Hà Nội authorities have taken drastic measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 and since noon on May 25, all restaurants, cafes, and hair salons have been closed. Though restaurants and cafes can’t offer dine-in services, they are open to take-out or online orders. A Grab driver drinks water while taking a break in the shade. VNA/VNS Photo Bùi Văn Lanh. This has dramatically increased the demand for delivery services. The streets in the city are largely empty but it is easy to spot shippers in uniforms like Grab or Baemin driving back and forth or queuing in front of cafés or restaurants that…
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Futsal Vietnamese players celebrate their win over Lebanon in the World Cup play-offs. They will compete in a friendly tournament in Spain to prepare for the world competition. Photo vov.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will take part in an international four-side futsal tournament in Spain in August in preparation for their World Cup campaign. The team just completed a 21-day quarantine period in HCM City and returned home on Thursday after qualifying for the event in the UAE in May. They will join their club teammates to compete on the second leg of the National Futsal Championship…
Football Bennett Neo, SABECO General Director (left), Lê Hoài Anh, VFF General Secretary and Lê Đắc Lâm, chairman of.VTVCab Sport (right) shake hands at their cooperation and sponsorship signing ceremony in Hà Nội on May 18. Photo courtesy of VFF HÀ NỘI — The Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (SABECO) has agreed a deal to sponsor the Việt Nam national football teams for one year. The sponsorship was signed between SABECO, the Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) and VTVcab Sport Development Joint Stock Company (VTVCab Sport) in Hà Nội on Friday. As part of its sponsorship, running from June 2021 to June 2022, SABECO…
Paralympics Despite injury, powerlifter Lê Văn Công still hopes to defend his title at the Tokyo Paralympics. Photo paralympic.org.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will send an 11-strong contingent to the Tokyo Paralympics this summer. The athletes include three who will compete in track-and-field, four in swimming and three in powerlifting. The Paralympians are currently in intensive training in HCM City and Đà Nẵng. They are expected to have both shots of the COVID-19 vaccine 10 days before leaving for Tokyo on August 18. They must have PCR tests with negative results within 72 hours upon their arrival. According to the…
Taekwondo Trương Thị Kim Tuyền of Việt Nam is on the top podium of the women’s 49kg discipline at the Asian Taekwondo Championship in Lebanon. VNS Photo Vũ Xuân Thành HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam won one gold and one silver medal at the Asian Taekwondo Championship which closed in Beirut, Lebanon, yesterday. Trương Thị Kim Tuyền won gold in the women’s 49kg category. The No 1 seed defeated No 2 Mannopova Madinabonu of Uzbekistan 25-24 in the final. It was Tuyền’s second Asian title in a row after her first in the 46kg class three year ago held in Việt Nam. She is…
PIONEER: Vũ Thùy Linh poses for a photo in a laboratory at Jumonji University on May 26.KYODO Photos By Ami Takahashi Pufferfish is a luxury winter delicacy in Japan, but a licence is required to prepare and serve “fugu”, as the fish is known, with any bite potentially containing a lethal toxic surprise. Fugu is not commonly consumed in many other countries, but Vũ Thùy Linh, a Vietnamese researcher at a university near Tokyo, hopes to cultivate the culinary art of the pufferfish in her Southeast Asian nation to create a bridge between the two countries. In Việt Nam,…
Memphis Depay’s penalty set the Netherlands on the way to their 2-0 win over Austria. AFP/VNA Photo AMSTERDAM — Memphis Depay’s early penalty set the Netherlands on the way to a 2-0 win over Austria in Amsterdam on Thursday, their second straight victory at Euro 2020 securing qualification for the last 16 already as winners of Group C. Depay made no mistake from the spot in the 11th minute after David Alaba’s foul on Denzel Dumfries was spotted by the Israeli referee only after he had come across to review the images. Dumfries, so impressive in the thrilling opening 3-2…
Mai Anh Đức (first right) donates a disinfection booth and hand sanitiser to a hospital in Đà Nẵng in May, 2021. Photos courtesy of Mai Anh Đức Thu Hà ĐÀ NẴNG — For Mai Anh Đức, a resident of Hải Châu District, Đà Nẵng City, August 5, 2020 is a day he will never forget for the rest of his life. It was the time when his city was mired in a COVID-19 outbreak, the second wave to hit the country. And all of a sudden, the 39-year-old man learned the news that he and…
Phú Quốc fish sauce uses anchovy with high protein level as a key ingredient. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognised the making of fish sauce on Phú Quốc Island City in the Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang as national intangible cultural heritage. The move aims to help local residents maintain the essence of the traditional craft. Chairwoman of the Phú Quốc Fish Sauce Association Hồ Kim Liên said Phú Quốc’s waters are home to a variety of seaweed and plankton that are major feed sources for anchovies – a key ingredient in its fish sauce.…
A view of HCM City. Việt Nam has a ten-year plan for a broad digital transformation of the country, with an ambitious plan to produce 10 start-up unicorns (valued at over $1 billion) apiece by 2030. Photo baodauthau.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s digital economy has been steadily growing, presenting multiple opportunities for investors, start-ups, and businesses alike, according to an article on techwireasia.com. In recent years, the Southeast Asian region has been seeing rapid and sustained efforts and investment into various digital economy initiatives by both the public and private sectors. Tech giants have been creating waves, most recently the Tokopedia-Gojek merger, and earlier, Grab…