Part of Hà Huy Tập Ward in Vinh City, the central province of Nghệ An is under lockdown as a hair dresser renting a house in the area was confirmed to get COVID-19 on Mondau. VNA/VNS Photo NGHỆ AN — Vinh City Police in the central province of Nghệ An on Monday morning launched criminal proceedings against a 22-year-old hairdresser who was confirmed to have COVID-19 on the same day but did not co-operate with authorities when providing her personal contact and travelling history. She was the first COVID-19 case reported in the province after it had gone 38…
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An FPT shop in the southern province of Đồng Nai. FPT said that the company’s two retail chains, FPTShop and F-Studio by FPT, which sell digital products such as mobile phones, tablets and laptops, were still the main revenue spinners but non-core businesses also brought significant revenues. Photo cfptshop.com.vn Compiled by Thiên Lý At FPT Digital Retail Joint Stock Company’s annual general meeting recently, shareholders gave the green light for plans to diversify from core businesses and enter some new product categories. This is not the first time the company is eyeing new products. In the first quarter of…
Jeremy Douglas, Regional Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Photo Courtesy of UNODC Jeremy Douglas, Regional Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Southeast Asia and the Pacific talked to Việt Nam News reporter Bích Hường about crime prevention and control during the COVID-19 pandemic. What do you think about the opinion that the COVID-19 pandemic has left many millions of people more vulnerable to crime, exploitation and violence? This is true. As economies have slowed and in…
Information about Việt Nam’s intangible cultural heritage will be preserved as part of a larger archive of heritage for the Asia-Pacific region. HCM CITY – Information about Việt Nam’s intangible cultural heritage will be preserved as part of a larger archive of heritage for the Asia-Pacific region. The director of the Việt Nam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS), Bùi Hoài Sơn, said the institute had been participating in a project to build ichlinks, a platform with information about the intangible cultural heritage of the Asia-Pacific region. This project is expected to connect and share content with member countries at the…
Vientiane is deserted in many places because of social distancing days. —VNA/VNS Photo Phạm Kiên Khánh Dương VIENTIANE — Nguyễn Trung Đồng, a Vietnamese engineer working in Vientiane, Laos, received the first shot of Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine two weeks ago. With the help of local authorities, he became one of almost 700,000 people in Laos who have been given at least one inoculation. Twenty-eight days after the first shot, Đồng will get the second. He said “I went for it because I think protecting myself helps me feel safe.” There are many Vietnamese…
Football Midfielder Nguyễn Hoàng Đức of Việt Nam takes the ball away from Malaysian midfielder Liridon Krasniqi Syamer Kutty Abba during their 2022 World Cup qualifier on Friday. Photo zing.vn HÀ NỘI — The absence of key players might be unfortunate for the national team but it gave an opportunity to Nguyễn Hoàng Đức who shone brilliantly in the Việt Nam’s World Cup match again Malaysia. The 23-year-old grabbed his chance with both hands when he was called to manage the central area in the absence of Nguyễn Quang Hải who was suspended for Friday’s match. The midfielder not only did a good job…
Football Coach Park Hang-seo of Việt Nam (centre), who is suspended for the 2022 World Cup qualifier, is still confident his team will triumph against the UAE on Tuesday. Photo webthethao.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will have to do without head coach Park Hang-seo in the 2022 World Cup qualifying match against the host UAE on Tuesday but the South Korean is confident of a good result in his absence. Park is suspended for the match after he was given a second yellow card in the 2-1 win over Malaysia on Friday night in Dubai’s Al-Maktoum Stadium.…
Youngsters donate blood at the 2020 Chủ nhật đỏ (Red Sunday) Blood Donation Festival in Hà Nội. — VNS Photo Thanh Hải HÀ NỘI — Health experts have called on the community to maintain blood donation activities to ensure blood sources for emergency aid and treatment at hospitals on the occasion of World Blood Donor Day (June 14). President of the Việt Nam Red Cross Society and Permanent Deputy Head of the National Steering Committee for Voluntarily Blood Donation Mobilisation, Nguyễn Thị Xuân Thu, said that COVID-19 seriously impacted blood donation mobilisation and collection activities. “On this occasion, we call on those who…
by Nguyễn Mỹ Hà Flowers During Hà Nội’s summer heat of up to 40 degrees Celsius and the current social distancing orders in place, shops and restaurants, tea houses and street-side coffee stalls have all switched to online ordering and delivery. Amusingly enough, someone even put up a sign at a barbershop that says ‘Closed, delivery only!’ For your family or your own daily needs, in terms of food, you can have anything delivered. Vietnamese families often buy a tray of assorted fragrant flowers to offer on their Buddha’s or ancestors’ altars. You can have them…
A still photo taken from Đen Vâu’s new music video Trốn Tìm (Hide and Seek). Photo courtesy of the producer By Phương Mai Rap music has been dominating the Vietnamese music industry this year, with the continued success of rap artists and projects. Đen Vâu, one of the most successful rappers in Việt Nam, set a record for the most popular Vietnamese music videos ranking No 1 in trending on YouTube in Việt Nam. His new music video Trốn Tìm (Hide and Seek), which ranked No 1 in trending 26 hours after its release, helped the artist achieve 11 music…