COKE AND NO SMILE: Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t happy with the press conference beverage selection. AFP Photo Paul Kennedy I’m not really a big fan of Coca-Cola. I’m not talking about the company, rather the drink itself. Other than providing a perfect cure for a hangover (“call the doctor in the red ambulance”) you’ll rarely find me drinking it. Now I doubt the CEO of Coca-Cola would lose any sleep if he happened to read this column, and I think it’s safe to say their share prices won’t be affected because Coke isn’t really…
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Football Vietnamese players celebrate their goal during the 2022 World Cup second qualification Asian zone. Việt Nam, who are one among five best second-placed team at the tournament, have qualified for the 2023 Asian Cup in China. Photo courtesy of VFF HÀ NỘI — On top of their historic achievement of advancing to the third round of World Cup qualification for the first time, the national football team have also qualified for the finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup. The continent’s top tournament will be held in China in 2023. All 12 teams that…
Treatment of a seriously ill COVID-19 patient at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hà Nội. Photo for illustration. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam, at the request of the United Nations, has received and successfully treated a UN staff member who contracted COVID-19 while working in a regional country and was in critical condition. The patient was brought to Việt Nam by a plane run by the UN Emergency Chartered Medical Evacuation Services (MEDEVAC), according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After undergoing intensive treatment in a strict quarantine process, and thanks to expertise and dedicated…
Trương Thị Kim Tuyền of Việt Nam (right) kicks out at Fariza Aldangorova of Kazakhstan during the semi-finals of the women’s U49kg category at the Asian Qualification Tournament for Tokyo Games in Amman, Jordan, on May 21. — Photo courtesy of World Taekwondo HÀ NỘI — When she won the Asian championship title in 2018, Trương Thị Kim Tuyền dreamed an Olympic dream. Three years later, the fighter made it and has qualified for the Tokyo Games this summer, bringing Vietnamese taekwondo back onto the world’s biggest stage after nearly a decade. In the Asian qualifiers…
The design of Long Thành International Airport in Đồng Nai Province. — Photo courtesy of ACV HÀ NỘI — The State-run Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) has said it wants to borrow US dollars from local banks for the country’s largest airport project, Long Thành International Airport in Đồng Nai Province. ACV’s chairman, Lại Xuân Thanh, sent a report to the Economic Committee of the National Assembly, asking them to support the plan of borrowing and paying in US dollars in order to maximise benefits and efficiency. Thanh said as the interest rate in the foreign currency was lower than the Vietnamese…
Coach Đinh Phương Thanh (left) practises with her potential boxer Nguyễn Linh Phụng at the HCM City Sports and Training Centre. Phụng is expected to compete at the coming SEA Games. Photo courtesy of Đinh Phương Thanh Thanh Hà HÀ NỘI — Practise. Practise hard. Practise harder. Boxing coach Đinh Phương Thanh urges her players to maintain their strong physique and spirit for upcoming tournaments, even though none of them are certain to be held because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both coach and fighters are ready to depart for any event at the drop of a hat. “We have been banned from entering and…
Cristiano Ronaldo now has a record 11 European Championship goals after his brace in Portugal’s 3-0 win over Hungary. — AFP/VNA Photo PARIS — World champions France beat Germany in a blockbuster Euro 2020 clash on Tuesday, after Cristiano Ronaldo became the all-time top European Championship goal-scorer as holders Portugal started their campaign with a 3-0 win over Hungary in Budapest. In Munich, a 20th-minute Mats Hummels own goal proved enough for 2018 World Cup winners France to beat 2014 World Cup winners Germany in Group F. France deserved the win, with both Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema having second-half goals disallowed for…
The apartment prices in some suburban districts of Hà Nội such as Hoài Đức and Gia Lâm have been pushed up to VNĐ30 million per sq.m. Photo cafeland.com HÀ NỘI – The Hà Nội People’s Committee has approved the outline for the capital city’s housing development programme for 2021-2030, with vision to 2040. Accordingly, the authorities will conduct surveys and assessments regarding the current situation of commercial housing, social housing, resettlement housing, official residence and private housing in urban and rural areas. It will set goals for housing development and make forecasts on the demand for housing among social welfare…
Doctors at hospitals across the country receive online consultations from experts at the Hà Nội Heart Hospital. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Health HCM CITY — Online consultations offered by doctors at Huế Central Hospital helped save the life of a critically ill, pregnant woman at the Việt Nam – Cuba Friendship Hospital in Đồng Hới City in the central province of Quảng Bình Province last September. The 30-year-old woman was at high risk for preterm delivery and had a vascular occlusion, but thanks to the online diagnosis and treatment advice from doctors at Huế Central Hospital, physicians at the Việt Nam – Cuba Friendship Hospital were able to save her and the child. In recent…
A shrimp processing plant in Cà Mau. Mekong Delta provinces have increased their shrimp exports substantially in the first five months of this year. VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh HCM CITY — Despite the difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, shrimp exports by Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces have been strong this year thanks to efforts made by both authorities and businesses. According to the Cà Mau Province Department of Industry and Trade, exports in the first five months are estimated at more than US$423 million, a year-on-year increase of 16 per cent. Bạc Liêu…