Illustration by Trịnh Lập By Nguyễn Mỹ Hà A mother’s love is often talked about, but a child’s longing for their mother can also touch millions of hearts. The touching story of 15-year-old Hoàng Văn Quyết cycling 350km from his home in Bắc Quang District in Hà Giang Province to Hải Phòng City is but one example. “I knew the road would be long, but I missed my mother so much, I wanted to see her,” Quyết reportedly told police in Dương Kinh District of Hải Phòng. Quyết lives with his father at…
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Nguyễn Thị Thanh Thủy (left) will represent Vietnamese judo at the Tokyo Olympics. Photo sggp.org.vn Olympics HÀ NỘI — Judo martial artist Nguyễn Thị Thanh Thủy has received a berth at the Olympic Games later this month, making her Việt Nam’s 17th athlete to secure a spot at the event in Tokyo. The International Judo Federation (IJF) confirmed on Saturday morning that Thủy would compete in the women’s 52kg category. The 26-year-old is ranked No 11 in Asia which is not enough to qualify for Tokyo but moved up one spot after North Korea withdrew from the tournament, so their eighth-ranked…
Thu Vân A volunteer gets a Nano Covax vaccine jab in the third trial in Hưng Yên Province on Friday. The vaccine is developed by Vietnamese Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC, VNA/VNS Photo With three more provinces recording community COVID-19 infections last week, the pandemic continued to spread, but Việt Nam has also become more sophisticated in the way it is fighting the virus. Bình Phước, Bình Định, and Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu all found new infections, meaning a total of 51 provinces and cities have been hit amid the ongoing fourth wave of infections. The total number of cases in Việt Nam has now…
An organic pepper orchard in Gia Lai Province’s Đắk Đoa District. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoài Nam GIA LAI — The Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Gia Lai will spend VNĐ100 billion (US$4.3 million) for agriculture extension activities from now to 2025 in an aim to increase the added value of agricultural products and farmers’ incomes. Kpă Thuyên, deputy chairman of the province People’s Committee, said that agricultural production grew each year in the 2015-20 period and played an important role in stabilising the province’s economy and the life of farmers. The provincial agriculture extension plan from 2021…
A visitor scans the QR code to complete health declaration before visiting Việt Đức Hospital. — Photo courtesy of the hospital Speaking to Vân Nguyễn from Việt Nam News, Dr. Đỗ Mạnh Hùng, Deputy Head of General Planning Department and surgeon of Spine Surgery Department at Việt Đức University Hospital, discusses how the hospital is using technology in health checks, treatment and cooperation in diagnosis amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the technology adoption in the health sector. How has Information Technology been applied at the hospital amid the pandemic? Việt Nam is experiencing…
The Vietnamese team will have five home matches in the third round of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. Photo thuonggia24h.vn Football HÀ NỘI The Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) wants to ensure Việt Nam can host the national team’s home matches for the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup, despite the complexities of the COVID-19 pandemic. The draw held by the Asian Football Confederation on Thursday placed Việt Nam in Group B of the qualification round alongside China, Japan, Australia, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Vietnamese team will play five matches home…
A consumer doing online shopping on an e-commerce platforms. The tax watchdog was eyeing taxes from the sellers operating on online platforms. — Photo haiquanonline.com HÀ NỘI — E-commerce platforms must be electronically connected with tax management agencies from the beginning of next year, not from next month, as the tax watchdog aims to better collect taxes from sellers operating on the platforms. The deadline delay was part of a roadmap recently issued by the General Department of Taxation to implement Circular No 40/2021/TT-BTC issued on June 1 and taking effect from the beginning of August about value-added tax, personal income tax…
Olympics Swimmer Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên is Việt Nam’s 16th athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Photo baodantoc.vn HÀ NỘI — Swimmer Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên will compete in her third Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, next month. Viên received an invitation from the International Swimming Federation (FINA) on Friday. The talented athlete failed to qualify via performance after the cancellation and postponement of many competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Recently, the National Age Groups Swimming Championship, which was for the first time accepted as an Olympic qualification tournament, was…
Shooting Hoàng Xuân Vinh will protect his top position in the men’s 10m air pistol at the Tokyo Olympics. Photo 24h,com.vn HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese marksman Hoàng Xuân Vinh will attempt to defend his title at this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. Vinh failed to secure an official berth to compete in the competition for a range of reasons including the COVID-19 pandemic and his declining performance. Việt Nam in mid-June received an organisers’ invitation to compete in shooting. Vinh was named the candidate by the coaching board as he is the reigning champion in the men’s 10m air pistol. His teammate Trần Quốc Cường was…
IN CHARGE: Rafa Benitez was unveiled as Everton manager this week. Photo courtesy of Everton Football Club Paul Kennedy I have a mate who lives in England who is Everton through and through. If you were to cut him, he would bleed blue. I would go as far as to say there isn’t a bigger Evertonian around. Certainly the biggest I know. Tattoo of the Everton badge on his arm, obviously. Attends every game home and away, of course. And he even specifically bought a house 30 years ago as close as possible to…