Thạch Kim Tuấn competes in the men’s U61kg category in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday. Photo vietbao.vn Olympics HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s medal hope, weightlifter Thạch Kim Tuấn has dropped out of the Olympics. He failed to progress in the men’s U61kg category in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday. In the snatch, he lifted 126kg coming eighth out of nine weightlifters. In the clean and jerk, he failed to lift 150kg on the first two attempts and failed at 153kg in the third attempt. His total lifts were not counted because…
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A police officer reminds a man not to ride bikes for physical exercise at the Hoàn Kiếm area, in Hà Nội, on Sunday. — VNA/VNS Photo Phạm Kiên HÀ NỘI — The Hà Nội Department of Justice has announced sanctions for 16 activities violating regulations on COVID-19 prevention and control in which the highest fine is up to VNĐ200 million (US$8,700) along with a criminal trial, as the city enforces Government Directive 16. 1. Those who fail to wear masks in public spaces face a maximum fine of VNĐ3 million ($132). 2. Those who are found to have littered…
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Actors perform in 100 Năm Sân Khấu Cải Lương (A Hundred Years of Cải Lương Theatre), a drama project offering TV shows on cải lương launched by Thanh Điền. The project has received support from the HCM City Television and HCM City Theatre Association. Photo courtesy of HCM Television By Thu Anh “I will work until my last breath to expand Vietnamese theatre among young people,” said Thanh Điền, theatre actor, director and producer in HCM City. Điền has had a 45-year-long career in cải lương (reformed opera), a 100-year-old traditional theatre genre of the southern region. He was recently nominated for the title of People’s Artist by the Government…
Vietnamese rowing duo Đinh Thị Hảo and Lường Thị Thảo compete in the Tokyo 2020 women’s pair repechage of lightweight double sculls at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo, Japan Sunday morning. — Photo screenshot Olympics HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese rowing duo Đinh Thị Hảo and Lường Thị Thảo finished fifth in the Tokyo 2020 women’s pair repechage of the lightweight double sculls at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday morning. The Vietnamese pair competed against Switzerland, Russia, Ireland, Austria and Guatemala. As a rule, the leading three teams will advance…
The first batch of Moderna vaccines donated by the US arrived in Việt Nam earlier this month. — Photo courtesy of UNICEF Việt Nam WASHINGTON — The US is considering further vaccine and other COVID-19 support to Việt Nam, according to the Vietnamese ambassador in the US Hà Kim Ngọc. The US has just sent additional three million doses of the Moderna vaccination to Việt Nam over the weekend as a donation via the global vaccine sharing scheme COVAX, bringing the total to 5 million from the US. Việt Nam has finalised deals with AstraZeneca and Pfizer as well as …
The headquarters of the State Bank of Việt Nam. The Office of the US Trade Representative will not take any tariff action against Việt Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Việt WASHINGTON — The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) on Friday issued a formal determination in the Việt Nam Currency Section 301 investigation, under which the agency will not take any tariff action against Việt Nam. A statement by the USTR said the move reflects the agreement reached earlier this week between the US Department of the Treasury and the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV). The determination finds…
Illustration by Trịnh Lập By An Phương The year 2020 definitely changed our lives in different ways, particularly our shopping habits. The people with whom I have had discussions about vintage fashion and their willingness to shop for older items have all agreed that vintage fashion is taking over the market. Vintage fashion, including older clothing, shoes, bags and accessories, is actually one of my biggest passions as I own hundreds of pieces of different kinds. When I was a kid, I used to follow my mom and sister to nearby markets in search of cheap, older clothing. Now that…
It is the start of a virtual lockdown in Hà Nội, and it is hoped it will get us to where we want to be: a number of coronavirus cases within our capacity to handle. Food options can feel more limited than ever, despite the fact we are able to browse our phones to click on whatever our heart desires. We need to be prepared for the harder times that are surely not too far ahead. It is with this in mind that we want to give readers a look at a few of the delivery options…
Traffic police directing vehicles at Pháp Vân-Cầu Giẽ toll station this morning. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI – The capital city’s functional forces are deploying a number of solutions to prevent congestion at gateways to the capital, Trần Hưng Hà, Director of the No.1 Road Administration Department has said. On the first day under stricter social distancing measures required under Directive 16, congestion had been reported at a number of checkpoints leading into and out of the city, notably the Pháp Vân-Cầu Giẽ Highway. Hà said that because the city implemented the stricter social distancing…