Left-back Đoàn Văn Hậu will miss the first two matches against Saudi Arabia and Australia of the final round of the World Cup 2022 Qualifiers due to a persistent knee injury. — Photo vietnamplus.vn HÀ NỘI — Đoàn Văn Hậu has been ruled out of the next two qualifying games of the 2020 World Cup through injury. The 22 years old left-back left the squad on August 24 due to persistent knee problems that have not yet recovered. He will miss the games against Saudi Arabia on September 2 and Australia on September 7. …
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3 A temporary accommodation area set up at Sài Gòn Aquatic Products Trading (APT) Joint-Stock Company in Tân Tạo Industrial Park in HCM City to ensure safe working conditions for workers. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Anh HCM CITY — Companies in industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs) in HCM City will continue to operate despite stricter COVID-19 prevention and control measures being applied for two weeks starting on Monday. The HCM City Industrial Parks and Export Processing Zones Authority (HEPZA) has asked companies to continue the ‘three on-site’ model (work, eat, and rest at workplaces) or the ‘one route, two destinations’ model (workers travel between their…
Special forces offer support to people living in orange zones (high risk) and red zones (extremely high risk) in HCM City. VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HCM CITY— The HCM City Department of Home Affair has directed People’s Committees of wards, communes and districts to set up special forces to support people in orange zones (high risk) and red zones (extremely high risk). The special forces, which include police, military command, and member of wards’ pandemic prevention groups, are managed by district People’s Committees. The special forces in orange and red zones will ensure that people strictly follow social distancing measures and the government’s 5K protocol. They will also…
The Việt Nam’s Paralympic team seen at the Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony last night in Tokyo. Photo courtesy of the Tokyo Paralympics TOKYO — Việt Nam’s 15-strong Paralympic delegation proudly joined athletes from all over the world for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo games last night. Seven of our best athletes will compete in three disciplines during the sporting festival – swimming, weightlifting and athletics – where a husband and wife duo will fly the flag for Việt Nam in javelin and discus. At the opening ceremony, javelin thrower Cao Ngọc Hùng, who is taking part in the games with his…
Deputy Secretary of HCM City Party Committee Phan Văn Mãi, 48, on Tuesday was appointed the new chairman of the municipal People’s Committee. He replaces former chairman Nguyễn Thành Phong. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — Deputy Secretary of HCM City Party Committee Phan Văn Mãi on Tuesday was named the new chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, replacing Nguyễn Thành Phong, who has been assigned to be the deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission in Hà Nội. At the second meeting of the city People’s Council (2021-2026 tenure), Phan Văn Mãi, 48, was elected with the agreement of 87 out of 89 delegates,…
A man prepares for a COVID-19 vaccination in Hà Nội’s Thanh Xuân District. VNA/VNS Photo Phan Tuấn Anh HÀ NỘI — Health departments, hospitals and universities nationwide that have been assigned to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to people in Việt Nam must not collect any charges for the vaccines, the Ministry of Health confirmed on Tuesday. The ministry asked agencies to review and inspect COVID-19 vaccinations at their facilities after local media reported violations in which people had paid money to get vaccinated early. The Government has announced that COVID-19 vaccinations are free to every citizen…
Chairman of the Committee for Foreign Affairs Vũ Hải Hà (centre) led the Vietnamese National Assembly in the virtual meeting of the Committee on Political matters during the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly’s General Assembly on Tuesday. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — ASEAN parliament delegations on Tuesday called for an acceleration of digitalisation and promotion of digital economy in the region on a safe and highly secure network, especially amid COVID-19 threats. The statements were made on Tuesday during the virtual meeting of the Committee on Political matters, as part of the 42nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly that opened…
H-shaped steel products in a factory. —Photo baodautu.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has decided to maintain the anti-dumping measure imposed on some H-shaped steel products from Malaysia since April 2021. The MoIT launched an anti-dumping probe into H-shaped steel products imported from Malaysia on August 24, 2020. It noted that before 2017, Malaysia had not produced and exported H-shaped steel to Việt Nam. However, after Việt Nam levied anti-dumping duties on H-shaped steel from China in 2017, Malaysia’s exports of similar products to Việt Nam have risen strongly, to over VNĐ213 billion (US$9.3 million at the…
Volunteers from the Việt Nam Youth Federation and SABECO’s employees transport support packages under the “Community Care” programme in the southern province of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu. — Photo courtesy of SABECO HÀ NỘI — Despite the COVID-19 pandemic delivering a profound shock to the economy and businesses, Saigon Beer – Alcohol – Beverage Corporation (SABECO) has still strengthened its commitments to sustainable development as well as bringing positive changes for Việt Nam and the people. The pandemic has caused difficulties for trade activities, putting supply chains at risk of disruption and reduced incomes. In that context, sustainable development…
Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng meets overseas Vietnamese during the “Homeland Spring” programme. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI The Politburo has recently issued Conclusion No 120-KL/TW on overseas Vietnamese (OV) affairs in the new situation. The conclusion said after over five years of implementing the Politburo’s Directive No 45-CT/TW dated May 19, 2015 on continuing to step up the implementation of the Politburo’s Resolution No 36-NQ/TW dated March 26, 2004 on OV affairs, the Vietnamese community abroad now numbers about 5.3 million in over 130 countries and territories, over 80 per cent of which are developed nations. A majority of overseas…