General director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyễn Thị Hương/ VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam General director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyễn Thị Hương spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the difficulties ahead in the second half of this year as the country pursues its twin goals to effectively prevent and control COVID-19 and maintain socio-economic development. What are the major achievements and difficulties that Việt Nam’s economy witnessed in the first half of this year? Maintaining the positive results Việt Nam’s economy made last year and the country’s macroeconomy remained stable in the first half of…
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Customers at a VPBank branch in Hà Nội. — Photo VPB HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese banks are still attractive to foreign investors thanks to the country’s economy and strong resilience to unprecedented difficulties and challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. With Fitch Ratings raising the overall outlook for Việt Nam from “Stable” to “Positive”, several Vietnamese banks have also been rated positive by the international rating agency. The rating has confirmed the strength of Vietnamese banks in adapting and maintaining stability even amid difficult times. Despite the difficulties caused by the pandemic, Việt Nam is still considered a bright spot in the global…
A view of Sa Pa from above. Photo topasiatravel.vn LÀO CAI – More than one million tourists have visited Lào Cai Province this year, an increase of 21 per cent compared to the same period in 2020. The figures were announced by Lào Cai’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism (DCST). The rise in visitors was seen despite the increasing complications of the COVID-19 pandemic. The provincial tourism sector has fulfilled 22 per cent of its yearly plan. Total tourism revenue is estimated at more than VNĐ3,400 billion (US$148 million) equal to 21 per cent of the yearly…
Đông Mai IP in Quảng Ninh Province. — Photo baoquangninh QUẢNG NINH — Industrial parks (IPs) and economic zones in the northern province of Quảng Ninh have so far attracted more than VNĐ22.4 trillion (US$970 million) in the first six months of 2021. Quảng Ninh has granted new investment licences to five foreign-invested projects worth $567.5 million, and four domestic projects valued at VNĐ8.6 trillion. Meanwhile, VNĐ425 billion were pumped into two existing FDI projects in the locality, including a photovoltaic cell technology project invested by Jinko Solar Technology Ltd of Hong Kong in the Sông Khoai Industrial Park. The project is in line with the…
By Việt Dũng Nguyễn Quốc Bảo (left) and Percy Smith (right) pack meals they will donate on HCM City’s streets. Bảo’s friends have been doing this charity work for around three months. – VNA Photo HCM CITY – With the COVID-19 pandemic leaving many people in HCM City poor and hungry, a small group of friends in District 10 have cooked up a wonderful initiative: making food and distributing it to people they see on the street. Nguyễn Quốc Bảo has been doing this for three months, making vegetarian meals and riding around the city to…
Boxing Vietnamese athlete Nguyễn Thị Tâm (right) competes against Australian rival Jasmeen Hudson in the Victory 8 event in 2019. Photo nguoiduatin.vn HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam’s second boxing place at the Tokyo Olympics has been confirmed by the International Olympic Committee. Nguyễn Thị Tâm on Sunday received confirmation she will take part in the women’s 51kg category later this month. It will be the first time ever a Việt Nam’s female boxer will take part at the Olympics. News of her slot was mentioned last month but sport officials said her status was not approved as the World Boxing…
A worker from a supermarket in HCM City delivers goods to customers. Photo congthuong.vn HCM CITY — The unprecedented volume of online orders at major grocers and supermarket chains in HCM City due to the public’s concern over COVID-19 has resulted in cancellations and long delays in delivery. “I called the supermarket’s customer hotline for online ordering early in the morning and received a reply … at noon they were out of stock,” Trần Thị Mai, who lives in Bình Khánh Apartment in Thủ Đức City, said. Many major grocery stores and supermarkets near her apartment were temporarily closed due to local cases of infection,…
Football England’s forward Harry Kane heads the ball to score the third goal during the Euro 2020 quarter-final match between Ukraine and England at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on Saturday. AFP/VNA Photo ROME – England crushed Ukraine 4-0 in Rome on Saturday to set up a Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark who continued their remarkable run by beating the Czech Republic in the last eight earlier. Harry Kane scored twice for England at the Stadio Olimpico while Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson also found the net as Gareth Southgate’s side reached the semi-finals of a second consecutive major tournament. Now they…
Tennis Roger Federer celebrates his victory over Cameron Norrie Ben. AFP/VNA Photo LONDON – Roger Federer moved into the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament for the 69th time on Saturday, overcoming a raucous home crowd and the last British man in the draw Cameron Norrie in an entertaining 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 win at Wimbledon. Federer kept his dream alive of a record-extending ninth singles title. On the women’s side, Australia’s world No 1 Ashleigh Barty looked a bit more fluent after two inconsistent performances in moving into the last 16. The 25-year-old’s 6-3, 7-5 win over Katerina Siniakova reassured…
by Công Thành A working day in Lành Village in Hòa Ninh Commune of Đà Nẵng. People living in urban areas have found rural life an attractive option to escape the hustle and bustle. Photo courtesy of Kim Huệ Leaving the urban sprawl for rural life has become a hot trend among successful business owners, retired people and farm-based firms as they seek a relaxing escape from pollution, a chance to unwind or a return to a childhood idyll. A group of five agricultural families have started building the first-ever nature-based, rural community model – living in harmony with nature. They aim to be self-sufficient,…