Experts said that 29 per cent of the city’s air pollution was caused by industrial activities, 26 per cent from burning straw, 23 per cent from dust and 15 per cent from transport activities.— Photo vnexpress.net HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội needs to issue more policies and work with nearby provinces to improve its air quality, according to a World Bank official. Nguyễn Thị Lệ Thu, a senior environmental expert of the World Bank, gave the advice on Wednesday during a virtual workshop themed ‘Controlling the air quality in Hà Nội’, organised by the World Bank and the non-profit…
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A worker in Bát Tràng Ceramic Village. — Photo hanoimoi.vn HÀ NỘI —Traditional craft villages in Hà Nội have been pulling out all the stops to survive and indeed thrive amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The villages have adapted their products to suit consumers’ tastes, used innovative technology, diversified product displays and expanded their markets through e-commerce channels. Hà Nội has 1,350 traditional craft villages focusing on traditional crafts like lacquer, mosaic, embroidery, silk weaving, ceramics, bamboo and rattan weaving. Companies, co-operatives and household businesses in the villages provide jobs for more than 739,000 people. According to Hà Thị…
Viettel celebrate beating the Philippines’ Kaya FC-Iloilo at the AFC Champions League on Tuesday. Photo Viettel FC Football HÀ NỘI — Coach Jurgen Gede of Viettel was satisfied after his team finished a 5-0 win against the Philippines’ Kaya FC-Iloilo in their second Group F game at the AFC Champions League on Tuesday with no injuries. “Viettel played flexibly. I told the players that the opponents would attack. We waited for the opportunities and played well with five goals. Before the game, I told the whole team that we had to win this game, we…
Football Nguyễn Tiến Linh runs ball during Việt Nam match against the UAE at the 2022 World Cup Asian qualifier on July 15. Photo zing.vn HÀ NỘI — Just over two weeks ago, Việt Nam’s Nguyễn Tiến Linh latched onto a through ball and slotted past Emirati goalkeeper Ali Khaseif to score his fifth goal in seven 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Việt Nam lost the match 3-2 but for the first time advanced to the third and final round of qualification for the World Cup. The 23-year-old’s strike equalled midfielder Nguyễn Hồng Sơn’s Vietnamese record of five goals in the qualifiers,…
An engineer monitors a control system at the surface-mount technology (SMT) factory in the Đà Nẵng Information Technology Park. The COVID-19 hit factory still maintained production for exporting in the third quarter of 2021. VNS Photo Công Thành Công Thành ĐÀ NẴNG – Some 400 businesses in six industrial zones (IZ) and Đà Nẵng Hi-Tech Park in the central city have managed to stay open throughout much of the pandemic, thanks to anti-COVID measures. The use of a pandemic risk warning system and rapid response teams at every enterprise and factory has been key to the success. …
By Ly Ly Cao An investor looking at the stock board at HoSE’s headquarters. VNS/VNA Photo Hứa Chung HÀ NỘI — Despite worries that Việt Nam’s stock market might correct in the near future after growing dramatically, experts believe that there are more opportunities than risks for investors. The market benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSe) closed Monday at a historic high of 1,405.81 points. The index has soared since the beginning of the year, up nearly 25.5 per cent and continuously hit new highs. According to Tạ Thanh Bình, Director of Stock Market…
The Vietnamese aviation market is forecast to begin recovering by the middle of the third quarter this year. —Photo vietnamplus.vn HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese aviation market is forecast to begin recovering by the middle of the third quarter with this year’s total estimated capacity of over 70 million passengers. Đinh Việt Thắng, director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV), said the forecast was made as the COVID-19 vaccination process had been accelerated in both Việt Nam and around the world. He said many key markets of Việt Nam’s aviation sector, including Northeast Asia and Europe, could achieve herd…
Police in July 2020 busted a drug-smuggling scheme involving transporting methamphetamine hidden inside granite blocks in containers exported from Việt Nam. — Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Public Security Major General Trần Văn Nam, Deputy Commander of Việt Nam’s coastguard talks with Vietnam News Agency about fighting drug crimes at sea. Drug crimes on Vietnamese waters are very complicated at present and it is very difficult to control as well as detect and arrest illegal drug shipments. What can you tell us about the current situation? The situation of drug crimes around the…
The Vietnamese national football women’s football team are in Group B of the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup. — Photo vff.org.vn Football HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese national football women’s football team have been drawn in Group B of the qualifying round of 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup. Coach Mai Đức Chung’s team are the No 1 seed in the group alongside Tajikistan, the Maldives and Afghanistan. All of Group B’s matches will take place in Tajikistan, with matches scheduled for September 13-25. The AFC have drawn 28 teams into…
Bến Thành Market and many other traditional markets are closed following the direction of the HCM City authority to prevent the spread of Covid-19. VNS photo Xuân Đăng HCM CITY– HCM City will continue to apply citywide social distancing in line with Directive 10, after the social distancing period under the less restrictive Directive 15 ends on Tuesday. The city has required a halt to all cultural, sports and entertainment activities, and the temporary closure of non-essential businesses. These include beauty salons, karaoke parlours, dance halls, restaurants, bars, beer clubs, gyms, massage and sauna parlours, e-game stores, wedding centres, tea shops, theatres, sports…