Rowing Phạm Thị Huệ (left) and teammate Lê Thị Hiền celebrate their 30th SEA Games silver medal in the women’s rowing pair event in 2019 in the Philippines. — Photo tienphong.vn Thanh Hà Someone once said “no man ever steps in the same river twice” but Phạm Thị Huệ has proved the exception to the rule. She has twice won an official Olympic berth but had to stay home both times and instead witnessing athletes competing on TV. The Vietnamese lead rower has many regrets because she does not know if a third time will come. But she has left such…
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Overseas Vietnamese are pictured at the inauguration of Joining Hands With Việt Nam To Overcome COVID-19 campaign in London, UK. To date, the campaign has raise over VNĐ101,835,000 (US$4,477). — Photo courtesy of the organisation board. HÀ NỘI — A campaign to raise funds for Việt Nam’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic has begun by overseas Vietnamese living in London. Joining Hands With Việt Nam To Overcome COVID-19 campaign aims to call on the Vietnamese communities across the UK to contribute both financially and mentally to supporting their homeland during this difficult time. “Despite living far…
A medical worker takes a sample from a woman who lives in a high-risk area in Hà Nội. The capital city reported 61 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A total of 9,605 new COVID-19 cases were detected Tuesday and a further 331 fatalities recorded. The amount of people to have been infected with coronavirus now stands at 293,301. Tuesday’s figures show an increase in the number of community cases compared to Monday, an extra 951 in total. HCM City and the southern province of Bình Dương continue to report…
Coach Park Hang-seo has some midfield pondering to do. Photo thanhnien.vn Peter Cowan It’s hard to believe given the passage of time in lockdown has slowed to a crawl, but the national team are in action again in just over two weeks. Park Hang-seo’s men take on Saudi Arabia on September 2 in their first match in the third round of World Cup qualifying and amid the misery the pandemic has brought to Việt Nam in the last few months, the opportunity to focus on something as trivial as football is most welcome. I’m…
The implementation of social distancing to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 has caused a large reduction in the workforce of seaport enterprises. baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked provincial and municipal authorities to ease the travel of labourers at seaports so as to avoid the disruption of production and supply chains amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation of social distancing in accordance with Directive 16 of the Government to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 has caused a large reduction in the workforce of enterprises, including those in seaports. The…
HCM City People Committee Chairman Nguyễn Thành Phong (left) hands over gifts to residents affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in Phú Nhuận District. — Photo www.sggp.org.vn HCM CITY — The Standing Board of the HCM City Party Committee on Sunday (August 15) asked authorities of Thủ Đức city and all districts to quickly provide support, including cash and free food, to needy people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The city, the COVID-19 epicentre of the country, went into lockdown under the Prime Minister’s Directive No.16 starting July 9 and has extended its strict social distancing measures until mid-September. With the spirit “no one will be left behind”, the city will help people facing difficult circumstances living…
Việt Nam Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the first seven months of 2021. — Source General Statistics Office of Vietnam. HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam looks to maintain a Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth lower than 1 per cent a month during the last quarter of 2021 in an effort to keep inflation under the 4 per cent target for the year, heard a recent meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái and the National Pricing Management Committee in Hà Nội. According to the committee, keeping the figure lower than 4 per cent by…
Deputy Prime Minister Võ Minh Lương. — Photo qdnd.vn Head of the Government’s Special Working Group and Deputy Minister of National Defence, Senior Lieutenant General Võ Minh Lương spoke to the press about the COVID-19 prevention and control work of the army in southern provinces and cities After the recent field trips to southern provinces and cities, how do you evaluate the pandemic prevention and control work in these localities? We found that the localities have seriously and actively implemented drastic measures to prevent and control the pandemic in their areas. These include developing plans to protect “green areas”, conducting community testing campaigns; establishing the province’s information centre for COVID-19…
Football Việt Nam national team players training in Hà Nội ahead of their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match next month. Photo courtesy of VFF HÀ NỘI — A 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Việt Nam and Australia will be held behind closed doors to avoid the spread of the coronavirus. The match is scheduled for September 7 at the National Mỹ Đình Stadium in Hà Nội. Previously, the Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) planned to sell 4,000 tickets for the game, with supporters showing negative tests and COVID-19 vaccination certificates to enter the field. However, after a…
Many universities have added a new admission method for students eligible for special consideration for high school graduation in 2021. Photo baotintuc.vn HCM CITY – Many universities have added another admission method for candidates who are under special consideration for high school graduation this year. The HCM City University of Economics, for example, has announced the results for students using admission methods that are independent from high school graduation 2021 exam scores. The school added an admission method for candidates under special consideration for high school graduation in 2021. The new method is based on candidates’ 10th, 11th and 12th grade results and a number of…