Author: Kevin Le

  The current wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Việt Nam leads to further disruption across the manufacturing sector during July. — VNA/VNS Photo  HÀ NỘI — The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) ticked up to 45.1 in July from 44.1 in June, signalling a marked deterioration in business conditions across the sector for the second month in a row. The latest survey from Nikkei and IHS Markit revealed on Monday that the current wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Việt Nam has led to disruptions across the manufacturing sector during July. Rates of decline in…

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  A customer tries to book a quarantine hotel service on Traveloka app. Traveloka and many businesses in Việt Nam are making efforts to survive the forth wave of COVID-19 pandemic. — VNS Photo Thu Ngân HCM CITY — Businesses in Việt Nam are making all efforts to survive the fourth wave of COVID-19 which is battering the country. Giant food producer KIDO Group said in a recent press release it has adopted a number of solutions to adapt to the new situation and keep production going while also ensuring safety. A spokesperson told Việt Nam News that to ensure uninterrupted production, the…

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  HAGL owner Đoàn Nguyên Đức and coach Kiatisuk Senamuang in a recent durian planting event before Kiatisuk returned to Thailand. Photo courtersy of HAGL HÀ NỘI — Đoàn Nguyên Đức, owner of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) expressed his openness to the Football Association of Thailand (FA Thailand) to discussing their intention of recruiting his club’s manager Kiatisuk Senamuang, saying that he’s willing to listen. After Nishino Akira was fired, there were many questions about who would replace the Japanese manager in the Thai national team. In July, Thailand’s number one superstar Chanathip Songkrasin said…

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  The ASEAN – Russia Ministerial Meeting held via video conference on Wednesday. — Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HÀ NỘI — Russia will continue to supply vaccines to ASEAN countries and is ready to transfer and expand vaccine production in the region. Russia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Morgulov was speaking at the ASEAN – Russia Ministerial Meeting held via video conference yesterday. The meeting is part of the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (54th AMM) and related meetings. Speaking at the meeting, he said Russia attaches importance to the strategic partnership with ASEAN, supports the bloc’s…

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Olympics Quách Thi Lan of Việt Nam competes in the women’s 400m hurdles semi-final on Monday at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. AFP/VNA Photo Thanh Hà HÀ NỘI  Under heavy rain, Quách Thị Lan tried her best but could not reach the final of the women’s 400m hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics. Lan was the last Vietnamese athlete at the Games but the most successful and her result was better than expected. A place in the semi-finals is the nation’s highest result in athletics at the Olympics in history. The Việt Nam Olympic team…

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  ASEAN-Australia Foreign Ministers Meeting held virtually on Wednesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Phạm Kiên HÀ NỘI — The ASEAN – Australia Post Ministerial Conference was held on Wednesday. In attendance was Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne along with her counterparts from all 10 Southeast Asian countries, with COVID-19 cooperation and regional issues topping the agenda. Payne stressed Australia has always cherished its ties with ASEAN and that ASEAN-led dialogues and cooperation mechanisms are effective. The Australian diplomat announced that the country is delivering vital COVID-19 support through supplying vaccines as well as an AU$300…

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  HCM City aims to provide vaccine doses to 70 per cent of its residents aged 18 and over by the end of August. Photo tuoitre.vn HCM CITY — HCM City plans to provide vaccinations to 70 per cent of residents aged 18 and over in the sixth vaccination phase, the vice chairman of the city’s People Committee, Dương Anh Đức, said at a press conference on Tuesday. The sixth phase of the vaccination drive, which began on Tuesday, will take place until the end of this month. The city has asked the Government to allocate more than five million doses of vaccines for the sixth phase. The city has deployed 1,200 vaccination teams. If each…

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  Hỏa Lò Prison Relic. Photo svhtt.hanoi.gov.vn HÀ NỘI   Hỏa Lò Prison historical relic site in Hà Nội has launched an exclusive radio channel on Spotify to help audiences learn more about history in an easier and more interesting way. According to the prison relic’s Management Board (MB), the channel opened after a period of careful deliberation with the goal of bringing history closer to the public through social networks. Spotify is an online music, podcast and video streaming platform. It hosts music and other content from artists around the world and gets millions of hits every…

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