A special working group led by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Đỗ Thắng Hải check Bình Thới Market on July 21. — Photo tuoitre.vn HCM CITY — Supply of consumer goods in HCM City has been relatively steady, but the prices of some items have shot up and businesses taking part in the city’s price stabilisation programme are suffering big losses since they sell at fixed prices, according to the Department of Industry and Trade. Speaking at a meeting with a special working group from the Ministry of Industry and Trade on Wednesday, a department official said though the…
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HEADACHE: Everton FC manager Rafa Benitez is preparing his team for the pre-season Florida Cup tournament. AFP Photo. Paul Kennedy I saw photographs this week of Everton manager Rafa Benitez (that still feels weird to write) arriving in Florida for his team’s pre-season tournament where they will play Millonarios FC of Colombia. Arsenal and Inter Milan both dropped out of the mini-competition. Rafa, responsible as ever, was wearing a facemask as he led his team off the aeroplane following their arrival in the US. As a result, I couldn’t see…
Olympics Coach Trương Minh Sang (centre) and his gymnasts Đinh Phương Thành (right) and Lê Thanh Tùng (left) are ready for their first ever Olympics in Tokyo. Photo courtesy of Việt Nam Olympics Team Thanh Hà HÀ NỘI — Đinh Phương Thành jumps up on the parallel bar and makes a 180-degree pirouette, salto, front toss and straddle during practice at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. He is putting the final touches on his routine for his first-ever Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. “I am in a good mood and ready to take part in the…
Weightlifter Hoàng Thị Duyên poses with her 30th SEA Games gold medal, grabbed in 2019 in the Philippines. VNA/VNS Photo An Đăng Weightlifter Hoàng Thị Duyên is one of Việt Nam’s medal hopes at the Tokyo Olympics. The 2020 World Cup winner is expected to enter the top three in the women’s 59kg category. The 25-year-old will be the first Vietnamese female weightlifter with an Olympic medal if she succeeds. Inner Sanctum: How have you prepared for the Olympics in terms of physique and spirit? I have been doing well for everything, especially my physical strength. I…
Goods are in plentiful supply in HCM City supermarkets. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Special Working Group said the supply of essential goods to HCM City has gradually stabilised with 5,000 priority-licensed vehicles supplying retailers. It said it has worked with distributors and retailers to increase the supply. MM Mega Market has increased its supply of essential goods by three to four times and pledged to organise mobile sales points with fixed prices in locked-down areas. The Saigon Trading Group, or SATRA as it is better known, has increased supply by four to…
The Việt Nam Television (VTV) has won the television rights to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. AFP/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam Television (VTV) and its partners have won the television rights to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for Việt Nam, VTV has announced. VTV said it was working with its partners in preparation for screening the games and would make viewing schedules available as soon as possible. During the past three years, VTV has negotiated with the Tokyo Olympics organisers to buy the television rights for Việt Nam. Initially, the International Olympics Committee…
Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City. — Photo from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ World and Việt Nam Report. HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese authorities and local administrations will review protocols in dealing with deaths of foreign nationals due to COVID-19, spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng said on Thursday. She was speaking in response to reports from the Republic of Korea (RoK) Consulate General claiming a man in HCM City, currently the country’s biggest coronavirus hot spot, died of COVID-19 this month and was cremated without the family or the RoK diplomatic mission being notified. “According to the Department of Foreign…
Việt Nam Olympics Team arrive Tokyo safe and sound on July 19. — Photo courtesy of Việt Nam Olympics Team HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese athletes have wasted no time after arriving in Tokyo and have immediately started training for their upcoming Olympic competitions. The two archers, Nguyễn Hoàng Phi Vũ and Đỗ Thị Ánh Nguyệt, will be first up with their first competitions at the Tokyo International Forum tomorrow, just hours before the opening ceremony. Rowing duo, Lường Thị Thảo and Đinh Thị Hảo will compete at the Sea Forest Waterway on the same day. …
Côn Đảo Airport in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province. — Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Transport BÀ RỊA-VŨNG TÀU — Côn Đảo Island’s airport in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu is expected to be expanded to receive larger aircraft and increase its capacity to two million passengers a year. The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) has submitted to the Ministry of Transport a planning adjustment for Côn Đảo Airport by 2030 for approval. The initial planning for the airport’s upgrade and expansion was approved by the Minister of Transport in 2006. The Côn Đảo Airport located in the…