Stock Company (EVS). Everest Securities Joint Stock Company (EVS) also recorded an increase of nearly 50 per cent in the last two weeks. Photo courtesy of EVS HÀ NỘI —Securities stocks have seen significant growth in market prices thanks to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Việt Nam. APG Securities JSC (APG) have risen 43 per cent for two weeks with six sessions witnessing prices touching the ceiling. APG shares are now being traded around VNĐ16,350 (US$0.72) per share. Louis Capital Joint…
Members of the Pù Mát National Park feed the baby tigers which were rescued by police in central Nghệ An Province from an illegal tiger transporting case found in early August. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Experts proposed intensifying law enforcement, stepping up inter-sectoral coordination, and closely monitoring captivity facilities to effectively manage the captivity of tigers at a recent seminar held by the People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature). The event was organised on Tuesday to review the captivity, trading, rescue and conservation of tigers in Việt Nam after the recent seizure of 17 tigers in central Nghệ An Province. The tigers were found being…
Workers make clothes in Hưng Việt Garment JSC. The US continued to be Việt Nam’s largest importer in the first seven months of this year with a turnover of $53.7 billion. —VNA/VNS Photo Trần Việt HÀ NỘI — Since the normalisation of bilateral relations in 1995, economic and trade ties between Việt Nam and the US have seen great progress, with two-way trade hitting an all-time high of US$90.8 billion in 2020, up 19.8 per cent year-on-year, despite serious impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. US Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to Việt Nam is expected to open up new business…